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21 hours ago
Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appear on state television saying they have seized power
Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appeared on state television Wednesday saying they have seized power in the country, following reports of gunshots near the presidential palace, three days after national elections. The president told French media he had been deposed and arrested.
22 hours ago
3 arrested in Hong Kong, as a high-rise fire leaves at least 36 dead and 279 reported missing
Police in Hong Kong arrested three men on suspicion of manslaughter, several local news media reported, in connection with a blaze that has killed at least 36 people and left another 279 missing in the city's deadliest fire in years.
3 days ago
The G20 summit in South Africa ends with the glaring absence of the US after Trump’s boycott
The Group of 20 summit in South Africa ended Sunday with the glaring absence of the United States — the next country to lead the bloc — after the Trump administration boycotted the two days of talks involving leaders of the world's richest and top developing economies.
3 days ago
European officials welcome progress in talks on US proposals to end Russia-Ukraine war
European officials said Monday they were comforted by the outcome of discussions on U.S. peace proposals for Ukraine that they had viewed as tilted in Russia's favor, but they didn't disclose details of the weekend talks and warned of a long road to peace.
6 days ago
European leaders assure Ukraine of their support after US peace plan leaves them sidelined
The leaders of Germany, France and the United Kingdom spoke by phone Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, assuring him of their continued support amid the war with Russia as European officials scrambled to respond to U.S. peace proposals that apparently caught them unawares.
2 weeks ago
Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills 6 people and injures at least 35
Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Kyiv early Friday, killing six people, leaving gaping holes in apartment buildings and starting fires as the sound of explosions boomed across the city and lit up the night sky.
2 weeks ago
Global tuberculosis diagnoses rise to a record, but deaths fall, WHO reports
The number of people diagnosed with tuberculosis worldwide rose again last year, eclipsing 2023's record total, World Health Organization officials said Wednesday.
2 weeks ago
Former French President Sarkozy released from prison pending appeal in conspiracy case
France's former President Nicolas Sarkozy departed a Paris prison Monday after a Paris appeals court granted him release under judicial supervision, less that three weeks after he began serving a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy in a scheme to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya.
3 weeks ago
European Union vessel reaches ship raided by pirates off Somalia; all 24 crew on board safe
A European Union naval force on Friday reached a Malta-flagged tanker earlier attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, finding all its 24 mariners safe after an assault that raised renewed fears about piracy in the region.
3 weeks ago
Bend a knee like Beckham: Soccer star is knighted by King Charles III
When it came time to receive his knighthood, soccer great David Beckham knew what to do. He bent his knee like, well, Beckham. King Charles III tapped his shoulders with the blade of a sword and "Becks" was transformed to Sir David Beckham.
3 weeks ago
Famine spreads to two more areas in Sudan, global hunger authority says
Famine has spread to two regions of war-torn Sudan, including a major city in Darfur where paramilitary fighters have been rampaging, a global hunger monitoring group said Monday, as the war has created the world's largest humanitarian disaster.
4 weeks ago
King Charles III strips Prince Andrew of titles and evicts him from royal residence
King Charles III on Thursday stripped his disgraced brother Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and evicted him from his royal residence after weeks of pressure to act over his relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Buckingham Palace said.
4 weeks ago
5 more jewel heist arrests made as Louvre probe deepens
The prosecutor, Laure Beccuau, told RTL radio that one of the detainees is suspected of being part of the four-person team that robbed the Louvre's Apollo Gallery in broad daylight on Oct. 19.
4 weeks ago
This orange flower cloaks Mexico during Day of the Dead. Climate change is putting it at risk
Mexican marigold growers say they've been left reeling by torrential rains, stretching drought and other impacts from climate change — caused by the burning of fuels like gas, oil and coal – that have grown increasingly common.
4 weeks ago
Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destruction
People across the northern Caribbean were digging out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa on Thursday as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed.
4 weeks ago
Paris prosecutor says 2 suspects in the Louvre jewel heist admit their involvement
Two suspects in the Louvre jewel heist have admitted their involvement and are believed to be the men who forced their way into the world's most visited museum, a Paris prosecutor said Wednesday.
4 weeks ago
Hurricane Melissa weakens as it churns across Cuba as a Category 2 storm
Hurricane Melissa was grinding across Cuba on Wednesday as a Category 2 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
4 weeks ago
Gaza ceasefire tested as Israel and Hamas exchange fire and blame
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he has ordered the army to immediately carry out "powerful strikes" in Gaza, and Hamas responded by saying it would delay handing over the body of a hostage, putting new pressure on the tenuous U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
1 month ago
Hurricane Melissa is set to hit Jamaica as its strongest storm since records began
Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.
