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Hamas brutality on Oct 7 'can never justify' the 'humanitarian...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council that the "brutality" and "sexual violence" of the October...

Hong Kong to cull 900 pigs in wake of deadly swine fever...

Hong Kong authorities have ordered more than 900 pigs to be culled after the presence of the deadly African swine fever (ASF) was...

OPEC opposes COP28's consideration of ending the use of...

COP28 considers end to fossil fuels as OPEC opposes move

US bans imports due to Uyghur forced labor from three more...

US bars imports from 3 more Chinese companies over Uyghur forced labor

Congressional report calls for end to 'hemorrhaging' of...

A new congressional report calls for a swift response to the flow of sophisticated U.S. technology to China. This "hemorrhaging" poses...

Mexico officials face backlash as resources poured into...

The Mexican government is allocating significant resources to investigate what officials say are "fake" missing persons cases for...

Beijing denounces Biden administration's battery proposal

China said that the Biden administration's plan to restrict tax credits for electric vehicles if the batteries have Chinese-made content...

Netanyahu says IDF encircling Hamas Gaza leader's house

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his forces have encircled the home of Hamas’ Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar inside the Gaza...

Protest by Polish truckers holding up military aid, supplies...

A protest by truckers in Poland has led to a backup of military aid and supplies to Ukraine's armed forces. The protesters want to...

Former drug kingpins provided 'unparalleled assistance'...

Two informants, who once ran a multi-billion-dollar narcotics distribution network in the United States, were instrumental in building...

Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano erupts, killing at least...

Rescuers are scouring Mount Marapi in Indonesia for a missing climber after a volcanic eruption over the weekend killed at least 22...

German man arrested after allegedly forming armed group...

A 39-year-old German man has been arrested in Portugal for allegedly forming an armed group named "Paladin" in early 2021 to oppose...

6 detained in Belgium and the Netherlands over suspected...

Six people have been apprehended in Belgium and the Netherlands as part of an investigation into the alleged export of "sensitive"...

Israel vows to hunt Hamas anywhere – security chief

The Israeli security services plan to hunt down and “eliminate” Hamas members around the world, Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar has said

North Korea warns war ‘a matter of time’

North Korea has warned that war appears inevitable on the Korean Peninsula following the scrapping of a military reduction agreement

EU state reports ‘highly pathogenic’ bird flu outbreak

The World Organisation for Animal Health has reported an outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu on a poultry farm in northwest Belgium

NATO state’s president vetoes arms shipment to Ukraine

A deal between Sofia and Kiev on an armored personnel carrier delivery to Ukraine was blocked by Bulgarian President Rumen Radev

'Foreign terrorists' believed responsible for deadly church...

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says foreign terrorists are responsible for deadly explosion during a mass in the country's...

'Climate change is also a religious problem': Pope Francis...

During the COP-28 summit in Dubai, Pope Francis stressed the importance of climate change being religious leaders responsibility.

Reporter's Notebook: Two months in hell; covering the Mideast...

The war began with the Hamas terrorist attack on Oct. 7 that killed 1,200 in Israel, and saw 240 taken hostage. The fighting continues...