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Qatar's Emir: What is happening in region is 'collective genocide'
DUBAI - Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said on Thursday said the crisis in the Middle East is a "collective genocide" and...
Oct 3, 20241 min read
Singapore's disgraced former transport minister jailed for 12 months in landmark case
SINGAPORE - A Singapore court on Thursday sentenced a former minister to 12 months in prison for obstructing justice and receiving more...
Oct 3, 20243 min read
Two Swedish teenagers charged over blasts near Israel's Copenhagen embassy
COPENHAGEN - Two Swedish teenagers were charged on Thursday with possessing five hand grenades and detonating two of them on a rooftop...
Oct 3, 20241 min read
Weakened but still strong Typhoon Krathon slams into Taiwan, two dead
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - A weakened and "weird" Typhoon Krathon slammed into southwestern Taiwan on Thursday, hitting the island with a storm...
Oct 3, 20242 min read
Israel strikes heart of Beirut, killing at least six
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - Israel bombed Beirut early on Thursday, killing at least six people, after its forces suffered their deadliest day on...
Oct 3, 20244 min read
Solar eclipse shines a 'ring of fire' over Easter Island and Patagonia
HANGA ROA, Easter Island/LAS HORQUETAS, Argentina - The moon blotted out most of the sun across the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday afternoon,...
Oct 3, 20241 min read
Tokyo expands underground 'cathedral' complex to counter climate change rains
KASUKABE, Japan - Just after 5 a.m. on August 30, water began flooding a vast underground chamber called the "cathedral" just north of...
Oct 3, 20243 min read
Argentina budget cuts spark student protests
BUENOS AIRES - Hundreds of thousands of Argentine students protested in the streets on Wednesday against sharp spending cuts at public...
Oct 3, 20242 min read
Thousands in North Carolina still without water days after Helene's destruction
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina - Tens of thousands of North Carolina residents remained without running water on Wednesday, six days after...
Oct 3, 20244 min read
Doctor pleads guilty in death of 'Friends' star Matthew Perry
LOS ANGELES - One of two California doctors who were among the five people charged in the overdose death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry...
Oct 3, 20242 min read
Sheinbaum sworn in as Mexico's first female president, vows 'it's time for women'
MEXICO CITY - Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in as Mexico's first woman president on Tuesday, vowing to bolster women's rights and ensure...
Oct 3, 20243 min read
Cyprus on standby to assist evacuations from Middle East
NICOSIA - Cyprus has fully activated a mechanism to allow third-country nationals evacuating the Middle East safe passage through the...
Oct 3, 20241 min read
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