Court orders South Africa police to end standoff with illegal miners
A South African court ordered police to end a standoff with illegal miners and allow emergency workers to gain access to a shaft where hundreds are believed to be holed…
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AP photographer captures moment bomb hits apartment building in Lebanon
As a bomb descended on a multi-story apartment building in Beirut’s Tayouneh area Friday, hundreds of onlookers gathered in the street at a traffic roundabout several hundred meters (yards) away.…
Russia hits power grid with one of its largest-ever attacks on Ukraine, foreign minister says
Russia has launched one of the largest aerial attacks on Ukraine, Ukraine’s foreign minister said, hitting energy infrastructure across the country, killing at least two people, and causing widespread damage.…
Wreck of US Navy’s heroic ‘dancing mouse’ WWII warship found off Australia
The wreck of a US warship sunk in a World War II battle dubbed one of the bravest ever stands by a US Navy vessel has been found in the…
The UK thinks weight loss drugs could ease unemployment. Experts say that’s a fantasy
Weight loss drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic have been hailed worldwide as revolutionary for medicine. In the United Kingdom, the government is hoping they might also improve public finances,…
Duterte returns as Philippines’ political clans wage ‘a fight to the death’
A foul-mouthed former Philippine president who jailed political rivals, insulted the pope and claims to have hired “death squad” gangsters is running for re-election in his hometown in a desperate…
Eight killed and 17 injured in mass stabbing in eastern China
Eight people were killed and 17 others injured in a stabbing attack on a college campus in eastern China on Saturday, police said — the latest in a recent spate…
Venezuela frees dozens of prisoners arrested after Maduro’s election victory
Dozens of people detained during protests over Venezuela’s disputed presidential election have been released, according to the local rights group Foro Penal. Fifty people were released from the Tocorón prison…
Half a million evacuated as Super Typhoon Man-yi makes landfall in the Philippines
More than half a million people have been evacuated from their homes as Super Typhoon Man-yi made landfall along the eastern coast of Catanduanes, Philippines on Saturday. Winds are currently…
Georgia election chief doused in paint as protests continue after divisive parliamentary vote
The head of Georgia’s Central Electoral Commission was doused with black paint Saturday at a meeting to confirm the results of the country’s divisive Oct. 26 parliamentary elections. Protesters gathered…