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A member of the so-called IS “Beatles” has been jailed for life after being convicted over his role in the murder of four American hostages in Syria.

El Shafee Elsheikh, known to his victims as “Ringo”, grew up in White City, west London, after his family arrived from Sudan in 1993 when he was five.

Finland’s prime minister says she has taken a drugs test “for her own legal protection” after videos emerged this week of her at a “wild” party with friends in a private home.

Nicaraguan police on Friday forcefully removed Catholic bishop and government critic Rolando Alvarez from his official residence after two weeks under siege, said Church and rights groups who had no news on his whereabouts. Alvarez, along with several priests and

MIAMI — When the cargo ship “Miss Lilie” left Miami one recent afternoon and pulled into port along Haiti’s northwest coast, it had all the markings of a legitimate government operation. Men in canoes waited until nighttime to unload the

The number of people at risk of starvation in the drought-ravaged Horn of Africa has increased to 22 million, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) said Friday. Years of insufficient rainfall across Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia have caused the worst

The effort is aimed at keeping a constitutional amendment to guarantee abortion rights off the ballot. A voting access measure is also being challenged.

Instagram has been criticized in recent weeks for prioritizing short videos—known as Reels on the platform—over photos in a perceived effort to replicate the success of its rival TikTok. Prominent celebrities and influencers like Kim Kardashian and her sister Kylie

At least 12 people have been killed in an attack by Islamic militants who stormed a hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu.

Ukraine war: Russia to allow inspectors at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – Putin  BBC Ukrainian ambassador says Russia weaponizing nuclear plant  CBS News At Ukraine nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhia, tensions mount over possible ‘false flag’ event  The Washington Post Macron’s call to Putin