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<p>Kim Jong-un inspects soldiers at an undisclosed location earlier this year </p>
Europe

Putin’s use of North Korean troops reeks of desperation

Former diplomats tell Tom Watling that Vladimir Putin’s deepening ties with North Korea risks damaging relations with China

<p>Pictures of the scene show destroyed cars marked with ‘Press’</p>
Middle East

Israel strike kills 38 in Khan Younis as 3 journalists dead in Lebanon

<p>Ms Mohammadi has led protests against the compulsory use of the hijab in Iran </p>
Middle East

Iran jails Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammadi for an extra six months

<p>Viktor Orban compared the EU to the Soviet Union in his comments </p>
Europe

Hungary’s Orban makes wild claim EU plotted to oust Polish government

Just in

<p>Delhi covered in smog after Diwali celebrations </p>
India

Delhi’s air quality worsens as people defy ban on Diwali fireworks

<p>File. An elephant inside the Mudumalai National Park in Tamil Nadu, India</p>
India

Almost entire herd of elephants killed in India – and nobody knows why

<p>An undated photo compares the size of a glass tube cap and two Bronze Age kefir cheese samples unearthed from a tomb site in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region</p>
SPONSORED

Study casts new light on origins of dairy fermentation

<p>Viking Yidun, the first Chinese-flagged luxury cruise ship, docks in Shanghai in September</p>
SPONSORED

Cruises, visa-free entries boost tours to China

<p>Farmers harvest vegetables at a field irrigated through the Bingjian area project in Yuanmou, Yunnan province</p>
SPONSORED

Project gives farmers stable water supply

<p>Chinese opera actors, accompanied by a British orchestra, perform the symphony poetry drama ‘Ein Heldenleben: Cai Lun’ in London in October</p>
SPONSORED

London gets Peking Opera with a twist

<p>A scene from ‘Disco Dancing Version of Your Shining Knight’</p>
SPONSORED

Ancient, modern elements in harmony for new generation

<p>The balance challenge: who will triumph?</p>
SPONSORED

Robot vs human balance challenge

<p>A man stands near damaged vehicles following heavy rains that caused floods, in Paiporta, near Valencia</p>
Europe

‘This town is a cemetery’: Spanish flood victim reveals devastation

Europe

‘This town is a cemetery’: Spanish flood victim reveals devastation

<p>A man stands near damaged vehicles following heavy rains that caused floods, in Paiporta, near Valencia</p>
<p>France’s minister of the interior Bruno Retailleau speaks with the media on 31 October </p>
Europe

Teenager shot in the head in mass brawl in western France

RUSIA-COREA DEL NORTE
LiveEurope

North Korea to back Putin as thousands join up with Russia, US say

<p>Members of the fire brigade search cars after devastating floods in Valencia, Spain. </p>
LiveEurope

Deaths soar over 200 in Valencia amid fresh fears of flooding -latest

<p>‘The Flood’ adorns the vault of the Sistine Chapel – now clues have been spotted of a woman helping signal the inevitability of death, experts have said </p>
Europe

Michelangelo’s The Flood painting may depict woman with breast cancer

<p>‘The Flood’ adorns the vault of the Sistine Chapel – now clues have been spotted of a woman helping signal the inevitability of death, experts have said </p>
Europe

Michelangelo’s The Flood painting may depict woman with breast cancer

<p>Man stands among cars piled up by the floods in Valencia, Spain</p>
Europe

Why were Spain’s ‘catastrophic’ floods so deadly? Everything we know

Serbia Belarus Crackdown
Europe

A dissident film director from Belarus is released after 1 year of detention in Serbia

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Middle East

<p>Israeli security forces and first responders stand at the site where a rocket fired from Lebanon hit an area near Kiryat Ata in northern Israel's Haifa district</p>
Middle East

Hezbollah rockets kill 7 in Israel as Lebanon and Gaza hit by strikes

<p>Aftermath of an Israeli attack in Baalbek, Lebanon, on 31 October 2024 </p>
Middle East

Israeli bombing of Lebanese heritage city leaves 19 people dead

<p>Medic Abed Al Aziz Bardini cries over the body of his mother </p>
Middle East

Moment Gaza medic finds out he’s carrying his own mother’s body,

<p>Irish UN peacekeeping soldiers take part in a ceremony at their camp in the southern Lebanese village of Blat, 27 October 2007</p>
Middle East

How Irish peacekeepers stood their ground in Lebanon

<p>File: A UN vehicle is seen outside Deir el-Balah in the Gaza Strip on 23 October 2024</p>
Middle East

What would Israel shutting down UNRWA mean for displaced Palestinians?

