The ground shook, windows shattered, and the cries of patients filled the air. An Israeli bomb had just struck Beirut’s southern suburbs in yet another near-nightly attack – this time hitting a building across the…
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The full horror of the flash flooding in Spain began to emerge on Friday, just as new rainfall lashed southern parts of the country. The storm has killed at least 205 people, with 202 of…
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Too little, too late: How Valencia’s residents were trapped with no warning in Spain’s deadly floods
by adminAdan Ortell Mor had a 7:30 p.m. appointment to cut a client’s hair at his salon in La Torre, Valencia, on Tuesday night. But when the client called to cancel because traffic was bad, it…
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Satellite imagery shows mystery ship built in China amid breakneck naval expansion
by adminChina appears to have built a new and unusual aircraft carrier, intriguing experts with a potentially first-of-its-kind vessel that could further increase Beijing’s rapidly expanding maritime power. Satellite imagery from Planet Labs shows a vessel…
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Armed group kidnaps military personnel and seizes base in central Bolivia, military says
by adminAn armed group has taken control of a military post in central Bolivia, the country’s armed forces said on Friday. According to the Bolivian military’s statement, the “irregular armed group” kidnapped military personnel and seized…
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Moldovans vote in the second round of a crucial presidential election on Sunday, which could determine whether the post-Soviet country stays its course toward Europe or lurches back into the Kremlin’s orbit. Maia Sandu, the…
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China has a lot at stake in the US election. So why aren’t they rooting for a winner?
by adminThe winner of the US presidential election could have a sweeping impact on the contentious relationship between the world’s two largest economies and rival superpowers. But in China, where election news is filtered through heavily…
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Israel’s military leaders signal their work in Gaza and Lebanon is done. Will Netanyahu listen?
by adminIn subtle but increasingly vocal ways, Israel’s military leaders are signaling that the country has achieved all it can militarily in Lebanon and Gaza, and it’s time for the politicians to strike a deal. It…
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Spain is reeling from its worst flooding in decades, after a year’s worth of rain fell in just hours this week in the country’s southern and eastern regions. The storm began on Tuesday and has…
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Russian disinformation network with ties to notorious ‘troll factory’ is taking aim at the US election, analysis finds
by adminThe analysis found that a network dubbed “Storm-1516” — which has a history of producing staged videos and deepfakes that parrot the Kremlin’s propaganda – has close connections with a group created by the late…