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Geopolitics

Part of Pablo Escobar’s ranch to be given to female victims of Colombia conflict

The Guardian – World · Europe

Estate was abandoned after Escobar’s 1993 killing and later became a theme park, and now the land has been granted to female farmersA slice of Pablo Escobar’s …

Geopolitics

Judge denies Kilmar Ábrego García’s bid for asylum in the US

The Guardian – World · Europe

Ábrego, who was deported to El Salvador in March before being returned to the US, has 30 days to appeal rulingAn immigration judge in Baltimore has denied Kilm…

Geopolitics

Treasure hunters discover $1m in silver and gold coins off Florida coast

The Guardian – World · Europe

Valuables were being transported in 1715 from American colonies when a hurricane wrecked a Spanish fleetHidden beneath the turquoise waters off a stretch of Fl…

Geopolitics

Trump officials push claim that US in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels

The Guardian – World · Europe

Administration attempts to justify strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats by claiming US under ‘armed attack’The Trump administration is trying to justify st…

Geopolitics

Fears Quebec Starbucks gang shooting could signal shift to brazen tactics

The Guardian – World · Europe

Local media named victim as Charalambos Theologou, shot as groups vie for power after arrests of alleged mafia bossesThe brazen daylight killing of a prominent…

Geopolitics

Former DRC president Joseph Kabila sentenced to death in absentia

The Guardian – World · Europe

Military court convicts Kabila of war crimes, treason and other offences in verdict that could fuel enduring tensionsA military court in the Democratic Republi…

Geopolitics

Violence breaks out in Morocco as anti-government protests rage for fourth day

The Guardian – World · Europe

‘Gen Z’ protesters accuse government of prioritising spending on World Cup stadiums over social servicesAnti-government demonstrations gripped Morocco for the …

Geopolitics

‘We are the last hope’: Gen Z Madagascar vows to fight on until president resigns

The Guardian – World · Europe

Protesting young people reject dissolution of government as insufficient and demand list of reforms Young protesters in Madagascar have said they will continu…

Geopolitics

Organisers call for sixth night of protest as Morocco death toll rises to three

The Guardian – World · Europe

Prime minister praises security response and says government is ready for talksMorocco’s prime minister, Aziz Akhannouch, has praised the security force reacti…

Geopolitics

Kenyan activists abducted after joining opposition rally in Uganda

The Guardian – World · Europe

Pair had crossed border to support presidential campaign of reggae singer Bobi WineTwo Kenyan activists have been abducted in Uganda after attending a presiden…

Geopolitics

Watch: Jane Goodall tells BBC how she became interested in animals

BBC News – World · Europe

The animal rights activist has died aged 91, after a pioneering career studying chimps.

Geopolitics

Inside the lab analysing the world's oldest ice

BBC News – World · Europe

Studying samples from the ice sheet gives an environmental record of over a million years.

Geopolitics

Watch: Two Delta passenger planes collide at LaGuardia Airport

BBC News – World · Europe

One flight attendant sustained a minor injury following the low-speed, taxiway collision.

Geopolitics

'Find common ground', tourists in Washington tell lawmakers amid shutdown

BBC News – World · Europe

Several museums and landmarks, including the US Capitol and Washington Monument, have closed to visitors.

Geopolitics

Taylor Swift on Travis, new tracks and baking bread

BBC News – World · Europe

The global superstar spoke to Radio 1's Greg James about how her new album reflects her current era.

Geopolitics

Relief and new baby for asylum family of child suffocated in English Channel crossing

BBC News – World · Europe

The Alhashemi family have spent the past 15 years moving around Europe in a state of legal limbo.

Geopolitics

'My pay is being held hostage': Federal workers on US government shutdown

BBC News – World · Europe

Government staff describe their uncertainty during a budget impasse - though not all of them oppose the shutdown.

Geopolitics

'Area of interest' found in search for girl who vanished 55 years ago

BBC News – World · Europe

Police suspect three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer, originally from Bristol, was taken from a beach in Australia.

Geopolitics

Behind the Gen Z protesters who want to force Madagascar's president from power

BBC News – World · Europe

President Rajoelina's move fails to quell the protest movement that is now threatening his own position.

Geopolitics

'When I stand, I feel dizzy': Deadly earthquake leaves Filipinos struggling in ghost towns

BBC News – World · Europe

The powerful quake has killed 68 people, injured hundreds and destroyed homes and churches.

Geopolitics

Munich airport reopens after drone sightings force closure

BBC News – World · Europe

Dozens of flights were cancelled or redirected at Munich International Airport after drone sightings.

Geopolitics

First killings in Morocco since Gen Z protests erupted

BBC News – World · Europe

Police say they shot dead two people who were part of a crowd trying to storm a police station.

