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Netanyahu mulls plan to empty northern Gaza of civilians and cut off aid to those left inside
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is examining a plan to seal off humanitarian aid to northern Gaza in an attempt to starve out Hamas militants
October 13, 2024North Korea's Kim again threatens to use nuclear weapons against South Korea and US
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has warned again that he could use nuclear weapons in potential conflicts with South Korea and the United States, as he accused them of raising animosities on the Korean Peninsula
October 07, 2024Kenya relocates 50 elephants to larger park; sign poaching under control: Officials
Kenya is moving 50 elephants from a national reserve to a larger park after overpopulation overwhelmed the ecosystem, in what has been hailed as a conservation success
October 14, 2024
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South Korea conducts 'retaliatory fire' after North Korea blows up border roads
The explosions follow several months of rising cross-border tensions.
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Violence-hit Pakistan locks down the capital for an Asian security meeting
Pakistani authorities have locked down the capital in a major security move as senior officials from several nations arrive for an Asian security group meeting
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Middle East latest: Israeli strikes on southern Gaza kill at least 15 people overnight
Israeli strikes in the southern Gaza Strip have killed at least 15 people overnight, including six children and two women
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How did a killing at a Sikh temple lead to Canada and India expelling each other's diplomats?
Relations between India and Canada are at a low point as the countries expelled each other’s top diplomats over an ongoing dispute about the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada
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China unveils its plans to turn its feats in space exploration into scientific advances
China has made great strides in exploring space in recent years, rocketing astronauts to its own space station and bringing back rocks from the moon
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A Hong Kong zoo seeks answers after 9 monkeys die in 2 days
Hong Kong’s oldest zoo is seeking answers in a monkey medical mystery after nine animals died in two days, including three members of a critically endangered species
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October 15
King Charles III set to visit Australia and Samoa on a trip spanning a dozen time zones
King Charles III will travel halfway around the world to Samoa this month to take his seat as the head of the Commonwealth and highlight the existential threat climate change poses for Pacific island nations
October 15
October 15
A pastry brought to Mexico by British miners is still popular after 200 years
Back in the 19th century, migrant miners from Cornwall, in the southwest of England, brought their pastries to the Mexican mining town of Real del Monte
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Campaigning begins for Japan's parliamentary election
Official campaigning has begun for Japan's Oct. 27 parliamentary election
October 14
October 14
North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean roads in a symbolic display of anger
South Korea says North Korea blew up the northern parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use
October 14
October 14
South Korea says North Korea has blown up the northern parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use
South Korea says North Korea has blown up the northern parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use
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October 14
Rebecca Kimmel's search for her roots had an unlikely ending: Tips for other Korean adoptees
Thousands of South Korean adoptees are looking to satisfy an urge many other people take for granted: the search for identity
October 14
October 14
Who am I? A South Korean adoptee finds answers about the past — just not the ones she wants
Rebecca Kimmel sat in a small room, staring at the baby photo she had just unearthed from her adoption file
October 14
October 14
China holds military drills around Taiwan
China is conducting large-scale military drills around Taiwan, simulating a blockade and practicing attacking targets on land and sea.
October 14
October 14
Slain Israeli-American hostage's parents reflect on mission: Reporter's notebook
"We did fail. But the world let us down."
October 14
October 14
The UN says over 400,000 children in Lebanon have been displaced in 3 weeks by war
A top official with the U.N. children's agency says more than 400,000 children in Lebanon have been displaced in the past three weeks
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October 14
Aid agencies warn of impending humanitarian disaster in northern Gaza
Those in northern Gaza say they fear they could die "at any moment."
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October 14
Thousands killed and displaced across Lebanon
Nearly one quarter of the Lebanese population has been displaced by Israel's military campaign there, the country's caretaker prime minister has said.
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Residents blame Mexican army, National Guard for the deaths of nurse and 8-year-old
Human rights activists in the violent Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo, across from Laredo, Texas, are blaming the army and National Guard troops in the deaths of a nurse and an 8-year-old girl
October 14
October 14
Bus carrying university students crashes in Egypt, killing 12 and injuring 33
The Egyptian health ministry says a bus crashed and overturned on a highway in northeastern Egypt, killing 12 people and injuring 33 others
October 14
October 14
A bus carrying university students crashes, killing 12 and injuring 33 in Egypt's northeast
A bus carrying university students crashes, killing 12 and injuring 33 in Egypt's northeast
October 14
October 14
Italy sends the first ship with migrants to Albania as rights groups warn of a dangerous precedent
Italy is transferring the first group of migrants to Albania as part of a contentious plan to process thousands of asylum-seekers outside its borders
October 14
October 14
Paris Motor Show opens during a brewing EV trade war between the EU and China
Auto manufacturers competing to persuade drivers to go electric are rolling out cheaper, more tech-rich models at the Paris Motor Show
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October 14
AP source: Canada expels six Indian diplomats after police link Indian agents to violent crimes
AP source: Canada expels six Indian diplomats after police link Indian agents to violent crimes
October 14
October 14
ICC prosecutor announces renewed probe into alleged crimes in conflict-torn eastern Congo
The International Criminal Court prosecutor is renewing an investigation in Congo and focusing on allegations of crimes committed in the conflict-torn North Kivu province in the central African nation’s east since early 2022
October 14
October 14
Death toll in Bosnia floods reaches 26, with at least 1 still missing
The death toll from this month’s devastating floods and landslides in Bosnia has reached 26 people while rescue teams are searching for at least one more person
October 14
October 14
NASA launches $5 billion mission to Jupiter's moon Europa: What to know
Scientists believe the moon's water, chemistry and energy could support life.
