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UN tribunal orders ex-official to repay $58.8 million lost in bad deals while getting perks

A U.N. tribunal has ordered a former high-ranking official to repay the United Nations $58.8 million lost in deals he made with a British businessman who showered him with interest-free loans, a … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 10/9/24

In this photo provided Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, by the North Korean government, Choe Ryong Hae, the chairman of the Assembly’s Standing Committee, speaks during the Supreme People’s Assembly in Pyongyang, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea vows to block border with South Korea and build front-line defense structures

North Korea says it will permanently block its border with South Korea and build front-line defense structures to cope with “confrontational hysteria” by South Korean and U.S. forces, while not … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 10/9/24

A Ukrainian serviceman of the 126th brigade air-defense unit fires by a machine gun during the training in Kherson region, Ukraine, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Marko Ivkov)

Ukrainian drone strikes another arms depot inside Russia, officials say

The Ukrainian military says one of its drones struck an important arms depot inside Russia three weeks after another drone blasted a major Russian armory and three days after a drone smashed into a … more

By HANNA ARHIROVA | 10/9/24

FILE - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during a speech at the anniversary of the proclamation of the Philippine independence rites on Saturday, June 12, 2021, at the Provincial Capitol of Bulacan province, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, file)

Rights groups ask Filipinos to reject ex-Pres Duterte and detained preacher in upcoming elections

Human rights activists called on Filipino voters to reject former President Rodrigo Duterte and detained televangelist Apollo Quiboloy in next year’s mid-term elections, citing the criminal … more

By JIM GOMEZ | 10/9/24

Lawmakers applaud after dissolving the lower house, the more powerful of the two parliamentary chambers, during an extraordinary Diet session at the lower house of parliament, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Ishiba dissolves Japan's lower house to set up an Oct. 27 parliamentary election

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has dissolved Japan’s lower house of parliament to set up an Oct. 27 election and seek a mandate for his 9-day-old government. Ishiba took office last week as Fumio … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 10/9/24

Victoria Sámano, center, Karolina Long Tain González Rodríguez, right, and Yamileth Adriano — all trans women — serve meals at Casa Lleca, the LGBTQ+ shelter they operate in the Peralvillo neighborhood of Mexico City, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. Samano founded the shelter in 2020 in an effort to help LGBTQ+ people and sex workers who were unhoused or at risk of losing their homes. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A kitchen staffed by trans women is a refuge for Mexico City’s LGBTQ+ community

At Casa Lleca, an LGBTQ+ shelter in Mexico City, a community kitchen has emerged to provide employment opportunities to trans women and serve surrounding residents in the area. Founded during the … more

By MARIANA MARTÍNEZ BARBA | 10/9/24

Supporters take part in a ruling party rally to support presidential candidate Daniel Chapo ahead of elections, in Maputo, Mozambique, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Uqueio)

Mozambique votes for president and the ruling party could extend its 49 years in power

Mozambique will vote for a new president in an election on Wednesday that could extend the ruling party’s 49 years in power since the southern African nation gained independence from Portugal in … more

10/8/24

FILE - Undocumented Haitians detained by immigration officials stand inside a police vehicle, in Dajabon, Dominican Republic, May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

Dominican Republic starts mass deportations of Haitians and expels nearly 11,000 in a week

The Dominican Republic says it has deported or repatriated nearly 11,000 Haitians in the past week. It's fulfilling a pledge to do so weekly as neighboring Haiti scrambles to handle the influx while … more

By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA and DÁNICA COTO | 10/8/24

As Israel plots to strike Iran, its choices range from symbolic to severe

Israel has promised to retaliate for Iran’s massive missile attack last week. How it does so involves great risk, and could have broad repercussions for the archenemies, the Middle East and the … more

By JOSEF FEDERMAN | 10/8/24

Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua addresses the media, in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Oct. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

Kenya’s parliament overwhelmingly votes to impeach the country's deputy president