Geopolitics

Animal bones found in search for girl who vanished 55 years ago

BBC News – World · Europe

The "area of interest" flagged by a team of volunteers has turned out to be a false alarm.

Geopolitics

India and China to resume direct flights after a five-year ban

BBC News – World · Europe

India's IndiGo airline said that it would restart direct flights between Kolkata and Guangzhou from 26 October.

Geopolitics

Fathers entitled to equal parental leave, South Africa's top court rules

BBC News – World · Europe

The ruling grants both parents the right to share a total of four months and 10 days of parental leave.

Geopolitics

Russia targets UK military satellites on weekly basis

BBC News – World · Europe

Moscow is attempting to collect information from UK spacecraft, according to the MoD.

Geopolitics

Japan faces Asahi beer shortage after cyber-attack

BBC News – World · Europe

The drinks giant said this week that the attack had a major impact on its domestic operations.

Geopolitics

Blackout in Spain and Portugal 'first of its kind', report finds

BBC News – World · Europe

The massive blackout that hit the Iberian peninsula is the first known blackout caused by overvoltage.

Geopolitics

Four Gaza flotilla activists deported by Israel

BBC News – World · Europe

The four already deported are Italian citizens, the Israeli foreign ministry says.

Geopolitics

Thai killer of Cambodian opposition politician sentenced to life in prison

BBC News – World · Europe

Lim Kimya was shot dead in Bangkok in January, in what many believe was a political killing.

Geopolitics

'It was very tough but I love life' - ex-hostage whose family were killed on 7 October

BBC News – World · Europe

Eli Sharabi reflects on finding out, after release, his wife and children had been killed in the attacks.

Geopolitics

Trump wields axe over 'Democrat Agencies' as shutdown blame game rages

BBC News – World · Europe

He said the shutdown could be an opportunity to "clear out dead wood", giving no hint of concessions to Democrats.

General

U.S. medical workers who volunteered in Gaza urge Trump to end support for Israel's assault

NBC News – World · US

More than 150 American doctors, nurses and other medical workers who volunteered in Gaza called on the Trump administration to end its support for Israel‘s war.

General

'Chinese Trump' wins fans and followers with his spot-on impersonation

NBC News – World · US

It’s unclear how soon President Donald Trump will visit China, but in the meantime, China has Ryan Chen.

General

Jane Goodall, renowned chimpanzee researcher and animal advocate, dies at 91

NBC News – World · US

Jane Goodall, who documented the behavior and social lives of chimpanzees and later became a leader of the animal conservation movement, died on Wednesday.

General

'Total internet blackout' leaves Afghans further cut off from the world

NBC News – World · US

Afghanistan has been plunged into chaos amid a nationwide internet blackout that has further isolated the Taliban-ruled country.

General

H-1B visa shake-up crushes the American dream for Indian students

NBC News – World · US

The new $100,000 fee for the H-1B skilled immigrant work visa has young tech talent in India thinking twice about going to the United States.

General

Afghanistan regains internet access amid confusion over who was responsible for blackout

NBC News – World · US

Afghanistan is gradually getting back online, Taliban officials said, following a sweeping cut in cell phone and internet services that affected everything fro…

General

$1M worth of coins recovered in Spanish shipwreck off Florida coast, treasure hunters say

NBC News – World · US

More than 1,000 silver and gold coins collectively valued at about $1 million were recovered from an 18th-century shipwreck off the coast of Florida, a shipwre…

General

U.S. to expand intelligence assistance to Ukraine for strikes on Russian energy facilities

NBC News – World · US

The Trump administration plans to provide additional intelligence to Ukraine to help Kyiv strike at oil and gas facilities inside Russia, according to three so…

General

Two killed in car ramming and stabbing outside U.K. synagogue in a 'terrorist incident'

NBC News – World · US

Police declared a terrorist incident after two people were killed and three others were seriously injured when a man rammed a car into a crowd and stabbed peop…

General

Cyberattack could leave Japan without its most popular beer

NBC News – World · US

Japan could soon be running out of Asahi, the East Asian nation’s most popular beer, following a devastating cyberattack Monday that has brought its factories …

General

Prince William says 'change is on my agenda' in candid interview with 'Schitt’s Creek' star

NBC News – World · US

Prince William has said “change is on my agenda” and admitted to being overwhelmed by family stress in an unusually candid interview.

General

Woman is named Archbishop of Canterbury for first time in Church of England history

NBC News – World · US

Sarah Mullally is the first woman to be named to the post of Archbishop of Canterbury in the history of the Church of England.

General

How Tony Blair went from post-Iraq disgrace to the heart of Trump's peace plan

NBC News – World · US

The former British prime minister has been named by Trump as the co-head of the so-called Board of Peace to oversee Gaza's reconstruction.

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