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KABUL, Afghanistan | Former Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok dies at 80
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Latest on parliamentary elections in Afghanistan (all times local): 6:05 p.m. Police say a suicide bomber blew himself up in front of a polling station in a school in the northern Kabul neighborhood of Khair Khana, … Continue reading
LEADING OFF: Dodgers-Brewers in Game 7 of NLCS, Red Sox wait
A look at what’s happening around the majors today: GAME 7 The Dodgers and Brewers meet in an all-or-nothing matchup at Miller Park to decide the NL Championship Series. Los Angeles will start 24-year-old rookie Walker Buehler, who showed flashes … Continue reading
Tracing the Flow of Nigeria’s Stolen Oil to Cameroon
[Deutsche Welle] The theft of crude oil in Nigeria has cost the country ?9 billion in the last two years. DW’s Fred Muvunyi traced the illicit flow of ‘fungue’ to a port across the border in Cameroon.
EVERETT, Wash | Tarasova-Morozov win Skate America pairs short program
EVERETT, Wash. — Nathan Chen is picking up right where he left off last year. The 19-year old American star topped the men’s short program with room to spare on Friday night at the opening session of Skate America. Chen, … Continue reading
ROME | Italy approves final budget draft yet vows dialogue with EU
ROME— Italy’s government vowed Saturday to engage in constructive talks with the European Union as it still gave final approval to a rule-busting budget and brushed off a ratings downgrade triggered by its higher-than-expected deficit targets. Premier Giuseppe Conte said … Continue reading
HOPKINS, S.C | Kamala Harris: Midterms a fight for ‘the best of who we are’
HOPKINS, S.C.— Declaring this midterm election year an “inflection point” in American history, Kamala Harris came Friday to South Carolina to tell Democrats that the way out of Donald Trump’s America is through the ballot box. The California senator may … Continue reading
LONDON | Marchers clog streets of London to demand new Brexit vote
LONDON — Hundreds of thousands of protesters opposed to Britain’s impending exit from the European Union marched through central London on Saturday, demanding a new referendum and to have a say on the government’s final Brexit deal with the EU. … Continue reading
ISTANBUL | Saudi account of Khashoggi killing is widely denounced
ISTANBUL — Turkey will “never allow a cover-up” of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia‘s consulate in Istanbul, a senior official in Turkey’s ruling party said Saturday, reflecting international skepticism over the Saudi account that the … Continue reading
BEIRUT | IS frees 6 hostages in exchange with Syrian government
BEIRUT — Syrian opposition activists say the Islamic State group has released two women and four children they had been holding since July in an exchange with the government. The women and children were among 30 people kidnapped by IS … Continue reading
Gunmen Abduct Six Children From Cameroon School
[Vanguard] Gunmen have abducted six children from a school in Bamenda, the capital of the northwestern, English-speaking Northwest region of Cameroon, a teacher there told AFP.
