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Mexico’s new president promises to resume fight against climate change

By TERESA DE MIGUEL Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — In her first days as Mexico's new president, Claudia Sheinbaum made a point of distancing herself from the fossil fuel reliance promoted by her predecessor and mentor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and vowed to resume an energy ...

2 dead and thousands evacuated as a typhoon approaches Taiwan

By SIMINA MISTREANU and JOHNSON LAI Associated Press KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — An approaching typhoon bringing strong winds and torrential rainfall to Taiwan killed two people and injured dozens of others over the past few days and forced thousands to evacuate from low-lying or mountainous ...

Two men close to Benin’s president jailed after alleged coup plot

Associated Press undefined COTONOU, Bénin (AP) — Two men close to Benin's president who were arrested last week on suspicions of plotting a coup in the small West African country were remanded in custody ahead of their trial, one of their lawyers said Tuesday. Olivier Boko — a ...

Iran fires at least 180 missiles into Israel as regionwide conflict grows

By MELANIE LIDMAN, AAMER MADHANI, and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday, the latest in a series of rapidly escalating attacks between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies that threatens to push the Middle East closer to ...

Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico

By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and MARIANA MARTÍNEZ BARBA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in Tuesday as Mexico's first female president, riding the enthusiasm over her predecessor's social programs but also facing challenges that include stubbornly high levels of ...