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Sri Lanka's presidential election goes into 2nd round of vote counting for 1st time in history. Incumbent is eliminated

Sri Lanka's presidential election goes into 2nd round of vote counting for 1st time in history. Incumbent is eliminated
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Over 20 people wounded after Russia strikes apartment blocks in Ukraine’s Kharkiv

Russian strikes have hit high-rise apartment blocks in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, leaving dozens wounded in a second consecutive nighttime attack this week
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People mill around damaged cars and debris after a Russian strike on a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine early Sunday Sept. 22, 2024. (Ukrainian National Police via AP)
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Israel issues new security warning as Hezbollah hits back for device attacks

Hezbollah launched 150 projectiles at Israel on Sunday, the IDF said.
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Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted the outskirts of the southern Lebanese village of Zibqin on September 22, 2024. The Israeli army said that more than 100 projectiles were fired from Lebanon on September 22 and in response to the incoming fire from Hezbollah, it had launched new strikes on the group's targets in southern Lebanon.
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Israel-Hamas war latest: Fears of all-out war rise as Israel and Hezbollah step up attacks

Hezbollah has launched over 100 rockets across a wider and deeper area of northern Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa, as the sides appeared to be spiraling toward all-out war following months of escalating tensions
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Israeli security forces examine the site hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon, in Kiryat Bialik, northern Israel, on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo//Ariel Schalit)
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Birds, bees and ballots: Swiss voters to decide on plan to bolster country's fragile biodiversity

Swiss voters are casting final ballots on Sunday on a proposal to increase protections for the Alpine country's cherished plant and animal life
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A poster for the No campaign ahead of a biodiversity referendum due to take place on Sept. 22, is seen in a field in Hoechstetten, Switzerland, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, (Peter Schneider/Keystone via AP)
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Attacks by Islamic extremists are rampant in Africa's Sahel. Here's what we know about them

Extremist attacks in the Sahel have been increasing
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FILE- Internally displaced people wait for aid in Djibo, Burkina Faso, May 26, 2022 when violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group began surging and spreading across the West African nation. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick, File)
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Beer and merriment flow at the 189th Oktoberfest in Munich

Tens of thousands of revelers marked the opening day of the 189th Oktoberfest
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A waitress prepares beer mugs in the Augustiner marquee for the start of the 189th 'Oktoberfest' beer festival in Munich, Germany, Saturday morning, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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German chancellor's Social Democrats seek to hold off far right in Brandenburg state election

A state election is taking place in Brandenburg three weeks after a far-right party made gains in two other states in eastern Germany
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Hans-Christoph Berndt, a candidate for the AfD in the Brandenburg state elections, and his wife cast their ballots for the state election on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024 in Potsdam, Germany. (Frank Hammerschmidt/dpa via AP)
September 22

At least 30 people killed after a methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, state media reports

At least 30 people killed after a methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, state media reports
September 22
September 22

Hezbollah hits back with more than 100 rockets across a wider and deeper area of Israel

Hezbollah has launched more than 100 rockets across a wider and deeper area of northern Israel
September 22
Israeli security and rescue forces work at the site hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon, in Kiryat Bialik, northern Israel, on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Gil Nechushtan)
September 22

Death toll rises to 32 after methane leak causes explosion at eastern Iran coal mine, state TV says

Iranian state media reported that a methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran and killed at least 32 people
September 22
In this photo released by Iranian Red Crescent Society, miners and police officers gather around the site of a coal mine where methane leak sparked an explosion on Saturday, in Tabas, some 335 miles (540 kilometers) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (Iranian Red Crescent Society, via AP)
September 22

Israeli military says over 100 rockets were fired from Lebanon, with some striking areas near the northern city of Haifa

Israeli military says over 100 rockets were fired from Lebanon, with some striking areas near the northern city of Haifa
September 22
September 22

At least 19 people killed in coal mine 'incident' in eastern Iran, Iranian state TV reports

At least 19 people killed in coal mine 'incident' in eastern Iran, Iranian state TV reports
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September 22

