LIMA: Peru’s Congress on Tuesday impeached interim president Jose Jeri, the Latin American country’s seventh head of state in 10 years and only the latest toppled over graft claims. Jeri, 39, was accused in the irregular hiring of several women in his government, and of suspected graft involving a Chinese businessman. In office since last

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NEW YORK CITY: More than 80 countries and several international organizations on Tuesday condemned what they described as unilateral decisions and measures taken by Israeli authorities with the aim of expanding their “unlawful” presence in the occupied West Bank. Surrounded by more than 80 representatives of the nations and groups, Riyad Mansour, the permanent observer

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ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ‌said on Tuesday that Israel’s recognition of the breakaway Republic of Somaliland would not benefit Somaliland or the region. In ​December, Erdogan had said Israel’s decision to formally recognize Somaliland, a northern region that declared itself independent in 1991, was illegal and unacceptable, and he accused Israel of trying

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BEIRUT: FIFA President Gianni Infantino received his Lebanese passport at the Interior Ministry in Beirut on Monday, months after he was granted citizenship by the country’s president. Infantino, who is married to Lebanese citizen Lina Al-Ashkar, thanked President Joseph Aoun when he received him Monday for granting him and his family Lebanese citizenship.

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BEIRUT, Lebanon: Lebanon’s government said Monday that the army would need at least four months to implement the second phase of the military’s plan to disarm militant group Hezbollah in the country’s south. Lebanon’s government last year committed to disarming Hezbollah, which was badly weakened in a recent war with Israel, and tasked the army

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MADRID: Spain said Monday it will use UN channels to send humanitarian aid to Cuba, which is suffering an acute economic crisis worsened by a de facto US fuel blockade. “Spain will provide humanitarian aid … to Cuba through the United Nations system in the form of food and essential health products,” the foreign ministry

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Pope prays for victims of devastating cyclones in Madagascar  Vatican News Cyclone Gezani kills four in Mozambique as Madagascar assesses damage  Al Jazeera Pope Leo XIV prays for Madagascar after twin cyclones, offers Lunar New Year wishes  EWTN News Cyclone Gezani leaves 59 dead in Madagascar, displaces more than 16,000  Reuters More than 16,000 people have been displaced in

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Smithfield Foods to build $1B+ plant as century-old site will redevelop  SiouxFalls.Business Smithfield to move from downtown Sioux Falls location  KELOLAND.com Deal to move pork plant from downtown to northern Sioux Falls includes $50 million Sanford gift  South Dakota Searchlight WATCH LIVE HERE: ‘Once-in-a-generation’ announcement to include details about Smithfield Foods in Sioux Falls  Sioux Falls Live Smithfield Foods

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2026 Daytona 500 results: Tyler Reddick gets Michael Jordan to victory lane after pass on Chase Elliott  CBS Sports Daytona 500 results, final leaderboard: Tyler Reddick wins for Michael Jordan’s team  USA Today Tyler Reddick wins Daytona 500 in car owned by Michael Jordan  ESPN Tyler Reddick lifts Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing to Daytona 500 win  The New York

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Norway’s Magnus Carlsen added ‌another crown to his collection on Sunday by becoming the first official FIDE Freestyle Chess world champion after ​a comeback win over Fabiano Caruana in Germany. The chess master secured the title with a cautious draw in the fourth and final game, clinching a 2.5–1.5 match victory against his 33-year-old American

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