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Putin’s latest election meddling effort failed. It’s unlikely to stop him trying again

Putin’s latest election meddling effort failed. It’s unlikely to stop him trying again


November 5, 2024
As Moldova’s pro-EU president Maia Sandu celebrated victory in the early hours of Monday morning, in an election campaign she claimed involved “unprecedented” interference by Moscow, pro-Kremlin voices in Russia turned to the next page in their playbook: casting doubt on the result. Sandu narrowly won a second presidential term in Sunday’s runoff vote, beating […]
Iranian regime aiming for ‘silent death’ of imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner thought to have cancer, family says

Iranian regime aiming for ‘silent death’ of imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner thought to have cancer, family says


November 5, 2024
The family of imprisoned human rights activist Narges Mohammadi have accused the Iranian regime of trying to bring about her “slow death” by depriving her of a vital surgery needed to confirm her cancer diagnosis. It comes after her lawyer, Mostafa Nili, said on Sunday that doctors had recently detected a “bone lesion in her […]
Russia suspected of sending incendiary devices on US- and Canada-bound planes, Wall Street Journal reports

Russia suspected of sending incendiary devices on US- and Canada-bound planes, Wall Street Journal reports


November 5, 2024
Incendiary devices that ignited in Germany and the United Kingdom in July were part of a covert Russian operation that aimed to start fires aboard cargo and passenger flights heading to the US and Canada, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Monday, citing Western security officials. In July, device explosions at DHL logistics hubs in […]
US looking into reported detention of American-Iranian citizen in Iran

US looking into reported detention of American-Iranian citizen in Iran


November 5, 2024
An American-Iranian journalist who once worked for a US-funded broadcaster is believed to have been detained in Iran, according to his former employer and multiple press freedom groups. Reza Valizadeh was arrested in Tehran in September, a source close to his family told his former employer Radio Farda, the Iranian branch of the US-funded Radio […]
China to unveil J-35A stealth fighter jet as air force aims to match US aerial power

China to unveil J-35A stealth fighter jet as air force aims to match US aerial power


November 5, 2024
China’s air force is set to officially debut its new stealth fighter jet, the J-35A, giving observers the first look at a highly anticipated asset that adds to the country’s fast growing military capabilities. The fighter, an image of which was released during an air force press conference Tuesday, will appear at an air show […]
Six French teenagers convicted in connection with 2020 beheading of teacher Paty

Six French teenagers convicted in connection with 2020 beheading of teacher Paty


November 5, 2024
A French court on Friday convicted six teenagers in connection with the 2020 beheading of history teacher Samuel Paty, whose murder shocked the country. The teacher had shown his pupils caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad in a class on freedom of expression, angering some Muslim parents. Most Muslims avoid depictions of prophets, considering them to […]
China is building new villages on its remote Himalayan border. Some appear to have crossed the line

China is building new villages on its remote Himalayan border. Some appear to have crossed the line


November 5, 2024
High in the mist-shrouded Himalayas, a winding mountain road opens to a clearing in the pine forested valley, revealing rows of uniform Tibetan-style houses, each topped with a Chinese flag. Construction is booming in this remote place. Piles of logs and other building materials line the road. On a nearby hillside, cranes tower over rising […]
New homeowners find skeleton in attic 15 years after previous occupant disappeared

New homeowners find skeleton in attic 15 years after previous occupant disappeared


November 5, 2024
Homeowners in France have discovered a skeleton in the attic of an outbuilding while undertaking renovation work. The body is thought to belong to the former occupant of the property, which is located in Erstroff in eastern France, who disappeared in 2009, according to a statement from the local prosecutor’s office published Monday. It appears […]
Iranian woman detained after taking clothes off at university in Tehran

Iranian woman detained after taking clothes off at university in Tehran


November 4, 2024
A female student stripped to her underwear outside her university in Iran in what some student and rights groups say was a protest against the country’s strict Islamic dress code. A video circulating on social media and shared by rights group Amnesty International shows the woman sat outside the university in her underwear and with […]
Angry crowds boo and throw eggs at Spanish king as he visits flood-hit Valencia

Angry crowds boo and throw eggs at Spanish king as he visits flood-hit Valencia


November 4, 2024
Angry residents booed and threw eggs at Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia as they visited the Valencia region, where more than 200 people have died in devastating floods. The king faced chants of “murderers” as he hard-hit visited Paiporta, just outside of Valencia city, along with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and regional governor Carlos […]
China on track to record lowest number of new marriages since 1980, official data shows

China on track to record lowest number of new marriages since 1980, official data shows


November 4, 2024
The number of new marriages recorded in China is on course to fall to the lowest level in decades this year, official data shows, as the country’s demographic crisis deepens despite a sweeping government campaign to boost matrimony and encourage births. Plummeting marriages – and births – pose a major challenge to Beijing, which is […]
Volcano erupts in eastern Indonesia, killing at least 6 people

Volcano erupts in eastern Indonesia, killing at least 6 people


November 4, 2024
Maumere, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency said Monday that at least six people have died as a series of volcanic eruptions widens on the remote island of Flores. The eruption at Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki just after midnight on Monday spewed thick brownish ash as high as 2,000 meters (6,500 feet) into […]
Pakistan province calls for ‘climate diplomacy’ with India as record smog chokes major city

Pakistan province calls for ‘climate diplomacy’ with India as record smog chokes major city


November 4, 2024
A smog-choked province in eastern Pakistan has issued a rare plea for cross-border collaboration with India, as major cities in both countries endure severe air pollution that risks the health of millions. Officials in Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province of 127 million people, have drafted a letter to the Indian government to open a dialogue […]
At least 36 dead after overcrowded bus skids into deep gorge in northern India

At least 36 dead after overcrowded bus skids into deep gorge in northern India


November 4, 2024
A poorly maintained and overcrowded bus veered off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in northern India on Monday, killing at least 36 people and injuring several others, officials said. The accident occurred in Almora district in the mountainous state of Uttarakhand. The bus was carrying around 60 people, and more than 20 […]
A rejuvenated railway could change how minerals move in Africa – and globally

A rejuvenated railway could change how minerals move in Africa – and globally


November 4, 2024
In late August, a container vessel sailed out of Angola’s Port of Lobito carrying railway operator Lobito Atlantic Railway’s first shipment of copper from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the US. It was a milestone moment for the Lobito Corridor, an initiative backed by a US and Europe that aims to create an […]