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Pakistan will award nurse for saving the sole newborn survivor of a hospital nursery fire
A Pakistani nurse who rescued the sole surviving newborn from a hospital nursery fire that killed 14 other infants will receive one of the country's most prestigious civil awards.
Guinea-Bissau votes in a referendum to grant expanded presidential powers ahead of election
Guinea-Bissau is voting Sunday in a referendum to decide on granting new presidential powers ahead of December's general election, which will return the West African nation to democracy after its latest coup.
Investors prosper and consumers pay as the Iran war exacts an uneven economic toll 6 months in
As the U.S. and Israel relentlessly bombed Iran in the opening days of war, the most dramatic predictions of the conflict's toll were unsparing: surging oil prices, worldwide recession and economic catastrophe.
Africa’s male midwives are rare but increasing in the fight against pregnancy deaths
On a cold morning, Ntlhane Sehloho grabbed his backpack containing medical equipment and embarked on a three-hour journey, navigating the curving gravel roads leading to a clinic nestled in a valley of mountainous Lesotho.
USS Abraham Lincoln sails past Singapore on its way home from Middle East
The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sailed past Singapore early on Sunday as it headed home after a grueling deployment in the Middle East. It's expected to stop in Thailand for a port visit.
Thieves break into Spanish museum, steal 3,000-year-old gold artifacts
Thieves broke into a municipal museum in Villena, Spain, almost 250 miles southwest of Barcelona, and stole 3,000-year-old gold artifacts rediscovered in the town in 1963.
Ontario premier answers Trump’s ‘Lake America’ with giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign
Ontario Premier Doug Ford answered President Trump's "Lake America" decree Saturday with a billboard-sized message on the Canadian shoreline: "Lake Ontario. Now and Always."
Niger’s security forces battle mutinous soldiers in the capital
A group of soldiers in Niger rebelled against officers at a key military base and fired at sensitive locations in the capital, Niamey, in an apparent mutiny and threat to the country's struggling junta, authorities said Saturday.
Violent Haitian gang releases women and children after mass kidnapping and deadly attack
Six children and seven women were released by a gang in Haiti that had kidnapped more than 50 people after launching a deadly attack on a community near the capital, Port-au-Prince, nearly a week ago, according to UNICEF.
Nepal-China flood survivors reach safe areas as families await news of nearly 3,000 missing
As rescue efforts in communities buried by catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal - China border entered their fourth day Saturday, authorities were still finding survivors and transporting them to safety.
Iceland voting on whether to trigger EU membership talks amid Trump’s Greenland threats
Voters in Iceland went to the polls Saturday to decide whether the country should resume long-stalled negotiations to become a member of the European Union, in the shadow of President Trump's threats to control nearby Greenland.
Russian strike near Kyiv kills 37, in one of the year’s deadliest attacks
At least 37 people have been killed following a Russian strike close to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, officials said Saturday, one of the deadliest attacks to hit Ukraine this year.
Norway enters a new royal era as tens of thousands mourn King Harald V in Oslo
Tens of thousands of mourners paid their respects to Norway's King Harald V on Saturday, placing flowers and condolence cards outside the royal palace in Oslo a day after the monarch died at 89.
Trump: U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves
President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. has entered an agreement with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of the South American country's oil reserves.
Trump dismisses Chinese spying concerns
President Trump appeared to dismiss U.S. national security concerns over large-scale Chinese intelligence collection, espionage and cyberattacks in a recent exchange with reporters noting similar U.S. practices.
X finds Chinese bot farm pushing anti-data-center messages on Americans
The social media platform X said it uncovered a Chinese influence operation to turn Americans against AI development and construction of data centers.
Brazil’s TV and radio campaign blitz begins, with Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro set for a nasty fight
Brazil's top presidential candidates, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro, beginning Friday will seek to draw votes through free advertisements on television and radio stations, which continue to play a fundamental role in the campaign despite the rise of social media, experts say.
About 90 Americans unaccounted for after catastrophic floods hit Nepal and Tibet
U.S. officials said about 90 U.S. citizens remained unaccounted for Thursday, a day after catastrophic flash floods engulfed a border area of China and Nepal, killing hundreds of people. A spiritual organization said that 22 Americans associated with it were unaccounted for.
Reports split over whether forced contraception of Greenlandic women and girls constituted genocide
Two reports investigating the forcible contraception of thousands of Indigenous women and girls in Greenland by Danish health authorities for decades were split over whether the practice constituted genocide.