The number of rhinos is slightly up but poaching has increased too

The rhino population across the world has increased slightly but so have the killings, mostly in South Africa, as poaching fed by huge demand for rhino horns remains a top threat
September 22
Rhinos, on the Red List of Threatened Species according to IUCN (International Union Conservation Of Nature), are seen at Nairobi National Park, on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)
September 22

Lack of birth certificates puts Cameroon’s Indigenous people on the brink of statelessness

Indigenous people have lived in harmony with the forests of central Africa for hundreds of years
September 22
Bilore Marie washes the dishes outside her house in Nazareth village in Southern Cameroon, Wednesday Aug. 21, 2024. Indigenous people have lived in harmony with the forests of central Africa for hundreds of years. But the government of Cameroon is trying to integrate them into mainstream society as mining and logging activities rapidly encroach. (AP Photos/Angel Ngwe)
September 22

A Marxist lawmaker leads the vote count in Sri Lanka's presidential election

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake is leading Sri Lanka’s presidential election after knocking out the incumbent liberal President Ranil Wickremesinghe from the race
September 22
People wait in a queue to cast their votes at a polling center during the presidential election on the outskirts of Colombo , Sri Lanka Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
September 21

Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera's bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank

Israeli troops have raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
September 21
This image made from video provided by Al Jazeera English shows Israeli troops raiding their bureau in Ramallah, West Bank, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (Al Jazeera via AP)
September 21

Satellite news network Al Jazeera says Israel raids its office in Ramallah in the West Bank and orders it closed

Satellite news network Al Jazeera says Israel raids its office in Ramallah in the West Bank and orders it closed
September 21
September 21

Kenyan president visits Haiti as it grapples with future of international efforts to fight gangs

Kenya’s President William Ruto has arrived in Haiti
September 21
Kenya's President William Ruto, center left, visits Kenyan police, part of a UN-backed multinational force, at their base in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
September 21

Congo frees 600 inmates at main prison in a bid to ease overcrowding

Authorities in Congo say 600 prisoners in the country's main prison have been freed as part of a process aimed at decongesting overcrowded prisons
September 21
Some of the 600 prisoners released from Democratic Republic of the Congo's capital Kinshasa's Makala Central Prison react Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi)
September 21

New center-right government in France announced 2 months after divisive elections

Elections two months ago produced a hung parliament, deeper political divisions.
September 21
FILE - French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu, left, greets his Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umerov as he arrives for a meeting in Paris, France, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla, File)
September 21

French president's office unveils new center-right government 2 months after divisive elections

French president's office unveils new center-right government 2 months after divisive elections
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Deadly bus accident claims lives of 3 Brazilian football players

A bus carrying a Brazilian football team flipped on a road south of Rio de Janeiro
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September 21

Madonna makes veiled entrance to Dolce&Gabbana for show celebrating her 1990s heyday

Madonna has attempted a semi-stealth entrance to the Dolce & Gabbana runway show draped in a black veil for a runway show referencing her 1990s heyday and celebrating the cone bra
September 21
A model wears a creation as part of the Dolce & Gabbana Spring Summer 2025 collection, that was presented in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
September 21

Climate activists cleared in UK of charges in rooftop protest at Sunak's estate

Four Greenpeace activists who were arrested for scaling the country estate of former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last year to protest his oil and gas drilling expansion plans have been cleared of criminal charges
September 21
FILE - Britain's outgoing Conservative Party Prime Minister Rishi Sunak looks down as he makes a short speech outside 10 Downing Street before going to see King Charles III to tender his resignation in London, on July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
September 21

The Czech opposition wins big in the regional election and leads in the Senate vote

The main opposition party has dominated Czech regional elections and is ahead in the first round of voting for Parliament’s upper house
September 21
Firefighters set up an improvised polling station for a two-day vote for one-third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate, and to select their representatives in regional elections, in Široká Niva, Czech Republic, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (Jaroslav Ozana/CTK via AP)
September 21

Suspect in 1977 Melbourne cold case arrested in Italy

He is suspected of the brutal killing of two women in Australia.
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September 21

