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NEW YORK, Oct 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. said on Tuesday it may ask a judge to force Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google to divest parts of its business, such as its Chrome browser and Android operating system, that … Read More

Two Chinese nationals have been killed and at least 10 people injured in a suspected suicide attack near Karachi airport in Pakistan. A third body, not yet officially identified, is thought to be that of the attacker, the BBC understands. … Read More

BELLEAIR BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s storm-battered Gulf Coast raced against a Category 5 hurricane Monday as workers sprinted to pick up heaps of appliances and other street debris left over from Helene two weeks ago and highways were clogged … Read More

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel’s third-largest city Haifa and Israel looked poised to expand its offensive into Lebanon on Monday, one year after the devastating Hamas attack on Israel that sparked the Gaza war. Israelis … Read More

A top Sudanese general has said the army will press on with its offensive despite international efforts to broker a ceasefire in the 17-month civil war. “Peace talks can go on, but the army will not stop for that,” Assistant … Read More

BRUSSELS, Oct 4 (Reuters) – The European Union will press ahead with hefty tariffs on China-made electric vehicles, the EU executive said on Friday, even after the bloc’s largest economy Germany rejected them, exposing a rift over its biggest trade … Read More

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Friday that nationality and gender are “sufficient” for an EU country to grant asylum to Afghan women, who have seen their rights stifled under Taliban rule. Since Taliban authorities seized power in Afghanistan … Read More

Greetings from Tyler, Hurricane Helene has racked up a death toll to compare with the deadliest hurricanes of all time. Some of our people were caught up, stranded in the devastation it caused. It will be some time before they come … Read More

A mine in a small town in North Carolina that is essential to producing the world’s semiconductors has been temporarily closed after Hurricane Helene battered the area. Spruce Pine is home to two mines that are a key source of … Read More

IAF, along with US and Jordan, intercept most of the projectiles; 1 Palestinian killed, 2 Israelis hurt; IDF says no harm to ‘competence’ of Air Force after attack targets bases Iran fired a massive salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel … Read More

Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas are officially on strike after the clock struck midnight with no new labor deal in hand. Thirty-six East Coast and Gulf Coast ports shut down as 45,000 union workers walked off the job … Read More

KYIV, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Russian troops have reached the centre of Vuhledar, a bastion on strategic high ground in eastern Ukraine that had resisted Russian assaults since Moscow’s full-scale invasion, the regional governor of Ukraine’s Donetsk region said on … Read More

The Biden administration announced Monday it will expand its asylum restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border, cementing tougher standards that will cut off access to protections for many migrants. Monday’s rule finalizes an earlier policy that cut off access to asylum … Read More

Austria could become the latest European Union member state to have a far-right party in power after the Freedom Party (FPÖ) secured victory in Sunday’s general election. Austria could become the latest European Union member state to have a far-right party … Read More

IDF tells Beirut suburb residents to evacuate; calls not to repeat unconfirmed reports of Israel attack locations IDF soldiers entered southern Lebanon as part of a ground assault on Monday night as the conflict with Hezbollah continues to escalate, AFP … Read More