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Trump keeps world guessing with shock nuclear test order
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President Donald Trump reiterated Friday that he wants testing of US nuclear weapons, but again failed to clarify …
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'Populists can be beaten': Dutch centrist Jetten claims election win
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Dutch centrist leader Rob Jetten on Friday claimed victory in a knife-edge election over far-right head Geert Wilders, …
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World's most expensive coffee goes on sale in Dubai at $1,000 a cup
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Selling for nearly $1,000 a cup, a cafe in Dubai is offering the world's most expensive coffee, brewed from Panamanian …
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Trump stirs global tensions, confusion with nuclear test order
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President Donald Trump reiterated Friday that he wants testing of US nuclear weapons but again failed to clarify whether …
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Trump stirs global tensions with surprise nuclear test order
AFP - 1h ago
US President Donald Trump's surprise directive to begin nuclear weapons testing provoked global criticism Friday amid …
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Pakistan, Afghanistan extend ceasefire, to hold another round of peace talks
AFP - 10h ago
Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to extend a temporary ceasefire and will hold another round of peace talks in …
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UK welcomes king's move to strip Andrew of royal titles
AFP - 11h ago
King Charles III's historic decision to strip his brother Andrew of his royal titles and effectively exile him won …
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Xi invites Canada PM to China in first meet in 8 years
AFP - 12h ago
President Xi Jinping on Friday invited Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to China, in the first formal talks between …
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China, Canada leaders hold first formal talks since 2017
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China and Canada's leaders opened on Friday their first formal talks since 2017, with Xi Jinping meeting Prime Minister …
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Pillaged I.Coast nature reserve on the mend after crisis decade
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Forest ranger Daouda Bamba is in no doubt about who the apex predator is in Ivory Coast's Comoe National Park, ravaged …
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In the black: the business of mourning Thailand's queen mother
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In a bustling Bangkok market, hundreds of wholesale vendors have been selling black clothing since dawn -- several with …
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Trump stirs tensions with surprise nuclear test order
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US President Donald Trump landed back in Washington on Thursday after a surprise directive to begin nuclear weapons …
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Xi primed to meet Japan, Canada leaders after Trump summit
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping was expected to meet Canada and Japan's new prime ministers for the first time on Friday, a …
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Liverpool feel pressure to end 'crisis' run, Man City test Bournemouth limits
AFP - 12h ago
Liverpool face an in-form Aston Villa as the Premier League champions look to arrest their remarkable collapse on …
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After delays, Egypt set for lavish opening of grand museum
AFP - 8h ago
With much pomp and circumstance, Cairo is due to inaugurate on Saturday the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum, widely …
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King Charles strips Andrew of royal titles, Windsor home
AFP - 18h ago
King Charles III is stripping his younger brother Andrew of his royal titles and ousting him from his long-term …
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'Better to go to prison': Israeli ultra-Orthodox rally against army service
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Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men rallied in Jerusalem on Thursday to protest against military conscription …
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100 US local leaders will attend COP30 in 'show of force'
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More than a hundred American state and local leaders will attend next month's COP30 climate talks in Brazil, including …
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Record-breaking India upset Australia to reach World Cup final
AFP - 13h ago
Jemimah Rodrigues hit an unbeaten 127 as India pulled off a record chase of 339 against Australia on Thursday to set up …
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Russians marking Stalin's repression warn against return to past
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Russians marking an annual day of remembrance for victims of Joseph Stalin's repression warned Thursday that history …
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What we know about the downfall of Andrew, born a UK prince
AFP - 20h ago
The downfall of Andrew, formerly known as prince and born into a life of royal privilege as the son of the late Queen …
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Beyond words: '67' crowned 'Word of the Year'
Oct 30 2025
A double-digit combination set the social media sphere ablaze among teens in 2025, leaving parents and teachers …
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Turkey says Pakistan-Afghanistan talks to resume
Oct 30 2025
Pakistan and Afghanistan will hold another round of peace talks in Istanbul next week and will maintain a ceasefire …
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King Charles to strip Andrew of royal titles, residence: palace
Oct 30 2025
King Charles will strip his younger brother Andrew of his royal titles and long-term residence on the Windsor estate, …
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Russia batters Ukraine energy sites with deadly aerial strikes
Oct 30 2025
Russia battered Ukrainian energy facilities with hundreds of drones and missiles, Kyiv said Thursday, killing at least …