Kenya’s lawmakers have approved a motion to impeach the country’s deputy president, following daylong discussions and after Rigathi Gachagua appeared in parliament to defend himself against … more

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI | 10/8/24

Local Frantz Baptist shows bullet casings he collected from the streets near his home days after an armed gang attack on Pont-Sonde, Haiti, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Survivors of massacre in small Haitian town where 70 died point finger at government

Angry whispers have broken the heavy silence that fell over Pont-Sondé just days after a vicious gang attack left more than 70 dead. It marked one of Haiti’s biggest massacres in recent history. … more

By PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA and DÁNICA COTO | 10/8/24

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum addresses the Armed Forces at Campo Marte in Mexico City, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Mexico's president lays out a plan to combat cartel violence. But it looks like more of the same

Mexico’s new president has laid out a plan to combat drug cartel violence. But analysts say it looks like more of the same. President Claudia Sheinbaum plans to increase intelligence and … more

10/8/24

FILE - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on May 8, 2024. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Authorities in Belarus open new criminal probes against scores of opposition activists

Belarusian authorities say they have launched new criminal investigations against dozens of opposition activists, part of a sweeping crackdown on dissent ahead of next year’s presidential vote, in … more

By YURAS KARMANAU | 10/8/24

FILE -People line up in front of a bakery during a cease-fire in Khartoum, Sudan, May 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File)

Fast-rising cholera cases across war-torn Sudan alarm the UN

Sudan's health ministry says cholera cases in the country have increased by almost 40% across 11 of the total 18 states in less than two weeks, alarming the U.N. health officials. The overall number … more

By FATMA KHALED | 10/8/24

Matthias Miersch speaks as he is introduced as the new SPD General Secretary during a press conference at the party's headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday Oct. 8, 2024. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

German leader Scholz's party moves fast to replace an official in a key campaign post

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party has moved quickly to replace a top official who stepped down less than a year ahead of a challenging national election. It presented a well-connected left-wing … more

10/8/24

Ken McCallum, Director General of MI5, delivers the annual Director General's speech at Counter Terrorism Operations Centre in west London, Tuesday Oct. 8, 2024. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

MI5 spy chief says Russia and Iran are behind a 'staggering' rise in deadly plots

The head of MI5 says Britain is facing a staggering rise in assassination attempts backed by Russia and Iran. Ken McCallum says hostile states are increasingly recruiting criminals to carry out … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 10/8/24

FILE - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen delivers a speech during the 2024 Hsieh Nien Fan annual dinner of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

Former Taiwan leader Tsai to visit Czech Republic, other European destinations, drawing China's ire

Former Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen is to visit Czech Republic, and other European destinations, drawing China’s ire. During Tsai’s two terms, which ended in May, she came under relentless attack … more

10/8/24

Christian Brueckner, center, stands in the courtroom at Braunschweig District Court before the start of the trial, in Brunswick, Germany, Tuesday Oct. 8, 2024. (Michael Matthey/dpa via AP)

German court acquits McCann suspect of unrelated sexual offense charges

A German court has acquitted a man who is also under investigation in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann in a trial on charges of unrelated sexual offenses. The 47-year-old … more

By FANNY BRODERSEN | 10/8/24

A view of lakes caused by heavy rainfall between sand dunes in the desert town of Merzouga, near Rachidia, southeastern Morocco, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo)

Water gushes through palm trees and sand dunes after rare rain in the Sahara Desert

A rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert, nourishing some of its most drought-stricken regions with more water than many had seen … more

By SAM METZ and BABA AHMED | 10/8/24

FILE -US Secretary of State Antony Blinken poses with Czech President Peter Pavel, left, before their meeting at Prague Castle, in Prague, Czech Republic, May 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, Pool), File)

Czech government undergoes a reshuffle after a party leaves but retains a majority in Parliament

President Petr Pavel has sworn in two new ministers as part of a reshuffle of the government following the decision of junior coalition partner, the Pirates, to leave the Cabinet. Prime Minister Petr … more

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