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Ukraine renews calls on the West to approve long-range strikes on Russian territory
Ukraine made a new call Saturday on the West to allow it to strike deeper into Russia after a meeting between U.S. and British leaders a day earlier produced no visible shift in their policy on the use of long-range weapons. The renewed appeal came as Kyiv said Russia launched… Read
Israeli protesters keep up pressure for Gaza hostage deal
Thousands of people again took to the streets of Israel's main cities on Saturday in a bid to increase pressure on the government to secure the release of hostages in Gaza. Of 251 captives seized during Hamas's October 7 attack on southern Israel that triggered the ongoing war, 97 are… Read
Harris is promoting her resume and her goals rather than race as she courts Black voters
While President Joe Biden was hosting a celebration of Black excellence at the White House with lawmakers, advocates and celebrities this past week, Kamala Harris was instead headed off to Pennsylvania. The nation's first Black vice president talked with Pennsylvania voters about supporting small businesses, building more housing and expanding… Read
Iran says it successfully launched a satellite in its program criticized by West over missile fears
Iran launched a satellite into space Saturday with a rocket built by the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, state-run media reported, the latest for a program the West fears helps Tehran advance its ballistic missile program. Iran described the launch as a success, which would be the second such launch to… Read
Sudanese city pounded as analysts report 'unprecedented' combat
Heavy fighting on Saturday shook a Sudanese city besieged by paramilitaries, witnesses told AFP, as US researchers reported unprecedented and escalating combat in the North Darfur state capital. El-Fasher is one of five state capitals in Sudan's western Darfur region and the only one not in the hands of the… Read
Fuel truck explosion kills at least 15 people in Haiti
A tanker truck carrying gasoline in Haiti on Saturday flipped and exploded, killing at least 15 people and seriously injuring 40 others, officials said. Prime Minister Garry Conille provided the figures in an X post. Earlier, Radio Caraibes reported that 17 people had been killed. Haiti’s hospitals are poorly equipped… Read
Australian PM hits back at Musk after 'fascists' quip
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hit back at Elon Musk on Saturday after the tech mogul called his government "fascists" for proposing laws that would fine social media giants for spreading misinformation. Australia introduced a "combating misinformation" bill earlier this week, which includes sweeping powers to fine tech giants up… Read
Myanmar junta makes rare request for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods
Myanmar's junta chief made a rare request Saturday for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods that have displaced hundreds of thousands of people who have endured three years of war. Floods and landslides have killed almost 300 people in Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand in the wake of Typhoon… Read
Kremlin says it disagrees with Turkey's Erdogan that Crimea should return to Kyiv's control
Russia completely disagrees with comments from Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan that Crimea should return to Ukrainian control, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. Erdogan said this week that Turkish support for Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence was unwavering, and that the return of Crimea - which Russia seized… Read
Harris, Trump campaign in battlegrounds as migrant row intensifies
U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris again took their campaigns to battleground states Friday as a racially charged row over Haitian immigrants intensified with the Republican leader promising "large deportations." Trump, 78, was due to hold a rally later Friday in Nevada, where his campaign says he will… Read
