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A member of the Mexican security forces stands next to a white minivan with North Carolina plates and several bullet holes at the scene of the crime in Matamoros on Friday.

2 surviving Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico are back in the U.S.

9:52pm March 07, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

The State Department said the victims, who were found alive after days in captivity, are back on U.S. soil. Officials said they are in the process of returning the remains of two others to the U.S.

Fire officials rescue an injured person from the debris of a commercial building after an explosion, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday.

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An explosion in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka kills 17 and injures more than 100

8:09pm March 07, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

Firefighters are carrying victims out of the wreckage on stretchers. Officials are investigating the cause of the blast. Two other recent explosions were blamed on gas leaks.

Two of the four U.S. citizens kidnapped in northern Mexico have been killed

5:54pm March 07, 2023

by Eyder Peralta

The Mexican president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, says a suspect has been arrested over the kidnapping of four Americans — two of whom were found dead on Tuesday.

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Wall Street veteran Ajay Banga is nominated to head the World Bank

5:54pm March 07, 2023

by Jackie Northam

The U.S. has nominated Ajay Banga to head the World Bank. A naturalized American, Banga has decades of experience in finance but faces major challenges at the multilateral lending institution.

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How Alice Winn found inspiration for her debut novel in school newspapers from WWI

4:34pm March 07, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Alice Winn about her debut book In Memoriam, a love story following two boarding school classmates fighting for Britain in the trenches of World War I.

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang waves as he arrives for a press conference held on the sidelines of the annual meeting of China's National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Tuesday, March 7, 2023.

China accuses U.S. of containment and warns of potential conflict

4:34pm March 07, 2023

by John Ruwitch

Chinese leader Xi Jinping's rare explicit criticism of the U.S. was followed on Tuesday by a barrage of scorn and criticism aimed squarely at Washington from China's new foreign minister.

Chinese State Councilor and Secretary-General of the State Council Xiao Jie bows to delegates before delivering a speech during the second plenary session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday.

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China is restructuring key government agencies to outcompete rivals in tech

10:12am March 07, 2023

by Emily Feng

China is proposing to overhaul its science, technology and finance regulators as part of a stiff competition with rivals while also tamping down risk at home.

Overfishing and poaching have been detrimental to marine wildlife, including the Shkodra's lake, a body of water that straddles Albania and Montenegro, which is shown above.

What to know about the new U.N. high seas treaty — and the next steps for the accord

5:23am March 07, 2023

Right now, two-thirds of the ocean are regulated by a fragmented patchwork of agreements and organizations. This treaty plans to unite countries to improve the health of the ocean.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, on Monday, March 6, 2023.

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Canada announces a probe to examine possible Chinese election interference

1:32am March 07, 2023

by The Associated Press

The announcement of a probe of possible Chinese influence in Canadian elections follows a newspaper report stating that China preferred to see Trudeau's Liberals re-elected in the 2021 election.

Matamoros, Mexico, is a stronghold for various criminal organizations, particularly the Gulf Cartel. U.S. and Mexican officials say four U.S. citizens were abducted at gunpoint in the city on Friday.

The U.S. and Mexico are working together to find 4 Americans who were kidnapped

7:03pm March 06, 2023

by Vanessa Romo

The abduction took place on the streets of Matamoros, Mexico. The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for the return of the Americans and the arrests of those involved.