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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s army chief of staff says the military has control of the capital of the defiant Tigray region, Mekele. Gen. Birhanu Jula made the comment on the state broadcaster Saturday. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in

Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday demanded the “definitive punishment” of those behind the killing of a scientist who led Tehran’s disbanded military nuclear program, as the Islamic Republic blamed Israel for a slaying that has raised fears of reignited tensions

On April 15, more Americans were reported dead of Covid-19 than on any other day of the pandemic. The daily toll is growing close once more.

LAS VEGAS — Tony Hsieh, the retired CEO of Las Vegas-based online shoe retailer Zappos.com who spent years working to transform the city’s downtown area, has died. He was 46. Hsieh was with family when he died Friday, according to

Iran promises revenge for assassinated nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh  Vox.com Iran’s supreme leader threatens retaliation over killing of top nuclear scientist  Fox News Iran accuses Israel, promises revenge for killing of top nuclear scientist  CBS This Morning Who killed Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran’s nuclear

The site of Fakhrizadeh’s killing, about 40 miles east of Tehran. | Iranian State TV/Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Iran has blamed Israel for the attack, and pledged retaliation. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani pledged retaliation for the killing of Iran’s top nuclear

Students affiliated with Basij paramilitary group hold small protest outside foreign ministry in Tehran; some call to expel IAEA inspectors in response to assassination

Government forces began an artillery assault on the capital of the rebel-run region, confirming the failure of last-minute diplomacy and raising fears of a protracted humanitarian crisis in the strategic Horn of Africa.

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Paris to decry police brutality and protest proposed legislation that would restrict people from publishing identifiable images of police officers in France