Today: September 19, 2024
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Americas|News|World

Venezuela summons diplomats in escalating row with Spain

The Venezuelan government has recalled its ambassador to Spain for consultations and summoned the Spanish ambassador to appear at the foreign ministry, escalating diplomatic

Venezuela summons diplomats in escalating row with Spain
Americas|World

Worsening Sinaloa Cartel war paralyzes life in Mexican city

Authorities in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa on Thursday canceled national day celebrations and shut schools on the back of escalating violence

Worsening Sinaloa Cartel war paralyzes life in Mexican city
Asia|News|Political|World

North Korea gives a glimpse of a secretive uranium-enrichment facility as Kim pushes for more nukes

North Korea has offered a rare glimpse into a secretive facility to produce weapons-grade uranium as it says leader Kim Jong Un visited the area and called for stronger efforts to increase its number of nuclear weapons

North Korea gives a glimpse of a secretive uranium-enrichment facility as Kim pushes for more nukes
Finance|News|Political|World

Nearly $6 billion in funding for Ukraine will expire if Congress doesn't act by the end of the month

U.S. officials say nearly $6 billion in funding for aid to Ukraine will expire at the end of the month unless Congress acts to extend the Pentagon’s authority to send weapons from its stockpile to Kyiv

Nearly $6 billion in funding for Ukraine will expire if Congress doesn't act by the end of the month
News|Political|World

Russia will be ‘at war’ with NATO if Ukraine long-range missile restrictions lifted, Putin warns

Russia will be ‘at war’ with NATO if Ukraine long-range missile restrictions lifted, Putin warns

Russia will be ‘at war’ with NATO if Ukraine long-range missile restrictions lifted, Putin warns
Africa|News|World

US backs 2 permanent seats for African nations on the UN Security Council

The United States says it will support the addition of two new permanent seats on the powerful U.N. Security Council for African nations

US backs 2 permanent seats for African nations on the UN Security Council
News|Science|Technology|World

North Korea shows first photos of banned uranium enrichment site

North Korea for the first time showed images on Friday of the centrifuges that produce fuel for its nuclear bombs, as leader Kim Jong Un visited a uranium

North Korea shows first photos of banned uranium enrichment site
Americas|News|World

Brazil officially welcomes return of sacred Indigenous cloak from Denmark

Brazil formally received on Thursday the return from Denmark of an Indigenous cloak made with 4,000 red feathers of the scarlet ibis bird, a sacred mantle that was taken by

Brazil officially welcomes return of sacred Indigenous cloak from Denmark
Asia|Crime|News|World

Former CIA officer who spied for China sentenced to a decade in prison

Former CIA officer who spied for China sentenced to a decade in prison

Former CIA officer who spied for China sentenced to a decade in prison
Environment|News|World

Los Angeles wildfires slow, still threaten suburbs

Wildfires that have burned dozens of mountain homes near Los Angeles slowed on Thursday with cooler temperatures but authorities warned the blazes still threatened suburbs.

Los Angeles wildfires slow, still threaten suburbs
Americas|News|Opinion|Political|World

Fear and frustration in Ohio city as political debate seizes on growing Haitian population

Fear and frustration in Ohio city as political debate seizes on growing Haitian population

Fear and frustration in Ohio city as political debate seizes on growing Haitian population
Environment|News|World

A continent ablaze: South America surpasses record for fires

South America is being ravaged by fire from Brazil's Amazon rainforest through the world's largest wetlands to dry forests in Bolivia,

A continent ablaze: South America surpasses record for fires
MidEast|News|World

US shifts one of two aircraft carriers away from Middle East

One of two U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups deployed to the Middle East in part to deter Iran from carrying out a threatened attack against Israel has departed the region,

US shifts one of two aircraft carriers away from Middle East
Economy|News|World

US House clears a largely bipartisan package of bills to counter China

The U.S. House this week approved a sweeping package of bills to counter China’s influence

US House clears a largely bipartisan package of bills to counter China
News|World

Turkey seeks international arrest warrants over citizen killed in West Bank

Turkey has opened an investigation into the death of a Turkish-American activist believed to have been shot by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank and will request

Turkey seeks international arrest warrants over citizen killed in West Bank
Americas|News|World

Peru declares 3 days of national mourning for former President Alberto Fujimori

Peru’s government has declared three days of national mourning over the death of former President Alberto Fujimori

Peru declares 3 days of national mourning for former President Alberto Fujimori
Americas|Business|Election|News|World

Arizona's battle over crucial copper mine poised to sway US election

Native American opposition to Rio Tinto and BHP's Resolution Copper mine could prove crucial for the 2024 U.S. presidential vote in the battleground state of Arizona,

Arizona's battle over crucial copper mine poised to sway US election
Africa|Health|News|World

Africa CDC confident it can raise $600 million for mpox response

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is able to raise $600 million to fight a surging mpox outbreak on the continent, the agency's head said on Thursday

Africa CDC confident it can raise $600 million for mpox response
Asia|News|World

Key takeaways from AP's examination of South Korea's split views on North Korea's nuclear threats

The Associated Press interviewed and photographed dozens of South Koreans for a detailed look at the nation’s stark division over North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s headlong pursuit of nuclear-tipped missiles targeting the South and its major ally and protector, the United States

Key takeaways from AP's examination of South Korea's split views on North Korea's nuclear threats
Europe|News|World

Ukraine's Zelenskiy and ICC's Khan discussed how to implement arrest warrants for Russian officials

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that he and International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan had discussed how to ensure that arrest warrants for Russian officials

Ukraine's Zelenskiy and ICC's Khan discussed how to implement arrest warrants for Russian officials
News|World

Senior US House Republican calls for talks with Democrats as shutdown looms

A senior U.S.

Senior US House Republican calls for talks with Democrats as shutdown looms
Crime|News|World

Black rights activists convicted of conspiracy, not guilty of acting as Russian agents

Four Black rights activists have been convicted in Florida federal court of conspiring to act as unregistered Russian agents

Black rights activists convicted of conspiracy, not guilty of acting as Russian agents
Africa|Health|World

Morocco reports first Mpox case

Morocco on Thursday confirmed its first Mpox case in a man in Marrakech, the health ministry said.

Morocco reports first Mpox case
Americas|News|World

An ER nurse says it was 'second nature' to rescue a man trapped in hurricane floodwaters

A man whose pickup truck got trapped in rushing floodwaters unleashed by rains from Hurricane Francine was saved by a Good Samaritan who also happened to be an emergency room nurse

An ER nurse says it was 'second nature' to rescue a man trapped in hurricane floodwaters
Americas|Asia|Australia|News|World

Biden to host 'Quad' leaders from Australia, India and Japan in his Delaware hometown

President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Australia, India and Japan next weekend in his Wilmington, Delaware, hometown, the White House announced, as he looks to burnish his legacy before leaving office in January

Biden to host 'Quad' leaders from Australia, India and Japan in his Delaware hometown

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