Washington, United States, Oct 30, 2026 (AFP) - Is Bukele's troop deployment in Haiti just a rescue mission?

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Over 2,000 troops have flown in from El Salvador to Haiti in little over a week, effectively doubling the contingent of foreign soldiers operating in the Caribbean island nation. President Nayib Bukele ordered the rapid deployment after four Salvadoran personnel, who were operating in Haiti as part of a UN-backed anti-gang force, went missing in an ambush attack on October 18. "The only thing we want is for our four aviation technicians to return......

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Paris, France, Oct 30, 2026 (AFP) - Bulgaria, DR Congo, I.Coast, Monaco off FATF money-laundering 'grey list'

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Paris, France, Oct 30, 2026 (AFP) - Monaco gets off FATF money-laundering 'grey list'

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Geneva, Switzerland, Oct 30, 2026 (AFP) - Swiss supreme court upholds Liberian ex-warlord's 20-year sentence

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Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct 30, 2026 (AFP) - Stranded locals use rare truce to leave Moscow-occupied town in Ukraine

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Paris, France, Oct 30, 2026 (AFP) - Violence 'comparable' to October 17 unrest expected in France Saturday: ministry source

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Oct 30, 2026 (AFP) - Saudi coalition says intercepted drone over Riyadh region, missile in south

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Beirut, Lebanon, Oct 30, 2026 (AFP) - Lebanon charges 13 over seized shipment of Hezbollah explosives

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Rome, Oct 30, 2026 (AFP) - Thousands of students, workers hold peaceful protests in Italy

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