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The UAE holds an annual oil and gas conference just ahead of hosting UN COP28 climate talks in Dubai

The Emirati president-designate of the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate talks has called on oil and gas companies to be “central to the solution” to fighting climate change, even as the industry boosts its production to enjoy rising energy prices
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Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President-Designate and UAE's Special Envoy for Climate Change, talks during the Climate Future Week at Museum of the Future in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. The Emirati president-designate for the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate conference offered a full-throated defense Saturday of his nation hosting the talks, dismissing those “just go on the attack without knowing anything, without knowing who we are.” (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
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5 conservative cardinals challenge pope to affirm church teaching on gays and women ahead of meeting

Five conservative cardinals are challenging Pope Francis to affirm Catholic teaching on homosexuality and female ordination
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FILE - Cardinal Joseph Zen, a vocal opponent of attempts by Beijing and the Vatican at rapprochement, presides over a vigil Mass for Bishop Michael Yeung in Hong Kong, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. Five conservative cardinals are challenging Pope Francis to affirm Catholic teaching on homosexuality and female ordination. They've asked him to respond ahead of a big Vatican meeting where such hot-button issues are up for debate. The cardinals on Monday published five questions they submitted to Francis, known as “dubia.” (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, file)
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Early voting begins in New Zealand's general election

Early voting has begun in New Zealand for the nation’s Oct. 14 general election, with conservative contender Christopher Luxon casting his ballot
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New Zealand National Party leader Christopher Luxon, right, casts his ballot at the Eastview Baptist Church in Auckland, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, as early voting began for the nation's Oct. 14 general election. (Dean Purcell/New Zealand Herald via AP)
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Indonesian president launches Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway, funded by China

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has inaugurated Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, which begins its commercial operations on Monday, a key project under China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative that will drastically cut the travel time ...
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Officials stand near of high-speed railway during the opening ceremony for launching Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway at Padalarang station in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. Indonesian President Joko Widodo launched Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway that will start its commercial operations on Monday, a key project under China's Belt and Road infrastructure initiative that will cut travel time between two cities from the current three hours to about 40 minutes. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
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Mexico's rescue and drug-sniffing dogs start out at the army's puppy kindergarten

In the middle of a military base outside Mexico City, an army colonel runs what he calls a kindergarten for dogs
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Belgian Malinois puppies rest at the Mexican Army and Air Force Canine Production Center in San Miguel de los Jagueyes, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. The puppies will one day become rescue dogs or drugs and explosives’ detectors after get basic training at the center. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
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Fire erupts in a police headquarters in Egypt, injuring at least 14 people

Egyptian authorities say a huge fire has broken out in a police headquarters in northeastern Egypt, injuring at least 38 people
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Firefighters climb up a ladder on the burning building of police headquarters in Ismailia, northeastern Egypt following a fire Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. A huge fire broke out early Monday in the police headquarters, injuring multiple people, the health ministry said. (AP Photo/Mohammed Awad)
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Women's voices and votes loom large as pope opens Vatican meeting on church's future

Pope Francis this week will open a global gathering of Catholic bishops and laypeople discussing the future of the church
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FILE - Maria Lia Zervino one of the first women chosen by Pope Francis to be on the Dicastery for Bishops is interviewed by the Associated Press in Rome, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. For Zervino, who worked alongside the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio when both held positions in the Argentine bishops conference, the upcoming synod of bishops is a watershed moment for the church and quite possibly the most consequential thing Francis will have undertaken as pope. This edition is different because Francis has allowed women and other laypeople to vote alongside bishops. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)
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Mexician officials say at least nine people are confirmed dead from the collapse of a church roof

Mexician officials say at least nine people are confirmed dead from the collapse of a church roof
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October 01

Bank of Japan survey shows manufacturers optimistic about economy

Business sentiment among big Japanese manufacturers improved in July-September for the second straight quarter, according to a central bank survey
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FILE - People walk across a pedestrian crossing in Ginza shopping district on March 31, 2023, in Tokyo. Business sentiment among big Japanese manufacturers improved in July-September for the second straight quarter, according to a central bank survey released Monday, Oct 2. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
October 01

