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Niger Junta Rebuffs Diplomatic Delegation

Additional sanctions were levied against Niger on Tuesday, hours after its military leaders rejected the latest diplomatic efforts by a joint delegation from West African states, the African Union and the United Nations.

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Latest in Ukraine: Russia Says It Shot Down Two Ukrainian Drones Aimed at Moscow

Moscow Mayor Sergie Sobyanin said one of the aerial drones was shot down in the Domodedovo region south of the capital, which is home to one of Moscow’s busiest international airports, while the other was downed near the Minsk highway west of the city.

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Cluster Munitions: South Sudan Accedes to Global Ban

Becomes 112th State Party to International Treaty

South Sudan acceded to the international Convention on Cluster Munitions on August 3, 2023, the 112th country to do so, Human Rights Watch said, Augest 7.

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Kidnappings of children and women spiking at alarming rates in Haiti

Close to 300 cases have been reported so far this year, nearly the total number registered for all of 2022, and three times more than 2021

The ongoing violence in Haiti continues to threaten the well-being of children and women. The latest reports received by UNICEF reveal an alarming spike in kidnappings, with nearly 300 cases confirmed in the first six months of 2023, almost matching the total number documented for the entire previous year, and close to three times more than in 2021.

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Latest in Ukraine: Three People Killed Overnight in Russian Shelling Attacks in Kherson, Kharkiv

A Ukrainian woman was killed in Russian attacks on the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, local officials said.

Kherson Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on his Telegram messaging app account that the shelling had started around midnight and lasted for several hours.

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Inaugural Visit of Tai Ji Men to New Orleans: Local Youth Delight in the Experience of Martial Arts Culture

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The Love of the World Cultural Goodwill Group participated in the World Conference of Mayors in New Orleans, conducting a youth conscience education program with cultural performances of dance, music, and martial arts.

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Tai Ji Men’s Debut Martial Arts Performances Take the World Conference of Mayors by Storm

“WE ARE TOGETHER!” shouted attendees of the 2023 World Conference of Mayors (WCM)

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On August 3, the first day of the World Conference of Mayors, an international press conference was held with a full house of guests, filled with an atmosphere of love and peace, inspiring people to cooperate and work together.

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Latest in Ukraine: Russian Tanker Hit in Drone Attack Near Crimea Bridge

Saturday intelligence update on Ukraine from the Britain’s Ministry of Defense says strike on 113-meter-long Russian landing ship, the Olenegorsky Gornyak, was the largest naval vessel damaged since sinking of the Moskva in April of last year.

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West African Military Chiefs Draw Up Intervention Plan as Niger Talks Falter

West African defense chiefs have drawn up a plan for a possible military intervention in Niger if that country’s military coup is not reversed by a Sunday deadline and President Mohamed Bazoum is not released and reinstated.

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Biden Calls for Release of Niger’s President After Coup

U.S. President Joe Biden called Thursday for the immediate release of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, who was ousted last week in a military coup.