<p>The US is running out of Standard Missiles due to conflicts across the Middle East and Ukraine. </p>
Americas

The US is low on air-defense missiles after defending Israel: report

<p>Irish UN peacekeeping soldiers take part in a ceremony at their camp in the southern Lebanese village of Blat, 27 October 2007</p>
Middle East

How Irish peacekeepers stood their ground in Lebanon

<p>File: A UN vehicle is seen outside Deir el-Balah in the Gaza Strip on 23 October 2024</p>
Middle East

What would Israel shutting down UNRWA mean for displaced Palestinians?

<p>The US is running out of Standard Missiles due to conflicts across the Middle East and Ukraine. </p>
Americas

The US is low on air-defense missiles after defending Israel: report

<p>Israel’s parliament has declared UNRWA – the main aid agency working in Gaza – a terrorist organisation</p>
Middle East

US urges Israel to rethink UNRWA ban as Hezbollah announces new leader

Middle East

US urges Israel to rethink UNRWA ban as Hezbollah announces new leader

<p>Israel’s parliament has declared UNRWA – the main aid agency working in Gaza – a terrorist organisation</p>
<p>Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike on a school run by UNRWA in Nuseirat, Gaza</p>
Middle East

Aid fears in Gaza as Israel bans UN refugee agency

<p>Journalists Mehdi Hasan and Ryan Girdusky appear on CNN on October 28</p>
US politics

CNN guest thrown off air after appearing to threaten Muslim journalist

<p>David Lammy. (Florence Lo/Pool Photos via AP)</p>
News

Lammy warns of ‘catastrophic’ regional escalation in Middle East

<p>Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pictured at a ceremony marking the 7 October attacks, said his forces hit Iran’s defence capabilities ‘hard’</p>
Middle East

Netanyahu praises Israel’s hard hitting attack on Iran

<p>Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pictured at a ceremony marking the 7 October attacks, said his forces hit Iran’s defence capabilities ‘hard’</p>
Middle East

Netanyahu praises Israel’s hard hitting attack on Iran

Mideast Wars Iran Damage
Middle East

Satellite images show damage from Israeli attack

<p> It’s Iran‘s move now</p>
Middle East

Iran faces tough choices in deciding how to respond to Israeli strikes

US

News

A history of female presidential candidates

<p>Trump claims he has 97 percent chance of winning election - as polls tip Harris.</p>
News

Trump claims he has 97 percent chance of winning as polls tip Harris

<p>Counterfeit Botox, seen here in an FDA warning</p>
Americas

Boston woman accused of injecting medspa clients with fake Botox

Americas

Watch live: Donald Trump campaigns in Warren, Michigan

<p>A mother holds her daughter’s hand at the hospital. A quarter of pedatric deaths at hospitals are preventable, a new study found </p>
Health

A quarter of pediatric deaths at hospitals are preventable: study

<p>Kamala Harris and Donald Trump </p>
LiveUS politics

Harris ‘fully expects’ Trump to declare victory before final vote

<p>Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in Phoenix</p>
US politics

Harris campaign says undecided voters breaking their way

<p>Among senior early voters in Pennsylvania, registered Democrats make up the majority of ballots cast so far, which could spell trouble for the GOP </p>
US politics

Trump’s chances could be in danger in this one key state. Here’s why

<p>Kamala Harris is trying to reinforce where she is strong and play on offense in North Carolina </p>
US politics

