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Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 66 people dead with 26 others missing in the central Philippines, many in widespread flooding that trapped people on their roofs and swept away cars in a hard-hit province still recovering from a deadly earthquake, officials said Wednesday. Most of the deaths were reported …

In Dobropillia, a coal-mining town just a few kilometres from the front line with Russia in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, its few remaining inhabitants shuffle to find food or water under the constant gaze — and hum — of the drones that now rule the battlefield. Drones now outnumber inhabitants …

FILE – Czech Cardinal Dominik Duka leaves, Feb. 21, 2019, at the end of the opening session of a four-day sex abuse summit called by Pope Francis at the Vatican.(AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, file) PRAGUE (AP) — Cardinal Dominik Duka, a former Archbishop of Prague who was persecuted by the communist …

Former workers of a joint venture between the government of Cuba and Canadian mining company Sherritt International say they were victims of a wage confiscation scheme that left them to live on just a fraction of their nominal salaries. They also say they were forced to attend Communist Party meetings …

Zohran Mamdani is expected to take the reins of the largest city in the United States after Tuesday’s general election. Some say his progressive politics may not translate to Democratic victory on a national level.  Zohran Mamdani’s style of progressive politics is both refreshing and polarizing. In the New York …

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif early on Monday, killing at least 20 people, injuring hundreds and damaging the city’s historic Blue Mosque, authorities said, with the death toll likely to rise. At least 20 killed, hundreds injured in quake near city of Mazar-e …

One of the monkeys that escaped last week after a truck overturned on a Mississippi roadway was shot and killed early Sunday by a homeowner who says she feared for the safety of her children. I did what any mother would do to protect her children,’ said Jessica Bond Ferguson. …

LONDON — Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other key members of the OPEC+ alliance are expected to agree to further hike oil production in a virtual meeting Sunday, as the group continues to seek greater market share. Analysts predict a slight output hike when the group of eight oil-producing countries …

CBC News accompanied several mothers in the search for their missing children in Mexico City. The capital is the first jurisdiction in the country to use a pattern-based strategy to find the about 7,000 people listed as disappeared in the city. Capital is first jurisdiction using pattern-based searches in a …

Police in the U.K. say they have declared a stabbing attack a ‘major incident,’ and that counter-terrorism police are supporting the investigation. Authorities say 10 have been hospitalized, many with life-threatening injuries. British police said 10 people have been hospitalized, nine with life-threatening injuries, following a mass stabbing attack on …