7 dead after after roof collapse at baptism ceremony in Mexico

Seven people have died following a roof collapse in Mexico.
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Police lights on a street at night.
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Deadly fire at nightclub in Spain

At 6 a.m. Sunday morning, flames broke out at a Murcia club, killing at least 13 people.
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VIDEO: Deadly fire at nightclub in Spain
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David Beckham reflects on highs and lows in 'Beckham' doc, calls it an 'emotional rollercoaster'

Ten years after retiring from the game, David Beckham reflects on his soccer career and life for a new four-part documentary series
October 01
Anna Wintour, from left, David Beckham, Harper Beckham, Cruz Beckham, Nicola Peltz and Brooklyn Beckham attend the Victoria Beckham Spring/Summer 2024 womenswear fashion collection presented Friday, Sept. 29, 2023 in Paris. (AP Photo/Vianney Le Caer)
October 01

Church roof collapses in north Mexico, killing at least nine and injuring about 50, officials say

Authorities in Mexico say the roof of a church has collapsed in northern Mexico during a Mass, killing at least nine people and injuring about 50
October 01
Rescue workers search for survivors amid debris after the roof of a church collapsed during a Sunday Mass in Ciudad Madero, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. The Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tampico said the roof caved in while parishioners were receiving communion. (Alejando de Angel/El Sol de Tampico via AP)
October 01

At least 13 dead after nightclub fire in Spain

A witness told news reporters that the fire originated in the La Fonda nightclub and quickly spread to the other two adjoining clubs.
October 01
A witness told news reporters that the fire originated in the La Fonda nightclub and quickly spread to the other two adjoining clubs.
October 01

Brazil's President Lula back at official residence to recover from hip replacement surgery

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been discharged from the hospital two days after undergoing successful hip replacement surgery that will have him working from home while he recovers
October 01
El presidente brasile?o Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva porta una mascarilla después de una ceremonia en el Supremo Tribunal Federal, el jueves 28 de septiembre de 2023, en Brasilia, Brasil. Los médicos le pidieron que usara la mascarilla para protegerse de una posible enfermedad respiratoria, ya que va a ser operado de la cadera. (AP Foto/Eraldo Peres)
October 01

Turkish warplanes bomb suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq following suicide attack in Ankara

Turkish warplanes bomb suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq following suicide attack in Ankara
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10 Cuban migrants are killed in a freight truck crash in southern Mexico, 17 seriously injured

At least 10 Cuban migrants have died and 17 others have been seriously injured after a freight truck they were riding in crashed on a highway in southern Mexico near the border with Guatemala
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At least 13 dead in Spain nightclub fire

"We're devastated," said Murcia Mayor Jose Ballesta
October 01
In this photo provided by Bomberos/Ayuntamiento de Murcia, firefighters work outside a nightclub on fire in Murcia, south-eastern Spain in the early hours of Sunday Oct. 1, 2023.
October 01

Valentino returns to Paris’ Les Beaux-Arts with modern twist; Burton bids farewell at McQueen

Valentino took a contemporary stride down memory lane this Sunday, returning to Les Beaux-Arts, the prestigious art school where founder Valentino Garavani once studied
October 01
Paris Hilton departs the Valentino Spring/Summer 2024 womenswear fashion collection presented Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023 in Paris. (AP Photo/Vianney Le Caer)
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At least 13 people were killed at a nightclub fire in Spain’s southeastern city of Murcia

At least 13 people have been killed when a fire broke out in a nightclub in the southeastern Spanish city of Murcia
October 01
In this photo provided by Bomberos/Ayuntamiento de Murcia, firefighters work outside a nightclub on fire in Murcia, south-eastern Spain in the early hours of Sunday Oct. 1, 2023. At least 9 people are believed to have died in the fire with Emergency services continuing to search for missing persons. (Bomberos/Ayuntamiento de Murcia via AP)
October 01

