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Ukrainian troops have engaged with North Korean units for the 1st time in Russia, an official says
Ukraine’s defense minister says Ukrainian troops have engaged for the first time with North Korean units that were recently deployed to help Russia in the war with its neighbor
November 05, 2024Russia hosts African ministers to expand ties
Russia has opened the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in the city of Sochi, seeking to deepen ties with African nations and dispel a notion that it’s isolated by Western sanctions
November 09, 2024Spain's catastrophic floods: At least 219 dead and billions in damage
Spain’s catastrophic floods have left behind staggering devastation and despair
November 07, 2024
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Volunteers sweep out water after deadly Spain floods
Volunteers worked together to clear out floodwater in a suburb of Valencia, after deadly flash flooding devastated several areas locally.
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Paris to deploy 4,000 police officers for France-Israel soccer match following violence in Amsterdam
Paris police say that 4,000 officers and 1,600 stadium staff will be deployed for a France-Israel soccer match to ensure security in and around the stadium and on public transportation
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Amsterdam police detain pro-Palestinian protesters at banned demonstration
Police have detained several people for taking part in a demonstration in central Amsterdam that had been outlawed following violent clashes targeting fans of an Israeli soccer club
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Opponents of ousted Bangladesh ex-premier Sheikh Hasina foil attempts to hold rally in Dhaka
Rival political groups of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have thwarted a plan by her Awami League party to hold a rally in the nation's capital
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Mauritius holds an election with the ruling party seeking a new term
People in Mauritius are voting for a new Parliament with the ruling party seeking to secure a second five-year term for Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth
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November 10
UN nuclear head to visit Iran for nuke talks as next Trump presidency looms
The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog says he will travel to Iran in the coming days to hold talks regarding the country’s nuclear program
November 10
November 10
Children's book by chef Jamie Oliver is withdrawn after criticism from Indigenous Australians
A children’s book written by British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been withdrawn from sale after it was criticised for causing offense to Indigenous Australians
November 10
November 10
China delimits contested South China Sea shoal in dispute with Philippines
China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims
November 10
November 10
The Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the 1st time
An Afghan official says the Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021
November 10
November 10
Lebanese Health Ministry says Israeli airstrike kills 20 in the country's north
Lebanese Health Ministry says Israeli airstrike kills 20 in the country's north
November 10
November 10
Drones strike Moscow as top UK official highlights Russian casualties in Ukraine
A massive drone strike has rattled Moscow and its suburbs, injuring several people and temporarily halting traffic at some of Russia’s busiest airports
November 10
November 10
As Russian forces close in on Kurakhove, hundreds of residents remain in the front-line city
On Ukraine’s eastern front, Kurakhove is surrounded on three sides, with Russian forces just under 2 miles from the devastated city center
November 10
November 10
Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza, officials say
Israeli strikes have killed dozens of people including children in Lebanon and northern Gaza
November 10
November 10
Indonesia's new leader calls for collaboration with China before heading to US
Indonesia's new leader has called for collaboration rather than confrontation with China
November 10
November 10
Palestinian hospital official says at least 17 killed in Israeli strike on northern Gaza
Palestinian hospital official says at least 17 killed in Israeli strike on northern Gaza
November 10
November 10
US bombs 'numerous' Houthi weapon storage sites in Yemen, official says
The strikes targeted weapons used to attack shipping, the official said.
November 10
November 10
King Charles III and Kate attend remembrance event as both slowly return to duty
King Charles III has laid a wreath honoring fallen service personnel in central London as the Princess of Wales looked on
November 10
November 10
AP PHOTOS: Death by water, burial by mud. Images of Spain's floods of the century
Twelve days have passed since catastrophic flash floods carved a muddy scar through eastern Spain, killing over 200 people and soiling the homes of thousands more.
Apocalyptic scenes documented by The Associated Press photographers speak to the terrifying power of nature unleashed in all its fury.
It was as if a tsunami, instead of having been generated in the ocean’s depths and sent smashing into the shore, had been poured down by some vengeful sky god and rampaged through sleepy villages and ordinary neighborhoods.
The wild newborn river caught thousands unaware, tossed cars around like toys and tore down buildings nearest the normally dry canal banks, which themselves were left widened with ragged edges.
Survivors say that 15 minutes was all it took for a drainage canal that was crucial in the disaster to go from empty to overflowing. Abutting homes channeled the rushing water to expand its shockwave. Regional authorities failed to alert the populace in time, and in some places...
November 10
November 09
Soldier with Yemen's exiled government opens fire, killing 2 Saudi troops and wounding another
A soldier for Yemen’s exiled government has opened fire on Saudi troops as they exercised in eastern Yemen, killing two of them and wounding another in a rare insider attack during the kingdom’s nearly decadelong war there
November 09
November 09
Police in Antigua charge a man with murder in the stabbing death of a politician
Police in Antigua have charged a man with murder in the stabbing death this week of a controversial member of parliament in his seaside home
November 09
November 09
American tourist who went missing in Hungary killed, murder suspect arrested: Police
Mackenzie Michalski, 31, was last heard from early Tuesday, her friends said.
November 09
November 09
Mexico and US reach agreement to address Mexico's habit of falling behind in water-sharing payments
Mexico and the United States have reached an agreement they hope will address Mexico’s habit of falling behind in water-sharing payments in the Rio Bravo watershed, also known as the Rio Grande
November 09
November 09
Tens of thousands of Spaniards demand the resignation of Valencia leader for bungling flood response
Tens of thousands of Spaniards have marched in the eastern city of Valencia to demand the resignation of the regional president in charge of the emergency response to last week’s catastrophic floods
November 09
November 09
War in Gaza approaches grim 400-day milestone
The war between Israel and Hamas is nearing a grim 400-day milestone as the fighting continues in the Gaza Strip.
