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Bangkok floodwaters begin to ease after torrential rains affect 700,000 people
September 28, 2026 - 5:00 AM

BANGKOK (AP) — Floodwaters in Thailand ’s capital were slowly receding on Monday after nearly continuous rainfall over the weekend, although some neighborhoods and major roads remained inundated.
Netanyahu meets Emirati leader in a secret weekend trip to Abu Dhabi, and other Mideast developments
September 28, 2026 - 5:00 AM

Benjamin Netanyahu traveled secretly to the United Arab Emirates over the weekend to ask its leader to deny reports he'd warned the Israeli prime minister about a looming Hamas threat ahead of the Palestinian militant group's Oct. 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel.
A child and 2 women killed in an apparent stampede during Channel crossing attempt
September 28, 2026 - 4:55 AM

PARIS (AP) — A 10-year-old child and two women died Monday on the treacherous migration route across the English Channel from France, apparently trampled to death on a boat packed with more than 100 people, French authorities said.
Pope urges Europe to draw from Christian roots to confront thirst for domination driving wars
September 28, 2026 - 4:51 AM

METZ, France (AP) — Pope Leo XIV urged Europe on Monday to draw from its Christian roots and traditions of dialogue to blunt the “desire for domination” driving today's wars, as he wrapped up a visit to France by recalling the forces that contributed to the continent's peaceful integration.
5 men arrested over suspected attack at a US-operated air force base are British nationals
September 28, 2026 - 4:49 AM

FAIRFORD, England (AP) — Police were holding five men on Monday and examining suspected explosives found near a U.S.-operated air force base in England, as counterterror detectives investigated whether the arrests foiled an attempted attack linked to Iran.
South Korea says border blasts that injured 3 officers was likely caused by North Korean mines
September 28, 2026 - 4:49 AM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military on Monday said explosions that injured three of its officers last week inside the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone separating the Koreas were probably caused by North Korean mines.
Hurricane Polo could cause life-threatening flooding in Mexico’s Baja California
September 28, 2026 - 4:33 AM

PUERTO SAN CARLOS, Mexico (AP) — Residents of Mexico’s Baja California boarded up homes and workers hauled dirt and rubble to shore up embankments as Hurricane Polo bore down on the peninsula Monday, threatening high winds, floods and mudslides. Meanwhile, Hurricane Nolo could still bring torrential rain to parts of Hawaii even as the storm edged away from the state.
Russian drones pound civilian areas as Ukraine claims battlefield breakthroughs
September 28, 2026 - 4:22 AM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s round-the-clock bombardment of targets in Ukraine killed at least six civilians and wounded 53 others, officials said Monday, while Ukraine’s army claimed more successes in a recent push on the front line.
Seoul demands an apology after Zelenskyy reveals North Korean POWs were sent to South Korea
September 28, 2026 - 4:16 AM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Seoul has called for an official apology from Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed what it says was supposed to be a secret transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea.
Rescue teams in Nepal search for 12 missing after avalanche kills 4
September 28, 2026 - 4:12 AM

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescue teams on Monday searched for a dozen people swept away by an avalanche that killed at least four on a Nepalese mountain during severe weather.
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Bangkok floodwaters begin to ease after torrential rains affect 700,000 people

Netanyahu meets Emirati leader in a secret weekend trip to Abu Dhabi, and other Mideast developments

A child and 2 women killed in an apparent stampede during Channel crossing attempt

Pope urges Europe to draw from Christian roots to confront thirst for domination driving wars

5 men arrested over suspected attack at a US-operated air force base are British nationals

South Korea says border blasts that injured 3 officers was likely caused by North Korean mines

Hurricane Polo could cause life-threatening flooding in Mexico’s Baja California

Russian drones pound civilian areas as Ukraine claims battlefield breakthroughs

Seoul demands an apology after Zelenskyy reveals North Korean POWs were sent to South Korea

Rescue teams in Nepal search for 12 missing after avalanche kills 4

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