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Death toll from floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island rises to 164
November 28, 2025 - 1:24 AM

PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — The death toll from flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island rose to 164 on Friday with 79 people missing, authorities said, as rescue workers found their efforts hampered by damaged bridges and roads and a lack of heavy equipment.
The Latest: Trump wants to ‘permanently pause’ migration to the US from poorer countries
November 28, 2025 - 1:18 AM

President Donald Trump says he wants to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants from the United States by revoking their legal status.
Paris prosecutor says arrested man is thought to be 4th member of Louvre heist gang
November 28, 2025 - 1:15 AM

PARIS (AP) — A man arrested by French police earlier this week is thought to be fourth member of the team that stole France’s crown jewels in a brazen heist from the Louvre Museum, the Paris prosecutor said Friday, meaning that the entire gang is now believed to be in custody.
Hondurans to elect new president and Congress even as candidates fan electoral doubt
November 28, 2025 - 1:11 AM

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Amanda Durón García supports herself and her 74-year-old mother with the roughly $7 she earns daily selling soft drinks, chips and gum on the campus of Honduras’ national university.
Mexican Attorney General Gertz Manero resigns to become ambassador
November 28, 2025 - 1:07 AM

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero, a veteran politician who has faced accusations that he used his position for personal and political gain, resigned on Thursday to become an ambassador.
Death toll from floods in Thailand reaches 145 as receding water reveals widespread damage
November 28, 2025 - 12:53 AM

BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from flooding in southern Thailand has reached at least 145, officials said Friday, as receding waters started to reveal devastating damage across the region.
Hungary's Orbán seeks more Russian oil and gas at Kremlin talks with Putin
November 28, 2025 - 12:49 AM

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Friday, once again shunning efforts by his European Union partners to isolate Moscow over its invasion of neighboring Ukraine nearly four years ago.
South African ex-leader's daughter quits Parliament over Russian mercenary allegations
November 28, 2025 - 12:18 AM

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma has resigned as a lawmaker, her party said Friday, after coming under police investigation for allegedly tricking 17 men into joining a Russian mercenary group fighting in the Ukraine war.
One of world's longest serving democratic leaders loses election in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
November 28, 2025 - 12:13 AM

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — St. Vincent and the Grenadines is preparing to welcome a new prime minister for the first time in 24 years after preliminary election results show that Godwin Friday of the New Democratic Party beat Ralph Gonsalves of the Unity Labor Party.
The Latest: Pope Leo XIV calls for Christian unity at site where Nicaean Creed was established
November 28, 2025 - 12:10 AM

Pope Leo XIV marked a high point of his his first foreign trip to Turkey with a pilgrimage to the site where early Christian church leaders met 1,700 years ago under the auspices of the Roman Emperor Constantine to host the Council of Nicaea.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
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Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Death toll from floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island rises to 164

The Latest: Trump wants to ‘permanently pause’ migration to the US from poorer countries

Paris prosecutor says arrested man is thought to be 4th member of Louvre heist gang

Hondurans to elect new president and Congress even as candidates fan electoral doubt

Mexican Attorney General Gertz Manero resigns to become ambassador

Death toll from floods in Thailand reaches 145 as receding water reveals widespread damage

Hungary's Orbán seeks more Russian oil and gas at Kremlin talks with Putin

South African ex-leader's daughter quits Parliament over Russian mercenary allegations

One of world's longest serving democratic leaders loses election in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

The Latest: Pope Leo XIV calls for Christian unity at site where Nicaean Creed was established

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