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    Willy Ngoma, spokesperson for the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels fighting in eastern Congo, is photographed in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. Willy Ngoma was killed in a drone strike Tuesday Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
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    M23 senior rebel official killed by drone strike in eastern Congo9m ago
    Family members of the people who were killed in the midair collision near Washington Reagan National Airport watch a video before a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing at Capitol Hill, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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    FILE - Deputy Utah County Attorney Chad Grunander appears on the witness stand during a hearing for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk, in 4th District Court, Feb. 3, 2026, in Provo, Utah. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool, File)
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    Utah judge rejects defense's motion to disqualify prosecutors in the Charlie Kirk killing...13m ago
    A South Korean protester holds a banner to denounce Russia's invasion of Ukraine on the fourth anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war, near the Russian Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. A banner reads "Victory will be ours." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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    The Latest: Ukraine marks 4 years since Russia's full-scale invasion22m ago
    FILE - U.S. Ambassador to France Charles Kushner gives a news conference marking the 250th birthday of the U.S. in 2026, in Paris, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
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    FILE - Laurence des Cars, director of Le Louvre museum, poses before a hearing at the Culture commission of the Senate, three days after historic jewels were stolen in a daring daylight heist, Oct. 22, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva, File)
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