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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, lashed out at the country’s feuding parties and their foreign backers at a U.N. Security Council meeting Tuesday and then confirmed he had submitted his resignation. The former Senegalese minister and U.N. diplomat, who has held the job for 18 months, said he had done his best to get …

Taylor Swift was as much a part of the sports world as the pop culture world in 2023, and sports fans’ attention to Swift continued into 2024 as the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl. Swift and Travis Kelce’s romance blossomed last season, the “Anti-Hero” singer accompanying the tight end to multiple games and even bringing some of her …

President Joe Biden’s administration will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious diseases, with the goal of preventing pandemics like the COVID-19 outbreak that suddenly halted normal life around the globe in 2020. U.S. government officials will work with the countries to develop better testing, surveillance, communication and preparedness for such outbreaks in those countries, according to a senior …