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In view of China's skyscraper-studded coastline, Taiwanese coastguard captain Huang Heng-chun steers his patrol boat around islands controlled by Taipei.
Huang is on alert for China Coast Guard ships, which have been entering sensitive waters around Kinmen with greater frequency
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Huang is on alert for China Coast Guard ships, which have been entering sensitive waters around Kinmen with greater frequency
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November 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
In view of China's skyscraper-studded coastline, Taiwanese coastguard captain Huang Heng-chun steers his patrol boat around islands controlled by Taipei.
Huang is on alert for China Coast Guard ships, which have been entering sensitive waters around Kinmen with greater frequency
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Huang is on alert for China Coast Guard ships, which have been entering sensitive waters around Kinmen with greater frequency
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November 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The Americans are coming.
President Donald Trump's administration may have steered clear of this year's UN climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon, but the conference's second day on Tuesday is nonetheless set to be dominated by the governors of California and New Mexico
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President Donald Trump's administration may have steered clear of this year's UN climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon, but the conference's second day on Tuesday is nonetheless set to be dominated by the governors of California and New Mexico
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November 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The Americans are coming.
President Donald Trump's administration may have steered clear of this year's UN climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon, but the conference's second day on Tuesday is nonetheless set to be dominated by the governors of California and New Mexico
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President Donald Trump's administration may have steered clear of this year's UN climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon, but the conference's second day on Tuesday is nonetheless set to be dominated by the governors of California and New Mexico
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Darkness of war.
AFP’s Ivan Samoilov photographs a school bus driving down a street without lighting in Kharkiv on November 10, 2025, following recent Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine
AFP’s Ivan Samoilov photographs a school bus driving down a street without lighting in Kharkiv on November 10, 2025, following recent Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Darkness of war.
AFP’s Ivan Samoilov photographs a school bus driving down a street without lighting in Kharkiv on November 10, 2025, following recent Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine
AFP’s Ivan Samoilov photographs a school bus driving down a street without lighting in Kharkiv on November 10, 2025, following recent Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Iraqi political figures vote as polls open in an election both Iran and the US will be closely watching.
Iraq has been unusually stable in recent years, as the nation tries to move past decades of war and repression under slain dictator Saddam Hussein and since the US-led invasion that toppled him
Iraq has been unusually stable in recent years, as the nation tries to move past decades of war and repression under slain dictator Saddam Hussein and since the US-led invasion that toppled him
November 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Iraqi political figures vote as polls open in an election both Iran and the US will be closely watching.
Iraq has been unusually stable in recent years, as the nation tries to move past decades of war and repression under slain dictator Saddam Hussein and since the US-led invasion that toppled him
Iraq has been unusually stable in recent years, as the nation tries to move past decades of war and repression under slain dictator Saddam Hussein and since the US-led invasion that toppled him
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
As floodwaters recede in hundreds of villages, rescuers using backhoes and chainsaws begin digging the Philippines out from the devastation of Typhoon Fung-wong.
The storm's death toll has risen to 18.
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The storm's death toll has risen to 18.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:58 AM
As floodwaters recede in hundreds of villages, rescuers using backhoes and chainsaws begin digging the Philippines out from the devastation of Typhoon Fung-wong.
The storm's death toll has risen to 18.
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The storm's death toll has risen to 18.
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Typhoon exposes ancient shipwreck off historic Vietnam trading port.
Severe coastal erosion caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi exposed a centuries-old shipwreck in Vietnam, providing a narrow window to salvage what experts say could be a historically significant find
Severe coastal erosion caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi exposed a centuries-old shipwreck in Vietnam, providing a narrow window to salvage what experts say could be a historically significant find
November 11, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Typhoon exposes ancient shipwreck off historic Vietnam trading port.