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Trump stirs tensions with surprise order to test nuclear weapons
Oct 30 2025
President Donald Trump landed back in the United States Thursday after a surprise directive to begin nuclear weapons …
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Netherlands nailbiter as far-right, centrists in election dead-heat
Oct 30 2025
The Dutch election climaxed in an unprecedented cliffhanger Thursday, with only a few thousand votes separating the …
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No GDP data released as US shutdown bites
Oct 30 2025
A US federal data blackout deepened Thursday as a government shutdown halted the release of third quarter GDP figures, …
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Dutch election a photo finish between far-right, centrists
Oct 30 2025
The Dutch election climaxed in an unprecedented cliffhanger Thursday, with only a few thousand votes separating the …
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France arrests five new suspects over Louvre heist: prosecutor
Oct 30 2025
French police have arrested five more people, including a prime suspect, over this month's daring Louvre museum robbery, …
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Trump orders US to start nuclear weapons testing
Oct 30 2025
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he had ordered the Pentagon to start nuclear weapons testing "on an equal basis" …
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Russia batters Ukraine energy sites, killing two
Oct 30 2025
Russia battered Ukrainian energy facilities with hundreds of drones and missiles, Kyiv said Thursday, killing two …
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Trump, Xi ease fight on tariffs, rare earths
Oct 30 2025
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed on Thursday to calm the trade war between China and the United States that has roiled …
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Irish octogenarian enjoys new lease on life making harps
Oct 30 2025
"It's never too late to start a new hobby," says 89-year-old Irish harp-maker Noel Anderson, one of only a few making …
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Tanzania blackout after election chaos, deaths feared
Oct 30 2025
Tanzania was on lockdown with a communications blackout Thursday, a day after elections turned into violent chaos with …
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Trump hails tariff, rare earth deal with Xi
Oct 30 2025
US President Donald Trump called the meeting Thursday with China's Xi Jinping a "great success", after the world's top …
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Impoverished Filipinos forge a life among the tombstones
Oct 30 2025
In teeming Manila, where poverty runs deep and millions lack adequate shelter, some of the living have found refuge …
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As Russia advances on Kupiansk, Ukrainians fear second occupation
Oct 30 2025
Devastated by years of Russian attacks, the nine-storey buildings that dot the skyline of Kupiansk in northeast Ukraine …
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Trump, Xi talks wrap up with outcome unclear
Oct 30 2025
Crunch talks between US President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping focused on their trade war wrapped up in under two …
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US economy in the dark as government shutdown cuts off crucial data
Oct 30 2025
US policymakers, financial institutions and business owners have been flying blind for almost a month as a government …
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UN calls for end to Sudan siege after mass hospital killings
Oct 30 2025
UN chief Antonio Guterres called for an immediate end to military escalation in Sudan on Thursday after reports that …
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Trade truce in balance as Trump meets 'tough negotiator' Xi
Oct 30 2025
US President Donald Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping opened on Thursday their first face-to-face meeting in six …
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Far-right and centrists neck-and-neck in Dutch election: estimates
Oct 30 2025
The far-right party of Dutch firebrand Geert Wilders was running neck-and-neck with a pro-European centrist party in a …
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Personal tipping points: Four people share their climate journeys
Oct 30 2025
From US President Donald Trump's all-out push for fossil fuels to political squabbles in Europe, governments are …
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Trump orders nuclear testing resumption ahead of Xi talks
Oct 30 2025
President Donald Trump announced Thursday the resumption of US nuclear weapons testing, minutes ahead of his first …
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South Sudan's blind football team dreams of Paralympic glory
Oct 30 2025
Yona Sabri Ellon cannot see the ball at his feet, but he can hear it. A faint rattle guides him past a defender and he …
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Over 100 killed in Rio police crackdown on powerful narco gang
Oct 30 2025
Residents of a Rio de Janeiro community lined up their dead in harrowing scenes Wednesday after Brazil's bloodiest …
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Trump, Xi to meet seeking truce in damaging trade war
Oct 30 2025
Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will seek a truce in their bruising trade war on Thursday, with the US …
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Exit poll suggests centrists win Dutch vote, beating far right
Oct 30 2025
Dutch voters appeared to have rejected far-right leader Geert Wilders in favour of a centrist party, an exit poll …
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'They slit my son's throat' says mother of teen killed in Rio police raid
Oct 29 2025
The head, its hair dyed red, was severed from the body and found in dense vegetation near a Rio favela, some 24 hours …
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Caribbean reels from 'unprecedented' hurricane destruction
Oct 29 2025
Hurricane Melissa bore down on the Bahamas Wednesday after cutting a path of destruction through the Caribbean, leaving …
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Rob Jetten: ex-athlete setting the pace in Dutch politics
Oct 29 2025
As a talented junior athlete, Rob Jetten once ran as a pace-setter for future Olympic champion Sifan Hassan.