Hundreds of parachutists drop over Dutch heath to commemorate World War II operation

Hundreds of paratroopers have dropped out of near-cloudless skies over a heath in the central Netherlands to commemorate the 80th anniversary Operation Market Garden
September 21
Parachutists jump over Ginkel Heath Netherlands, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, to mark the 80th anniversary of an audacious by unsuccessful World War II mission codenamed Market Garden to take key bridges in the Netherlands. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis)
September 21

An Israeli strike on a school kills at least 22 people, Gaza Health Ministry says

Gaza health workers say an Israeli strike on a school in northern Gaza has killed at least 22 people
September 21
People protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
September 21

22 people have been killed after Israel targeted a school in the south of Gaza City, Gaza Health Ministry says

22 people have been killed after Israel targeted a school in the south of Gaza City, Gaza Health Ministry says
September 21
September 21

'Terrifying' twister damages homes and trees in English town but causes no casualties

A rare tornado touched down in England, toppling trees, tearing off roof shingles and terrifying residents
September 21
September 21

Cambodia pulls out of a regional development pact after protests

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet says he's pulling his country out of a development agreement with neighboring Vietnam and Laos following protests that it was benefiting foreign interests
September 21
FILE - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet poses for photo, along with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, not in photo, in Hanoi, Vietnam on Monday, Dec.11, 2023. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh, File)
September 21

Voting ends in Sri Lanka's presidential election as it seeks to recover from economic crisis and political upheaval

Voting ends in Sri Lanka's presidential election as it seeks to recover from economic crisis and political upheaval
September 21
September 21

Zelenskyy hopes for quick US action as more arms depots are hit in Russia

Ukrainian drones hit Russian arms depots, destroying thousands of tons of arms.
September 21
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a joint press conference with Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (Christoph Soeder, Pool Photo via AP)
September 21

Can AI aid in climate change? Scientist explores solutions in new book

"What If We Get It Right?" explores options for preserving the planet.
September 21
I n this Sept. 20, 2019, file photo, marine biologist Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson speaks on stage during NYC Climate Strike rally and demonstration in New York.
September 21

Ceremonial keg-tapping signals the start of Oktoberfest, opening the world’s largest folk festival for the 189th time

Ceremonial keg-tapping signals the start of Oktoberfest, opening the world’s largest folk festival for the 189th time
September 21
September 21

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel claims death of Hezbollah commander as Beirut toll rises

Israel has claimed the death of a senior Hezbollah military official after a rare Israeli airstrike in Beirut killed at least 37 people and wounded dozens more, shortly after Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets
September 21
Hezbollah fighters carry the coffins of their comrades who were killed in Friday's Israeli strike, during their funeral procession in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
September 21

Hezbollah targets base near Haifa after Israeli strike in Beirut killed 37, including top commander

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has announced that it fired a barrage of missiles at a military base deep inside Israel following an Israeli airstrike more than a day earlier that killed at least 37 people, including one of the militant group’s s...
September 21
Hezbollah fighters carry the coffins of their comrades who were killed in Friday's Israeli strike, during their funeral procession in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
September 21

The death toll from Friday's airstrike on a Beirut suburb rises to 31, Lebanon health minister says

The death toll from Friday's airstrike on a Beirut suburb rises to 31, Lebanon health minister says
September 21
September 21

Seal pup once rescued on a British beach hits the big 5-0. Sheba may be the oldest seal in captivity

As gray seals go, Sheba is grayer than most
September 21
In this image taken in Sept. 2023 and made available by Cornish Seal Sanctuary shows Sheba the seal on her 49th birthday at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary in Gweek, south west England. (Barry Williams/Cornish Seal Sanctuary via AP)
September 21

How NATO members are preparing for potential Baltic Sea battles

NATO trained in the frigid North Atlantic last month to sharpen sea-war skills.
September 21
U.S. and Polish navy personnel provide commands from launcher to headquarters during a missile-lunch simulation during a training exercise as part of Northern Viking 24 on Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, Aug. 26, 2024.
September 21

