Six-year-old girl among missing after Brazil landslide
Rescue workers in Brazil on Tuesday were searching for two people, including a six-year-old girl, after a landslide in its northern Amazonas state which injured a dozen others. Monday's…
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Ex-soldier on trial accused of spying for Iran
A former British soldier accused of escaping from Wandsworth prison last year made contact with Iranian security forces before telling MI6 he wanted to work as a double agent, a trial has…
Argentina September inflation seen at lowest since late 2021
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's monthly inflation rate is expected to have slowed to 3.5% in September, which would be the lowest monthly rate since the end of 2021, a Reuters poll of…
UK sanctions Russian troops over chemical weapons use in Ukraine
The UK has sanctioned Russian soldiers it says have used chemical weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine. Russia’s Radiological Chemical and Biological Defence troops, and their commander…
Israeli strike kills 10 firefighters in south Lebanon, authorities say
At least 10 firefighters were killed in an Israeli air strike in a border area in southern Lebanon on Sunday night, the Lebanese health ministry says. The firefighters had been “ready to…
GE Vernova Turbines Part of Upgrade at Japan Gas-Fired Power Plant
The Nanko Power Plant in Osaka, Japan, will be upgraded with new gas turbines from GE Vernova. The 1,800-MW station, which was commissioned in late 1990, is replacing three boilers and…
China targets EU brandy with tariffs in tit-for-tat over Chinese EVs
China announced on Tuesday that it had imposed provisional tariffs on European brandy, after the bloc recently approved new tariffs on the import of electric cars from China. The Ministry…
Kenyan MPs to vote on deputy president's impeachment
Kenyan MPs are due to vote on whether to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in a political row that has gripped the nation following his recent fallout with President William Ruto.…
MI5 spy chief says Russia and Iran are behind a 'staggering' rise in deadly plots
LONDON (AP) — Britain is facing a “staggering rise” in assassination attempts on U.K. soil by Russia and Iran, as the hostile states recruit criminals to “do their dirty work” for them,…
Princeton physicist wins physics Nobel Prize for pioneering AI research
An American professor at Princeton University and a British-Canadian professor at the University of Toronto won the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for research that “formed the building…
Israeli army says ground offensive in Lebanon expanded
The Israeli army has intensified its ground offensive in southern Lebanon, deploying a fourth division in its fight against the Islamist Hezbollah militia. A division is a large military…
Image taken in China falsely linked to Typhoon Krathon hitting Taiwan -- with flying undies digitally added
A photograph taken when Typhoon Yagi hit southern China in September was edited and shared with a false claim that it showed underwear flying in the wind as another cyclone, Krathon, hit…
Tunisian president wins second term with landslide
In an election that was criticised by rights groups, Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has won a second term with more than 90% of the vote, the electoral commission has said. Only two…
Naval Group launches robotic boat featuring lessons from Ukraine
LORIENT, France — Naval Group subsidiary Sirehna has launched an unmanned surface vessel that incorporates lessons learned from Ukraine’s deployment of robotic boats against Russian…
Bangladesh altercation video circulates in Pakistan with false claim it shows Imran Khan supporters
A video of an altercation at a toll plaza in Bangladesh has been shared hundreds of times in Pakistan alongside a false claim it shows supporters of ex-prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan…
Curious koala takes stroll through Australian train station
A koala made an unexpected visit to a train station in Australia, prompting a brief police operation, government agency Transport for New South Wales (NSW) reported on Tuesday. Footage…
China holds off on fresh stimulus but 'confident' will hit growth target
China said on Tuesday it was "fully confident" of hitting its growth target this year but held off more stimulus, disappointing markets and fuelling concern about a lack of detail on a…
Kenyan funeral video circulates in posts about Thai school bus crash victims
Screenshot of the false Facebook post, taken October 7, 2024 It circulated online after a devastating fire on a Thai school bus killed at least 23 people, police said (archived link). The…
Footage of bridge in China falsely shared as railway bridge in Indian-administered Kashmir
Screenshot of the false post taken on September 29, 2024 The clip was shared with similar claims elsewhere on X and Facebook. Five years after the government of Prime Minister Narendra…
Brandenburg Gate lit with Israeli flag as Germany marks October 7
Memorials and vigils were held across Germany on Monday as the world marked the first anniversary of the unprecedented terrorist attacks on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.…
Israeli military warns of operations on southern Lebanon’s coast
Israel’s military on Monday said it would soon launch operations on Lebanon’s southern coast, which would mark a further escalation of its fight against Hezbollah. “Urgent warning to…
Scientists Cracked Open a 2-Billion-Year-Old Stone and Discovered Something Entirely Unexpected
Microbes Rock A very old rock — or rather, what's inside of it —might force scientists to rewrite what we know about the evolution of life on Earth. As detailed in a new study published in…
Netanyahu remains confident of victory on anniversary of massacre
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed his country's determination to fight in a video message during the official commemoration of the October 7 massacre's anniversary on…
More than 230 migrants reached the Greek island of Crete from North Africa over the weekend
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — More than 230 migrants crossing the Mediterranean in small boats from North Africa reached Greece's southern island of Crete over the weekend, Greek authorities said…