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AP Exclusive: Child soldiers recount horrors of Sudan’s war and presence of Colombian mercenariesTakeaways from AP story on child soldiers trained by Colombian mercenaries in SudanPHOTO ESSAY: Palestinian shepherds endure life alongside Israeli settler outpostsPalestinian authorities ask Supreme Court to halt $656M judgment pending appealNational Guard officer forged records and stole public money to facilitate secret second marriageHaiti starts to register voters in violent capital under gang menaceUS and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution to the five-month conflictSpain deploys military to Ceuta after thousands of people breach Morocco’s border and at least 9 dieHere's why new fronts seem to be opening up across the Middle EastRussian strikes across Ukraine k