RSF’s takeover of Sudan’s el-Fasher a ‘terrible escalation’ that raises new concerns
CAIRO (AP) — Paramilitary fighters in vehicles, on camels and on foot rampaged through the Sudanese military’s last stronghold in Darfur on Tuesday, killing and detaining hundreds of people in the latest atrocity of a war that has raged in Sudan for over 31 months.
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October 28, 2025
Samy Magdy
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Venezuela claims capture of CIA-linked mercenaries | Miami Herald
Venezuela says it captured a CIA-linked mercenary group and accuses the US and Trinidad and Tobago of a false-flag plan to provoke conflict in the Caribbean.
miamiherald.com
October 27, 2025
Antonio María Delgado
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Military launches ninth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel
The two most recent U.S. strikes occurred in the Pacific Ocean, departures from the previous seven that had targeted vessels in the Caribbean.
militarytimes.com
October 23, 2025
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US conducts eighth strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Pacific | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera
The strike was the first to take place in the Pacific, signalling an expansion of Donald Trump’s military campaign.
aljazeera.com
October 22, 2025
Allison Griner
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Pardoned Capitol rioter arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries : NPR
New York State Police say the man was arrested after they received word from the FBI that that he made "threats to kill a member of Congress."
npr.org
October 21, 2025
Barbara Sprunt
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Trump authorizes CIA operations in Venezuela, raising pressure on Maduro | Reuters
WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in U.S. efforts to pressure President Nicolas Maduro's government.
reuters.com
October 15, 2025
Nandita Bose
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Trump boasts about bombing another Venezuelan ‘drug boat’ in the Caribbean. Smugglers have just found new routes
The Trump administration has not provided evidence to suggest the boats it has been targeting in strikes were carrying narcotics
news.yahoo.com
October 14, 2025
Isabel Keane
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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) — Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family’s food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in Myanmar in April, the father had watched helplessly as his once-vibrant baby boy weakened, suffering from diarrhea and begging for food.
apnews.com
October 08, 2025
KRISTEN GELINEAU
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The latest on the stabbing of Social Democratic mayor, Iris Stalzer | DW News
A newly elected city mayor is reported to be in a life-threatening condition in hospital after being found with multiple stab wounds.
Iris Stalzer is the Social Democratic mayor of Herdecke in the state of North Rhine Westphalia. She was elected to the position days ago. It's not yet known if the stabbing has a political background. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has condemned what he called a heinous act.
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October 07, 2025
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Al-Shabaab Fighters Break Out of Underground Prison in Somalia
A militant raid on a heavily fortified prison and intelligence headquarters in Mogadishu deals major blow to U.S.-backed Somali government.
dropsitenews.com
October 06, 2025
Mohamed Gabobe
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Hegseth announces another US attack on alleged drug boat off Venezuelan coast
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the U.S. ordered a strike on another alleged drug boat that left Venezuela.
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October 03, 2025
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Afghanistan paralyzed as internet blackout stretches into second day
Nearly all links with the outside world are disrupted, grounding planes and closing businesses two weeks after the Taliban first signaled plans to ban fiber-optic internet.
washingtonpost.com
September 30, 2025
Rick Noack and Haq Nawaz Khan
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Top Trump Aides Push for Ousting Maduro From Power in Venezuela | New York Times
An opposition movement whose figures have met with U.S. officials says it is communicating with Washington on plans to dismantle Nicolás Maduro’s “criminal structure.”
nytimes.com
September 29, 2025
Julian E. Barnes, Edward Wong, Julie Turkewitz and Charlie Savage
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US to revoke Colombian president's visa over comments at pro-Palestinian gathering
Sept 26 (Reuters) - The United States said it would revoke Colombian President Gustavo Petro's visa after he took to New York's streets on Friday in a pro-Palestinian demonstration and urged U.S. soldiers to disobey President Donald Trump's orders.
reuters.com
September 26, 2025
Ismail Shakil and Brendan O'Boyle
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🇨🇴 Colombia - President Addresses United Nations General Debate, 80th Session | #UNGA
Gustavo Petro Urrego, President of the Republic of Colombia, addresses the General Debate of the 80th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 23 - 29 September 2025).
World leaders will gather to engage in the annual high-level General Debate under the theme, "Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights".
The General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly is the opportunity for Heads of State and Government to come together at the UN Headquarters and discuss world issues. Heads of State and Government and ministers will explore solutions to intertwined global challenges to advance peace, security, and sustainable development.
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the Organization. Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter of the United Nations. Each of the 193 Member States of the United Nations has an equal vote.
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up of 193 Member States, the UN and its work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter.
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September 23, 2025
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Speedboat destroyed by U.S. Navy held 1,000 kilos of cocaine, Dominican Republic says - CBS News
Authorities in the Dominican Republic said they have confiscated cocaine transported by a speedboat that was destroyed recently by the U.S. Navy.
cbsnews.com
September 22, 2025
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Drone attack in gang-controlled slum in Haiti kills at least 8 children, injures 6 others
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Explosive drones targeting a suspected gang leader killed at least eight children inside a slum in Haiti’s capital and seriously wounded six others, relatives and activists told The Associated Press on Monday, as they blamed police for the attack.
apnews.com
September 22, 2025
EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO
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Mass grave reveals scale of unlawful killings by Egyptian army in Sinai, say campaigners | Egypt | The Guardian
Human rights group says hundreds of skeletons found exposed or buried just below ground during research into killings of civilians
theguardian.com
September 22, 2025
Kaamil Ahmed
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Student injured in Evergreen High School shooting "still fighting for his life," uncle says
The uncle of Matthew Silverstone, one of the students shot by a fellow student at Evergreen High School in Colorado last week, talked about the teenager's recovery one week after the shooting.
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September 17, 2025
CBS Colorado
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U.S. military conducts strike on second Venezuelan boat, Trump says
President Donald Trump alleged that "narcoterrorists" were on the boat and that they were carrying illegal drugs destined for the United States.
nbcnews.com
September 15, 2025
Raquel Coronell Uribe
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