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Four days after Mexico held presidential elections, government candidate Claudia Sheinbaum was officially declared the winner, making her the first female president in the country’s history. Former Mexico City Mayor Sheinbaum, of the ruling left-wing Morena party, won 59.75% of the vote, the election authority said late Thursday. Her main challenger, opposition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez, […]

Screenshot of the misleading X-post, taken on June 4, 2024 In the video, people wearing white clothing walk counterclockwise around a structure that resembles the Kaaba, a large black cube-shaped structure that Muslims around the world pray to. Their movement resembles the Tawaf ritual (circulation) during Hajj. The claim suggests that the West African country

The Associated Press analyzed the death toll in the Israel-Hamas war using data from the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip. The analysis found that the proportion of women and children murdered has decreased over time. The ministry, which is part of the Hamas-led government in Gaza, does not distinguish between deaths of civilians

The information minister of Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, has said that none of the hospitals will be renamed, contradicting social media posts that falsely claimed that a cardiology institute was named after the prime minister is named. Maryam Nawaz Sharif. The messages shared a fabricated message from a government department from Punjab. “Cardiology Institute

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – According to a memorandum of understanding signed by the mayor and the China Wildlife Conservation Association, two giant pandas will arrive in San Francisco in 2025. However, preparing a habitat worthy of a panda is a costly undertaking. The adorable animals, considered national treasures in China, will live at the San

A selection of the best photos of the week from across the African continent: (Amanuel Sileshi/AFP) As the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris draw closer, athletes warmed up Saturday during training in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, hoping to win the gold. (Said Hassan/Getty Images) On Thursday, a man carries a sheep at an

By Mandy Leong and Hasnoor Hussain KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – On a remote Malaysian beach, a group of volunteers carefully retrieved newly laid sea turtle eggs in the sand and moved them to a shady, cooler location, responding to researchers’ fears that warmer weather is leading to fewer male hatchlings. The temperature of the developing

PARIS – France plans to deliver Mirage 2000-5 jets to Ukraine and start training pilots this summer, with initial training completed by the end of the year, French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday. France is building a coalition with other countries to supply the jets, similar to the coalition of several other European countries to

French President Emmanuel Macron has promised Ukraine Mirage fighter jets, although he initially did not say how many. In a television interview in the northern city of Caen on Thursday evening, Macron said a coalition with partners is being formed to supply Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to the country defending itself against Russia. The fighter

Moscow says it has arrested a French citizen accused of collecting information about Russia’s military activities and failing to register as a “foreign agent.” “Such information, if obtained from foreign sources, could be used against the security of the state,” Russia’s Investigative Committee (SK) said. It also posted footage purporting to show the arrest of