Maldives leader demands removal of Indian military by mid-March

[ad_1] MALE, Maldives — Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu wants the Indian military personnel stationed in his archipelago nation withdrawn by March 15, an official with his office said Sunday. Abdulla Nazim Ibrahim, a presidential aide, told reporters that Muizzu proposed the removal at a meeting with officials of the Indian Embassy in the Maldives and other visiting Indian…

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Guatemalans angered as president-elect’s inauguration is delayed by wrangling in Congress

[ad_1] GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arévalo waited to be sworn into office Sunday as the old-guard Congress dawdled and delayed the inauguration, sparking angry protests by demonstrators tired of months-long attempts to keep him from taking office. Supporters who had been waiting hours for a festive inauguration celebration in Guatemala City’s emblematic Plaza de la…

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North Korea says it tested solid-fuel missile tipped with hypersonic weapon

[ad_1] SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Monday claimed it flight-tested a new solid-fuel intermediate-range missile tipped with a hypersonic warhead as it pursues more powerful, harder-to-detect weapons designed to strike remote U.S. targets in the region. The report by North Korea’s state media came a day after the South Korean and Japanese militaries…

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Al Jazeera Gaza bureau chief who lost family covering Israel-Hamas war says he won’t use his platform ‘for revenge’

[ad_1] After losing his wife, 15-year-old son, 7-year-old daughter and a grandson in Israeli airstrikes since Oct. 7, Al Jazeera Gaza bureau chief Wael Al Dahdouh has come to embody the painful personal sacrifices that have come with covering Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip. “The cost is very high, but at the end of…

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