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Italy's Meloni offers solidarity with journalist after explosive device targets his car
October 17, 2025 - 12:21 AM

ROME (AP) — An explosive device detonated under the car of one of Italy’s leading investigative journalists that was parked outside his home, prompting condemnation Friday from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and others. No one was injured.
Orbán celebrates Hungary as 'the only place in Europe' where a Trump-Putin meeting can be held
October 17, 2025 - 12:17 AM

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday celebrated his country's status as the host of upcoming talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin, a meeting where the two leaders are expected to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine.
Madagascar's coup leader is set to be sworn in as president after military takeover
October 17, 2025 - 12:05 AM

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — An army colonel who seized power in a military coup was set to be sworn in as Madagascar's new leader Friday in a lightning-fast power grab that ousted the president and sent him fleeing from the country into hiding.
What we know about the devastating Alaska storm and the evacuation effort
October 16, 2025 - 11:56 PM

Hundreds of residents from remote Alaska Native villages are being airlifted after a storm battered their low-lying communities over the weekend, wiping away homes and killing at least one person. Two others are missing.
Photos show Sumo wrestlers bring 1,500 years of tradition to London's Royal Albert Hall
October 16, 2025 - 11:42 PM

LONDON (AP) — Sumo wrestlers bring 1,500 years of tradition to London’s Royal Albert Hall.
As the world discovers the Faroe Islands, there's a push for local food
October 16, 2025 - 11:26 PM

TORSHAVN, Faroe Islands (AP) — The farmers’ market looked — let’s be honest — sad.
After years of socialist rule, Bolivia’s presidential runoff tests how far and fast it veers right
October 16, 2025 - 10:51 PM

EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) — After nearly two decades of one-party rule, three years of an accelerating currency crisis and too many months of mind-numbing

Evacuees detail harrowing scenes of flooding in coastal Alaska villages as airlift continues
October 16, 2025 - 10:39 PM

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The house rocked as if an earthquake had struck, and suddenly it was floating. Water seeped in through the front door, and waves smacked the big glass window.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Murayama, known for apology over wartime aggression, dies at 101
October 16, 2025 - 10:24 PM

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his 1995 “Murayama statement” apologizing to Asian victims of his country’s aggression, died Friday. He was 101.
Landslides in Mexico, Uruguay euthanasia law and more top photos this week from Latin America
October 16, 2025 - 9:24 PM

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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

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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Italy's Meloni offers solidarity with journalist after explosive device targets his car

Orbán celebrates Hungary as 'the only place in Europe' where a Trump-Putin meeting can be held

Madagascar's coup leader is set to be sworn in as president after military takeover

What we know about the devastating Alaska storm and the evacuation effort

Photos show Sumo wrestlers bring 1,500 years of tradition to London's Royal Albert Hall

As the world discovers the Faroe Islands, there's a push for local food

After years of socialist rule, Bolivia’s presidential runoff tests how far and fast it veers right

Evacuees detail harrowing scenes of flooding in coastal Alaska villages as airlift continues

Former Japanese Prime Minister Murayama, known for apology over wartime aggression, dies at 101

Landslides in Mexico, Uruguay euthanasia law and more top photos this week from Latin America

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