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Remote areas of Africa are feeling the costly impacts of the war in Ukraine

By Willem Marx

Published December 2, 2022 at 8:04 AM EST

In a small town in Chad, climate change, regional conflicts and rising commodity prices have driven shortages, which have been exacerbated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine many thousands of miles away.

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France's toppled government adds to the European Union's bigger political problems

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The political instability in France — and simultaneously in Germany, where the governing coalition collapsed a month ago — could have wide-ranging consequences.
French lawmakers oust the prime minister after just 91 days, toppling the government

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France's government has been toppled by a no-confidence vote in parliament, for the first time sine 1962. Prime Minister Michel Barnier served the shortest time in the post in France's modern history.
Who are the rebels who have seized control of Aleppo, Syria?

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Syrian rebels have swept through parts of the country at lightning pace, taking control of the the second-largest city, Aleppo. But who are they and what are their aims?