There’s no other way to put it. Kamala Harris has the momentum

US politics

There’s no other way to put it. Kamala Harris has the momentum

<p>Kamala Harris is trying to reinforce where she is strong and play on offense in North Carolina </p>
<p>Recount observers in Milwaukee in 2020</p>
US politics

The extreme measures the US is taking to prove elections are safe

Americas

Watch live: Kamala Harris campaigns in Janesville, Wisconsin

<p>Security experts share their concerns about a potential Trump second term </p>
US politics

Trump’s record of leaking intelligence has allies worried, experts say

<p>Daren Christopher Abbey, 41, was arrested and charged with the killing of Dustin Kjersem, a Montana camper who was found brutally killed in a tent on October 12, 2024</p>
US Crime News

Beer can helps cops crack killing of camper reported as a bear attack

<p>Daren Christopher Abbey, 41, was arrested and charged with the killing of Dustin Kjersem, a Montana camper who was found brutally killed in a tent on October 12, 2024</p>
US Crime News

Beer can helps cops crack killing of camper reported as a bear attack

<p>Timothy Sanders, 31, was arrested in Jackson County, Mississippi, for allegedly having sex with his cousin’s pregnant dog</p>
US Crime News

Mississippi man arrested for ‘having sex’ with ‘pregnant dog’

<p>Barack Obama reacts to daughter Malia dropping last name.</p>
News

Barack Obama reveals how he feels about daughter dropping last name

Europe

<p>Thousands flocked to Dublin City centre to see the parade that never was </p>
Europe

Chaos in Dublin as thousands turn up for AI ‘hoax’ Halloween parade

<p>Google’s logo shown on a tablet in Moscow on 15 April, 2022. The US tech giant is facing an astronomical fine in the country</p>
Tech

Russia fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

Spain Floods
Europe

Spanish residents appeal for help, 3 days after historic floods left at least 158 dead

<p>US secretary of state Antony Blinken and defence secretary Lloyd Austin hold a joint press conference in Washington on 31 October 2024</p>
Europe

US says 10,000 North Korean soldiers now at Ukraine border

<p>COREAS-TENSIONES</p>
Europe

Former North Korean soldiers on why troops will volunteer to fight

Pictures of the Week Global Photo Gallery
Europe

AP Week in Pictures: Global

<p>Are North Koreans fighting in Ukraine war? Explained </p>
Europe

What we know about North Korean troops joining Russia’s war in Ukraine

<p>Many are questioning what caused the devastating flash flooding which has killed at least 95 people</p>
Europe

What caused the devastating flash flooding in Spain?

<p>Residents try to clean their houses as the street is covered in mud in the town of Alfafar in the region of Valencia, eastern Spain </p>
Europe

Spain flood victim reveals scale of devastation: ‘It’s apocalyptic’

Europe

Spain flood victim reveals scale of devastation: ‘It’s apocalyptic’

<p>Residents try to clean their houses as the street is covered in mud in the town of Alfafar in the region of Valencia, eastern Spain </p>
<p>People in Valancia carry water and shovel mud after flooding hit large parts of the country</p>
Europe

Spain floods mapped: Where are weather alerts in force?

<p>Watch: Elderly woman and baby airlifted to safety amid Spanish flash flooding.</p>
News

Watch: Woman and baby airlifted to safety from Spain’s flash floods

Morocco France
Europe

Moroccan authorities detain a human rights activist who accused government of 'blackmailing' France

<p>Hundreds of seasonal firefighters attend a protest outside Greece’s Civil Protection Ministry </p>
Europe

Thousands of Greek firefighters left unemployed after summer of fires

<p>Hundreds of seasonal firefighters attend a protest outside Greece’s Civil Protection Ministry </p>
Europe

Thousands of Greek firefighters left unemployed after summer of fires

Vatican Trial
Europe

Vatican explains conviction of cardinal in ‘trial of the century’

Mozambique Protests
Europe

At least 10 people are killed by police in Mozambique post-election protests, medical groups say

Africa

<p>Laila Soueif, 68, stands next to her daughter Sanaa Seif in London holding signs calling for the release of Alaa Abdel Fattah </p>
Africa