October 14
October 14
Hezbollah's drones are a fierce and evasive threat to Israel
A single drone, which evaded Israel’s vaunted aerial defense system, slammed into a mess hall at a military training camp deep inside Israel, killing four soldiers and wounding dozens of others
October 14
October 14
Congo cancels an auction for 27 sites earmarked for oil exploration
The government of Congo has canceled an auction for 27 sites earmarked for oil exploration, citing late submissions and a lack of competition
October 14
October 14
Kenya relocates 50 elephants to larger park; sign poaching under control: Officials
Kenya is moving 50 elephants from a national reserve to a larger park after overpopulation overwhelmed the ecosystem, in what has been hailed as a conservation success
October 14
October 14
Canada, India expel each other's diplomats in escalating dispute over assassination
Canada says it has identified India’s top diplomat in the country as a person of interest in the assassination of a Sikh activist there and expelled him and five other diplomats
October 14
October 14
India recalls ambassador from Canada in growing dispute over allegation of involvement in assassination of Sikh activist
India recalls ambassador from Canada in growing dispute over allegation of involvement in assassination of Sikh activist
October 14
October 14
AP PHOTOS: Likely in its last decade, a Czech coal mine provides fuel for electricity and heat
Deep underground in northeastern Czech Republic, workers in the region's last-functioning coal mine drill, load and haul the fuel up to the surface.
The CSM mine is part of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, a region straddling the Czech-Polish border with a 250-year history of mining because of its rich coal deposits and factories that produce steel and energy.
With just the light of a headlamp, workers — their bodies and clothes covered in soot and dust — effortlessly navigate the mines, drilling the deposits underground. Others load cars to take the rocks to the surface, where huge piles of it lie ready to be transported to power plants.
The work comes with a price: A 2021 study of more than 800 European cities by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health puts the regional capital of Ostrava and the nearby towns where the mine is located among the top 10 most polluted European cities.
And when burned for energy, coal contributes to the carbon dioxide emissions warming up the...
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Father of 10-year-old girl found dead in the UK called police from Pakistan to say he killed her
A jury has heard that the father of a 10-year-old girl found dead in her home in England fled to Pakistan and called U.K. police from there to say he had killed her
October 14
October 14
Body of Scottish independence champion Alex Salmond soon to be flown home from North Macedonia
The body of Alex Salmond, Scotland’s former first minister who died during a conference in North Macedonia, will soon be returned by special flight to Scotland
October 14
October 14
US sends missile defense system to Israel in wake of Iran attack
Yousef Munayyer, an author and expert on Palestinian-Israeli relations, said he fears this deployment will only escalate tensions in the region.
October 14
October 14
Russian court convicts French citizen of collecting military information, sentences him to 3 years in prison
Russian court convicts French citizen of collecting military information, sentences him to 3 years in prison
October 14
October 14
Poland's leader defends his decision to suspend the right to asylum
Human and civil rights groups are expressing concern after Poland's leader said he would suspend the right to asylum because of its alleged abuse by eastern neighbors Belarus and Russia
October 14
October 14
Former officer with East Germany’s secret police sentenced to prison for a border killing in 1974
An 80-year-old former officer with communist East Germany’s secret police, the Stasi, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murder of a Polish man at a border crossing in divided Berlin 50 years ago
October 14
October 14
Lebanese Red Cross says at least 18 killed in an Israeli strike in northern Lebanon
Lebanese Red Cross says at least 18 killed in an Israeli strike in northern Lebanon
October 14
October 14
50 well-preserved Viking Age skeletons unearthed in Denmark
Archaeologists in Denmark have unearthed a Viking Age burial ground containing some 50 “exceptionally well-preserved” skeletons
October 14
October 14
Lebanese officials say an Israeli airstrike in northern Lebanon has killed at least 9 people
Lebanese officials say an Israeli airstrike in northern Lebanon has killed at least 9 people
October 14
October 14
Russia prosecutors seek 3 1/4-year jail term for French citizen accused of collecting military data
Prosecutors have asked a Russian court to deliver a prison sentence of three years and three months to a French citizen arrested on charges of unlawfully collecting information on military issues
October 14
October 14
Russian prosecutors seek more than three-year prison term for French citizen accused of collecting military information
Russian prosecutors seek more than three-year prison term for French citizen accused of collecting military information
October 14
October 14
EU targets top Iran officials and airlines, accusing them of supplying drones and missiles to Russia
The European Union has imposed sanctions on Iran’s deputy defense minister, senior Revolutionary Guard members and three airlines
October 14
October 14
Nile basin nations say water-sharing accord has come into force without Egypt's backing
A regional partnership for Nile River basin countries says an agreement on the equitable use of water resources has come into force despite the notable opposition of Egypt
October 14
October 14
Russia says it captured a southern Ukraine village in a push before winter comes
Russia says it has captured the village of Levadne in southern Ukraine as it probes for weaknesses along the war’s roughly 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) front line before winter arrives
October 14
October 14
Social Democrats win round 1 of Lithuania's election and aim to oust the conservative leader
The opposition Social Democratic Party has emerged as the leader after the first round of national elections in Lithuania and says it will start negotiations to form a new government with left-leaning parties
October 14
October 14
Britain hosts an international investment summit and denies snubbing Elon Musk
Britain’s new Labour Party government is announcing $82 billion in investment in U.K. artificial intelligence, life sciences, infrastructure and technology at a business summit
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