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November 3, 2025 6:26 PM

Powerful 6.3 quake kills at least 20 in Afghanistan, hundreds injured

A powerful 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 ri...

November 3, 2025 6:02 PM

Iran’s Supreme Leader says cooperation with US not possible while it backs Israel

Cooperation between Iran and the United States is not possible as long as Washington continues to support Israel and to maintain military bases and interfere in the Middle East region, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday. Kha...

November 3, 2025 6:27 PM

Serbian police detain 37 after anti-government clashes

Hundreds of anti-government protesters clashed with supporters of Serb President Aleksandar Vucic late on Sunday, close to the anniversary of a deadly roof collapse that triggered a youth-led movement against alleged corruption and mismanagement. Bo...

November 3, 2025 5:24 PM

Mussels reveal growing microplastic pollution in Greece’s prized seas

Overtourism and heavy maritime traffic across the Mediterranean are contributing to a rise in pollution in Greece's azure waters, say Greek scientists who have deployed thousands of mussels on the seafloor to help detect microplastics. Mussels, filt...

November 3, 2025 3:55 PM

Trump says there ‘could be’ US troops on the ground in Nigeria, or air strikes

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday the U.S. military could deploy troops to Nigeria or carry out air strikes to stop what he called the killing of large numbers of Christians in the West African country. Asked if he envisioned troops on the ...

November 3, 2025 3:50 PM

Tanzania’s Hassan sworn into office after deadly election violence

Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn into office on Monday for her first elected term after winning a landslide victory in an election that set off deadly protests across the country. Hassan, who came to power in 2021 following the death...

November 3, 2025 3:10 PM

Taiwan rebuffs China’s protest about Japan PM meeting at APEC

Taiwan's representative to last weekend's APEC summit rebuffed Chinese protests on Monday about his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi while there, saying that it was "very normal" for him to meet leaders attending. China said it ha...

November 3, 2025 3:00 PM

Thailand and Cambodia begin withdrawing heavy weapons from border, Thailand says

Thailand and Cambodia have begun withdrawing heavy weapons and conducting de-mining operations along their contested border as part of steps to de-escalate tensions following last week's signing of an extended truce, Thai officials said on Monday. T...

November 3, 2025 1:35 PM

Singapore plans to designate site of founding father Lee Kuan Yew’s home as national monument

Singapore's government said on Monday it plans to gazette the site of the home of the city-state's first prime minister as a national monument, following a bitter dispute between Lee Kuan Yew's children over what to do with the buildin...

November 3, 2025 11:12 AM

Kenya landslide death toll rises to 26

The death toll from a landslide in western Kenya's Rift Valley has risen to 26, a government spokesperson said on Sunday, following heavy rains on Saturday. Twenty-five people were still missing and 26 others had been rescued after devastatin...

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