Severe coastal erosion caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi exposed a centuries-old shipwreck in Vietnam, providing a narrow window to salvage what experts say could be a historically significant find
Severe coastal erosion caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi exposed a centuries-old shipwreck in Vietnam, providing a narrow window to salvage what experts say could be a historically significant find
Cybersecurity experts warn AI agents, chatbots that do the work humans do online, like buy a plane ticket or add events to a calendar, could wind up getting hijacked and doing the dirty work for hackers
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November 11, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Cybersecurity experts warn AI agents, chatbots that do the work humans do online, like buy a plane ticket or add events to a calendar, could wind up getting hijacked and doing the dirty work for hackers
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Indian crime scene investigators are scouring through the wreckage of a car that exploded in the heart of the capital, killing at least eight people
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November 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Indian crime scene investigators are scouring through the wreckage of a car that exploded in the heart of the capital, killing at least eight people
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UPDATE The longest-ever US government shutdown moved forward toward an eventual resolution, after several Democratic senators broke ranks to join Republicans in a 60-40 vote passing a compromise deal -- sparking intra-party backlash
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November 11, 2025 at 3:25 AM
UPDATE The longest-ever US government shutdown moved forward toward an eventual resolution, after several Democratic senators broke ranks to join Republicans in a 60-40 vote passing a compromise deal -- sparking intra-party backlash
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BREAKING US Senate votes to end government shutdown, bill heads to House
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
BREAKING US Senate votes to end government shutdown, bill heads to House
It used to be a political match made in MAGA heaven.
But Trump has fallen out with hard-right lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene, on Monday saying she has "lost her way"
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But Trump has fallen out with hard-right lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene, on Monday saying she has "lost her way"
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November 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It used to be a political match made in MAGA heaven.
But Trump has fallen out with hard-right lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene, on Monday saying she has "lost her way"
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But Trump has fallen out with hard-right lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene, on Monday saying she has "lost her way"
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Trump threatens to dock pay of air traffic controllers who called in sick during government shutdown
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November 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Trump threatens to dock pay of air traffic controllers who called in sick during government shutdown
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Attendees at the so-called "Forest COP" climate conference make their way through flooded outdoor corridors during a heavy but brief rainfall in Belem, Brazil, attempting to stay dry as the downpour disrupts movement around the venue
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Attendees at the so-called "Forest COP" climate conference make their way through flooded outdoor corridors during a heavy but brief rainfall in Belem, Brazil, attempting to stay dry as the downpour disrupts movement around the venue
🇪🇸 As Spain marks the 50th anniversary of Franco's death on November 20, exhumations of 3,300 mass graves from the Spanish Civil War gather pace as relatives and authorities seek to identify more than 140,000 missing persons.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🇪🇸 As Spain marks the 50th anniversary of Franco's death on November 20, exhumations of 3,300 mass graves from the Spanish Civil War gather pace as relatives and authorities seek to identify more than 140,000 missing persons.
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🇺🇸 The head of the US air traffic controllers' union has demanded an immediate end of the record-long government shutdown, warning of rising risks as safety employees work without pay.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🇺🇸 The head of the US air traffic controllers' union has demanded an immediate end of the record-long government shutdown, warning of rising risks as safety employees work without pay.
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🇬🇧 Donald Trump has threatened the BBC with a $1 billion lawsuit over the editing of a speech he gave just before the 2021 US Capitol riots, a source close to the US president's legal team told AFP Monday.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
🇬🇧 Donald Trump has threatened the BBC with a $1 billion lawsuit over the editing of a speech he gave just before the 2021 US Capitol riots, a source close to the US president's legal team told AFP Monday.
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🌎 The UN's climate conference has opened in the Brazilian Amazon with pleas for the world to keep up the fight against global warming, even as the United States turns its back.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🌎 The UN's climate conference has opened in the Brazilian Amazon with pleas for the world to keep up the fight against global warming, even as the United States turns its back.
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🇮🇳 A car explosion in the bustling heart of the Indian capital on Monday killed at least eight people and injured another 19, officials said.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🇮🇳 A car explosion in the bustling heart of the Indian capital on Monday killed at least eight people and injured another 19, officials said.
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🇸🇩 The world must act immediately to halt the "horrific atrocities" in Sudan's El-Fasher, the UN rights chief has told AFP, urging countries not to wait until a "genocide" was declared.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🇸🇩 The world must act immediately to halt the "horrific atrocities" in Sudan's El-Fasher, the UN rights chief has told AFP, urging countries not to wait until a "genocide" was declared.
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🇫🇷 Nicolas Sarkozy has been freed from prison, a 20-day experience the former president called a "nightmare", as a judge ordered his release pending an appeal decision over Libyan funding.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🇫🇷 Nicolas Sarkozy has been freed from prison, a 20-day experience the former president called a "nightmare", as a judge ordered his release pending an appeal decision over Libyan funding.
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🌎 UN climate chief Simon Stiell has urged nations at the COP30 conference in Brazil to speed up efforts to reduce emissions and keep alive the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🌎 UN climate chief Simon Stiell has urged nations at the COP30 conference in Brazil to speed up efforts to reduce emissions and keep alive the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C.
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