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'Never been this bad': Jamaica surveys ruins in hurricane's wake
Oct 29 2025
A demolished church, roofs blown off homes, shattered windows and debris-strewn, impassable roads: Hurricane Melissa …
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Paramilitary chief vows united Sudan as his forces are accused of mass killings
Oct 29 2025
The head of the Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries vowed on Wednesday Sudan would be unified by "peace or through war" …
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Israel hits another Gaza target after deadliest night since truce
Oct 29 2025
Israel said it struck an arms dump in Gaza on Wednesday, hours after the deadliest night of bombing since the start of a …
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France adopts consent-based rape law
Oct 29 2025
French lawmkers on Wednesday adopted a bill defining rape as any non-consensual sexual act, making the country the …
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Caribbean reels from hurricane as homes, streets destroyed
Oct 29 2025
Cubans waded through flooded houses Wednesday and authorities in Haiti reported 20 dead as Hurricane Melissa blasted …
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WHO urges Sudan ceasefire after alleged massacres in El-Fasher
Oct 29 2025
Sudan's warring factions should halt fighting in which hundreds of civilians have been reported killed, including 460 in …
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Curfew declared after Tanzania protests election without opposition
Oct 29 2025
Tanzanian police declared an evening curfew in the country's largest city after hundreds protested on Wednesday, tearing …
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Israel hits dozens of targets as Gaza sees deadliest night since truce
Oct 29 2025
Israel said it was renewing its enforcement of the Gaza ceasefire Wednesday, after launching a wave of strikes on Hamas …
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132 killed in massive Rio police crackdown on gang: public defender
Oct 29 2025
The Rio de Janeiro public defender's office on Wednesday said a total of 132 people died in the bloodiest police raid …
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Dutch vote in snap election seen as test for Europe's far-right
Oct 29 2025
The Dutch headed to the polls Wednesday for a knife-edge election, with all eyes on the performance of the far-right, …
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Sudan govt accuses RSF of attacking mosques in El-Fasher takeover
Oct 29 2025
Sudan's army-aligned government accused paramilitaries on Wednesday of attacking civilians in mosques during their …
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Pakistan says peace talks with Afghanistan 'failed'
Oct 29 2025
Pakistan said Wednesday that peace talks with Afghanistan had failed, in a blow to hopes for a lasting truce after the …
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Downgraded Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba
Oct 29 2025
A downgraded Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba early on Wednesday after ripping a path of destruction across …
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Protests erupt as Tanzania votes without an opposition
Oct 29 2025
Hundreds protested on Wednesday in Tanzania's largest city, tearing down banners of President Samia Suluhu Hassan and …
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Trump expects 'great meeting' with Xi
Oct 29 2025
US President Donald Trump voiced optimism Wednesday on the eve of crunch trade talks with China's Xi Jinping, while also …
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Downgraded Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba, NHC says
Oct 29 2025
A downgraded Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba early on Wednesday after ripping a path of destruction across …
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Dutch vote in test for Europe's far right
Oct 29 2025
The Dutch headed to the polls Wednesday for a snap election seen as a litmus test for the strength of the far-right, …
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Gaza's civil defence says at least 50 killed in Israeli strikes
Oct 29 2025
Gaza's civil defence agency said Wednesday that overnight air strikes killed at least 50 people in the Palestinian …
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Low turnout as Tanzania votes without an opposition
Oct 29 2025
There were few voters at polling stations in Tanzania's biggest city on Wednesday as the main challengers to President …
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On board the Cold War-style sealed train from Moscow to Kaliningrad
Oct 29 2025
As the Moscow-Kaliningrad train approached Lithuania, the car attendant beckoned to passengers in Russian: "I'm closing …
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Tanzania polls open with opposition excluded
Oct 29 2025
Polls opened on Wednesday in Tanzania elections in which the main challengers were either jailed or barred from running, …
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Tanzania votes but with opposition excluded
Oct 29 2025
Tanzania goes to the polls on Wednesday in an election in which the main challengers are either jailed or barred from …
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France expected to adopt consent-based rape law
Oct 29 2025
French senators are on Wednesday expected to back a bill defining rape as any non-consensual sexual act, making France …
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Trump expects 'great meeting' with Xi in South Korea
Oct 29 2025
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expected a "lot of problems" to be solved with Chinese leader Xi Jinping …
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Trump says 'nothing' will jeopardise Gaza ceasefire after Israeli strikes
Oct 29 2025
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday "nothing" would jeopardise the ceasefire in Gaza, after Israel carried out air …
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Veni, vidi, whoopsie: Australian schools make Caesar exam blunder
Oct 29 2025
They came, they saw, and they squandered a year's worth of lessons on Roman history.
