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Bus catches fire after being hit by a motorcycle in southern India, killing at least 25
October 24, 2025 - 12:20 AM

HYDERABAD, India (AP) — A passenger bus erupted into flames after a motorcycle crashed into it early Friday, killing at least 25 people and injuring several others in southern India, police said.
Lithuanian president says Russian military planes violated the Baltic country's airspace
October 23, 2025 - 11:42 PM

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Russian military planes briefly violated Lithuania’s airspace Thursday evening, the Lithuanian president said, condemning what he called a blatant breach of the territorial integrity of his European Union and NATO-member country.
Tropical Storm Melissa trudges through Caribbean as forecasters warn it will quickly intensify
October 23, 2025 - 11:17 PM

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa plodded through the central Caribbean early Friday, with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen and brush past Jamaica as a powerful hurricane while unleashing potentially “catastrophic” flash flooding and landslides in southern Haiti.
Conservation group rescues sea turtles caught in nets at Nigerian coastal city and rewards fishermen
October 23, 2025 - 11:09 PM

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Conservationists and students cheered as three rescued sea turtles, endangered in this part of the world, made their way back into the ocean at a private beach in Nigeria's economic hub of Lagos.
Japan's new leader vows to further bolster defense buildup and spending as regional tensions rise
October 23, 2025 - 10:51 PM

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in her first major policy speech on Friday, pledged to further accelerate Japan’s military buildup and spending and complete an early upgrade of

Iraq faces elections at a delicate moment in the Middle East
October 23, 2025 - 10:21 PM

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq is weeks away from parliamentary elections that will set the country’s course during one of the Middle East's most delicate moments in years.
What to know about Ireland's election as the country votes for a new president
October 23, 2025 - 9:29 PM

LONDON (AP) — Voters in Ireland are going to the polls Friday to elect one of two women as their new president for the next seven years, a largely ceremonial role in the European Union member country.
Rosa Parks and Helen Keller statues will be unveiled at the Alabama Capitol
October 23, 2025 - 9:18 PM

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Statues of Rosa Parks and Helen Keller, pivotal figures who fought for justice and inspired change across the world, will be unveiled Friday on the grounds of the Alabama Capitol.
National Guard deployments in Washington, DC, and Portland, Oregon, are focus of court hearings
October 23, 2025 - 9:15 PM

The deployment of National Guard troops on the streets of Washington faces challenges in two courts on Friday — one in the nation's capital and another in West Virginia — while across the country a judge in Portland, Oregon, will consider whether to let President Donald Trump deploy troops there.
What to know about the blast at a Tennessee explosives plant that killed 16 people
October 23, 2025 - 9:06 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities plan to give an update Friday on the massive blast in Tennessee that killed 16 people earlier this month at an explosives plant, where a painstaking, ongoing investigation has not yet determined the cause of the explosion.
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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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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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Bus catches fire after being hit by a motorcycle in southern India, killing at least 25

Lithuanian president says Russian military planes violated the Baltic country's airspace

Tropical Storm Melissa trudges through Caribbean as forecasters warn it will quickly intensify

Conservation group rescues sea turtles caught in nets at Nigerian coastal city and rewards fishermen

Japan's new leader vows to further bolster defense buildup and spending as regional tensions rise

Iraq faces elections at a delicate moment in the Middle East

What to know about Ireland's election as the country votes for a new president

Rosa Parks and Helen Keller statues will be unveiled at the Alabama Capitol

National Guard deployments in Washington, DC, and Portland, Oregon, are focus of court hearings

What to know about the blast at a Tennessee explosives plant that killed 16 people

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