By TUNDE OMOLEHIN and DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN Associated Press SOKOTO, Nigeria (AP) — Armed extremists killed at least 162 people during attacks on two villages in western Nigeria, a lawmaker said Wednesday, in one of the deadliest assaults in recent months. One rights group estimated the death ...

By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes pounded Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 24 Palestinians, including two babies, according to health officials in the territory, where a fragile ceasefire is under increasing ...

By SERGIO FARELLA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine judge on Wednesday requested the extradition from the United States of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who was captured by the U.S. military last month and now faces federal charges of ...

PRAGUE (AP) — The new Czech government of populist Prime Minister Andrej Babiš survived on Wednesday a parliamentary no-confidence vote called by the opposition over the handling of a dispute with the country's president. Only 84 opposition lawmakers in the 200-seat lower house of ...

By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's Culture Minister Nikola Selakovic and three other officials went on trial on Wednesday on charges of abuse of office and falsifying documents in connection with a real estate project that was to be financed by a company of ...

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A Hungarian court on Wednesday sentenced a German anti-fascist activist to eight years in prison for taking part in assaults against participants of a far-right rally in February 2023. Authorities allege the 25-year-old defendant, ...