Rescue workers search for at least 6 people missing after heavy rain pounds Japan’s Noto region

Rescue workers are searching for at least six people missing after heavy rain pounded Japan’s northcentral region of Noto, triggering landslides and floods and leaving one person dead in a region still recovering from a deadly Jan. 1 earthquake
September 21
This aerial photo shows cars are submerged after heavy rain in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)
September 21

Oktoberfest is open. The world’s largest folk festival begins after ceremonial keg-tapping

Oktoberfest has opened in Munich after the ceremonial beer keg-tapping
September 21
A waitress prepares beer mugs in the Augustiner marquee for the start of the 189th 'Oktoberfest' beer festival in Munich, Germany, Saturday morning, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
September 21

Sri Lanka has more women voters than men but no female presidential candidates

Women make up more than half of the voters in Sri Lanka, but in Saturday’s presidential election, not even one will be on the ballot
September 21
A woman supporter of Sri Lankan President and independent presidential candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe, holds a placard at an election rally in Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
September 21

A New Zealand pilot is freed after 19 months in rebel captivity in Indonesia's Papua region

A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia has been freed by separatist rebels
September 21
FILE - Police guard a hospital where workers threatened by Papuan rebels were brought for medical examinations in Mimika, Papua province, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Security forces evacuated the workers from an area where they were searching for a New Zealand pilot taken hostage by separatist rebels of the West Papua Liberation Army. (AP Photo/Saldi Hermanto, File)
September 21

Separatist rebels free New Zealand pilot who's been held hostage for over a year in Papua, Indonesian authorities say

Separatist rebels free New Zealand pilot who's been held hostage for over a year in Papua, Indonesian authorities say
September 21
September 21

Shocking rape trial highlights the systematic struggles French sexual abuse victims face

The trial of dozens of men accused of raping an unconscious woman whose husband repeatedly drugged her has highlighted the difficulties that sexual violence victims can face in France
September 21
People take part in a gathering in support of 71-year-old Gisele Pelicot who was allegedly drugged by her ex-husband and raped by dozens of men while unconscious, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 in Paris. Placards left read, "3 billion euros to combat violence against women." (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
September 20

Vote count underway in Sri Lanka's presidential election after years of turmoil

Vote counting is underway in Sri Lanka’s presidential election as it seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis and political upheaval
September 20
Leader and the presidential candidate of National People's Power Anura Kumara Dissanayake leaves a polling station after casting his vote in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
September 20

Sri Lanka begins voting in a presidential election that will decide direction of recovery from its worst economic crisis

Sri Lanka begins voting in a presidential election that will decide direction of recovery from its worst economic crisis
September 20
September 20

Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli airstrike was top military official on US wanted list

The Hezbollah commander killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs was one of the Lebanese militant group’s top military officials
September 20
This undated photo provided by Hezbollah Military Media on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, shows Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Akil, left, with another unidentified Hezbollah commander. (Hezbollah Military Media vía AP)
The Korean war started in 1950 and although the fighting stopped with the 1953 armistice, recent tensions on the Korean Peninsula are once again drawing attention to this part of the world. <br><br> A North Korean soldier looks through the window of the building that sits on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Panmunjom, South Korea, that separates the two Koreas, July 21, 2010.
The Korean war started in 1950 and although the fighting stopped with the 1953 armistice, recent tensions on the Korean Peninsula are once again drawing attention to this part of the world. <br><br> A North Korean soldier looks through the window of the building that sits on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Panmunjom, South Korea, that separates the two Koreas, July 21, 2010.
The seesaw relationship between North Korea and the US
Aug 20
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    U.S. Central Command said the target of the strike, Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, was a senior leader of an al-Qaida-affiliated terrorist group known as Hurras al-Din.
    U.S. Central Command said the target of the strike, Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, was a senior leader of an al-Qaida-affiliated terrorist group known as Hurras al-Din.
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    US forces kill senior terrorist leader in Syria
    Jun 28
  • US military captures top ISIS leader in Syria
  • US military ground raid in Syria captures top ISIS leader
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