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Kenyan activists released from Ugandan detention after Museveni confirms arrest
November 08, 2025 - 8:07 PM

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two Kenyan activists were released from detention in Uganda after President Yoweri Museveni confirmed they were arrested more than a month ago and accused them of working with the opposition to unseat him in the January general election.
Al-Sharaa to become the first Syrian president to visit the White House after an unlikely rise
November 08, 2025 - 8:04 PM

BEIRUT (AP) — Two decades ago, Ahmad al-Sharaa was held in a U.S.-run detention center in Iraq after joining al-Qaida militants fighting against American forces there.
Ukrainian strikes disrupt power and heating to 2 major cities in Russia
November 08, 2025 - 8:00 PM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Nighttime Ukrainian strikes disrupted power and heating to two major Russian cities near the Ukrainian border, local Russian officials reported Sunday.
Powerful quake strikes off the coast of Japan, tsunami advisory issued
November 08, 2025 - 7:45 PM

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful quake rattled northern Japan Sunday evening, followed by several more temblors, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. A tsunami advisory was issued.
A boat from Myanmar with hundreds of migrants capsizes off Malaysia, 1 body found and 10 rescued
November 08, 2025 - 7:25 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A boat carrying about 300 migrants from Myanmar capsized last week in the Indian Ocean close to the border between Thailand and Malaysia, with at least one body recovered floating in the sea, 10 rescued and dozens missing, officials said Sunday.
3 dead and 15 injured in tidal surge on Spain's Canary Islands
November 08, 2025 - 7:22 PM

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Strong waves killed three people on Spain’s Canary Islands by pulling them into the Atlantic Ocean during a tidal surge, officials said Sunday.
Guinea's supreme court releases provisional list of presidential candidates
November 08, 2025 - 6:04 PM

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s supreme court has released a provisional list of presidential candidates for the December election in the West African nation.
Why France's ex-President Sarkozy may be released from prison after just 20 days
November 08, 2025 - 6:02 PM

PARIS (AP) — A court in Paris will decide whether to release France's former President Nicolas Sarkozy from prison on Monday, just 20 days after he was incarcerated.
More than a million people evacuate as Super Typhoon Fung-wong threatens the Philippines
November 08, 2025 - 5:52 PM

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, started battering the country’s northeastern coast ahead of landfall on Sunday, knocking down power, forcing the evacuation of more than a million people and prompting the defense chief to warn many others to evacuate to safety from high-risk villages before it’s too late.
Retired AP reporter helped cement the legend of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
November 08, 2025 - 4:21 PM

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Associated Press reporter Harry Atkins was far from Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975, “when the gales of November came early." But his news coverage the following day of the infamous wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald helped shape its legacy.
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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
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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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Kenyan activists released from Ugandan detention after Museveni confirms arrest

Al-Sharaa to become the first Syrian president to visit the White House after an unlikely rise

Ukrainian strikes disrupt power and heating to 2 major cities in Russia

Powerful quake strikes off the coast of Japan, tsunami advisory issued

A boat from Myanmar with hundreds of migrants capsizes off Malaysia, 1 body found and 10 rescued

3 dead and 15 injured in tidal surge on Spain's Canary Islands

Guinea's supreme court releases provisional list of presidential candidates

Why France's ex-President Sarkozy may be released from prison after just 20 days

More than a million people evacuate as Super Typhoon Fung-wong threatens the Philippines

Retired AP reporter helped cement the legend of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

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