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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met with Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who fled to Madrid over the weekend requesting political asylum

Spanish PM Meets Venezuelan Opposition Figure Amid Tensions

Members of the Japan Business Federation joined US groups to pen the letter to Janet Yellen

Businesses Warn Yellen On 'Political Pressure' Over US Steel Sale

Hundreds of delegates were in the Chinese capital Thursday for its largest annual defence forum

China To 'Crush' Foreign Encroachment In South China Sea: Military Official

Taylor Swift arrives to attend the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 11, 2024

Taylor Swift Again Urges Fans To Vote At MTV VMAs

UNRWA said six of its staffers were killed at the Nuseirat school, the deadliest single incident for its team

Gaza Rescuers Say 18 Killed In Israeli Strike On School

File footage of a North Korean missile test was broadcast at a train station in Seoul after South Korea's northern neighbour fired multiple ballistic missiles

North Korea Fires Salvo Of Short-Range Ballistic Missiles

Products grown on recently deforested land will soon be banned from the European Union

Brazil Urges EU To Suspend 'Punitive' Anti-Deforestation Law

Wildfires around Los Angeles have wreathed the city in choking smoke

Los Angeles Wildfire Explodes, Engulfing Homes

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken walks with US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink as he departs Kyiv on a train to Poland

Blinken Seeks Common Cause In Poland After Ukraine Jitters

Officials warned there was a risk that other sections of the Carola Bridge in Dresden were at risk of falling

Bridge Partially Collapses In Germany, No Injuries

The Southern Cardamom project is intended to protect over 450,000 hectares of rainforest

Controversial Cambodia Carbon Credit Project Reinstated

Taylor Swift's Instagram post endorsing US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris

Taylor Swift Endorses Kamala Harris For US President

The yen hit a nine-month high against the dollar after a Bank of Japan official said it would keep tightening monetary policy if the economy performs as expected

Stocks, Dollar Diverge Before Key US Inflation Data

Dalibor Arbutina, director of Public Company Nuclear Facilities of Serbia (NFS), stands in the control room of a decommissioned nuclear reactor

Power Struggle: Serbia Eyes Nuclear Energy To Fuel Future

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Wednesday the European Union should 'reconsider' a plan to impose tariffs of up to 36 percent on Chinese electric cars

Spain PM Urges EU To 'Reconsider' China EV Tariffs Plan

Iran's new President Masoud Pezeshkian has vowed to make relations with neighbouring countries, including Iraq, a priority

Iran President Visits Iraq On First Foreign Trip

Bad weather kept rescuers from reaching the climbers

Four Italian, Korean Climbers Found Dead On Mont Blanc

Released Nicaraguan political prisoners wave as they leave on a bus after their arrival at the Guatemala City Air Base on September 5, 2024. The United States said Thursday it had secured the release of 135 political prisoners from Nicaragua, the latest

Nicaragua Strips Nationality Of 135 Exiled Political Prisoners

Pope Francis met with young people on his last day in East Timor

Pope Francis Heads To Singapore On Final Stop Of Asia Tour

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris accused her Republican rival Donald Trump of selling the United States out to China during their first debate

Harris, Trump Cross Swords On China And Economy In Debate

SpaceX launched its daring Polaris Dawn mission, a multiday orbital expedition carrying a four-member civilian crew for the first spacewalk by non-professional astronauts

SpaceX Launches All-civilian Crew For First Private Spacewalk

Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City in July 2024

Jailed Movie Producer Weinstein 'Out Of Danger' After Heart Surgery

The PlayStation 5 is turning pro with better graphics and AI capabilities

Sony To Release PlayStation 5 Pro On November 7

Gisele Pelicot was troubled by memory lapses for years

Frenchman On Trial For Mass Rape Of Wife To Testify Wednesday

Blinken said the United States would raise the death with Israel at senior levels

Blinken Urges Israel To Make Changes After Activist Killed

Letby was convicted of killing seven newborn babies and attempting to kill seven others

UK Inquiry Into Baby Killer Letby Case Begins Hearing Evidence

Tariq Ramadan's star began to wane in the late 2010s with a string of rape allegations

Tariq Ramadan, Disgraced Former Star Of European Islam

Livestock farming is a major source of methane, along with energy generation and landfills

Methane Rising Faster Than Other Greenhouse Gases: Researchers

Huawei is currently China's fourth-largest smartphone maker

China's Huawei Unveils Triple-folding Phone With Hefty Price Tag

Before the 2011 nuclear meltdown, Fukushima prided itself as a 'fruit kingdom'

Peaches From Japan's Fukushima Region Sold At Harrods

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs, show here at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, has been arrested

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