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World Court refuses to ask Germany to stop Israel weapons exports

6:02pm April 30, 2024

by Willem Marx

The UN's highest court has declined to order Germany to end its military aid to Israel, finding there was as yet not enough evidence for the court to compel Germany to chance its policies.

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Presiding judge Nawaf Salam (fourth from left) arrives to read a decision at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday.

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A top U.N. court won't order Germany to halt weapons exports to Israel

12:02pm April 30, 2024

by Nick Spicer

Nicaragua brought the case arguing that by providing arms to Israel, Germany is failing to prevent possible genocide against Palestinians in Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza.

A donkey's owner makes last-minute adjustments ahead of the costume competition at the annual Donkey Festival in San Antero.

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Donkeys take center stage at an annual festival in Colombia

10:24am April 30, 2024

by John Otis

Every year, the town of San Antero celebrates the hardworking pack animals that haul crops and supplies for farmers who can't afford trucks or motorcycles. There's even a donkey beauty pageant.

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Police attempt to break into the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, April 5, 2024, following Mexico's granting of asylum to former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who had sought refuge there.

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Mexico is taking Ecuador to the top U.N. court over storming of the Mexican Embassy

3:03am April 30, 2024

by The Associated Press

Mexico is taking Ecuador to the top U.N. court Tuesday, accusing the nation of violating international law by storming the Mexican Embassy in Quito.

The El Niño weather pattern is having devastating effects in South America

5:16am April 29, 2024

by Manuel Rueda

Unusually dry weather has led to water rationing and even power cuts. Colombia's capital city of Bogotá is rationing water for the first time in decades.

Haiti aims to get closer to a having a full transitional government

5:16am April 29, 2024

by Eyder Peralta

It's been two months since gangs seized near-total control of Haiti's capital. Now, the country's newly established transitional council is set to select a leader.

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At this annual festival in Colombia, donkeys play dress up

8:31am April 27, 2024

by John Otis

We look at how one town in Colombia pays homage to the donkey at one of the country's most popular annual festivals.

An agent from the attorney general's office carries evidence collected at Save the Children's headquarters during a raid in Guatemala City on Thursday, April 25, 2024.

Guatemalan AG raids Save the Children office over a migrant children rights complaint

1:49am April 26, 2024

by The Associated Press

Prosecutor Rafael Curruchiche said that the complaint filed by an unidentified foreigner had raised serious concerns because it involved allegations of abuse of children.

Michel Patrick Boisvert (center), who was named interim prime minister by outgoing Prime Minister Ariel Henry, attends the swearing-in ceremony of the transitional council tasked with selecting Haiti's new prime minister and cabinet, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned as a transitional council takes over

2:49pm April 25, 2024

by Eyder Peralta

Haiti's de facto prime minister, Ariel Henry, has formally stepped down and a new transitional council has been sworn in. Finance chief Michel Patrick Boisvert is the new interim prime minister.

Mexico's leading presidential candidate was stopped at a checkpoint by masked men

7:47am April 23, 2024

by Eyder Peralta

This is the story of the encounter between a leading Mexican presidential candidate and masked gunmen at a roadblock. What does this encounter say about the state of security in Mexico?

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