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Russia sets new drone attack record in Ukraine

New Miss Universe crowned amid company turmoil

Lithuanian investigation into deadly crash begins

US Air Force: Drones spotted near 3 England bases

Dominican Republic says colonel and officers stole police weapons and ammunition to sell to Haitians

31 rescued after boat sinks off Egyptian coast

Russian missile strikes Kharkiv

16 missing after boat sinks off Egypt

Philippine pres. says he'll fight VP's death plot

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DHL cargo plane crashes in Lithuania, killing 1, local officials say
The plane crashed at about 5:30 a.m., Lithuanian Airports said in a statement.
November 25, 2024

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Russia sets new drone attack record in overnight Ukraine barrage

A record-high 188 drones attacked Ukraine, the air force said.

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Explosions are seen in the sky over Kyiv, Ukraine, during a Russian drone strike on Nov. 25, 2024.

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3 more have been rescued after tourist yacht sank in Egypt's Red Sea

Egyptian naval forces have rescued three more people and recovered four bodies, a day after a tourist yacht carrying 44 passengers sank in the Red Sea coastal town of Marsa Alam after facing rough weather

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In this photo provided by the Egyptian Press Center on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, rescuers transport a survivor after a tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea, in Marsa Alam, Egypt. (Egyptian Press Center via AP)

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Berlin's traditional Christmas markets reflect its growing diversity

Berlin's more than 100 Christmas markets are opening across the city this week, and organizers are taking an increasingly diverse approach

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Christmas stars for decoration displayed in a shop at the "Lucia" Christmas Market at the district Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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Israel strikes building in central Beirut, issues new evacuation warnings ahead of expected vote on ceasefire deal

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Russia expels British diplomat after accusing him of spying

Russian authorities have ordered a British diplomat to leave the country on allegations of spying as tensions soar over the conflict in Ukraine

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A man walks at Zaryadye park with the Spasskaya tower of the Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral in the background during a snowfall in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)

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31 rescued after tourist boat sinks off Egyptian coast

The Sea Story sank Monday off the coast of Marsa Alam, Egypt, officials said.

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Divers gear up for a training session with tourists on the beach, where survivors from the boat that capsized off Egypt's Red Sea coast yesterday were brought, in Marsa Alam, Egypt, Nov. 26, 2024.

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Israel bombards central Beirut as its leadership prepares to vote on ceasefire with Hezbollah

Israeli jets have struck a residential building in central Beirut and issued new evacuation orders for 20 buildings in the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs

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Police bomb squad officers collect the pieces of a rocket fired from Lebanon that landed in a backyard in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, Tuesday Nov. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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Interpol clamps down on cybercrime and arrests over 1,000 suspects in Africa

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A violent showdown in Pakistan's capital pits the government against Imran Khan supporters

Thousands of people are in the heart of Pakistan’s capital to demand the release of imprisoned former premier Imran Khan

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Police officers fire rubber bullets to disperse supporters of imprisoned former premier Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, during clashes, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Irtisham Ahmed)

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New NATO chief Rutte says alliance ‘needs to go further’ in support for Ukraine

NATO’s new Secretary General Mark Rutte emphasized the need for increased support for Ukraine and condemned Russia’s use of North Korean troops and weapons, Iranian drones, and Chinese dual-use goods on a visit to Athens

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, left, and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, talks in front of a 5th century B.C. artefact during their meeting, in Athens, on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

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Rock star Rod Stewart to play Glastonbury Festival next year

Rod Stewart will play the “legends” slot at Britain’s Glastonbury Festival next year, more than two decades after he headlined the music festival

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FILE - Rod Stewart performs at the Platinum Jubilee concert taking place in front of Buckingham Palace, London, Saturday June 4, 2022, on the third of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool, File)

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Russian journalist jailed for 4 years for cooperating with a foreign organization

A court in far eastern Russia sentenced a journalist to four years in prison for cooperating with a foreign organization

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Black boxes found as Lithuania begins investigation into deadly DHL plane crash

The plane crashed at about 5:30 a.m. on Monday, Lithuanian Airports said.

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A piece of debris from a DHL cargo plane which crashed into a house is seen near the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024.

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What is the EU-Mercosur trade agreement and why does it matter?

The EU and the South American trade bloc Mercosur are working to finalize a trade deal that has been in negotiation for over 20 years

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Farmers block a highway to protest the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 in Velizy-Villacoublay outside Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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Georgian lawmakers will pick a new president on Dec. 14

Georgia’s parliament set a date for national and local lawmakers to pick a new president, paving the way for the ruling Georgian Dream party to choose an ally following its victory in a controversial election

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Middle East latest: EU urges Israel to accept ceasefire deal with Hezbollah

The European Union’s top diplomat says there are “no excuses” for Israel to refuse to implement a ceasefire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, saying all its security concerns had been addressed in the U.S.-French-brokered deal

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Injured children during an overnight Israeli army strike are assisted upon their arrival at the hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Sunday Nov. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