Mother of jailed Egyptian-UK activist on hunger strike over his case

Africa

Mother of jailed Egyptian-UK activist on hunger strike over his case

<p>Laila Soueif, 68, stands next to her daughter Sanaa Seif in London holding signs calling for the release of Alaa Abdel Fattah </p>
<p>A view on felucca boats on Nile river in Aswan at sunset</p>
Africa

Ten countries agree Nile water-sharing deal despite Egypt opposition

<p>There are 36 confirmed cases of the disease that manifests like Ebola</p>
Health

Marburg virus deaths rise to 11 as source still being investigated

<p>Sex workers listen to a briefing on mpox Wednesday, September 4, 2024 in a bar in Kamituga, eastern Congo</p>
Africa

Sex workers hit by mpox outbreak say only option is to keep working

<p>Representational. An instant porridge brand in South Africa has been taken off shelves following death of three children </p>
Africa

Porridge brand withdrawn in South Africa after three children die

<p>Representational. An instant porridge brand in South Africa has been taken off shelves following death of three children </p>
Africa

Porridge brand withdrawn in South Africa after three children die

Africa

Watch: Farmer on trial charged with attempted murder of Black boy, 6

<p>Shirley and Roland Cherry were on a dream holiday when the hippo attacked their canoe</p>
Africa

British man nearly killed after hippo dragged him into river in Zambia

<p>Rare heavy snowfall batters South Africa’s coast</p>
News

Rare snowfall hits South Africa forcing major highway closures

<p>People walk through floodwaters following a dam collapse in Maiduguri, Nigeria</p>
Africa

Hundreds of inmates escape after floods pull down prison walls

<p>Kenyan Aviation workers strike over planned 30-year lease to Indian based company</p>
Africa

Flights grounded at Kenya’s main airport as workers protest

<p>Three men accused of killing two women and feeding their bodies to pigs, from right to left, farm-owner, Zachariah Olivier, supervisor, Adrian Rudolph de Wet and employee, William Musora appear in court Polokwane, South Africa, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024</p>
Africa

Farmers accused feeding women to pigs in case that shocked country

<p>Killing 723 animals including 83 Namibian elephants will help offset the effects of this year’s drought, the government says</p>
Africa

Namibia to kill more than 80 elephants despite conservation warning

<p>Part of a dormitory is seen following a fire at the Hillside Endarasha Primary in Nyeri, Kenya</p>
Africa

17 children dead and bodies ‘burned beyond recognition’ in school fire

<p>Elephants in Namibia</p>
Africa

Namibia to cull 83 elephants and give meat to people hit by drought

<p>Illustration shows test tubes with “Mpox virus positive” label</p>
Health

What is mpox and what does the WHO emergency declaration mean?

Asia

<p>Police officers cordon off an area where a Southeast Asian woman’s body was found</p>
China

Hong Kong court remands British man in custody over murder of woman

<p>A TV screen shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul</p>
East Asia

South Korea imposes sanctions on North Koreans after missile test

China Finland
East Asia

US presses China to rein in North Korea and Russia as tensions rise

<p>Pakistan terror attack </p>
South Asia

Pakistan terror attack: Roadside bomb targeting police kills 7 people

<p>This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows digging along a road in the Demilitarized zone between North and South Korea </p>
East Asia

North Korea satellite images show mystery trenches dug at border

<p>Sikh protesters picket outside the Consulate General of India in Canada</p>
India

Canada says India using cyber tech to target ‘dissidents abroad’

<p>Pakistan terror attack </p>
South Asia

Pakistan terror attack: Roadside bomb targeting police kills 7 people

<p>This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows digging along a road in the Demilitarized zone between North and South Korea </p>
East Asia

North Korea satellite images show mystery trenches dug at border

<p>Sikh protesters picket outside the Consulate General of India in Canada</p>
India

Canada says India using cyber tech to target ‘dissidents abroad’

<p>Representational. Indian policeman stands on a road on the eve of the Hindu festival of Diwali in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, on 31 October 2024</p>
India

Mother sits for hours with head of son decapitated over land dispute

Lifestyle

When is Diwali 2024 and how is it celebrated?