A fire at a nightclub in Spain's southeastern city of Murcia kills 13

At least 13 people have been killed when a fire broke out in a nightclub in the southeastern Spanish city of Murcia
October 01
In this photo provided by Bomberos/Ayuntamiento de Murcia, firefighters work outside a nightclub on fire in Murcia, south-eastern Spain in the early hours of Sunday Oct. 1, 2023. At least 9 people are believed to have died in the fire with Emergency services continuing to search for missing persons. (Bomberos/Ayuntamiento de Murcia via AP)
October 01

European Parliament president backs UN naming an envoy to help restart Cyprus peace talks

The president of the European Parliament says she has conveyed the legislative body’s support for the appointment of a U.N. envoy to evaluate the chances of resuming stalemated talks to reunify ethnically divided Cyprus
October 01
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, left, arrives at the area before a military parade marking the 63th anniversary of Cyprus' independence from British colonial rule, in divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Sunday, Oct. 1 2023. Metsola joined Christodoulides in receiving the salute from Cypriot National Guard forces during a parade marking Cyprus' 63rd Day of Independence from British colonial rule. The Cypriot government said Metsola is the first top EU official to attend the parade since Cyprus joined the EU in 2004. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
October 01

Jailed Maldives' ex-president transferred to house arrest after his party candidate wins presidency

Jailed former Maldives President Abdulla Yameen has been transferred from prison to house arrest, fulfilling the campaign promise of his party candidate who won the presidential election runoff
October 01
Maldivians stand in a queue ito cast their votes in Male, Maldives, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. Maldivians are voting in the runoff presidential election that has turned into a virtual referendum on which regional power, India or China, will have the biggest influence in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sharuhaan)
October 01

Azerbaijan issues warrant for former separatist leader as UN mission arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan's prosecutor general says the country has issued an arrest warrant for former Nagorno-Karabakh separatist leader Arayik Harutyunyan
October 01
Armenian parishioners attend a national day of prayer for Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) leading by Armenian Catholicos Karekin II at the Armenian Apostolic Cathedral in Etchmiadzin, the seat of the Oriental Orthodox church outside in Yerevan, Armenia, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. Armenia's government says an ethnic Armenian exodus has nearly emptied Nagorno-Karabakh of residents since Azerbaijan attacked and ordered the breakaway region's militants to disarm. (AP Photo/Vasily Krestyaninov)
October 01

The death toll in a collapsed gold mine in Zimbabwe expected to rise to 13, vice president says

Zimbabwe's vice president says the death toll from a shaft collapse at a disused gold mine could rise to 13
October 01
The body of a trapped miner is carried after been retrieved from a collapsed mine shaft in Chegutu, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) west of the capital Harare, Saturday, Sept. 30 2023. Several people have died from the collapse of a gold mine in Zimbabwe, according to state media reports. (AP Photo)
October 01

EU's top diplomat urges US to reconsider dropping Ukrainian aid from stop-gap budget bill

The European Union’s foreign policy chief has called on U.S. lawmakers to reconsider their decision to omit financial support for Ukraine from a stop-gap budget created to halt a federal government shutdown
October 01
Britain's Defence Minister Grant Shapps arrives for a cabinet meeting at Downing Street in London, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. It is the first Cabinet Meeting since before the Summer break. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
October 01

Nigeria's leader increases wages to avert a strike that could shut down the government

Nigeria’s leader has increased the wages of some government workers in last-minute efforts to appease labor unions whose planned strike this week could shut down government offices in all sectors of Africa’s largest economy
October 01
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of Nigeria, addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
October 01

Serbia's president denies troop buildup near Kosovo, alleges 'campaign of lies' in wake of clashes

A shootout that killed four people fired tensions in the volatile Balkan region.
October 01
Kosovo police officers secure the area outside the Banjska monastery in the village of Banjska, Kosovo on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. Police on Wednesday allowed media into the village of Banjska, where a daylong shootout between armed Serbs and Kosovar police on Sunday left one officer and three gunmen dead. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
October 01

Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk says change 'is inevitable' as election supporters rally

Opposition leader Donald Tusk is leading a march in Poland's capital to mobilize supporters and boost his coalition's chances of unseating the conservative government in an upcoming parliamentary election
October 01
Thousands of people gather for a march to support the opposition against the governing populist Law and Justice party in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk seeks to boost his election chances for the parliament elections on Oct. 15, 2023, leading the rally in the Polish capital. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
October 01

What's behind the wave of coups in Africa?

