NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – More than two dozen Doctors Without Borders workers remain unaccounted for a month after attacks in South Sudan, the medical charity said. Two facilities operated by the group, known by French acronym MSF, were attacked on Feb. 3 in Jonglei State, where violence has displaced an estimated 280,000 people since December.
Today is Tuesday, March 3, the 62nd day of 2026. There are 303 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 3, 1991, motorist Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers after a high-speed chase in a scene captured on amateur video that sparked public outrage.
ISLAMABAD (AP) – Afghan forces attacked Pakistani military positions along the border early on Tuesday, triggering intense clashes that left 67 Afghan troops and one Pakistani soldier dead, officials in Islamabad said as cross-border fighting between the two countries entered its fifth day.
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
PARIS (AP) – France is moving to align its nuclear deterrent strategy more closely with European allies while keeping full control over any strike decision – an unprecedented coordination that French President Emmanuel Macron described as crucial to bolstering the continent’s strategic autonomy.
Holi, widely known as the Hindu festival of colors, is a joyful annual celebration at the advent of spring with cultural and religious significance. Typically observed in March in India, Nepal, other South Asian countries and across the diaspora, the festival celebrates love and signifies a time of rebirth and rejuvenation – a time to embrace the positive and let go of negative energy.
WASHINGTON (AP) – So, who won? That’s a question The Associated Press has answered many thousands of times in U.S. elections held since shortly after the news organization was founded nearly 180 years ago. Declaring a winner involves a careful and thorough analysis of the latest available vote tallies and a variety of other election data.
NEW YORK (AP) – After a career defined by playing gangsters, an avenging taxi driver and a paranoid prize fighter, Robert De Niro will be issuing a call for civility, as first spoken by Abraham Lincoln.
Minnesota on Monday sued President Donald Trump’s administration in an attempt to stop it from withholding $243 million in Medicaid spending, warning it may have to cut health care for low-income families if the funding is held back.
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