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Fugitive ex-Catalan leader plans return to Spain despite threat of arrest over failed secession bid
[ad_1] BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of Catalonia who fled Spain after organizing an illegal independence referendum in the wealthy Spanish region nearly seven years ago,...
UK military on standby for possible Lebanon evacuation
[ad_1] More than a thousand British military personnel have been put on standby in case British nationals need to be evacuated from Lebanon.Preparations are being made in response to a...
A Russian governor urges people to give blood as hazy reports of a Ukrainian incursion emerge
[ad_1] KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of Russia’s Kursk border region on Wednesday urged local residents to donate blood amid blurry reports of a military incursion from Ukraine.Alexei Smirnov,...
UK police prepare for another night of violence as country reels from disorder
[ad_1] LONDON (AP) — British police are gearing up for another night of violence amid concerns that far-right groups plan to target as many as 30 locations around the United...
Clip of man wearing female Muslim headscarf filmed in Bangladesh, not India
[ad_1] A video from Bangladesh of a man wearing a female Muslim headscarf in an apparent bid to evade arrest has been falsely portrayed as an incident in Hindu-majority India....
Part of a hotel on Germany’s Mosel River collapses. 1 person dead and 8 believed trapped
[ad_1] BERLIN (AP) — Part of a hotel in a winemaking town on the Mosel River in western Germany collapsed, leaving one person dead and another eight believed to be...
Old photo of mock coffins in Karachi falsely linked to Pakistan tribal feud
[ad_1] An old photo of mock coffins carried by Shiite Muslims as part of a religious procession has resurfaced in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed victims of...
Sea lion camera crews help scientists map unexplored seabeds
[ad_1] Scientists have a new ally helping them explore the ocean’s seabeds–sea lions. A team in Australia recruited endangered Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) to carry video cameras down to...
Venezuelan military reaffirms ‘absolute loyalty’ to President Maduro
[ad_1] The Venezuelan military and police forces on Tuesday reaffirmed their loyalty to President Nicolás Maduro, as the electoral authority in the capital Caracas said it had presented official election...
Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of Oct 7 attacks, as its new leader after Haniyeh assassination
[ad_1] Hamas has named Yahya Sinwar, its top leader in Gaza who masterminded the deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel, as its new leader after his predecessor was killed during...
