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Top Zelenskyy staffer resigns as investigation of Ukraine corruption intensifies
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's all-powerful chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, resigned Friday as a high-profile anti-corruption investigation widened.
One of world's longest serving democratic leaders loses election
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is preparing to welcome a new prime minister for the first time in 24 years after preliminary election results show that Godwin Friday of the New Democratic Party beat Ralph Gonsalves of the Unity Labor Party
Pope joins patriarchs from East and West at historic Christian site in Turkey to pray for unity
Pope Leo XIV joined Eastern and Western patriarchs and priests Friday in commemorating an important anniversary in Christian history, gathering at the site in Turkey of an unprecedented A.D. 325 meeting of bishops to pray that Christians might once again be united.
Israeli forces kill at least 13 people in southern Syria raid, officials and residents say
Israeli forces raided a Syrian village and opened fire when they were confronted by residents on Friday, killing at least 13 people, Syrian officials said, in the deadliest Israeli attack since its troops seized a swath of southern Syria a year ago.
Russia outlaws Human Rights Watch as crackdown on dissent continues
The Russian authorities have outlawed Human Rights Watch as an “undesirable organization,” making all involvement with the group a criminal offense
Guinea-Bissau soldiers appoint ally of deposed president as prime minister
Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau on Friday appointed a close ally of the deposed president as prime minister, after seizing power following disputed national elections earlier this week.
Death toll from floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra rises to 174
Rescuers are hampered by damaged bridges and roads and a lack of heavy equipment after flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island that killed at least 82 people
Pope Leo XIV travels to historic Christian site in Turkey to pray for unity
Pope Leo XIV is heading to join Orthodox patriarchs in commemorating an important moment in Christian history
Hungary's Orbán seeks more Russian oil and gas at Kremlin talks with Putin
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has met Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks at the Kremlin
Ukrainian man suspected of Nord Stream pipeline blasts placed in custody in Germany
German authorities have placed a Ukrainian man in custody who is suspected of damaging the Nord Stream pipelines over three years ago
Bear attacks man in public toilet in Japan
Incident north of Tokyo comes after a record 13 deaths from bear attacks in Japan since the start of AprilA man has been attacked by a bear in a public toilet in Japan, local media reported on Friday – the latest in a record-breaking wave of attacks this autumn, including those in populated areas.The victim, a 69-year-old security guard, told police he had noticed the bear, which was 1-1.5 metres long, peering inside as he was about to leave the building in Gunma prefecture, north of Tokyo, in the early hours of Friday, Kyodo news agency and broadcaster NHK reported. Continue reading...
Death toll from floods in Thailand reaches 145
The death toll from flooding in southern Thailand has reached at least 145, according to officials
