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Israel's Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked speaks to members of Ethiopia's Jewish community, during a visit to a synagogue in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Sunday, April 22, 2018. Shaked visited the synagogue in a rare visit from the high office of Israel's government and her first trip to Africa. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene)

Israeli minister vows to help Ethiopian Jews move to IsraelIsrael's Justice minister vows to help Ethiopia's Jews immigrate to Israel as soon as possible during a rare visit to Ethiopia

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New South African church celebrates drinking alcoholLively new South African church celebrates alcohol; 'We drink for deliverance'

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Police and protesters clash in the provicial capital of Mahikeng, South Africa in the North West province Friday, April 20, 2018. South Africa's president has cut short a visit to Britain to return home and deal with violent protests. (AP Photo)

South Africa's leader cuts short UK visit after protestsSouth Africa's leader cuts short UK visit after violent protests in provincial capital

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Al-Qaida claims deadly attack on French, UN forces in MaliAl-Qaida claims deadly attack on French, UN forces in Mali, calling it retaliation

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Zimbabwe nurses' strike a test of new governmentZimbabwe nurses' strike a test of new government after 16,000 fired for seeking more pay

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South Sudan says military chief has died during Egypt visitSouth Sudan says military chief has died during Egypt visit; new pressure on president

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FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2017 file photo, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe during a meeting with South African President Jacob Zuma at the Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria, South Africa. A Zimbabwean parliamentary committee on Friday April 20, 2018, as summoned former leader Robert Mugabe to explain past comments on alleged diamond looting, the first time a public institution has called him to account for such claims made during his 37-year rule.(AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, FILE)

Zimbabwe's Mugabe summoned over alleged diamond lootingZimbabwe's Mugabe faces parliament summons over alleged $15 billion in diamond looting

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Burundi's new foreign minister once led violent youth groupBurundi names new foreign minister who once led violent youth group linked to ruling party

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Tiny African kingdom of Swaziland changes its nameTiny African kingdom of Swaziland changes its name; absolute monarch decrees eSwatini instead

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Tiny African kingdom of Swaziland changes its nameTiny African kingdom of Swaziland changes its name; absolute monarch decrees eSwatini instead

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UN Security Council mourns death of Ivory Coast ambassadorThe Security Council have bid farewell to veteran diplomat Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue, the Ivory Coast's ambassador to the United Nations who died just months after starting a two-year term on the U.N.'s most powerful body

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New round of South Sudan peace talks is delayedNew round of South Sudan peace talks is delayed without explanation

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FILE - This combination of Oct. 14, 2016, file booking photos provided by the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office in Wichita, Kan., shows from left, Patrick Stein, Curtis Allen and Gavin Wright, three members of a Kansas militia group who were charged with plotting to bomb an apartment building filled with Somali immigrants in Garden City, Kan. A federal jury on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, found the three men guilty. All were convicted of one count of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction and one count of conspiracy against civil rights. Wright was convicted of a charge of lying to the FBI. Sentencing is set for June 27. (Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Kansas militia members convicted of Somali refugee bomb plotA federal jury has found three Kansas militia members guilty of plotting to bomb a mosque and apartment complex housing Somali refugees

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Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, center, inspects the guard of honour during the celebrations for the country's 38th anniversary of Independence at the National Sports Stadium in Harare, Wednesday, April, 18, 2018. Thousands of people gathered for the event which was for the first time without Robert Mugabe as leader since 1980. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Zimbabwe marks Independence Day _ from Mugabe, tooZimbabwe marks Independence Day _ from Mugabe, too; many celebrating 'a new era'

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Taiwan's leader visits rare African ally, tiny SwazilandTaiwan's president visits rare African ally, tiny Swaziland, marking half-century of official ties

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Hero James Shaw holds back tears during a press conference on the Waffle House shooting Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn. Behind Shaw is Nashville Metro Mayor David Briley. (Wade Payn/The Tennessean via AP)

AP Online Top Political Short HeadlinesTrump says North Korea agreed to denuclearize. It hasn't.

FILE - This combination of two file photos shows U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaking in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington on Feb. 26, 2018, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending in the party congress in Pyongyang, North Korea on May 9, 2016. Trump is claiming Sunday, April 22, 2018, that North Korea has agreed to "denuclearization" before his potential meeting with Kim, but that's not the case. The North says it will suspend nuclear tests and intercontinental ballistic missile launches before summits with the U.S. and South Korea. The North stopped short of suggesting it has any intention of abandoning its nuclear arsenal. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Wong Maye-E, File)

AP Entertainment HeadlinesVerne Troyer, Mini-Me from 'Austin Powers' films, has died

File-This Oct. 6, 2009, file photo shows cast member Verne Troyer posing for photographs as he arrives at the gala premiere of the film "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" at a cinema in London. Troyer from the “Austin Powers” movie franchise has died. A statement provided by Troyer’s representatives that was also posted to his Instagram and Facebook accounts says the 49-year-old actor died Saturday, April 21, 2018. No cause or place of death was given, but the statement discusses depression and suicide, and Troyer had publicly discussed struggling with alcohol addiction. He lived in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

AP Online National NewsSuspected Florida school shooter appears in court

Marion County Sheriff's Detectives John Lightle, left, and Sgt. Mike Mongeluzzo, right, escort a handcuffed and shackled Sky Bouche, 19, center, to a waiting patrol car, Friday, April 20, 2018, in Ocala, Fla. Bouche is the suspect in a shooting that occurred at Forest High School Friday morning. (Doug Engle/Ocala Star-Banner via AP)

AP Entertainment HeadlinesVive la France: Trump hosts glitzy White House state dinner

The U.S. and French flags are displayed on the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Friday, April 20, 2018, in Washington. President Donald Trump plans to celebrate nearly 250 years of U.S.-French relations by hosting President Emmanuel Macron at a glitzy White House state dinner on Tuesday. It’s the first state visit and the first big soiree of the Trump era in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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