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The proposed legislation said that 'female circumcision' is a deep-rooted cultural and religious practice

Gambia MPs Uphold Ban On Female Genital Mutilation

Gambian lawmakers on Monday upheld a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation despite pressure from religious traditionalists in the West African country, rejecting a controversial bill seeking to overturn the law after months of heated debate.
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Roberto said he owned a home, store and car, but left everything behind to flee gangs

Haiti Church Takes In Hundreds Fleeing Gang Violence

Over a year and a half since Haiti's rampant gang violence upended her life, Philomene Dayiti longs for nothing more than leaving the Port-au-Prince church where she has taken refuge with hundreds of others and returning home.
Senator Marco Rubio of Florida is seen as the least likely of the Republican vice-presidential frontrunners to get the nod

Trump Eyes Big Reveal As Veepstakes Hits Final Stretch

With the pomp and pageantry of his official nomination just days away, Donald Trump's search for a running mate on the Republican presidential ticket is in the home stretch, with a trio of frontrunners jockeying to be first across the finish line.
'They told us if we protest, we should own up to it, because the National Guard would arrest us,' said Saief Naffati

A Tunisian Village's Fight For Running Water

In front of a small mosque in central Tunisia, women queue at one of their village's last water sources, a pipe meant for crop irrigation, but now a lifeline in the parched area.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg threw the opening pitch at a baseball game in Washington

NATO Meets In Washington As Questions Swirl Over Biden

NATO leaders gather Tuesday in Washington for a summit aimed at showing resolve against Russia and support for Ukraine -- but the meeting is set to be overshadowed by US President Joe Biden's fight for political survival.

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