US charges former diplomat with spying for Cuba
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Prosecutors say the charges against Manuel Rocha, who served as ambassador to Bolivia, expose "one of the highest-reaching infiltrations...
- Dec 5, 2023
India: Deaths reported as Cyclone Michaung approaches
Thousands of people have been evacuated from coastal communities as two southern states brace for the impact. Floods have caused chaos in...
- Dec 4, 2023
2023 concert film trend continues: Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ is a box office hit
The post-Thanksgiving, early December box office is notoriously slow, but Beyoncé’s “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé" defied the odds....
- Dec 4, 2023
Munich flights and trains cancelled due to heavy snow: Everything you need to know
Munich airport has advised passengers to stay at home unless they know their flight is running. Flight chaos continues at Germany's...
- Dec 4, 2023
Banksy’s Brexit mural destroyed in UK
Banksy's Brexit mural, valued at approximately £1.4 million, has been destroyed for good, after a 2019 whitewashing and the demolition of...
- Dec 4, 2023
Explained: Why truckers are blockading the EU's eastern border with Ukraine
Polish truck drivers have spent nearly a month blockading different crossing points along the border with Ukraine. Last Friday, Slovak...
- Dec 4, 2023
Global arms sales decline despite surge in wars, conflicts
Crises and wars are keeping the world on edge — yet arms sales by the top 100 weapons companies fell in 2022, according to the latest...
- Dec 4, 2023
Spotify to cut 17% of staff in cost-cutting measure
Spotify, a digital music service, could be seeking to boost its profitability with the move. The Stockholm-headquartered company has...
- Dec 4, 2023
Venezuela voters back territorial claim on region in Guyana
Venezuela's government pressed ahead with the non-binding referendum despite the UN's top court urging restraint in a territorial dispute...
- Dec 4, 2023
Indonesia: Volcano eruption kills 11 hikers, others injured
An eruption at Mount Marapi killed 11, and three others were rescued. With 12 people still missing, the search team suspended their...
- Dec 4, 2023
Philippines: New 6.9 earthquake off Mindanao island
Severe seismic activity continued into the early hours of Monday off the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. Another magnitude 6.9...
- Dec 4, 2023
Germany: Scholz asks Habeck to skip COP amid budget impasse
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck has called off a planned Monday trip to the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. The coalition is...
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