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North Korean soldiers learning Russian commands and may be sent to Ukraine front lines, South Korean lawmakers say

North Korean soldiers learning Russian commands and may be sent to Ukraine front lines, South Korean lawmakers say


October 29, 2024
North Korean soldiers may be being readied for a move to the front lines of Russia’s war against Ukraine after being taught basic Russian commands, South Korean lawmakers told news agency Yonhap on Tuesday, citing the country’s intelligence officials. About 10,000 North Korean soldiers are receiving military training in eastern Russia, the Pentagon estimated on Monday – up […]
Israeli MP behind bill to expel key UN agency accuses US of interfering with process

Israeli MP behind bill to expel key UN agency accuses US of interfering with process


October 28, 2024
An Israeli MP behind a bill that would prevent the main UN agency in Gaza and the West Bank from working in Israel has accused the US ambassador in Israel of lobbying opposition leaders to block the move. If the bill passes in the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, this week, it will prohibit any Israeli official from providing services […]
Alleging ‘Russian special operation,’ Georgian president calls for protests over disputed election

Alleging ‘Russian special operation,’ Georgian president calls for protests over disputed election


October 28, 2024
In a dramatic show of unity, Georgia’s often fractured opposition gathered at the presidential palace in Tbilisi, standing shoulder to shoulder behind the president, Salome Zourabichvili, as she defiantly announced, “I do not recognize these elections. Recognizing them would be tantamount to legitimizing Russia’s takeover of Georgia … We cannot surrender our European future for […]
Former Bolivian president claims his car was hit by gunfire in attempted assassination

Former Bolivian president claims his car was hit by gunfire in attempted assassination


October 28, 2024
Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales said his car was fired on in what he claimed was an “assassination attempt” amid simmering political tensions in the South American country. Morales, who was not injured, blamed the government for the attack, which he called a “failure” that adds to the “political defeat of a government that has […]
Thick smog chokes northern India and eastern Pakistan ahead of Diwali

Thick smog chokes northern India and eastern Pakistan ahead of Diwali


October 28, 2024
Thick, toxic smog has once again enveloped northern India and eastern Pakistan just days before the start of Diwali, a Hindu festival typically celebrated with fireworks that each year sends air quality plummeting. The air quality index in the Indian capital of Delhi was roughly 250 on Monday morning, after days in the “very unhealthy” […]
Decades in a country he can’t call home: South Korean’s US adoption nightmare

Decades in a country he can’t call home: South Korean’s US adoption nightmare


October 28, 2024
Adam Crapser has become something of a cause celebre for what critics say is a flawed United States law that unfairly leaves tens of thousands of international adoptees in limbo without citizenship. Eight years after he was deported from the US – his home for decades – Crapser was in a Seoul courtroom on Wednesday, suing for restitution on what […]
Woman survives snake bite during days lost in Australia’s Snowy Mountains

Woman survives snake bite during days lost in Australia’s Snowy Mountains


October 28, 2024
A woman who went missing on a solo hike in Australia’s Snowy Mountains was found “dazed and injured” on Sunday, police said, after suffering a suspected snake bite while missing for nearly two weeks. Lovisa Sjoberg, 48, was spotted by rescuers as she walked along a bush trail in Kosciuszko National Park, southwest of the capital […]
US approves $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan including advanced missile defense system

US approves $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan including advanced missile defense system


October 28, 2024
The United States has approved $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, including the first-time delivery to the self-ruled island of an advanced surface-to-air missile defense system, in a move that has drawn China’s criticism. Taiwan’s presidential office on Saturday thanked Washington for greenlighting the potential arms sales. Under the island’s new president, Lai Ching-te, […]
British lawmaker suspended after video shows him allegedly punching man in the street

British lawmaker suspended after video shows him allegedly punching man in the street


October 28, 2024
A British lawmaker has been suspended by the governing Labour Party after footage appeared to show him punching a man repeatedly on the street. Police are investigating the alleged attack by Mike Amesbury on Friday night, which first came to light after social media footage showed a brawl in the street following the alleged attack. […]
Austrian mayor shot dead with suspect on the run, police say

Austrian mayor shot dead with suspect on the run, police say


October 28, 2024
A major manhunt is underway in northern Austria after a hunter allegedly fatally shot two people and fled the scene, local police said Monday. Franz Hofer, mayor of Kirchberg ob der Donau, was killed in the village of Altenfelden in Austria’s rural Muhlviertel region, near the border with Germany and the Czech Republic. A large-scale […]
Georgia’s pro-Western president condemns ‘troubling incidents of violence’ at polling stations with crucial vote underway

Georgia’s pro-Western president condemns ‘troubling incidents of violence’ at polling stations with crucial vote underway


October 27, 2024
Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili has condemned “deeply troubling incidents of violence unfolding at various polling stations” as the country votes in a crucial parliamentary election. Voting opened early Saturday in the election, seen as a stark choice between Russia and the West. The ruling Georgian Dream party, which has in recent years taken a sharp […]
Commonwealth leaders say ‘time has come’ for discussion on UK slavery reparations

Commonwealth leaders say ‘time has come’ for discussion on UK slavery reparations


October 27, 2024
Commonwealth leaders, ending a week-long summit in Samoa, said on Saturday the time had come for a discussion on whether Britain should commit to reparations for its role in the transatlantic slave trade. Slavery and the threat of climate change were major themes for representatives of the 56 countries in the group, most with roots in Britain’s empire, at the Commonwealth Heads of […]
Georgia’s ties with the West face an uncertain future as all sides claim election victory

Georgia’s ties with the West face an uncertain future as all sides claim election victory


October 27, 2024
Georgia’s most powerful man claimed victory in an election on Saturday but the opposition called on the ruling party to admit defeat, setting the stage for a confrontation over the future of the South Caucasus country. Georgian Dream’s billionaire founder Bidzina Ivanishvili, the opposition, and foreign diplomats had cast the election as a watershed moment […]
At least 126 dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides in Philippines

At least 126 dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides in Philippines


October 27, 2024
The number of dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides wrought by Tropical Storm Trami in the Philippines has reached nearly 130 and the president said Saturday that many areas remained isolated with people in need of rescue. Trami blew away from the northwestern Philippines on Friday, leaving at least 85 people dead and 41 others […]
Bus crash in central Mexico kills 19 people

Bus crash in central Mexico kills 19 people


October 27, 2024
Nineteen people died and six others were injured when a bus crashed on a highway in Mexico’s central state of Zacatecas on Saturday, local authorities said. The accident occurred in the early morning hours when the bus carrying the victims collided with the back of a tractor-trailer carrying corn, which had come loose. Zacatecas Governor David […]