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Trump says Haley, Pompeo will not join his administration
Trump is meeting with potential candidates to serve in his administration before he is inaugurated as US president
Record 13 women will be governors next year in US
That breaks the record set in 2022
Royal Air Force veteran, 100, joining UK Remembrance Day for 1st time
He was a mechanic who kept Lancaster bombers flying during the World War II
12 bodies recovered from Cameroon landslides
Dozens more people are still missing, and the search for bodies is still continuing
Israelis fear for hostages as Qatar says Gaza mediation on hold
Qatar put its mediation on hold until the two sides show ‘willingness and seriousness’ in talks
US, Mexico OK new Rio Grande water-sharing agreement
So far, Mexico has delivered only about one-quarter of what it owes for the five-year period that ends in October 2025
With costs of living on everyone's minds, Mauritius holds election
Voting starts on Sunday
Firefighters in California, New Jersey make progress on wildfires
The region northwest of Los Angeles, California, has seen some of the state's most destructive fires over the years
2 Saudi military personnel killed in Yemen attack: state media
The war in Yemen has killed hundreds of thousands either in fighting or from indirect causes such as a lack of food, the United Nations says
Israeli raids on Syria kill 4 militants, war monitor says
The observatory say the strikes targeted two headquarters of Syrian regime forces frequented by members of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group
Spaniards demand Valencia leader resign for bungled flood response
It took days for officials to mobilize police reinforcements and soldiers that the regional government asked central authorities to send
Afghanistan to attend UN climate talks, says Kabul
Afghanistan is ranked as the country sixth most vulnerable to climate change and Taliban authorities have pushed for the government's participation in COP summits
Putin signs into law mutual defense treaty with North Korea
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a treaty on the country's strategic partnership with North Korea which includes a mutual defense provision, according to a decree published Saturday
Israeli strikes pound Lebanese towns, killing more than 20 say officials
The Gulf country has concluded that Hamas' political office in Doha "no longer serves its purpose," the official said
Experts release new guidelines for preventing strokes
Stroke was the fourth-leading cause of death in the US in 2023
Burkina wants to reinstate death penalty: government source
Abidjan, Ivory Coast — Burkina Faso's military regime wants to reinstate the death penalty after the West African country abolished it in 2018, a government source told AFP on Saturday.
The latest execution in Burkina Faso was in 1988, according to Amnesty International.
Reintroducing capital punishment to the penal code "is being considered. It's up to the government to discuss it, then make the proposal to the Transitional Legislative Assembly (ALT) for adoption," the source said,...
Ecuador's vice president suspended amid rift with president
Her lawyer called the move 'extremely serious' and said it may have no legal backing
US will appeal ruling that 9/11 defendants can plead guilty, avoid death penalty
The judge’s ruling this week voided Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s order to throw out the deals