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The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Kalmaegi rose to 114 with another 127 people still missing, the disaster agency said on Thursday, as the storm that devastated the country’s central regions regained strength as it headed towards Vietnam. In Vietnam’s Gia Lai province, some 350,000 people were expected to have been evacuated by the middle of the day ...

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, capping a meteoric rise from a little-known state lawmaker to one of the country’s most visible Democratic figures. Mamdani will become the first Muslim mayor of the largest US city. He defeated Democratic former Governor Andrew Cuomo, 67, who ran as an independent after losing ...

Survivors of a powerful earthquake in northern Afghanistan spent Monday night outdoors in freezing temperatures as rescue operations continued and historical sites suffered damage. The 6.3-magnitude quake struck just before 1 AM Monday near Khulm in Samangan province, killing 21 and injuring over 800, including 25 seriously, according to Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority. Rain forecast for the region has ...

From Coney Island to the Bronx, New York City’s mayoral candidates spent Monday racing across the five boroughs in a final push before Election Day. As the campaign entered its last hours, President Donald Trump urged New Yorkers to vote for former Governor Andrew Cuomo over Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, saying voters “really have no choice.” The post, made on ...

A truck carrying concrete stone chips collided with a passenger bus in southern India early Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring around two dozen, authorities said. The state-run bus, carrying about 70 passengers to Hyderabad in Telangana, was hit by a truck coming from the opposite direction near Chevalla, district official K. Chandrakala told The Associated Press. The ...

Former US president Barack Obama hit the campaign trail on Saturday to rally support for Democrats ahead of critical state elections, sharply criticizing Donald Trump’s economic policies and warning of growing threats to American democracy. Appearing before enthusiastic crowds in Virginia and New Jersey, Obama stumped for Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill, two Democratic gubernatorial candidates in races seen as ...

At least seven people were killed and dozens injured in a crowd surge at the Swamy Venkateswara Temple in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh, southern India, local authorities said Saturday. The incident occurred as hundreds of devotees had gathered to observe “Ekadashi,” a sacred day in Hinduism dedicated to fasting and offering prayers to Lord Vishnu, senior police officer K. ...

The death toll from Hurricane Melissa has climbed to nearly 50, officials said Thursday, after the powerful storm tore through several Caribbean islands and moved toward Bermuda, reports AFP. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported that while flooding was starting to recede in the Bahamas, high water levels were expected to persist in Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican ...

Thirty years after Quebec narrowly voted to remain part of Canada, the movement for independence is seeing signs of renewed energy — particularly among young people. In the 1995 referendum, 50.6 percent of Quebecers voted “no” to separation, while 49.4 percent voted “yes,” preserving Canada’s unity by a razor-thin margin. But recent rallies in Montreal show a growing wave of ...

Bodies piled up in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas on Tuesday after police carried out the largest operation in the city’s history against drug traffickers, leaving at least 64 people dead in what witnesses described as scenes of war. More than 2,500 heavily armed officers, supported by armored vehicles, helicopters, and drones, stormed the Complexo da Penha and Complexo do Alemão ...