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Powerful 6.3 quake kills at least 20 in Afghanistan, hundreds injured

Powerful 6.3 quake kills at least 20 in...

Kabul [Afghanistan], November 5: A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif early on...

U.S. watchdog departs as FHFA faces political scrutiny

U.S. watchdog departs as FHFA faces political scrutiny

New York [US], November 5: The internal watchdog for the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency is being removed from his...

Dozens killed, army helicopter downed as Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Philippines

Dozens killed, army helicopter downed as Typhoon Kalmaegi...

Manila [Philippines], November 5: The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines hit 46 on Tuesday, officials said, including...

Not enough tents, food reaching Gaza as winter comes, aid agencies say

Not enough tents, food reaching Gaza as winter...

Gaza [Palestine], November 5: Far too little aid is reaching Gaza nearly four weeks after a ceasefire, humanitarian agencies said...

Trump calls Jewish supporters of New York's Mamdani 'stupid'

Trump calls Jewish supporters of New York's Mamdani...

Washington [New York], November 5: Donald Trump said on Tuesday any Jewish person who votes for New York mayoral candidate...

Shutdown could close some US airspace, airline stocks fall

Shutdown could close some US airspace, airline stocks...

Washington [New York], November 5: U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Tuesday he could be forced to close some...

Typhoon Kalmaegi: Winds and rain lash central Philippines

Typhoon Kalmaegi: Winds and rain lash central Philippines

Manila [Philippines], November 5: Typhoon Kalmaegi brought torrential rain and strong winds as it hurtled into central Philippines on Tuesday...

Trump tells military to prepare for 'action' against Islamist militants in Nigeria

Trump tells military to prepare for 'action' against...

Washington [US], November 4: US President Donald Trump has ordered the military to prepare for action in Nigeria to tackle...

Fire at shop in Mexico kills 23

Fire at shop in Mexico kills 23

Mexico City [Mexico], November 4: A fire that broke out at discount shop in Mexico has killed at least 23...

Hurricane Melissa death toll rises to 28 in Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa death toll rises to 28 in...

Kingston [Jamaica], November 4: The number of people killed in Jamaica as a result of Hurricane Melissa has risen to...

Supreme Court cannot stop all of Trump's tariffs. Deal with it, officials say

Supreme Court cannot stop all of Trump's tariffs....

Washington [US], November 4:U.S. factory equipment maker OTC Industrial Technologies has long used low-cost countries to supply components - first...

Rescue under way after medieval tower partially collapses in Rome

Rescue under way after medieval tower partially collapses...

Rome [Italy], November 4: Part of a medieval tower in the heart of Rome has collapsed, trapping one worker and...

Ukraine receives Patriot systems to bolster air defences against Russia

Ukraine receives Patriot systems to bolster air defences...

Kiev [Ukraine], November 4: President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine has received more United States-made Patriot air defence systems to help...

Maduro's days are numbered: Trump

Maduro's days are numbered: Trump

Washington [US], November 4: President Donald Trump has sent mixed signals over the potential for a United States military intervention...

Latvian leader vetoes effort to exit women's rights treaty

Latvian leader vetoes effort to exit women's rights...

Riga [Latvia], November 4: Following protests against Latvia's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention on protecting women against violence, President Edgars...

US not planning any nuclear explosions, says Energy Secretary Wright

US not planning any nuclear explosions, says Energy...

Washington [US], November 4: The nuclear weapons testing ordered by US President Donald Trump will not involve any nuclear explosions,...

Haiti declares three days of national mourning after Hurricane Melissa

Haiti declares three days of national mourning after...

Mexico City [Mexico], November 4: Haiti's government on Sunday declared three days of national mourning starting Monday following Hurricane Melissa,...

Leader of Spain's Valencia region steps down one year after major floods

Leader of Spain's Valencia region steps down one...

Madrid [Spain], November 4: Just over a year after deadly storms and flooding in the Spanish city of Valencia, regional...

Hamas hands over remains of three captives, Israel returns 45 bodies

Hamas hands over remains of three captives, Israel...

Gaza [Palestine], November 4: Hamas has handed over the bodies of three more captives after a "complex search operation" in...

Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Kalmaegi approaches Philippines

Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Kalmaegi approaches Philippines

Manila [Philippines], November 4: Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate from coastal areas in the eastern Philippines before...

Iran 'not in hurry' to start N-talks with US

Iran 'not in hurry' to start N-talks with...

Tehran [Iran], November 4: Iran is "not in a hurry" to resume talks with the United States over its nuclear...

Turkiye, Muslim allies call for permanent ceasefire in Gaza

Turkiye, Muslim allies call for permanent ceasefire in...

Istanbul [Turkiye], November 4: A group of influential Muslim-majority states on Monday called on Israel and Hamas to observe the...

Vietnam floods kill 37

Vietnam floods kill 37

Hanoi [Vietnam], November 4: Torrential rains over the past week have triggered severe flooding in central Vietnam, killing at least...

World court investigates possible war crimes in Sudan's El Fasher

World court investigates possible war crimes in Sudan's...

Amsterdam [Netherlands], November 4: Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have announced an investigation into possible war crimes committed...

At least 27 dead as earthquake rocks northern Afghanistan

At least 27 dead as earthquake rocks northern...

Islamabad [Pakistan], November 4: At least 27 people have died in Afghanistan after a powerful earthquake struck the northern provinces...

Ukrainian children among victims of deadly Russian missile attacks

Ukrainian children among victims of deadly Russian missile...

Kiev [Ukraine], November 3: Ukraine says its forces destroyed three key fuel lines near the Ramensky district.

Colombia's ELN rebels face US drug threats amid push for peace talks

Colombia's ELN rebels face US drug threats amid...

Bogota [Colombia], November 3: The US focus on drugs and neighbouring Venezuela has brought an international dimension to what was...