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Chinese warplanes track US Navy aircraft through the sensitive Taiwan Strait

China has deployed military aircraft and ships to track and monitor a U.S. Navy plane transiting the sensitive Taiwan Strait, Beijing said, as the two nations continue to spar over self-ruled Taiwan

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Indonesia arrests Filipino fugitive accused of running a $67 million investment scam

Authorities on Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali said they've arrested a Filipino fugitive accused of helping scam over $67 million out of clients in the Philippines

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Hector Aldwin Pantollana, accused of a multi million dollars casino investment scam in the Philippines, is escorted by immigration officers during a press conference following his arrest, at the office of the Directorate General of Immigration in Jakarta, Indonesia Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

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Ukraine says Russian attack sets a new record for the number of drones used

The Ukrainian air force says Russia launched 188 drones against most regions of Ukraine in a nighttime blitz

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In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, a Russian T-80 tank rolls in Donetsk region in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

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Top EU diplomat says Israel has 'no excuses' to refuse a ceasefire with Hezbollah

The European Union’s top diplomat says there are “no excuses” for Israel to refuse to accept a ceasefire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah

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From left, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, Britain's Foreign Office Political Director Christian Turner, and European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell pose for a family photo at the G7 of foreign Ministers in Fiuggi, some 70 kilometers south-east of Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, Pool)

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Rebel group takes key Myanmar border town and rare earth mining hub in setback for military regime

Witnesses say a powerful rebel group has seized a key trading town in northeastern Myanmar on the Chinese border, taking control of a lucrative rare earth mining hub in another setback for the military-led government

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FILE- A Kachin Independence army rebel stands at frontline outpost facing no man's land in Lawa Yang, outside of Laiza, the armed group's headquarters in northern Kachin state, Myanmar, March 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Esther Htusan, File)

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Philippine president and vice president clash in a feud that's testing an Asian democracy

A major political storm set off by a bitter feud between the Philippine president and the vice president is testing an Asian democracy that has long been troubled by rowdy politics, poor law enforcement and bareface impunity

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FILE- Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a senate inquiry on the so-called war on drugs during his administration at the Philippine Senate Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

November 26

Philippine investigators summon VP Duterte over her threats against President Marcos

Philippine authorities handed a subpoena to Vice President Sara Duterte’s office, inviting her to answer investigators’ questions after she publicly threatened to have the president assassinated if she were killed in an unspecified plot herself

November 26

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte listens as she attends a hearing at the House of Representative in Quezon City, Philippines on Monday Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

November 26

Philippine investigators summon VP Duterte to answer questions over her public threats against President Marcos

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November 26

Rescuers recover 20 bodies from flash floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island

Indonesian rescuers have recovered 20 bodies and are looking for two villagers who remain missing after flash floods on Sumatra island caused mud and rocks to tumble down mountainsides

November 26

Rescuers carry the body of a victim of the landslide in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

November 26

Bangladeshi court denies bail to Hindu leader who led rallies for minority protection

A prominent Bangladeshi Hindu leader who has been leading rallies demanding security for Hindus in the overwhelmingly Muslim nation was ordered detained on charges of sedition

November 26

Bangladesh Hindus shout slogans during a protest rally to demand that an interim government withdraw all cases against their leaders and protect them from attacks and harassment in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

November 25

Protesters demanding Imran Khan's release march on Pakistan's capital. At least 6 people are killed

Supporters seeking the release of imprisoned Pakistani former Prime Minister Imran Khan have broken through a ring of shipping containers blocking off the capital

November 25

South Korean man convicted for deliberately gaining weight to evade military service

A South Korean man has been sentenced to a suspended prison term for deliberately gaining weight to evade military service

November 25

FILE- South Korean army soldiers conduct an anti-terror drill as part of the Ulchi Taeguk exercise at a park in Seoul, South Korea, May 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

November 25

The engine of Japan's flagship new small rocket explodes during a test for a second time

The engine for a flagship new small Japanese rocket has burst into flames during a combustion test, but there was no injury or damage to the outside, officials said

November 25

Smoke and fire is seen during a combustion test of an engine for a new small Japanese rocket Epsilon S at Tanegashima Space Center, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

November 25

Hong Kong's top court rules in favor of equal inheritance and housing benefits for same-sex couples

Hong Kong’s top court has upheld earlier rulings that favored the granting of subsidized housing benefits and equal inheritance rights to same-sex couples, in a landmark victory for the city’s LGBTQ+ community

November 25

FILE - A participant holds a rainbow flag at the annual Pride Parade in Hong Kong, Nov. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

November 25

Dozens of audios reveal high-ranking Brazilian officers pressured Bolsonaro to stage a coup

Fifty three audios from late 2022 reveal high-ranking members of Brazil's army discussing efforts to pressure then-President Jair Bolsonaro to carry out a coup and remain in power

November 25

Former President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the press after being formally charged by the federal police with attempted coup, at the airport in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

November 25

Mexico’s president unveils a plan to promote non-violent music over 'narco corridos'

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum wants Mexicans to cut back on listening to “narco corridos.”