<p>India Ayodhya Diwali Photo Gallery</p>
India

Indian marks Diwali by lighting a record number of earthen lamps

Tim Moynihan said home swapping has saved him and his wife up to £50,000 (Tim Moynihan/HomeExchange/PA)
News & Advice

Couple’s hack saves them £50k on holidays from Thailand to Iceland

<p>A TV screen at the Seoul Railway Station in South Korea shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on 31 October 2024 </p>
East Asia

North Korea conducts longest test of intercontinental missile yet

<p>Diwali is the Indian festival of lights</p>
Recipes

Diwali: The best recipes to cook for the festival of lights

<p>China has a plunging birth rate that keeps declining in the face of attempts to encourage citizens to have more babies</p>
China

Chinese government is calling women to ask when their last period was

<p>File. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets with soldiers on 13 March 2024</p>
Europe

South Korea may send team to Ukraine to monitor North Korean troops

Australasia

<p>Police dogs Xtra and Soldier tragically died after the cooling ‘pod’ within their handler’s car shut down when the engine was off</p>
Lifestyle

Police dogs die in handlers car after special cooling ‘pod’ fails

Lifestyle

Police dogs die in handlers car after special cooling ‘pod’ fails

<p>Police dogs Xtra and Soldier tragically died after the cooling ‘pod’ within their handler’s car shut down when the engine was off</p>
<p>File. Emma Lovell, 41, lived with her husband and children in Brisbane, Australia </p>
Australasia

Australian teenager cleared of British woman’s murder during break-in

<p>Swing of the leangle delivers deadly blow</p>
Archaeology

What made iconic Aboriginal Australian weapons so deadly?

<p>Bluey coins recovered </p>
Australasia

Police recover 40,000 Bluey coins that were stolen from the Royal Mint

<p>Victoria police inspect the scene where a car crashed through a fence at Auburn South Primary School, Tooronga Road, Hawthorn East, in Melbourne, Australia, 29 October 2024</p>
Australasia

Mother collecting child crashes car through school fence killing boy

<p>Victoria police inspect the scene where a car crashed through a fence at Auburn South Primary School, Tooronga Road, Hawthorn East, in Melbourne, Australia, 29 October 2024</p>
Australasia

Mother collecting child crashes car through school fence killing boy

<p>File: Long Plains area of the Kosciuszko National Park on 24 August 2020 in Kosciuszko National Park, Australia</p>
Australasia

Missing woman with snake bite found alive after almost two weeks

<p>A 29-year-old Malaysian pharmacist, Leong Kum Chuan, was found murdered in Melbourne. Screengrab</p>
Australasia

Malaysian pharmacist found murdered in his apartment in Australia

<p>Cloud formation, known locally as Taieri Pet, seen over New Zealand’s South Island</p>
Science

Bizarre ‘pet cloud’ appears again above exact same spot in New Zealand

<p>Indigenous Australian senator Lidia Thorpe</p>
Australasia

Woman charged with assault of Indigenous senator who shouted at King

<p>Prime minister Anthony Albanese and partner Jodie Haydon arrive at the Midwinter Ball at Parliament House on 3 July 2024 in Canberra, Australia</p>
Australasia

Australian PM defends his free first-class upgrades on Qantas flights

<p>Police and firefighters stand near the aircraft crash site southwest of Sydney, Australia, on 26 October 2024</p>
Australasia

Three killed after two light aircraft collide midair near Sydney

<p>Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Apia, Samoa</p>
Australasia

China accuses Australia of hypocrisy after Uyghur abuses raised at UN

<p>Alan Yazbek arrives at Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney, Australia</p>
Australasia

Man pleads guilty to displaying Nazi symbol at pro-Palestinian rally

<p>Mickey was trapped for nearly a month in Coles supermarket in New South Wales, Australia</p>
Australasia

Cockatoo inside Sydney supermarket rescued after four weeks

<p>King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive at Sydney Kingsford Smith airport as they leave Australia on 23 October 2023</p>
Home News

King Charles to receive high chief title in Samoa

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