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Sudan's paramilitary killed hundreds including hospital patients in Darfur, residents say
October 29, 2025 - 9:27 AM

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's paramilitary forces killed hundreds of people including patients in a hospital after they seized el-Fasher city in the western Darfur region over the weekend, according to the U.N., displaced residents and aid workers, who described harrowing details of atrocities.
The US draws down troops on NATO's eastern flank as Europe frets about a security vacuum
October 29, 2025 - 9:21 AM

BRUSSELS (AP) — The U.S. confirmed on Wednesday that it will reduce its troop presence on NATO’s borders with Ukraine but shed no light on any future cuts, as its allies worry about a security gap being created at a time when Russia is increasingly confrontational.
Brazilians in a Rio favela line up bodies after the city's deadliest police raid
October 29, 2025 - 9:21 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — After a massive police raid on a notorious drug gang, residents of a Rio de Janeiro favela spent all night collecting bodies in trucks from inside and around their urban community and then laying them down in a central square.
Hurricane Melissa leaves 25 dead in Haiti, causes widespread damage in Jamaica and Cuba
October 29, 2025 - 9:21 AM

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti on Wednesday, knocking out power and forcing residents from their homes in inundated towns.
Putin claims Russian troops have surrounded 2 Ukrainian cities but Ukraine says that's not true
October 29, 2025 - 9:15 AM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Wednesday that Russian troops have surrounded Ukrainian forces in two key eastern cities of Ukraine and offered to negotiate a deal for their surrender. Ukrainian military officials vigorously denied the claim.
The Latest: Hurricane Melissa leaves 25 dead in Haiti, causes widespread damage in Jamaica and Cuba
October 29, 2025 - 9:13 AM

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Flooding from Hurricane Melissa killed 25 people in Haiti while the storm still churned across Cuba on Wednesday after leaving Jamaica with widespread damage and power outages, officials said.
A man who spent 43 years in prison before his conviction was overturned now faces deportation
October 29, 2025 - 9:12 AM

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — After waiting more than four decades to clear his name in a friend’s 1980 killing, Subramanyam Vedam was set to walk free from a Pennsylvania prison this month.
Sudan war takes a turn as paramilitary force captures Darfur, threatening to split the country
October 29, 2025 - 9:06 AM

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's brutal two-year war has entered a new, dangerous phase.
Photos show Hurricane Melissa's impact on the Caribbean
October 29, 2025 - 9:04 AM

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 4 storm on Saturday. It unleashed torrential rain and threatened to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Photos show residents dealing with the storm.
Putin says Russia's nuclear-armed underwater drone was tested successfully
October 29, 2025 - 8:43 AM

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has conducted a successful test of a new atomic-powered and nuclear-capable underwater drone, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday, declaring that the new weapon can't be intercepted.
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Sudan's paramilitary killed hundreds including hospital patients in Darfur, residents say

The US draws down troops on NATO's eastern flank as Europe frets about a security vacuum

Brazilians in a Rio favela line up bodies after the city's deadliest police raid

Hurricane Melissa leaves 25 dead in Haiti, causes widespread damage in Jamaica and Cuba

Putin claims Russian troops have surrounded 2 Ukrainian cities but Ukraine says that's not true

The Latest: Hurricane Melissa leaves 25 dead in Haiti, causes widespread damage in Jamaica and Cuba

A man who spent 43 years in prison before his conviction was overturned now faces deportation

Sudan war takes a turn as paramilitary force captures Darfur, threatening to split the country

Photos show Hurricane Melissa's impact on the Caribbean

Putin says Russia's nuclear-armed underwater drone was tested successfully

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