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The world's rivers faced the driest year in three decades in 2023, the UN weather agency says
Read full article: The world's rivers faced the driest year in three decades in 2023, the UN weather agency saysThe U.N. weather agency is reporting that 2023 was the driest year in more than three decades for the world’s rivers, as the record-hot year underpinned the drying up of water flows and contributed to prolonged droughts in many places.
Senior member of Myanmar's former ruling party dies while serving prison sentence
Read full article: Senior member of Myanmar's former ruling party dies while serving prison sentenceZaw Myint Maung, a senior member of Myanmar’s former ruling party arrested during the 2021 military takeover, has died.
Nobel Prize in medicine honors American duo for their discovery of microRNA
Read full article: Nobel Prize in medicine honors American duo for their discovery of microRNAThe Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated.
Mozambique headed for crucial elections amid jihadist insurgency and drought-induced hunger
Read full article: Mozambique headed for crucial elections amid jihadist insurgency and drought-induced hungerMozambicans will vote this week for a new president who many hope will bring peace to an oil- and gas-rich northern province that has been ravaged by a jihadist insurgency for nearly seven years.
A Pakistani separatist group claims bombing that killed 2 Chinese near Karachi airport
Read full article: A Pakistani separatist group claims bombing that killed 2 Chinese near Karachi airportA Pakistani separatist group has claimed responsibility for a late night bombing that targeted a convoy with Chinese nationals outside Karachi's airport, killing two workers from China and wounding eight people.
Middle East latest: Palestinian militants in Gaza fire rockets into Israel as mourners mark Oct 7
Read full article: Middle East latest: Palestinian militants in Gaza fire rockets into Israel as mourners mark Oct 7Palestinian militants in Gaza have fired a barrage of rockets into Israel as mourners marked the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack.
South Korean woman sues government and adoption agency after her kidnapped daughter was sent abroad
Read full article: South Korean woman sues government and adoption agency after her kidnapped daughter was sent abroadA 70-year-old South Korean woman on Monday sued her government, an adoption agency, and an orphanage over the adoption of her daughter, who was sent to the United States in 1976, months after she was kidnapped at age four.
US spends a record $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since last Oct. 7
Read full article: US spends a record $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since last Oct. 7The United States has spent a record of at least $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since the war in Gaza began and led to escalating conflict around the Middle East.
Israelis, scarred and battling on multiple fronts, mark a year since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack
Read full article: Israelis, scarred and battling on multiple fronts, mark a year since Hamas' Oct. 7 attackIsraelis are holding vigils and somber ceremonies to mark a year since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack, the deadliest in the country’s history, an attack that sparked the war in Gaza and scarred Israelis indelibly.
Samoa warns of 'highly probable' fuel spill after New Zealand navy ship caught fire and sank
Read full article: Samoa warns of 'highly probable' fuel spill after New Zealand navy ship caught fire and sankSamoa's acting prime minister says a fuel spill is “highly probable” after a New Zealand navy ship grounded, caught fire and sank off the coast of the Pacific island nation.
An explosion outside the Karachi, Pakistan, airport kills 2 workers from China and injures others
Read full article: An explosion outside the Karachi, Pakistan, airport kills 2 workers from China and injures othersOfficials say a massive explosion outside Pakistan's Karachi Airport has killed two workers from China and injured several others.
Over 6,000 people in Haiti leave their homes after gang attack killed dozens
Read full article: Over 6,000 people in Haiti leave their homes after gang attack killed dozensThe U.N.'s migration agency says nearly 6,300 people have fled their homes in the aftermath of an attack in central Haiti by heavily armed gang members that killed at least 70 people.
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli crowds rally across the world on the eve of Oct. 7 anniversary
Read full article: Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli crowds rally across the world on the eve of Oct. 7 anniversaryCrowds are taking part in pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protests and memorial events across the world on the eve of the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel.
Sao Paulo mayor's race heads to a runoff without a controversial outsider in Brazil's elections
Read full article: Sao Paulo mayor's race heads to a runoff without a controversial outsider in Brazil's electionsThe mayor's race in Sao Paulo is heading to a runoff, while Rio de Janeiro incumbent mayor was reelected in the first round of Brazil's local elections.
Tunisia's President Saied is poised to win a second term after cracking down on the opposition
Read full article: Tunisia's President Saied is poised to win a second term after cracking down on the oppositionTunisia’s incumbent president says he will wait for official results before declaring victory while acknowledging exit polls showing him winning by a landslide.
Lebanese worldwide fear for their homeland and loved ones as violence escalates
Read full article: Lebanese worldwide fear for their homeland and loved ones as violence escalatesFor generations, many people in Lebanon have wrestled with whether to leave to seek better opportunities or escape various times of tumult.
