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María Corina Machado speaks to the press in Caracas, Venezuela on October 24. | Photo Credit: AP The story so far: Maria Corina Machado has won a huge victory in the October 22 Venezuelan opposition primary. The Biden administration, just days earlier, had agreed to ease years-long brutal sanctions against the country’s oil, gas and…
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Librarian Alexandra Karaseva, 67, stands in the library named after English novelis George Orwell in Ivanovo, a city located some 250 km northeast of Moscow, on October 20, 2023. From the shelves of the library, the old lady grabs books whose place she naturally knows. Orwell, Sorokin, Dostoevsky. | Photo Credit: AFP The librarian scans…
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October 30, 2023 10:18 am | Updated October 31, 2023 12:13 am IST – Tashkent (Uzbekistan) Wall dedicated to Indian celebrities who visited Raaj Kapur restaurant in Tashkent. | Photo Credit: PTI In the heart of Tashkent, a city known for its rich history, stands an Indian restaurant celebrating the legacy of legendary Bollywood actor…
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Zhang Youxia did not name the nations “creating turmoil” Beijing: A top Chinese military official on Monday slammed certain countries for “deliberately creating turmoil”, opening an international defence conference in Beijing with a thinly veiled swipe at the United States. Beijing says representatives of 90 countries are taking part in this week’s Xiangshan Forum, a…
The Tampa Police Department and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office investigates a fatal shooting in the Ybor City neighborhood on October 29, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Police in Tampa, Florida, have arrested a man suspected of killing two people in gun violence that sparked chaos on Sunday around a clutch…
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Over 8,000 people have been killed in Gaza in Israeli strikes Israel-Hamas war live updates: Israel today continued to bombard Gaza as its troops pressed into the enclave with a ground assault. Israel has been pounding Gaza after Hamas attacked Israeli towns on October 7 and killed about 1,400 people. The Hamas operatives also took…
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U.S. says Israel must protect Gaza civilians as calls for aid grow Israel must protect innocent Gaza residents by distinguishing between Hamas militants and civilians, the White House warned Sunday, as world leaders stepped up calls for desperately needed humanitarian aid to reach the war-torn Palestinian territory. While the U.S. ally has the right to…
The speed with which Otis intensified took weather forecasters by surprise (Reuters) Mexico: Acapulco was struggling Sunday to recover from the extraordinarily powerful Hurricane Otis, which claimed 48 lives across southern Mexico and provoked widespread power, water and telephone outages. The picturesque tourist haunt, which once lured Hollywood stars like Elizabeth Taylor and Elvis Presley,…
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Six teenagers were shot at a Louisiana house party, leaving one in critical condition, local authorities said. Calcasieu Parish sheriff’s deputies responded to a reported shooting on Saturday at a home in the southeast Louisiana town of Lake Charles on Saturday shortly before midnight. When deputies arrived, they found several teenagers with gunshot wounds. All…
More than 1,000 people gathered Sunday evening for a vigil to remember those killed and injured in Maine’s worst mass shooting, some putting their heads in their hands as the 18 names of those who died were read. Others quietly wept. The vigil at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston came two…