Eight killed and 17 injured in mass stabbing in eastern China
Eight people were killed and 17 others injured in a stabbing attack on a college campus in eastern China on Saturday, police said — the latest in a recent spate…
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Venezuela frees dozens of prisoners arrested after Maduro’s election victory
Dozens of people detained during protests over Venezuela’s disputed presidential election have been released, according to the local rights group Foro Penal. Fifty people were released from the Tocorón prison…
Georgia election chief doused in paint as protests continue after divisive parliamentary vote
The head of Georgia’s Central Electoral Commission was doused with black paint Saturday at a meeting to confirm the results of the country’s divisive Oct. 26 parliamentary elections. Protesters gathered…
Half a million evacuated as Super Typhoon Man-yi makes landfall in the Philippines
More than half a million people have been evacuated from their homes as Super Typhoon Man-yi made landfall along the eastern coast of Catanduanes, Philippines on Saturday. Winds are currently…
Israel pounds southern Beirut as Hezbollah considers fresh ceasefire proposal
Intense Israeli strikes targeted areas of Beirut’s southern suburbs Saturday as the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah considered its response to a fresh ceasefire proposal. The strikes marked the fifth straight…
Iran ‘categorically denies’ UN envoy met Elon Musk
Iran’s foreign ministry denied that a meeting was held between the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations and Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest person and close ally of US President-elect…
Zelensky says Ukraine war will end ‘faster’ under Trump presidency
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Russia’s war in Ukraine will end “faster” when Donald Trump takes over as US president. Speaking in a radio interview with Ukrainian public broadcaster…
Bad news mounts for Ukraine across the frontlines. But Russia is under pressure too
The bad news keeps coming. Wherever Kyiv looks, Moscow seems to have the advantage. Russia is making gains at key spots along the frontlines of eastern and southeastern Ukraine, while…
Hospital fire kills 10 newborn babies in northern India
Lucknow, India (AP) — A fire tore through a neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborn babies and injuring 16 others, authorities said. The…
Young Chinese flock to ‘academic pubs’ as space for free expression shrinks
Sipping a hazy beer in a dimly lit Shanghai pub, Liang Xiao found himself immersed in a sociology lecture that astounded him. Beneath a projector screen, a Chinese PhD student…