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A senior U.N. official in Afghanistan met on Sunday the deputy prime minister of the Taliban-led government to discuss a ban on women working for non-governmental groups that Afghan authorities have announced in a series of measures rolling back women’s

Brazil inaugurates its new president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on Sunday. Facing investigations, former President Jair Bolsonaro has taken refuge in Orlando.

Ten guards and four inmates were killed early Sunday when gunmen in armored vehicles attacked a state prison in Ciudad Juarez across the border from El Paso, Texas, according to state officials.

Jerusalem does not generally comment on strikes, but is believed to have struck the airport in the past to counter Iran’s smuggling of arms to its regional proxies

Lula takes reins of Brazil, slams Bolsonaro’s anti-democratic threats  Reuters Canada Lula sworn in as Brazil president as predecessor Bolsonaro flies to US  BBC Lula Arrives to be Sworn In as Brazilian President | VOA News  Voice of America Lula’s foreign policy? Encouraging

Leaked Jan. 6 Committee Report Exposes Twitter’s Post-Insurrection Chaos  Rolling Stone

Northern California storm updates: Flooding closes roads, Sacramento power outages  KCRA Sacramento Deadly California flooding leaves thousands without power  NBC News Dozens rescued from Highway 99 after vehicles get stuck in floodwaters; 1 found dead  KCRA Sacramento More NorCal towns warned to evacuate

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was sworn in for second term as the state’s 49th governor on Sunday, pushing a message of unity and working together during remarks on the state Capitol steps as Democrats took full control of the state

The death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed in an entirely un-papal-like manner Saturday, with a two-sentence announcement from the Vatican press office. Will Pope Francis issue new protocols to regulate the office of a retired pope, after Benedict largely

Family welcomes first reported New Hampshire baby born in 2023  WMUR Manchester First Utah baby of 2023 appropriately named ‘Wynter’  FOX 13 News Utah Overlake Medical Center welcomes first baby of 2023 shortly after midnight  KOMO News Ringing in the New Year: First