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French pension reform plan triggers new strikes, protests
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Haiti Gets Its First President Since 2021 Assassination
Haiti’s transitional council named former senate president Edgard Gardy Leblanc Fils as temporary president of the nation on Tuesday and tapped former youth minister Fritz Belizaire as interim prime minister. Fils and Belizaire are scheduled to hold their offices until February 2026, when the security situation in Haiti will hopefully have been stabilized enough to…
Turkey Detains Six Suspected Of Spying On Uyghurs
Turkey’s intelligence agency has detained six people suspected of spying on ethnic Uyghurs who have fled persecution in China, state media reports said Tuesday. A seventh person was wanted but remained at large, the reports said, without specifying the suspects’ nationalities. The seven are accused of collecting information on Turkey’s Uyghur associations and tracking prominent…
Al-Shabab fighters seize central Somali town, displacing thousands
Al-Shabab insurgents have seized the town of Tardo in Somalia’s central Hiiran region, according to a military official. Tardo is a key crossroads between larger urban centres. The town fell on Sunday after Al-Shabab combatants drove out government-allied clan fighters, Major Mohamed Abdullahi told Reuters. Somali lawmaker Dahir Amin said at least 12,500 familieshave fled Tardo…
Election shock: Japan’s ruling LDP coalition loses grip on lower house majority
Oct. 28 (UPI) — In a significant political upset, Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party coalition failed to secure the 233 seats required to maintain its majority in the country’s lower house in Sunday’s general election. The result marks one of the largest political upheavals Japan has experienced in 15 years, with the yen falling to a…
Jackson, Mississippi preparing to go without water periodically for up to 10 years
The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the US a ‘C-‘ overall for its drinking water systems JACKSON, Miss. – Organizations in Jackson, Mississippi, are asking for help from other states as the water crisis dries up resources. It’s been over five months since the Pearl River crested and Jackson, Mississippi’s water system failed. Now, crews are working to…


