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MANILA — A pregnant woman has died, four people injured, and nine are missing after a powerful earthquake hit the Philippines’ second-largest island of Mindanao. Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said 529 families have been affected. The US Geological Survey measured the first tremor late on Saturday at 7.6 magnitude, followed …

Russian security forces raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow Friday night, less than 48 hours after the country’s top court banned what it called the “global LGBTQ+ movement” as an extremist organization. Police searched venues across the Russian capital, including a nightclub, a male sauna, and a bar that hosted LGBTQ+ …

2 hours ago Image caption, Photo supplied by the Philippine Coast Guard showing Chinese militia boats operating in Whitsun Reef The Philippines has accused China of “swarming” a reef off its coast after more than 135 military boats were spotted in the South China Sea. The coast guard said the …

Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, attends a demonstration held to mark Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day, a commemorative day in support of the Palestinian people celebrated annually on the last Friday of the Muslim month of Ramadan, in Gaza City on April 14. Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide …

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s military on Sunday ordered more areas in and around Gaza’s second-largest city of Khan Younis to evacuate, as it shifted its offensive to the southern half of the territory where it says many Hamas leaders are hiding. Heavy bombardments were reported overnight and …

MEXICO CITY — Nicaraguan police said Friday they want to arrest the director of the Miss Nicaragua pageant, accusing her of intentionally rigging contests so that anti-government beauty queens would win the pageants as part of a plot to overthrow the government. The charges against pageant director Karen Celebertti would …

Moshe Castleman, the father of Yuval Doron Castleman, called for a criminal indictment against the IDF soldier who shot his son, in an interview on 103FM Sunday morning. Castleman, who was 37, helped neutralize the Hamas terrorists who killed three and wounded four in a shooting attack at a …

Philippines accuses China of swarming reef in South China Sea  BBC.com Philippines deploys vessels to monitor ‘illegal’ presence of Chinese boats in South China Sea  Yahoo News On a Tiny Island in the Middle of Nowhere, 250 People Are Fending Off China  The Wall Street Journal Philippines says it monitored illegal presence of …

RIYADH, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Britain’s Maritime Trade Operations agency (UKMTO) on Sunday said that it has received reports of drone activity and a possible explosion in the Red Sea’s Bab al-Mandab strait. UKMTO said the drone activity originated from Yemen, and called on vessels in the vicinity to exercise …

By Christy Cooney BBC News 2 December 2023 Updated 48 minutes ago Image caption, A police operation is ongoing near the Bir-Hakeim metro station, not far from the Eiffel Tower A man has died and two others, including a British man, have been injured in a knife and hammer attack …