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Lebanon said studying US truce plan for Israel-Hezbollah war

Lebanese officials were reviewing on Friday a US truce proposal in the Israel-Hezbollah war as Hamas said it was ready for a ceasefire on Israel's other front, in Gaza.

Nigerian UN nurse escapes jihadist kidnappers after six years

A Nigerian nurse who was kidnapped by Islamic State-affiliated jihadists has escaped after six years in which she was forced into two marriages, it was announced Friday.

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Rivals race to tape as US election heads to photo finish

Kamala Harris targets the Rust Belt while Donald Trump heads to the biggest US swing states Sunday in a frantic last push, less than 48 hours before Election Day in the historically close campaign.

Supporters of Bolivia's ex-leader Morales detain 200 soldiers

Supporters of former Bolivian president Evo Morales are holding at least 200 soldiers hostage, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday, as their weeks long standoff with the state escalates.

Moldova vote pits pro-EU president against ex-prosecutor

Moldova's pro-EU President Maia Sandu is facing Alexandr Stoianoglo, whom she fired as prosecutor general in 2023, in a tense presidential election on Sunday.

Moldova in tense vote for EU future

Moldovans vote on Sunday in a tense presidential election runoff that could play a key role in the country's European future amid fears of Russian interference.

Harris, Trump hit overdrive in campaign's final weekend

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump dueled across the swing states Saturday on the final weekend of the tensest US election of modern times, with the Democrat urging voters to "turn the page" on the Republican's scorched-earth brand of politics.

Iran leader vows response to Israel after attacks

Iran's supreme leader vowed retaliation on Saturday for attacks by Israel, as an Israeli military official confirmed naval commandos seized a suspected Hezbollah operative in a raid in Lebanon.

Supporters of Bolivia's ex-leader Morales detain 200 soldiers: government

Supporters of former Bolivian president Evo Morales are holding at least 200 soldiers hostage, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday, as their standoff with the state continues to escalate.

Trump voters see only two outcomes: 'landslide' or 'fraud'

Three days before the US presidential election, supporters of Donald Trump are ready to reject the results -- unless their man wins.

India denies minister plotted anti-Sikh attacks in Canada

India on Saturday denied home minister Amit Shah had plotted to target Sikh activists on Canadian soil and said it had officially rebuked Ottawa over the "absurd and baseless" allegation.

Argentine LGBTQ march targets Milei's 'discriminatory' laws

Members of Argentina's LGBTQ community hold their annual Pride march Saturday afternoon, with speeches, banners and floats targeting what the group sees as discriminatory policies by President Javier Milei.

Bangladesh rally says govt failing to protect Hindus, minorities

Hundreds marched in Bangladesh's capital Saturday to demand protections for Hindus and other minorities who say they have suffered violence and threats since the ouster of autocratic premier Sheikh Hasina.

Harris, Trump go toe to toe in frenzied final campaign weekend

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump enter the final weekend of the most tense US presidential campaign of modern times with a flurry of swing-state rallies that will test their stamina –- and ability to persuade the country's last undecided voters.

Iran leader vows response to Israel, US after attacks

Iran's supreme leader on Saturday vowed retaliation for attacks by Israel and its US ally, as a pro-Iran coalition in Iraq claimed a drone strike on Israel's resort of Eilat.

UK's battered Tory party elects Badenoch as new leader

The UK's battle-scarred Conservatives on Saturday elected "anti-woke" candidate Kemi Badenoch as its new leader, replacing Rishi Sunak, who quit after the party's disastrous showing in the July general election.

Deadly Israeli strikes on 'apocalyptic' north Gaza

Israel on Saturday again carried out deadly air strikes on north Gaza, where the UN calls conditions "apocalyptic", as Lebanon's Hezbollah intensified rocket fire near Israel's commercial hub of Tel Aviv, on Israel's second front.

UK's battered Tory party to reveal new leader

The UK's Conservative party will on Saturday announce its new leader, who faces the daunting task of reuniting a divided and weakened party emphatically ousted from power in July after 14 years in charge.

Trump says vaccine skeptic RFK Jr will have 'big role' in health care if he wins

Donald Trump announced Friday that Kennedy family scion and notorious vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would play a "big role" in his administration if the Republican former president were to win next week's election.

US-Israeli settlers hope to see a second Trump term

Less than a week before the United States chooses its next president, American citizens living in faraway Israel know exactly who they hope it will be: Republican candidate Donald Trump.

'Nobody cares about us': US election doubts in West Bank

As Palestinian-American entrepreneur Jamal Zaglul stood by his olive press at the end of harvest season in the occupied West Bank, his mind was far away on next week's US election.

Trump, Harris clash over rhetoric as they battle for swing state votes

Donald Trump came under fire for violent remarks targeting a high-profile Republican supporter of Kamala Harris Friday as the candidates held rallies in critical Rust Belt battleground states four days before the climax of a volatile US presidential campaign.

With stones and slings, supporters of Bolivia's Morales gird for battle

Under a bridge in central Bolivia, supporters of former president Evo Morales, armed with slingshots and stones, practice their aim as they prepare to do battle with security forces.

Trump, Harris clash over rhetoric as they battle for swing state Wisconsin

Donald Trump came under fire for violent rhetoric against a prominent Kamala Harris supporter Friday as the candidates hold dueling rallies in battleground Wisconsin four days before the climax of the most volatile US presidential campaign in modern history.

Fake US election video signals sprawling Russian disinformation ops

American intelligence officials on Friday blamed Russia for a fake video of a Haitian immigrant claiming to have voted multiple times, the latest in a series of disinformation campaigns in the final stretch of the US election.

Morales supporters storm Bolivia military barracks, take hostages

Supporters of Bolivia's ex-president Evo Morales stormed a barracks in central Chapare province and took around 20 soldiers hostage, military sources said Friday, marking a dramatic escalation in their standoff with the state.

Botswana's new president sworn in after historic election upset

Botswana's new president took office Friday in a whirlwind transfer of power following elections that saw a historic defeat handed to the party that had governed the diamond-rich country for nearly 60 years.

US announces $425 mn in new Ukraine security aid

The United States announced Friday that it will provide an additional $425 million in military aid to Ukraine, a day after Washington said thousands of North Korean troops were ready to enter combat against Kyiv's forces.

Portraits of slain leaders watch out on Hezbollah's battered Beirut bastion

Minutes from the heart of Beirut, the Lebanese capital's once vibrant southern suburbs lie largely deserted save for black-clad Hezbollah militants standing guard amid the rubble.

Biden bites baby: a last week of US election oddities

It has been a wild US presidential election campaign, and the final week provided another selection of weird and wonderful offbeat moments.

Kenya reintroduces tax reforms with new deputy president

Kenya plans to reintroduce some of the tax hikes that sparked deadly protests earlier this year, the government announced Friday, while a new deputy president was sworn in after weeks of high political drama.

Trump, Harris battle for Wisconsin amid blowback on violent rhetoric

Donald Trump came under fire for violent rhetoric against a prominent Kamala Harris supporter Friday as the candidates held dueling rallies in the battleground of Wisconsin four days before the climax of the most volatile US presidential campaign in modern history.

Botswana opposition wins election in historic turnaround

Botswana's opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) has won a majority in parliament and can form the next government, the electoral commission announced Friday, marking a historic defeat for the party that had governed the diamond-rich country for nearly six decades.

US hiring slowest since Biden took office, on strikes, hurricanes

US job growth slowed drastically in October, hit temporarily by hurricanes and labor strikes, in a final major economic snapshot at the end of a razor-edge presidential election campaign where cost-of-living worries dominated voter concerns.

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