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Venezuela crackdown helped avert 'civil war': attorney general

Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab defended the state's crackdown on opposition supporters after disputed July elections, telling AFP the authorities' actions helped avert a "civil war."

Fifteen inmates killed in new Ecuador jail massacre

At least 15 inmates were killed and 14 injured in clashes Tuesday at a prison in the Ecuadoran port of Guayaquil, the latest in a series of massacres blamed on a war between drug cartels.

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Morocco's tribeswomen see facial tattoo tradition fade

As a young girl growing up in the Atlas mountains, Hannou Mouloud's family took her to have her chin tattooed with the cherished lines that generations of Moroccan Amazigh tribeswomen wore.

Eight dead as heavy rain thrashes Brazil after long drought

At least eight people died after heavy rains in Brazil, authorities said Saturday, as storms swept parts of the country following a severe drought that fueled a record wave of wildfires.

Despite hurricanes, Floridians refuse to leave 'paradise'

Florida resident Kristin Hale weathered Hurricane Milton tired and scared, but like many of her fellow Floridians, she refuses to move away -- even after a second hurricane has hit the state in as many weeks.

Milton leaves at least 16 dead, millions without power in Florida

The death toll from Hurricane Milton has risen to at least 16, officials in Florida said Friday, and millions were still without power as residents began the painful process of piecing their lives back together.

Internal TikTok documents show prioritization of traffic over well-being

TikTok teams identified harmful effects of its platform on young users but limited preventive measures so as to avoid a drop in traffic, according to internal documents revealed Friday by a US public radio station.

Supercharged hurricanes trigger 'perfect storm' for disinformation

Monster hurricanes slamming the United States in recent weeks have triggered a torrent of misinformation, with politicians and social media users reviving conspiracy theories about weather manipulation ahead of the November 5 presidential election.

Fans immerse themselves in Marina Abramovic's first China exhibition

Crowds flocked to Serbian artist Marina Abramovic's first-ever Chinese show in Shanghai on Friday, where they were encouraged to become part of the artworks in an "absolutely fully interactive" spectacle.

Hurricane Milton leaves at least 16 dead as Florida cleans up

The death toll from Hurricane Milton rose to at least 16 on Friday, officials in Florida said, as residents began the painful process of piecing their lives and homes back together.

Boat captain rescued clinging to cooler in Gulf of Mexico after storm Milton

A fishing boat captain left clinging to a cooler in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida in the wake of Hurricane Milton has been rescued, the US Coast Guard said.

Bangladesh Islamist chief backs crimes against humanity trial for ex-PM

Bangladesh's top Islamist politician says he supports the extradition of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina to face trial for crimes against humanity in the same tribunal that convicted his colleagues.

At least 10 dead in Florida but Hurricane Milton not as bad as feared

At least 10 people died as Hurricane Milton sent tornadoes spinning across Florida, officials said Thursday as the state grappled with flooding, power outages and other woes from a milder than expected storm that many had feared would be catastrophic.

Far from eye, Hurricane Milton's deadly tornados rampaged Florida

Hours before Milton made landfall on Florida's west coast, many were caught by surprise when the hurricane's outer bands spawned deadly tornadoes hundreds of miles away.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial set for May 2025

Music mogul Sean Combs is set to go on trial for racketeering and sex trafficking on May 5, 2025, a judge said in a court hearing Thursday.

At least 10 dead in Florida from tornadoes caused by Hurricane Milton

At least 10 people were dead after Hurricane Milton smashed into Florida, US authorities said Thursday, after the monster weather system sent tornados spinning across the state and flooded swaths of the Tampa Bay area.

TD Bank to pay more than $3 bn to US in money-laundering case

Canada's TD Bank has agreed to pay more than $3 billion in penalties for failing to adequately monitor money laundering by drug cartels, US officials said Thursday.

SAfrica prosecutors drop criminal complaint against president

South Africa's prosecuting authority said Thursday it will not pursue a complaint against President Cyril Ramaphosa of money laundering and corruption related to the 2020 theft of US dollars from his farmhouse.

Hurricane whips up bitter US election battle

Hurricane Milton crashed into the US presidential election on Thursday, whipping up a political tempest that embroiled Donald Trump, Kamala Harris and Joe Biden, even as Florida reeled from the impact of the real-life storm.

Chad's capital under threat as floodwaters rise

At the spot where the Chari and Logone Rivers meet, residents of Chad's capital, N'Djamena, have been scrambling to face flooding brought on by torrential rains that have submerged entire neighbourhoods.

Ethel Kennedy, wife of RFK, dead at 96

Ethel Kennedy, the widow of assassinated US politician Robert F. Kennedy, died Thursday at the age of 96, her family said.

Hurricane Milton shreds Florida stadium roof

Hurricane-force winds ripped open the roof of a baseball stadium in Florida, leaving shredded remnants of the dome in its wake Thursday morning.

UN probe accuses Israel of seeking to 'destroy' Gaza healthcare

Israel is deliberately targeting health facilities and killing and torturing medical personnel in Gaza, UN investigators said Thursday, accusing the country of "crimes against humanity".

Monster Hurricane Milton triggers floods and tornadoes across Florida

Hurricane Milton felled trees, tore roofs off buildings, and flooded streets, leaving residents of the Florida coast surveying a trail of destruction on Thursday, in a state still reeling from another massive storm two weeks earlier.

Football mourns Greek defender George Baldock's shock death at 31

Greek football was in shock Thursday at the death of Panathinaikos and Greece international George Baldock, with tributes uniting even the country's usually hostile rival fans.

Monster Hurricane Milton makes landfall, walloping coast of Florida

Hurricane Milton blasted ashore in Florida Wednesday night with furious winds, life-threatening rain and storm surge, as people who endured another hurricane just two weeks ago braced for a long, violent night.

Argentina MPs back Milei's veto of university funding

Argentine lawmakers on Wednesday upheld President Javier Milei's veto of funding increases for public universities, handing him a key victory in his months-long standoff with teachers and students.

Florida seaside haven a ghost town as hurricane nears

The normally pleasant seaside town of Sarasota looked deserted Wednesday, with most of its residents gone or seeking shelter as dangerous Hurricane Milton rumbled toward Florida.

Hunkering down for Hurricane Milton at Disney -- but first, a few rides

With Hurricane Milton bearing down on Florida, the state's tourism golden egg -- Disney World -- remains open Wednesday, if only for a few, wet hours.

Time running out in Florida to flee Hurricane Milton

Florida residents fled -- or defied warnings and hunkered down -- in the final hours Wednesday before Hurricane Milton, a lethal Category 4 storm, pummels the Gulf Coast and tears across the state.

The long walk for water in the parched Colombian Amazon

Bearing six-liter bottles of water on their shoulders, members of Colombia's Indigenous Yagua community tramp along the dried-up riverbed of a branch of the mighty Amazon.

France vows to step up drugs fight after police vehicles torched

The French government on Wednesday vowed to intensify the fight against drug related crime after four police vehicles were torched outside a police station in an apparent revenge attack in response to a new crackdown.

Ex-UK soldier denies passing secrets to Iran intelligence

A former British Army soldier allegedly broke out of prison strapped to the underside of a food delivery truck while detained on suspicion of passing secret information to Iranian intelligence, a prosecutor said on Wednesday.

'Catastrophic' Hurricane Milton approaches Florida

A "catastrophic" Hurricane Milton was closing in on the storm-battered state of Florida on Wednesday as US officials pleaded with residents to flee or risk dying.

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