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Flooding caused by heavy rains in central and southeastern Mexico has set off landslides, damaged homes and highways, and left at least 28 people dead, authorities said Friday. Videos on social media from different parts of the affected areas showed streets turned into rivers carrying away vehicles and houses almost
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Morocco’s GenZ 212 youth collective said Saturday it was temporarily suspending protests after two weeks of demonstrations calling for reforms in health and education. The weekend pause was “a strategic step to strengthen organization and coordination, so the next phase of the movement is more effective and influential,” the
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A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage, a stretch of water located between the southern tip of South America and Antarctica on Friday, prompting emergency authorities to issue a tsunami warning. The earthquake struck just before 5:30 p.m. local time (2030 GMT) at a depth estimated
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The United Nations’ rights chief on Friday called on Madagascan authorities to “desist from unnecessary force” against protesters, a day after several people were injured in clashes with police during protests in the capital Antananarivo. Several thousand anti-government demonstrators marched in Antananarivo Thursday in the latest demonstration in two weeks
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Syria’s foreign minister was in Lebanon on Friday for a first visit by a senior official since the ouster of longtime president Bashar al-Assad, as the two countries seek to reset ties. The Assad clan, ousted in December, exercised control over Lebanese affairs for decades and was accused of
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Turkiye has lifted its flight ban on an airport in Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region, a restriction originally imposed in 2023 due to concerns over alleged Kurdish militant activity in the area. The decision to resume flights to Sulaymaniyah International Airport was announced by the office of Nechirvan Barzani, president
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The Trump administration on Thursday proposed banning Chinese airlines from flying over Russia on flights to and from the United States, saying the practice puts American carriers at a disadvantage. US airlines have long criticized the decision to allow Chinese carriers to fly over Russia on some flights because it
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The Ukrainian capital was plunged into darkness early Friday by what the air force called a “massive attack,” as Russia pummeled Kyiv’s infrastructure, cutting off water and energy supplies. The Kremlin has escalated aerial attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities and rail systems over recent weeks, mirroring similar campaigns launched
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Myanmar’s military government on Thursday acknowledged attacking a religious festival held on the grounds of a school in central Myanmar, which witnesses said killed about two dozen people, including children, when improvised bombs were dropped by motorized paragliders. A statement issued by the military’s information office blamed resistance
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The Sudanese army, at war with paramilitaries since April 2023, used chlorine gas in two 2024 attacks north of the capital Khartoum, according to a media report released Thursday. In June, Washington imposed sanctions on Sudan's army-allied government over the use of chemical weapons but did not specify
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Afghanistan’s UN-sanctioned foreign minister arrived in India on Thursday, the first visit by a top Taliban leader since they returned to power in 2021 following the withdrawal of US-led forces. Amir Khan Muttaqi’s trip — made possible after the UN Security Council granted him a travel waiver — is expected
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A 30-year-old protester was taking part in a gathering against Myanmar’s ruling junta on a festival day in the central region of Sagaing on Monday when he heard the distinctive noise of fan blades cutting through the air. Minutes later, explosives were dropped by a motorized paraglider, also known
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Former UFC fighter Suman Mokhtarian was gunned down in a “brazen” shooting while on an early evening walk in Sydney, police said, months after surviving an attempt on his life. The 33-year-old was shot dead in a “targeted” attack in Riverstone, a suburb in Sydney’s northwest, on Wednesday evening,
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France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Wednesday she would thwart all action by any new government, throwing into doubt Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu’s ability to solve the country’s deepening political crisis with a coalition cabinet. President Emmanuel Macron is facing the worst domestic crisis of his
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The man who attacked a Manchester synagogue made an emergency call to police during the rampage to “pledge allegiance” to the Daesh group, UK counter terrorism police revealed Wednesday. The attacker, identified as Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, was shot dead by police within seven minutes of the attack, in which two
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Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa escaped unharmed after his motorcade was targeted by stone-hurling protesters and what one minister described as a volley of gunshots Tuesday. Noboa was inaugurating a water treatment plant in central Ecuador when his motorcade was set on by a large group protesting rising fuel prices.