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US 'all in' for Africa, Blinken says opening coastal tour 22 Jan 2024 - 08:34 pm
Ivory Coast's Minister of Foreign Affairs Kacou Houadja Leon Adom (2nd R) and US Ambassador to Ivory Coast Jessica Davis Ba (L) welcome US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) as he arrives at the Félix Houphouet-Boigny International Airport in Abidjan on January 22, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / POOL / AFP)
Crypto firm Terraform Labs files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection 22 Jan 2024 - 06:37 pm
File photo: South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur, co-founder of Terraform Labs (Terra Luna), Do Kwon (L), is taken to court in Podgorica on May 11, 2023, following his arrest on March 24 at the Montenegrin capital's international airport. (Photo by SAVO PRELEVIC / AFP)
Benito the giraffe leaves extreme weather at Mexico's border heads to congenial home 22 Jan 2024 - 12:17 pm
Benito the giraffe is fed before his transfer from Ciudad Juarez Central Park to African Safari Zoo in Puebla State, central Mexico, on January 21, 2024. (Photo by Herika Martinez / AFP)
DeSantis ends struggling presidential bid, endorses Trump 22 Jan 2024 - 12:38 am
(FILES) Florida Governor and 2024 Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis speaks at a campaign event in Davenport, Iowa, on January 13, 2024. (Photo by Christian MONTERROSA / AFP)
Did Biden blunder with New Hampshire primary snub? 21 Jan 2024 - 07:03 pm
US President Joe Biden waves while stepping out of a restaurant after breakfast with First lady Jill biden (out of frame) in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on January 21, 2024. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)
Nikki Haley questions Trump's mental fitness after gaffe 21 Jan 2024 - 03:56 pm
Republican presidential hopeful and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a get-out-the-vote rally in Nashua, New Hampshire on January 20, 2024. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)
Pet dog helps rescue owner who fell into frozen Michigan lake 21 Jan 2024 - 02:48 pm
Screengrab from Motor Carrier Officer Kammeron Bennetts' body cam.
Trump mocks Nikki Haley's first name in latest example of attacking rivals based on race 20 Jan 2024 - 06:37 pm
Former UN Ambassador and 2024 presidential hopeful Nikki Haley takes part in a round table discussion at the Polaris Charter School in Manchester, New Hampshire, on January 19, 2024. The state's primary is scheduled for January 23, 2024. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)
Zelenskyy calls Trump's rhetoric about Ukraine's war with Russia 'very dangerous' 20 Jan 2024 - 05:52 pm
US Republican presidential hopeful and former US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in Concord, New Hampshire, on January 19, 2024. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)
Boeing 747 cargo plane makes emergency landing in Miami 19 Jan 2024 - 03:37 pm
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Who's running for US president? See a rundown of the major 2024 candidates 18 Jan 2024 - 08:47 pm
Children listen as Republican presidential candidate, former US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Atkinson Country Club on January 16, 2024 in Atkinson, New Hampshire. (Photo by Brandon Bell / Getty Images via AFP)
Arrest warrant out for Suriname's fugitive ex-president 17 Jan 2024 - 11:12 pm
File: Suriname former President Desi Bouterse leaves the High Court of Justice after his appeal case against the Court Martial sentence of 20-year jail for his involvement in the murder of 15 people when he ruled in 1982 during his military government, in Paramaribo on January 5, 2023. (Photo by Ranu Abhelakh / AFP)
Brazilian police investigating death of Manhattan art dealer as 'homicide' 16 Jan 2024 - 08:08 pm
High-rise buildings are pictured at dusk in the Manhattan borough of New York city on January 14, 2024. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
Vivek Ramaswamy suspends 2024 Republican presidential bid and endorses rival Donald Trump 16 Jan 2024 - 04:17 pm
(Files) US entrepreneur and Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during the PrayVoteStand Summit in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2023.  (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
OpenAI won't let politicians use its tech for campaigning, for now 16 Jan 2024 - 03:39 pm
(Files) This illustration photograph taken on October 30, 2023, in Mulhouse, eastern France, shows figurines next to a screen displaying a logo of OpenAI. (Photo by Sebastien Bozon / AFP)
Donald Trump's grip on Republican politics is put to the test in ice-cold Iowa's leadoff caucuses 15 Jan 2024 - 10:19 pm
A campaign sign supporting Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is stuck in the snow on January 15, 2024, in Pella, Iowa. (Photo by JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Brazil's Rio de Janeiro confronts flood damage after heavy rain kills at least 11 15 Jan 2024 - 09:27 pm
A man carrying a water bottle wades through the water in a flooded area of the Lote XV community in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, on January 15, 2024. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP)
US defense chief Lloyd Austin released from hospital 15 Jan 2024 - 08:31 pm
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. File photo.