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With 100 days to go, Milan Winter Olympics chiefs 'can see finish line'
Oct 29 2025
With time ticking down to the start of an unusually intricate and spread-out Winter Olympics, organisers of the 2026 …
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Trump heads to South Korea with all eyes on Xi meeting
Oct 29 2025
US President Donald Trump headed Wednesday for South Korea, where a key meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping could …
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Bronze nets birthday goal as England's women beat Australia
Oct 29 2025
Lucy Bronze scored a birthday goal as England's women beat 10-player Australia 3-0 in a friendly in Derby on Tuesday.
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'Arrested for singing': Russia's case against teen busker stirs anger
Oct 29 2025
Supporters of an 18-year-old Russian street musician arrested after performing anti-war songs in public expressed …
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'No-feeling' Alcaraz eliminated from Paris Masters
Oct 29 2025
World number one Carlos Alcaraz said he had "no feeling at all" for the ball after he was beaten 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in his …
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Hurricane Melissa takes aim at Cuba after roaring across Jamaica
Oct 29 2025
Hurricane Melissa ripped a path of destruction through Jamaica after making landfall as one of the most powerful …
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Israel launches air strikes on Gaza, says Hamas attacked troops
Oct 28 2025
Gaza's civil defence agency said Israel carried out air strikes Tuesday despite an ongoing ceasefire, after the Israeli …
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At least 64 killed in war-like Rio drug raids
Oct 28 2025
Bodies piled up in poor neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday as police launched their biggest ever raids on the …
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'Catastrophic' hurricane slams Jamaica with fierce winds and rain
Oct 28 2025
Hurricane Melissa ripped up trees and knocked out power after making landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as one of the most …
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Cameroon blames post-vote deaths on opposition leader
Oct 28 2025
Cameroon's government on Tuesday acknowledged that people died during protests against the disputed re-election of …
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At least 64 killed in Rio drug raid
Oct 28 2025
Hundreds of heavily armed Brazilian police raided slum areas of Rio in a drug raid Tuesday, touching off firefights …
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At least 18 suspects killed in Rio anti-drug raid: governor
Oct 28 2025
At least 18 suspects and some police officers were killed Tuesday during a massive anti-drug raid in Rio de Janeiro, …
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US kills 14 in strikes on alleged Pacific drug boats
Oct 28 2025
US forces killed 14 people in strikes that destroyed four alleged drug-smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean, …
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Monster Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica
Oct 28 2025
Ferocious winds and torrential rain tore into Jamaica Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa made landfall, the worst storm ever …
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Climate change won't end civilization, says Bill Gates
Oct 28 2025
Climate change "will not lead to humanity's demise," billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has said in a long memo in …
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Historically strong Hurricane Melissa nears landfall in Jamaica
Oct 28 2025
Rising floodwater and extreme winds hit Jamaica Tuesday as the Caribbean island braced for imminent landfall of …
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Takaichi, Trump swap praise for 'new golden age' of ties
Oct 28 2025
Japan's new premier Sanae Takaichi lavished US leader Donald Trump with praise and vows of a "golden age" of ties on his …
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Giant Hurricane Melissa hours from bullseye hit on Jamaica
Oct 28 2025
Hurricane Melissa was only hours away Tuesday from expected landfall on Jamaica, bringing devastating flooding and winds …
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Jamaica warns of mass destruction as Hurricane Melissa looms
Oct 28 2025
Jamaican officials urged people to get to higher ground and shelters ahead of Hurricane Melissa's expected landfall …
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Freeman strikes again as Dodgers down Blue Jays in World Series epic
Oct 28 2025
Freddie Freeman blasted a walk-off home run in a record-equalling 18-inning World Series classic to give the Los Angeles …
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Archaeologists unearth clues on French colonial massacre in Senegal cemetery
Oct 28 2025
Holes in the ground, clods of earth next to headstones, dislocated concrete outlines: the Thiaroye military cemetery …
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Japan governor asks for military help against 'dire' bear attacks
Oct 28 2025
A regional Japanese official asked the government on Tuesday to send in the military to help deal with a "truly dire" …
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Australia fends off shark bites with new tech and old
Oct 28 2025
High above Sydney's beaches, drones seek one of the world's deadliest predators, scanning for the flick of a tail, the …
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Winter Olympics: high in the Alps, artificial snow will still play role
Oct 28 2025
One hundred days before the start of the 2026 Winter Olympics, it's too early for the weather forecast, but one thing is …
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