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Putin Offers Both Reassurance and Threat on a Wider War

President Vladimir Putin said that claims Russia planned to invade other countries were “nonsense,” but warned them against hosting warplanes meant for Ukraine.

Outcry in France as Principal Steps Down Over Head Scarf Incident

A Paris school principal’s decision to step down after he received online death threats over an incident involving a Muslim student’s head scarf has prompted national outrage this week in France.

From Village to Prison to Africa’s Youngest Elected President

The first election that Bassirou Diomaye Faye ever won was the one that just made him the president-elect of Senegal. Few in Senegal know the remarkable journey of the 44-year-old tax inspector who rode a wave of youth discontent to become — once inaugurated — Africa’s youngest elected president.

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