November 09
November 09
New details revealed in murder of American tourist in Hungary
Mackenzie Michalski, 31, was last heard from early Tuesday, her friends said.
November 09
November 09
Rafael weakens to tropical storm over Gulf of Mexico after barreling through Cuba as a hurricane
Rafael has weakened to a tropical storm and was expected to dissolve over the Gulf of Mexico in the coming days after barreling across Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane
November 09
November 09
Israeli soccer fans suffer 'anti-Semitic attacks' in violent Amsterdam incident
At least five people have been hospitalized and 62 others detained.
November 09
November 09
While Syrian refugees don't want to return, officials in Lebanon and Syria see exodus as opportunity
Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees have returned to their country since Israel launched a massive aerial bombardment on wide swathes of Lebanon in September
November 09
November 09
Ecuador's VP suspended for 150 days deepening rift with president as February election looms
Ecuador’s Vice President Veronica Abad has been suspended for 150 days accused of “unjustified abandonment” of her duties
November 09
November 09
Lithuanian official proposes ways to smooth relations between Europe and Trump
Defense minister says Europe shouldn't repeat the mistake of creating a barrier.
November 09
November 09
Family of 31-year-old American tourist killed in Hungary's capital mourns loss, suspect in custody
Hungarian police say a 31-year-old American tourist has been killed while on vacation in the capital
November 09
November 09
Russia hosts African ministers to expand ties
Russia has opened the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in the city of Sochi, seeking to deepen ties with African nations and dispel a notion that it’s isolated by Western sanctions
November 09
November 09
3 charged in death of Liam Payne
Florida state Attorney Dave Aronberg discusses updates in the Sean “Diddy” Combs case, plus the death of Liam Payne and case against Lil Durk.
November 09
November 09
Swiss villagers told to get ready to evacuate after Alpine rockslide alert -- again
Authorities in eastern Switzerland have ordered residents of a tiny village to prepare to evacuate
November 09
November 09
5 siblings, some of them deaf, among those killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon
A resident of the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre says an Israeli airstrike has left at least seven dead, among them five siblings, three of whom were deaf and mute
November 09
November 09
Iranian American human rights activist expresses defiance over Iranian plots to kill her and Trump
A prominent Iranian American human rights activist has expressed shock but also defiance about Iranian murder-for-hire plots to kill her and Donald Trump that were disclosed by the U.S. Justice Department
November 09
November 09
Officials say Qatar has decided to suspend its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel
Officials say Qatar has decided to suspend its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel
November 09
November 09
Tens of thousands celebrate fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago with concerts and art installations
Tens of thousands have celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago in Germany's capital
November 09
November 09
Tourists in Rome now have a walkway to visit the Trevi Fountain but can't toss coins
Tourists in Rome won’t be allowed to toss coins over their shoulders into the Trevi Fountain, following tradition, though an elevated walkway now gives limited access to the monument during maintenance work
November 09
November 09
Former Greek opposition leader Kasselakis departs left-wing Syriza
Stefanos Kasselakis, a businessman who burst into Greek politics over a year ago, says he's leaving left-wing Syriza, the country’s main opposition party he had led, and forming his own
November 09
November 09
Attacks on Israeli soccer fans in the Netherlands prompts prime minister to cancel climate trip
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof has canceled his planned trip to United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan so he can stay in the Netherlands to deal with the fallout from assaults on fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team in Amsterdam that authorities ...
November 09
November 09
Hungry Palestinians in north Gaza search for food, sealed off from aid for a month by Israeli siege
Palestinians in northern Gaza are rationing out their last supplies of food to survive, with no aid entering the area for the past month under an Israeli siege
November 09
November 09
1 person killed in Odesa drone attack as EU foreign policy chief arrives in Kyiv
Russia's deputy foreign minister says Moscow is open to hearing President-elect Donald Trump’s proposals on ending the war in Ukraine
November 09
November 09
Qatar suspends its mediation efforts on Gaza and the Hamas office there may have to leave
Qatar says it has suspended its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel
November 09
November 09
Death toll rises to 17 in powerful bombing at a Quetta rail station in southwestern Pakistan, officials say
Death toll rises to 17 in powerful bombing at a Quetta rail station in southwestern Pakistan, officials say
November 09
November 09
100-year-old Royal Air Force veteran will join UK memorial service for the first time
Michael Woods has visited his wife, Mary, every day since she moved into a nursing home two years ago
November 09
November 09
Suicide bombing at rail station in southwestern Pakistan kills at least 26
Officials say a suicide bomber blew himself up at a train station in restive southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 26 people, including soldiers, and wounding 62 others
November 09
November 08
Powerful bombing at a Quetta rail station in southwestern Pakistan kills 4 and wounds 25, government spokesperson says
Powerful bombing at a Quetta rail station in southwestern Pakistan kills 4 and wounds 25, government spokesperson says
November 08
November 08
Japan's prime minister vows military buildup and deeper ties with the US as regional tension rises
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has renewed a pledge to build up his country’s military and deepen its alliance with the United States under President-elect Donald Trump
November 08
November 08
North Korean GPS manipulation disrupted dozens of planes and vessels, South Korea says
South Korea’s military says North Korea has disrupted GPS signals from border areas for a second-straight day on Saturday
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