Two killed, 5,000 flee as Haiti gangs attack in Port-au-Prince

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, October 22 — At least two women, including one who was eight months pregnant, were killed and 5,000 people displaced as Haitian gangs attacked neighborhoods in the impoverished Caribbean...

The West wants Putin isolated. A major summit he’s hosting shows he’s far from alone

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(CNN), October 22 — Nearly three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine saw Moscow condemned by countries globally, leader Vladimir Putin is staging a summit with more than a dozen...

Israel still preventing humanitarian missions to north Gaza, Unrwa says

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Palestinian civilians continued to flee Jabalia refugee camp on Monday. (Getty Images) BBC News, October 22 — The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) says Israel...

Moldova says 'Yes' to pro-EU constitutional changes by tiny margin

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BBC News, October 21 — People in Moldova have backed the Eastern European country's proposed changes to its constitution and commitment to joining the EU by the thinnest of margins...

India and China agree to de-escalate border tensions

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Ties between India and China have been strained since the 2020 clashes along a disputed border. (Getty Images) BBC News, October 21 — India and China have agreed on...

Moldova EU vote too close to call with 98% counted

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Turnout in the two votes stood at more than 50%. (EPA) BBC News, October 21 — Moldova's referendum on whether to change its constitution and commit to joining the...

Not my King, Australian senator shouts at Charles

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Thorpe interrupted the ceremony before being escorted out by security. (EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) Canberra, October 21 — King Charles faced shouts of "you are not my King" from an independent senator...

Trump and Harris trade bitter attacks in battleground blitz

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Pennsylvania (USA), October 21 — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have been ramping up personal attacks on each other as the White House rivals blitzed battleground states 16 days before...

Israel says it will target Hezbollah’s financial arm and begins striking Beirut

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BEIRUT (AP) — Israel’s military announced Sunday it is now taking aim at the Lebanon-based Hezbollah’s financial arm and will attack a “large number of targets” in Beirut and elsewhere....

Musk promises to award $1 million each day to a signer of his petition

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Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk, who supports Republican presidential nominee former US President Donald Trump, gestures as he speaks about voting during an America PAC Town Hall in...

UN envoy proposes partition of Western Sahara

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Western Sahara, October 20 — Staffan de Mistura, the UN envoy to Western Sahara, proposed dividing the disputed territory between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front as a potential solution to...

At least 73 killed in Israeli strike in northern Gaza

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Gaza, October 20 — Israeli strikes have killed at least 73 people, including women and children, in the city of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, the strip's Hamas-run authorities say. ...

Malaysian government increases minimum wage to 1,700 ringgit

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Kathmandu, October 19 — The Malaysian government has announced an increase in the minimum wage for workers. Effective February 1, 2025, the minimum wage will be raised to 1,700 Malaysian...

Drone targets Israeli PM’s house, Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 50

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Israeli security forces secure a road near where Israel’s government says a drone launched toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house in Caesarea, Israel Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel...

Why fight for justice isn't over in India's 'horrific' widow burning case, 37 years on

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Roop Kanwar was burned to death on her husband's funeral pyre. (Mohar Singh Meena) Delhi, October 19 — It was a case that made headlines globally and led to...