U.S. service members killed in the Iran war include a Minnesota mom and an Iowa college student. Here’s what we know.

U.S. service members killed in the Iran war include a Minnesota mom and an Iowa college student. Here’s what we know.

Since the war in Iran started on Saturday, six American service members have been killed, including a Minnesota mother of two, an Iowa college student and a Florida native remembered by his family as the “life of the party.” Five of the fallen service members, all members of the U.S. Army Reserve, have been positively…

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Aamfi Appoints Dr. Corneille Karekezi As Chairperson As the Alliance Welcomes New Members – Banque Ouest Africaine De Développement and Regional Maritime Development Bank

Aamfi Appoints Dr. Corneille Karekezi As Chairperson As the Alliance Welcomes New Members – Banque Ouest Africaine De Développement and Regional Maritime Development Bank

The Alliance of African Multilateral Financial Institutions (AAMFI) has appointed Dr. Corneille Karekezi as Chairperson of its Governing Council, succeeding Samaila Zubairu, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), who served as the Alliance’s second Chairperson following its establishment in 2024. The appointment was confirmed at the Ninth Meeting of the…

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Colombia security forces kill 5 members of top cocaine cartel days before country’s president meets with Trump

Colombia security forces kill 5 members of top cocaine cartel days before country’s president meets with Trump

Colombian security forces killed five members of the country’s largest drug cartel, including a regional kingpin, the government said Wednesday ahead of a meeting in Washington between presidents Gustavo Petro and Donald Trump. The U.S. leader is set to host his leftist sparring rival Petro at the White House next Tuesday for talks on combatting…

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NATO members to face tariffs increasing to 25% until a Greenland purchase deal is struck

NATO members to face tariffs increasing to 25% until a Greenland purchase deal is struck

U.S.President Donald Trump arrives at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, in Michigan, U.S., January 13, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Eight NATO members’ goods sent to the U.S. will face escalating tariffs “until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland,” President Donald Trump announced Saturday. The tariffs…

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Aamfi Appoints Dr. Corneille Karekezi As Chairperson As the Alliance Welcomes New Members – Banque Ouest Africaine De Développement and Regional Maritime Development Bank

Africa: AUC Chairperson Received the Members of the AU Panel of the Wise At AU Headquarters

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, received the Members of the AU Panel of the Wise at AU Headquarters for an exchange on preventive diplomacy, peace and security reforms, and emerging challenges across the continent. He commended the Panel’s sustained engagements in conflict prevention and mediation, and reaffirmed the Commission’s…

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Aamfi Appoints Dr. Corneille Karekezi As Chairperson As the Alliance Welcomes New Members – Banque Ouest Africaine De Développement and Regional Maritime Development Bank

Africa: Members States Renew Commitments On Diphtheria Response Across Africa

Brazzaville — As diphtheria continues to threaten lives across eight Member States in Africa, Ministers of Health have renewed their political commitment to halt the resurgence of this vaccine-preventable disease. During a high-level advocacy meeting convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Mohamed Janabi, Members States reaffirmed government leadership to…

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