November 25

FILE - Peso Pluma performs during the the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif., April 12, 2024. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP File)

November 25

Germany's Merkel recalls Putin's 'power games' and contrasting US presidents in her memoirs

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel recalls Vladimir Putin’s “power games” over the years, remembers contrasting meetings with Barack Obama and Donald Trump and says she asked herself whether she could have done more to prevent Brexit

November 25

FILE - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and British Prime Minister David Cameron shake hands after a news conference following a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, May 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

November 25

Militia detains 300 migrants in the desert in Libya's effort to contain sea crossings

Libyan military officials say they have apprehended hundreds of migrants traversing the country’s vast desert

November 25

This is a locator map for Libya with its capital, Tripoli. (AP Photo)

November 25

Small plane carrying six people crashes near Costa Rica's capital

A small plane carrying six people has crashed southeast of Costa Rica’s capital, but the condition of those aboard was not immediately known

November 25

November 25

DHL cargo plane crashes in Lithuania, killing 1, local officials say

The plane crashed at about 5:30 a.m., Lithuanian Airports said in a statement.

November 25

The wreckage of the DHL cargo plane is seen at the crash site near Vilnius International Airport, Lithuania, on Nov. 25, 2024.

November 25

At least 8 British troops were injured in a highway pileup during a NATO exercise in Estonia

A dozen soldiers, including at least eight British troops, were injured in a major traffic collision during a NATO exercise in Estonia last week

November 25

November 25

Police in Turkey detain demonstrators seeking more protection for women against violence

Police have detained dozens of people in Istanbul who tried to join a rally calling for greater protection for women in Turkey, where more than 400 women have been murdered this year

November 25

A women argues with a police officer during a protest marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

November 25

Bah, humbug! Vandal smashes Ebenezer Scrooge's tombstone used in 'A Christmas Carol' movie

If life imitates art, a vandal in the English countryside may be haunted by The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

November 25

In this picture, provided by the West Mercia Police on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, a smashed movie prop tombstone that was used for the "A Christmas Carol" movie is seen in Shrewsbury, England. (West Mercia Police via AP)

November 25

More than a dozen missing after tourist boat sinks off Egyptian coast, officials say

The Sea Story sank off the coast of Marsa Alam, Egypt, officials said.

November 25

Medics and people wait for possible survivors after a boat sank at a harbour in Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, in Egypt Nov. 25, 2024.

November 25

Sudan faces growing humanitarian crisis amid civil war

Russia vetoed a U.N. cease-fire resolution between Sudan's military and paramilitary forces as the humanitarian crisis in the country deepens.

November 25

Sudan faces growing humanitarian crisis amid civil war

November 25

Israel launches new airstrikes on Lebanon as leaders draw closer to a ceasefire with Hezbollah

Israeli airstrikes are hitting Lebanon with airstrikes as negotiations progress toward a ceasefire between the country and Lebanon-based Hezbollah militants

November 25

Smoke and flames erupt from an Israeli airstrike that targeted a building in Tayouneh, Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

November 25

Over 18,000 register to run for Supreme Court seats and federal judges in Mexico's new system

More than 18,000 people have registered online to run for Supreme Court seats and federal judgeships in Mexico’s contentious new selection process

November 25

FILE - Supporters arrive to attend a rally in favor of the government's proposed judicial reform outside the Supreme Court building in Mexico City, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

November 25

New Miss Universe crowned amid organization turmoil

Pageant insiders reveal industry struggles in "Impact x Nightline" documentary.

November 25

Miss Denmark, Victoria Kjaer Theilvig, is crowned as Miss Universe 2024 at the 73rd Miss Universe Competition, Nov. 16, 2024, in Mexico City.

November 25

More than a dozen missing after tourist boat sinks off coast of Egypt: Officials

A crew member on the boat sent a distress signal at 5.30 a.m. on Monday before the ship dropped off the radar, according to officials.

November 25

UK authorities charge a man in last week's bomb hoax at the US Embassy

UK authorities say they have charged a 43-year-old man with a bomb hoax near the U.S. Embassy in London last week

November 25

November 25

UK authorities charge 43-year-old man in a bomb hoax last week near US Embassy in London

November 25

November 25

Scuffles in Serbian parliament as deadly station collapse sparks anger at the government

Scuffles and fistfights broke out between ruling party and opposition lawmakers in Serbia’s parliament on Monday over a deadly rail station roof collapse that has ignited tensions in the Balkan state

November 25

Ruling party lawmakers, opposition members, and some ministers fight during a Serbia's parliament session, which was scheduled to debate the 2025 budget, in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo)

November 25

Russia continues air assault on Ukraine’s eastern front

Ukrainian authorities claimed 23 people were injured and 41 buildings were damaged in Kharkiv overnight into Monday.

November 25

A Russian charged with sending video of military equipment to Ukraine gets 14 years in prison

A Russian man has been convicted of treason and sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of high treason for a video he sent to Ukraine’s security services

November 25