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At least 11 dead in the French territory of Mayotte as Cyclone Chido causes devastating damage

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - At least 11 people have died after Cyclone Chido caused devastating damage in the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, France's Interior Ministry said Sunday...

Dec 15, 2024

At least 11 dead in the French territory of Mayotte as Cyclone Chido causes devastating damage

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - At least 11 people have died after Cyclone Chido caused devastating damage in the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, France's Interior Ministry said Sunday...

Dec 15, 2024

South Korea’s opposition chief urges top court to act swiftly on impeachment

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's opposition leader on Sunday urged the Constitutional Court to rule swiftly on a bid to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, a day after parliament voted ...

Dec 14, 2024

South Korea’s opposition chief urges top court to act swiftly on impeachment

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's opposition leader urged the Constitutional Court to rule swiftly on a bid to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, the day after parliament voted to impea...

Dec 14, 2024

US officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Blinken says

AQABA, Jordan (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that spearheaded the overthrow of President Ba...

Dec 14, 2024

US officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Blinken says

AQABA, Jordan (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that spearheaded the overthrow of President Ba...

Dec 14, 2024

Ex-soccer player Kavelashvili becomes Georgia's president in a blow to its EU aspirations

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili became president of Georgia on Saturday, as the ruling party tightened its grip in what the opposition calls a blow to the country's E...

Dec 14, 2024

South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law order

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's parliament has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration this month. The National Assembly passed the motion in a 20...

Dec 14, 2024

Turkey to reopen its embassy in Syria for the first time since 2012 in wake of Assad's fall

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says that Turkey's Embassy in Syria's capital of Damascus will reopen on Saturday, for the first time since 2012. In an interview with Turkey...

Dec 13, 2024

Texas' abortion pill lawsuit against New York doctor marks new challenge to interstate telemedicine

Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, launching one of the first challenges in the U.S. to shield laws that Democrat-controlled states passed to prote...

Dec 13, 2024