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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. More than 20 European heads of state and government and other Western officials are gathering in a show of unity for Ukraine, signaling to Russia that their support for Kyiv isn't wavering as the full-scale invasion grinds into a third year. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool via AP)

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French president raised the prospect of Western troops in Ukraine. What was he thinking?
By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press
Thu,02/29/24-11:04PM , 95 Reads
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron appeared isolated on the European stage this week after saying the possibility of Western troops being sent to Ukraine could not be ruled out, a comment that prompted an
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Iranians go to the polls in first election since mass protests

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Iranian parliament vote, first since 2022 mass protests, sees a low turnout despite government push
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thu,02/29/24-10:31PM , 36 Reads
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran held its first parliamentary election Friday since mass 2022 protests over mandatory hijab laws following the death of Mahsa Amini, apparently drawing a low turnout amid calls for a boycott.
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Annie Kopacitino holds her daughter, who she says has been affected by the pollution caused by oil drilling, in her village of Tshiende, Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. The country is looking to expand the oil drilling. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

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As Congo seeks to expand drilling, some communities worry pollution will worsen
By SAM MEDNICK - Associated Press
Thu,02/29/24-10:22PM , 70 Reads
MOANDA, Congo (AP) — The oil drills that loom down the road from Adore Ngaka's home remind him daily of everything he's lost. The extraction in his village in western Congo has polluted the soil, withered his crops and forced the family to burn through savings to survive, he said.
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Youths raise their hands to show police they are not carrying weapons during an anti-gang operation at the Portail neighborhood in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Gunmen shot at the international airport and other targets in a wave of violence that forced businesses, government agencies and schools to close early. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

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Gunfire paralyzes Haiti as powerful gang leader says he will try to detain police chief, ministers
By EVENS SANON AND DÁNICA COTO - Associated Press
Thu,02/29/24-4:41PM , 42 Reads
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavy gunfire paralyzed Haiti’s capital Thursday, and at least four police officers were slain, as a powerful gang leader announced that he would try to capture the country’s police chief and government ministers.
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