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On June 8-9, Chinese leader Xi Jinping traveled to North Korea for his first overseas trip of 2026, drawing renewed attention to the evolving dynamics among Beijing, Pyongyang, and Moscow. The visit came less than a month after Xi met with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin's
Catalans Compete to Build Tallest Human Towers in Spain
Spain's biggest human towers competition took place on Sunday, Oct 2, with some 11,000 spectators packing...
Volunteers Evacuate Civilians From Frontline in Bakhmut, Ukraine
Volunteers scrambled to evacuate residents from Bakhmut in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on Saturday,...
Scores Wounded in Baghdad Protest Marking Anniversary of 2019 Unrest
Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse stone-throwing demonstrators in clashes...
129 People Dead in Stampede at Indonesian Soccer Match Riot, Police Say
Indonesian police said on Sunday, Oct. 2 that 129 people had died and at least 180 were injured after...
Lula Leads Opinion Polls as Brazil Votes in Tense Presidential Contest
BRASILIA, BRAZIL — Brazilians cast their votes on Sunday, Oct 2 in the first round of their country's...
IMF Says Ukraine War Prompts Worst Global Food Crisis Since at Least 2008
The Ukraine war's disruptions to grain and fertilizer flows have prompted the worst food security crisis...
Iran Arrests Europeans Accused of Role in Unrest
Iran, which has blamed "foreign enemies" for protests that swept the country after the death of a woman...
UK Housing Market May Face Perfect Storm as Mortgage Rates Rise, House Prices Drop
By Andy Bruce, Sinead Cruise and Carolyn Cohn, Reuters. LONDON — A surge in borrowing costs and a...
Oil Settles Lower After Hitting $90/bbl as OPEC+ Considers Output Cut
Oil prices settled lower on Thursday in choppy trading, rising above $90 per barrel and then retreating...