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Injured residents of a 6.3 powerful earthquake in northern Afghanistan wait for treatment at a hospital in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Photo: AP

A powerful earthquake kills at least 20 people and injures hundreds in northern Afghanistan

A powerful earthquake kills at least 20 people and injures hundreds in northern...

A powerful, 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 500 others, a health official said, adding that the numbers could increase.
A powerful, 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 500 others, a health official said, adding that the numbers could increase.
World 03 Nov, 2025
People stand next to the passenger bus after a truck loaded with concrete stone chips rammed into it at Chevalla in southern state of Telangana, India, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Photo: AP

Truck rams into bus in southern India, killing at least 20

Truck rams into bus in southern India, killing at least 20

A truck loaded with concrete stone chips rammed into a passenger bus in southern India early Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring about two dozens, local authorities said.
A truck loaded with concrete stone chips rammed into a passenger bus in southern India early Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring about two dozens, local authorities said.
World 03 Nov, 2025
People inspect the scene of a landslide that killed scores in the hilly area of Chesongoch in Elgeyo Marakwet county, western Kenya, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. Photo: AP

Kenyan landslide death toll rises to 26 as flash floods hamper search for survivors

Kenyan landslide death toll rises to 26 as flash floods hamper search for survivors

The death toll from a deadly landslide in western Kenya has risen to 26 after four more bodies were retrieved on Sunday, shortly before rescue efforts to find survivors were suspended due to a flash flood.
The death toll from a deadly landslide in western Kenya has risen to 26 after four more bodies were retrieved on Sunday, shortly before rescue efforts to find survivors were suspended due to a flash flood.
World 03 Nov, 2025
FILE-Department of Transport Management in Kathmandu, on Sunday, May 19, 2019. Photo: Sandeep Sen/ THT Online

License renewal, verification services resume after disruption

License renewal, verification services resume after disruption

The Department of Transport Management (DoTM) has resumed its license renewal and verification services starting Sunday following the restoration of its EDLVRS server, which had been down since mid-September.
The Department of Transport Management (DoTM) has resumed its license renewal and verification services starting Sunday following the restoration of its EDLVRS server, which had been down since mid-September.
World 02 Nov, 2025
FILE - President Donald Trump, left, poses for a photo with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. Photo: AP

China and the United States, Fall 2025: A timeline of remarks, threats, critiques - and dialogue

China and the United States, Fall 2025: A timeline of remarks, threats, critiques -...

Tensions between the U.S. and China escalated in the weeks leading up to a possible meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Tensions between the U.S. and China escalated in the weeks leading up to a possible meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
World 24 Oct, 2025
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md., as he returns from a trip to Florida. Photo: AP

Trump says Ukraine's Donbas region will have to be 'cut up' to end the Russian invasion

Trump says Ukraine's Donbas region will have to be 'cut up' to end the Russian...

Trump has edged back in the direction of pressing Ukraine to give up on retaking land it has lost to Russia, in exchange for an end to Moscow’s aggression.
Trump has edged back in the direction of pressing Ukraine to give up on retaking land it has lost to Russia, in exchange for an end to Moscow’s aggression.
World 20 Oct, 2025
Professor John Hassler, from left, Hans Ellegren, Permanent Secretary of the Academy of Sciences and Professor Kerstin Enflo, announce Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt as the recipients the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics during a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. Photo: Anders Wiklund/TT News Agency via AP

Nobel economics prize goes to 3 researchers for explaining innovation-driven economic growth

Nobel economics prize goes to 3 researchers for explaining innovation-driven economic...

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for “having explained innovation-driven economic growth" including the key principle of creative destruction.
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for “having explained innovation-driven economic growth" including the key principle of creative destruction.
World 13 Oct, 2025
FILE - Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado waves from atop a truck during the closing election campaign rally for presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 25, 2024. Photo: AP

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, winning recognition as a woman “who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.”
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, winning recognition as a woman “who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.”
World 10 Oct, 2025
Children evacuate a school after a strong earthquake in Davao City, Philippines on Friday Oct. 10, 2025. Photo: AP

Powerful earthquake off southern Philippines kills 2 people, causes damages and tsunami evacuations

Powerful earthquake off southern Philippines kills 2 people, causes damages and...

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake Friday morning off the southern Philippines killed at least two people, damaged a hospital and schools, knocked out power and prompted evacuations of coastal areas nearby due to a tsunami warning, which was later lifted.
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake Friday morning off the southern Philippines killed at least two people, damaged a hospital and schools, knocked out power and prompted evacuations of coastal areas nearby due to a tsunami warning, which was later lifted.
World 10 Oct, 2025
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump is pictured at an election night watch party, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Photo: AP

World leaders express hope after Trump says Israel and Hamas agreed to first phase of peace deal

World leaders express hope after Trump says Israel and Hamas agreed to first phase of...

World leaders on Thursday expressed hope for peace and urged Israel and Hamas to fulfill their commitments in the hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the parties had agreed to the "first phase" of a deal signaling a major breakthrough in the two-year war in Gaza.
World leaders on Thursday expressed hope for peace and urged Israel and Hamas to fulfill their commitments in the hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the parties had agreed to the "first phase" of a deal signaling a major breakthrough in the two-year war in Gaza.
World 09 Oct, 2025
President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in New York. Photo: AP

Ukrainians cautious after Trump shifts his stance, saying they can win the war against Russia

Ukrainians cautious after Trump shifts his stance, saying they can win the war...

“Russia isn’t a tiger, it’s more associated with a bear,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. “There are no paper bears. Russia is a real bear.”
“Russia isn’t a tiger, it’s more associated with a bear,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. “There are no paper bears. Russia is a real bear.”
World 24 Sep, 2025

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