At least 13 people have been killed when a fire broke out in a nightclub in the southeastern Spanish city of Murcia. Authorities say several others were injured in the fire that started around 6 a.m. …
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10/1/23
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Jailed former Maldives President Abdulla Yameen has been transferred from prison to house arrest, fulfilling the campaign promise of his party candidate who won the presidential election runoff. …
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By MOHAMED SHARUHAN
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10/1/23
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Azerbaijan's prosecutor general says the country has issued an arrest warrant for former Nagorno-Karabakh separatist leader Arayik Harutyunyan. Harutyunyan led the breakaway region, which is …
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By AVET DEMURYAN
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10/1/23
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Britain’s new defense secretary has suggested that British military training of Ukrainian soldiers, which currently takes place in U.K. bases, could move into western Ukraine. In an interview with …
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10/1/23
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Suicide bomber detonates a device in the Turkish capital. A second assailant is killed in a shootout
Turkey’s interior affairs minister says a suicide bomber has detonated an explosive device near his ministry while a second assailant was killed in a shootout with police. Ali Yerlikaya said two …
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10/1/23
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India's devastating monsoon season is a sign of things to come, as climate and poor planning combine
The devastation of this year’s monsoon season in India has been significant, with over 400 deaths and more property damage in the Himayalan state of Himachal Pradesh in a single season than the …
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By SIBI ARASU
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10/1/23
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Rishi Sunak needs to rally his flagging Conservatives. He hopes a dash of populism will do the trick
Britain's governing Conservative Party is gathering for its annual conference. And U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a triple challenge. He has to cheer up a party that’s trailing in opinion …
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By JILL LAWLESS
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10/1/23
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Pakistani Taliban fighters have attacked a police post in eastern Punjab province, killing one officer and injuring three others, triggering an intense shootout that killed two of the attackers. …
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10/1/23
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The Afghan Embassy says it is closing in New Delhi from Sunday due to a lack of diplomatic support in India and the absence of a recognized government in Kabul. But it will continue to provide …
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By ASHOK SHARMA
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10/1/23
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The two-week Asian Games featuring 12,500 participants from 45 nations and territories have completed their first week in China. The opening ceremony in the packed 80,000-seat Olympic Sports Center …
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10/1/23
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A populist former prime minister and his leftist party have won early parliamentary elections in Slovakia, staging a political comeback after campaigning on a pro-Russian and anti-American message, …
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9/30/23
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Indonesia is preparing to launch Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, a key project under China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative. The 142.3-kilometer (88.4-mile) railway is to …
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By NINIEK KARMINI
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9/30/23
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A year has passed slowly for Devi Athok, an Indonesian man whose two teenage daughters died in a crush of fans at a soccer stadium in East Java in October 2022 after police fired tear gas, setting …
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By HENDRA PERMANA and EDNA TARIGAN
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9/30/23
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At Paris Fashion Week, Andreas Kronthaler rejuvenated Vivienne Westwood’s legacy, intertwining it with his unique style. The show, featuring eccentrics like pantomime ponchos and silk headdresses, …
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By THOMAS ADAMSON
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9/30/23
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A European governmental body has condemned the decision by Turkey’s Supreme Court to confirm the aggravated life sentence for activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala. Kavala is the founder of a …
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By CINAR KIPER
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9/30/23
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Armenia's government says an ethnic Armenian exodus has nearly emptied Nagorno-Karabakh of residents since Azerbaijan attacked and ordered the breakaway region’s militants to disarm. Armenian Prime …
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By LILIT DEMURYAN
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9/30/23
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Germany’s government has rebuked X owner Elon Musk after he criticized the recent work of migrant rescue ships that German humanitarian groups operate in the Mediterranean Sea. Musk late Friday …
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9/30/23
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Death toll from Pakistan bombing rises to 54 as suspicion falls on local Islamic State group chapter
The death toll from a bombing in southwestern Pakistan as people celebrated the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday has risen to 54 after two wounded patients died in hospitals overnight. A suspected …
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By ABDUL SATTAR
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9/30/23
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has released an address marking the one-year anniversary of Moscow’s unilateral annexation of four Ukrainian regions. He claimed that residents of the Donetsk, …
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By SUSIE BLANN
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9/30/23
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Voters in Slovakia are casting ballots in an early parliamentary election that pits a populist former prime minister who campaigned on a pro-Russia and anti-American message against a liberal, …
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9/30/23
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