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Residents search for missing persons after Hurricane Ian swept through Florida bay coastal
Florida rescuers and residents bay Coasts searched for missing people and picked up debris from damaged homes after Hurricane Ian swept the region with high winds, heavy rain and rough surf on Thursday.one of the most powerful storms us In recent years, Ian has flooded communities on the mainland, knocking out power to more than 2 million homes and businesses, before crossing the peninsula to the Atlantic coast.
The heir of the late sultan asks Dutch Court enforces $15 billion ruling against Malaysia
The heir to the late Southeast Asian sultan is in Dutch A court on Thursday recognized and enforced a $15 billion arbitration award awarded to them against the Malaysian government, their lawyers said. The petition was filed at the Court of Appeal in The Hague, said Paul Cohen, chief co-lawyer of the Sudanese heirs at British law firm 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square.
Harris condemns North Korea’s ‘barbaric dictatorship’ missile test
During a visit to the inter-Korean border on Thursday, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said North Korea was a country with a “brutal dictatorship,” an illegal weapons program and rampant human rights abuses, and delivered unusually strong criticism.
During his first visit to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates the two countries, Harris said the heavily armed border area was a clear reminder of the “distinct paths” taken by both sides.
South Korea says North Korea fired ballistic missile off east coast
North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Thursday, a day after firing two short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.launch is us Vice President Kamala Harris to visit South Korea us Allies and fears that North Korea is about to conduct a nuclear test — the seventh since 2006 and the first since 2017.
Widerimage: As grocery bills soar, hungry Brazilians could decide Bolsonaro’s fate
The specter of hunger hangs over Brazil’s presidential race this year as ever. Rampant inflation and the effects of the pandemic have pushed food insecurity here to levels barely recognizable a decade ago. A third of Brazilians say they have been struggling to support their families of late.
Putin to announce annexation of seized Ukrainian territory on Friday
Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to sign an official document on Friday announcing Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian territories, as Moscow rushes to lock in territorial claims that Ukrainian forces threaten to reverse on the battlefield. The move is one of legal steps Russia says will lead to the formal annexation of 15 percent of Ukraine and confirms Putin is doubling down on the war on Ukraine despite a major military reversal this month.
Myanmar court sentences Australian economist Aung San Suu Kyi to 3 years – sources
A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Thursday will depose ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her former economic adviser, Australian Sean Turner, for breaching secrecy laws, a source familiar with the proceedings said. He was sentenced to three years in prison. Turnell was also found guilty of violating immigration law and ordered to serve three years in prison concurrently, according to another source and media outlet. A former British envoy, an American journalist and a Japanese film producer also face charges under the same law.
Long-awaited Rwandan genocide trial begins despite suspect boycott
One United Nations A court in The Hague on Thursday began the genocide trial of a Rwandan businessman arrested on the run two years ago, and the judge said the hearing must go ahead despite the suspect’s decision to boycott the hearing in his cell. Felicien Kabuga, a former businessman and radio station owner, was one of the last suspects pursued by police. United Nations Tribunal prosecutes crimes committed in 1994 genocide, when ruling Hutu Majority extremists killed more than 800,000 ethnic Tutsi and Hutu Relief after 100 days.
Israeli president warns against violence ahead of elections
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has urged a deeply divided public to remain calm ahead of the country’s parliamentary elections, warning that a temper can easily spiral out of control. Israelis will go to the polls on Nov. 1 for an unprecedented fifth election in four years. There is no guarantee the vote will break the deadlock between former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the rival who ousted him last year.
Russia says Nord Stream ‘sabotage’ may be state-backed act
Russia said on Thursday that a leak of natural gas from a pipeline to Germany appeared to be the result of state-sponsored “terrorism”, as an EU official said the incident had fundamentally changed the nature of the conflict in Ukraine.
The European Union is investigating the cause of the leak from the Gazprom-led Lower Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in the Baltic Sea, and has expressed suspicions of sabotage.
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