A year into the Israel-Hamas war, students say a chill on free speech has reached college classrooms
Read full article: A year into the Israel-Hamas war, students say a chill on free speech has reached college classroomsCampuses across the U.S. have been calmer in the wake of last spring’s protests, yet many are mired in a lingering unease.
North Korea and China mark their 75th anniversary of ties as outsiders question their relationship
Read full article: North Korea and China mark their 75th anniversary of ties as outsiders question their relationshipThe leaders of North Korea and China have marked the 75th anniversary of their diplomatic relations by exchanging messages that expressed hopes for stronger ties, as outsiders raised questions about their relationship.
South Korean leader says North Korea wants US attention by showing off nuclear might
Read full article: South Korean leader says North Korea wants US attention by showing off nuclear mightSouth Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol says North Korea’s recent disclosure of a nuclear facility was likely an attempt to grab U.S. attention ahead of the presidential election.
Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow outbreaks
Read full article: Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow outbreaksCongolese authorities have started vaccinations against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several other African countries and beyond was declared a global emergency.
Thousands join pro-Palestinian rallies around the globe as Oct. 7 anniversary nears
Read full article: Thousands join pro-Palestinian rallies around the globe as Oct. 7 anniversary nearsPolice used tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent demonstrators in Rome as tens of thousands pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets in European cities and around the globe, calling for a cease-fire as the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel approached.
Israel expands its bombardment in Lebanon as thousands flee widening war
Read full article: Israel expands its bombardment in Lebanon as thousands flee widening warPowerful new explosions have rocked Beirut’s southern suburbs around midnight as Israel expands its bombardment of the Hezbollah and Hamas militant groups in Lebanon.
Rescue teams search for missing after floods, landslides kill at least 16 in Bosnia
Read full article: Rescue teams search for missing after floods, landslides kill at least 16 in BosniaRescue teams on Saturday were searching for those still missing after flash floods and landslides hit parts of Bosnia, killing at least 16 people and injuring scores more.
Militants kill 6 Pakistani soldiers in a shootout
Read full article: Militants kill 6 Pakistani soldiers in a shootoutPakistan's army says militants killed six soldiers in a shootout in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan where armed groups including the Pakistani Taliban are active.
US launches airstrikes by fighter jets and ships on Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels
Read full article: US launches airstrikes by fighter jets and ships on Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebelsU.S. officials say the U.S. military struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen, going after weapons systems, bases and other equipment belonging to the Iranian-backed rebels.
Mexico’s new president promises to resume fight against climate change
Read full article: Mexico’s new president promises to resume fight against climate changeIn her first days as Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum made a point of distancing herself from the fossil fuel reliance promoted by her predecessor, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, and vowed to resume an energy transition that he halted.
Relatives say a whole family was killed in Israel's deadliest West Bank strike since Oct. 7
Read full article: Relatives say a whole family was killed in Israel's deadliest West Bank strike since Oct. 7Relatives say an Israeli airstrike on a West Bank cafe that the military said targeted Palestinian militants also killed a family of four, including two young children.
Two London police officers reinstated over stop and search of Black athletes
Read full article: Two London police officers reinstated over stop and search of Black athletesTwo former London police officers have been handed their jobs back and will receive back pay after winning an appeal against a ruling that said they had lied over a stop and search of two Black athletes.
Clashes in Kenya as people discuss the deputy president's impeachment motion
Read full article: Clashes in Kenya as people discuss the deputy president's impeachment motionSupporters and opponents of Kenya’s deputy president have clashed at public forums over an impeachment motion against him, which was introduced in parliament by the ruling alliance this week.
Rainstorms and heavy floods hit large parts of Bosnia, killing at least 16 people
Read full article: Rainstorms and heavy floods hit large parts of Bosnia, killing at least 16 peopleSevere rainstorms have struck Bosnia overnight, killing at least 16 people and flooding several towns and villages in central and southern parts of the country.
The Nobel Prizes will be announced against a backdrop of wars, famine and artificial intelligence
Read full article: The Nobel Prizes will be announced against a backdrop of wars, famine and artificial intelligenceWars, a refugee crisis, famine, and artificial intelligence could all be recognized with Nobel Prizes.
Japan's new leader expresses regret for governing party slush fund scandal, vows stronger defense
Read full article: Japan's new leader expresses regret for governing party slush fund scandal, vows stronger defenseNew Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has opened his first policy speech in office by expressing deep regrets over the governing party’s slush funds scandal that dogged his predecessor.
Tunisia votes Sunday in its third presidential election since the Arab Spring
Read full article: Tunisia votes Sunday in its third presidential election since the Arab SpringTunisia's President Kais Saied faces few obstacles to winning another term in the country's presidential election Sunday.
