A far-right populist shocks Romania by heading into the presidential runoff
Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania is reeling after a little-known, far-right populist secured the first round in the presidential…
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3 Uzbek nationals arrested in the killing of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi in the UAE
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates says police have arrested three Uzbek nationals for the killing of an…
Continue ReadingAn Israeli strike that killed 3 Lebanese journalists was most likely deliberate, watchdog says
BEIRUT (AP) — An international human rights group says an Israeli airstrike that killed three journalists and wounded others in Lebanon last month…
Continue ReadingThe UN chief and pope call for nations to end the use of antipersonnel land mines
Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The U.N. chief, Pope Francis and others are calling for nations to end the production and use of land…
Continue ReadingMiddle East latest: Israeli ambassador to US says Hezbollah ceasefire deal could come ‘within days’
The Israeli ambassador to Washington says a ceasefire deal to end fighting between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah militants could be reached…
Continue ReadingPhilippine showdown: President says he’ll fight vice president’s plot to have him killed
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has described a public threat by the vice president to have…
Continue ReadingIndia’s opposition protests against billionaire facing US bribery and fraud charges
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of supporters of India’s main opposition party have protested against billionaire Gautam Adani, who…
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Police fire tear gas as thousands supporting former Prime Minister Khan arrive near capital
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Authorities say police are firing tear gas canisters at supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime…
Continue Reading4 killed after a survey of a mosque sparks clashes in a northern Indian city
Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Authorities have closed schools and suspended internet services in a northern Indian city a day after four…
Continue Reading Workers at Charlotte airport, an American Airlines hub, go on strike during Thanksgiving travel week
Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — American Airlines says it doesn’t expect significant disruptions to flights this week as a result of a…
Continue ReadingRussia reportedly captures a Briton fighting for Ukraine as Russian troops advance
Russia’s military captured a British national fighting with Ukrainian troops who have occupied part of Russia’s Kursk region, according…
Continue ReadingNBC’s Mike Tirico calls Eagles-Rams game after suffering Achilles injury last Monday
AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — NFL players are done for the season whenever they suffer an Achilles injury. In the case of a football…
Continue ReadingRams once again fall flat in prime time with a chance to move into a tie atop the NFC West
AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — For the second time in three weeks, the Los Angeles Rams went into a game knowing a win would move them…
Continue ReadingSeoul court acquits South Korean opposition leader on charges of instigating perjury
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has been acquitted on charges he persuaded a witness to lie…
Continue Reading Landslide and flash floods hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island, leaving 16 dead and 6 missing
Associated Press KARO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian officials say rescuers have recovered 16 bodies under tons of mud and rocks or that were swept…
Continue ReadingThe number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti soars by 70%, UNICEF says
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A new UNICEF report has found that the number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti has surged by…
Continue ReadingDHL cargo plane crashes and skids into a house in Lithuania, killing a Spanish crew member
Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — A DHL cargo plane has crashed on approach to an airport in Lithuania’s capital and skidded into a…
Continue Reading A desert oasis outside of Dubai draws a new caravan: A family of rodents from Argentina
Associated Press AL QUDRA LAKES, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A desert oasis hidden away in the dunes in the far reaches of skyscraper-studded Dubai…
Continue ReadingLebanon’s Shiite Muslims pay high price in war between Israel and Hezbollah
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese civilians most devastated by the Israel-Hezbollah war are Shiite Muslims, and many of them believe they…
Continue ReadingNamibia may elect its first-ever female president in elections this week
Associated Press OSHAKATI, Namibia (AP) — Namibia’s Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah could become the country’s first female president if…
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