"Gabon will not be the last," one expert warned.
October 01
Supporters of Niger's National Council of Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) holds a placard as people protest ouside the Niger and French airbase to demand the departure of the French army from Niger, in Niamey on Sept. 16, 2023.
October 01

Yemen’s state-run airline suspends the only route out of Sanaa over Houthi restrictions on its funds

Yemen’s state-run carrier says it has suspended the only air route out of the country's rebel-held capital to protest Houthi restrictions on its funds
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Minister says a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the Turkish capital, wounding 2 police officers

Minister says a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the Turkish capital, wounding 2 police officers
October 01
October 01

Turkey strikes suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq after suicide attack in Ankara

The Turkish defense ministry says its warplanes have carried out raids on suspected Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq following a suicide attack on a government building in the Turkish capital
October 01
Turkish police officers take cover as bomb disposal experts work in a area after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police. (AP Photo/Ali Unal)
October 01

An explosion has been heard in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, Turkish media report

An explosion has been heard in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, Turkish media report
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October 01

India's devastating monsoon season is a sign of things to come, as climate and poor planning combine

The devastation of this year’s monsoon season in India has been significant, with over 400 deaths and more property damage in the Himayalan state of Himachal Pradesh in a single season than the last five years combined
October 01
FILE - National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel distribute relief material to flood affected people stuck in a low lying area around the river Yamuna in New Delhi, India, July 14, 2023. The devastation of this year's monsoon season in India, which runs from June to September, has been significant. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
October 01

Rishi Sunak needs to rally his flagging Conservatives. He hopes a dash of populism will do the trick

Britain's governing Conservative Party is gathering for its annual conference
October 01
FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves after delivering a speech during a press conference on the net zero target, at the Downing Street Briefing Room, in central London, Wednesday Sept. 20, 2023. (Justin Tallis/Pool via AP, File)
October 01

Pakistani Taliban attack a police post in eastern Punjab province, killing 1 officer

Pakistani Taliban fighters have attacked a police post in eastern Punjab province, killing one officer and injuring three others
October 01
A religious group protest against the Mastung bombing, alleging that the government's indifference caused the heavy loss of lives in Quetta, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up among a crowd of people celebrating the Prophet Muhammad's birthday in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing more then 50 people and wounding dozens others, authorities said, in one of the country's deadliest attacks targeting civilians in months. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)
October 01

Afghan Embassy closes in India citing a lack of diplomatic support and personnel

The Afghan Embassy says it is closing in New Delhi from Sunday due to a lack of diplomatic support in India and the absence of a recognized government in Kabul
October 01
A cyclist pedals past the Afghan Embassy in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. India's External Affairs Ministry is examining a letter from the Afghan Embassy that says it plans to cease all operations in the Indian capital by Saturday, an official said Friday. India has not recognized the Taliban government which seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021. It evacuated its own staff from Kabul ahead of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan two years ago and no longer has a diplomatic presence there. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
October 01

Armenia grapples with multiple challenges after the fall of Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenia finds itself facing multiple challenges after being suddenly thrust into one of the worst political crises in its decades of independence following the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union
October 01
FILE - An ethnic Armenian woman from Nagorno-Karabakh sits inside an old Soviet style car as she arrives in Goris, in Syunik region, Armenia, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. Tens of thousands of now-homeless people are streaming into Armenia from the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan reclaimed control of the separatist region in a blitz offensive. (AP Photo/Vasily Krestyaninov, File)
September 30

A populist ex-premier who opposes support for Ukraine leads his leftist party to victory in Slovakia

His leftist party won early parliamentary elections, staging political comeback.
September 30
Leader of Progressive Slovakia party Michal Simecka acknowledges preliminary results of an early parliamentary election during a press conference in Bratislava, Slovakia, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
September 30

A populist, pro-Russia ex-premier claims victory in Slovakia's parliamentary elections

A populist, pro-Russia ex-premier claims victory in Slovakia's parliamentary elections
September 30
September 30