Peru celebrates 2 decades of a fast-growing breed of guinea pigs eaten as a delicacy
Read full article: Peru celebrates 2 decades of a fast-growing breed of guinea pigs eaten as a delicacyPeru is celebrating two decades since the creation of a genetically modified breed of guinea pig, a rodent whose meat has formed a part of the diet of people in the Andean nation for thousands of years.
UN peacekeepers stay on Lebanon's border despite Israeli ground incursion
Read full article: UN peacekeepers stay on Lebanon's border despite Israeli ground incursionThe United Nations peacekeeping chief says U.N. peacekeepers are staying in their positions on Lebanon’s southern border despite Israel’s request to vacate some areas before it launched its ground operation.
North Korea's Kim threatens to destroy South Korea with nuclear strikes if provoked
Read full article: North Korea's Kim threatens to destroy South Korea with nuclear strikes if provokedNorth Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has threatened to use nuclear weapons and destroy South Korea permanently if provoked.
G20 environment ministers back funding for forest conservation
Read full article: G20 environment ministers back funding for forest conservationEnvironment ministers of the Group of 20 nations agreed Thursday to support the creation of funding sources for ecosystem services, acknowledging Brazil’s proposal to establish a trust fund for forest conservation.
South Africa's top court will decide if impeachment proceedings against the president can be revived
Read full article: South Africa's top court will decide if impeachment proceedings against the president can be revivedSouth Africa’s Constitutional Court says it will hear a case next month brought by two opposition parties to revive impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa.
6 migrants from Egypt, Peru and Honduras die near Guatemalan border after Mexican soldiers open fire
Read full article: 6 migrants from Egypt, Peru and Honduras die near Guatemalan border after Mexican soldiers open fireMexican army troops opened fire on a truck carrying migrants from a half dozen countries, and six migrants from Egypt, Peru and Honduras died in an event that President Claudia Sheinbaum called “deplorable.”.
Italian family believes painting found in a dump in 1960s is a Picasso and seeks authentication
Read full article: Italian family believes painting found in a dump in 1960s is a Picasso and seeks authenticationAn Italian family hopes to prove definitively that a painting discarded from a villa on Capri more than 60 years ago is a Picasso.
Dozens of migrants still missing off Djibouti's coast after smugglers forced them out of boats
Read full article: Dozens of migrants still missing off Djibouti's coast after smugglers forced them out of boatsRescuers are searching for dozens of migrants from Africa still missing after smugglers apparently forced them out of two boats in the Red Sea off the coast of Djibouti earlier this week.
Belarus opposition urges immediate release of over 200 political prisoners in dire state
Read full article: Belarus opposition urges immediate release of over 200 political prisoners in dire stateBelarusian opposition leader in exile Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Thursday said 224 political prisoners in Belarus must be urgently released.
In time for Oct. 7 anniversary, a new film documents Hamas' attack on Israel music festival
Read full article: In time for Oct. 7 anniversary, a new film documents Hamas' attack on Israel music festivalA new documentary captures the horror of the Hamas attack on a music festival in Israel, in time for the first anniversary of the event.
Victor Perahia, Holocaust survivor and president of French Union of Auschwitz Deportees, dies at 91
Read full article: Victor Perahia, Holocaust survivor and president of French Union of Auschwitz Deportees, dies at 91French Union of Auschwitz Deportees president and Holocaust survivor Victor Perahia has died.
At least 78 people died when a boat with 278 on board capsized in eastern Congo, official says
Read full article: At least 78 people died when a boat with 278 on board capsized in eastern Congo, official saysA Congolese governor says at least 78 people have died when an overcrowded boat with 278 passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo.
UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US base on Diego Garcia stays
Read full article: UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US base on Diego Garcia staysThe U.K. has agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal to secure the future of a strategically important U.K.-U.S. military base at Diego Garcia.
Israeli military says it killed a senior Hamas leader in a Gaza strike earlier this year
Read full article: Israeli military says it killed a senior Hamas leader in a Gaza strike earlier this yearThe Israeli military has warned people to evacuate a city and other communities in southern Lebanon that are north of a U.N.-declared buffer zone.
New NATO chief Mark Rutte visits Ukraine in his first trip since taking office
Read full article: New NATO chief Mark Rutte visits Ukraine in his first trip since taking officeNew NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has visited Ukraine in his first official trip since taking office and pledging continued support for Kyiv.
Georgian parliament speaker signs anti-LGBTQ law after president refuses to sign it
Read full article: Georgian parliament speaker signs anti-LGBTQ law after president refuses to sign itThe speaker of the Georgian parliament has signed into a law a bill that severely curtails LGBTQ+ rights in the country and mirrors legislation adopted in neighboring Russia.
Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 9 dead as typhoon batters island's south
Read full article: Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 9 dead as typhoon batters island's southAuthorities report at least nine people have died in a fire at a hospital in the island's south that is being battered by a typhoon.