Indonesia is set to launch Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway, largely funded by China

Indonesia is preparing to launch Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, a key project under China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative
September 30
A women boards a high-speed train during a test ride at Tegalluar station in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, on Sept. 18, 2023. Indonesia is launching Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, a key project under China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative that will cut travel time between the capital and another major city from the current three hours to about 40 minutes. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
September 30

One year after deadly fan crush at Indonesia soccer stadium, families still seek justice

A year has passed slowly for Devi Athok, an Indonesian man whose two teenage daughters died in a crush of fans at a soccer stadium in East Java in October 2022 after police fired tear gas, setting off a panicked run for the exits that left 135 people dead
September 30
People gather near of pictures of those who died tragically in the October 2022 stampede at the Kanjuruhan stadium in Malang, Indonesia, commemorating the one-year anniversary of the deadly incident in Malang, East Java province, Indonesia, Sunday, Oct 1, 2023. The crowd surge was among the world's worst sporting tragedies. Some 43 children died and around 580 people were injured in the incident. (AP Photo/Hendra Permana)
September 30

One year after deadly fan crush at Indonesia soccer stadium, families still seek justice

A year has passed slowly for Devi Athok, an Indonesian man whose two teenage daughters died in a crush of fans at a soccer stadium in East Java in October 2022 after police fired tear gas, setting off a panicked run for the exits that left 135 people dead
September 30
People gather near of pictures of those who died tragically in the October 2022 stampede at the Kanjuruhan stadium in Malang, Indonesia, commemorating the one-year anniversary of the deadly incident in Malang, East Java province, Indonesia, Sunday, Oct 1, 2023. The crowd surge was among the world's worst sporting tragedies. Some 43 children died and around 580 people were injured in the incident. (AP Photo/Hendra Permana)
September 30

UN to vote on resolution to authorize one-year deployment of armed force to help Haiti fight gangs

The U.N. Security Council is scheduling a vote for Monday on a resolution that would authorize a one-year deployment of an international force to help Haiti quell a surge in gang violence and restore security so the troubled Caribbean nation can hold l...
September 30
Armed members of "G9 and Family" march in a protest against Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
September 30

UN Security Council to vote on resolution to authorize one-year deployment of armed force to help Haiti fight gangs

UN Security Council to vote on resolution to authorize one-year deployment of armed force to help Haiti fight gangs
September 30
September 30

Panama Canal reduces the maximum number of ships travelling the waterway to 31 per day

The Panama Canal is reducing the maximum number of ships allowed to travel the waterway to 31 per day due to a drought that has cut the supply of fresh water needed to operate the locks
September 30
A cargo ship sail on Pacific side toward the Panama Canal in Panama City, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Due to a lack of rainfall, authorities in early August limited the number of ships passing through the canal. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
September 30

North Macedonia national park's rising bear population poses a threat to residents

A rising bear population is posing a threat to people in an area in western North Macedonia, where bear break-ins are increasingly common
September 30
FILE - A bear forages near the Donnie Creek wildfire burning north of Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada, on July 2, 2023. A rising bear population is posing a threat to people in an area in the western part of North Macedonia. A dozen cases of bears attempting to break into houses in search of food have been reported by fearful villagers living in the mountainous area of the Mavrovo National Park, the country’s largest. Some villagers have demanded that authorities take urgent measures for their protection. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
September 30

An Ecuadorian migrant was killed in Mexico in a crash of a van operated by the immigration agency

A migrant from Ecuador has died and 10 others from Colombia and Guatemala have been injured in a crash while they were being taken for processing in a van operated by Mexico’s immigration agency
September 30
September 30

Police scuffle with electoral court justices in Guatemala as prosecutors seek to seize vote tallies

Policemen have shoved and wrestled with justices of Guatemala's top electoral tribunal, as prosecutors sought to seize the tally sheets of votes from the August presidential elections
September 30
A cordon of police agents stand guard during a raid by the Attorney General's office of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, in Guatemala City, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. The prosecutor's office raided the tribunal for the fourth time on Friday in search of election results records following Bernardo Arévalo's presidential election win. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
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