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At least 3 killed, 17 injured after Russia's overnight strikes on Ukraine

A fire broke out in a non-residential building in one location, while debris from intercepted missiles fell in an open area at another site, damaging windows in nearby buildings

Putin brings laws to grapple with Russia's shrinking, aging population

Russia's population has fallen from 147.6 million in 1990 the year before the USSR collapsed to 146.1 million this year, according to Russia's Federal Statistics Service

Japan's new PM faces foreign policy tests with Trump and regional summits

In her first news conference as prime minister, she described her schedule as packed with diplomatic events and said it will be a valuable opportunity to meet other regional leaders

Europe struggles to avoid being sidelined by Trump's world-shaping plans

Trump this week did finally pull the trigger and sanctioned Russia's oil and gas industry following bipartisan pressure in Washington and months of lobbying by Kyiv and its European allies

Zelenskyy urges US to widen sanctions on Russia, seeks long-range missiles

Zelenskyy said Trump's decision this week to impose oil sanctions was a big step, and said we have to apply pressure not only to Rosneft and Lukoil, but to all Russian oil companies

US now plans to deport Abrego Garcia to Liberia as soon as Oct 31

A Friday court filing from the Department of Homeland Security notes that Liberia is a thriving democracy and one of the United States's closest partners on the African continent

Houthis detain two UN staffers, raid homes in Yemen amid operational review

The 12 international staffers departed Sanaa on a UN humanitarian flight, with some relocating to Jordan to continue their work there

US probes China's compliance with 2020 trade deal as Trump heads to Asia

Beijing has announced that Xi will travel to South Korea to attend a regional economic meeting and for a state visit, but it has yet to confirm that he will meet with Trump while both are there

Pentagon accepts $130 mn donation to help pay US army during govt shutdown

Congress is at a stalemate over the government shutdown, now on track to become one of the longest federal closures ever, in its 24th day

US imposes sanctions on Colombian Prez, his family over drug trade claims

The move ramps up a growing clash between the Republican US president and Colombia's first leftist leader, notably over deadly American strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats off South America

US govt shutdown means no inflation data next month for 1st time in decades

Some of the inflation data is collected electronically, but most is gathered in person by government employees who visit stores across the country

Afghanistan, Pakistan head to Turkey for second round of crisis talks

On Friday, the Taliban government's chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said Deputy Interior Minister Haji Najib was leading the delegation heading to Istanbul

US deploys aircraft carrier to Latin America, escalating military tensions

The pace of the strikes has quickened in recent days from one every few weeks when they first began to three this week, killing a total of at least 43 people since September

New York AG Letitia James pleads not guilty in Trump-backed mortgage case

On Thursday, James' lawyers asked for an order prohibiting prosecutors from disclosing to the news media information about the investigation, or materials from the case, outside of court

European Union accuses Meta, TikTok of breaching transparency rules

The inquiry found both companies had violated the Digital Services Act, the EU's trailblazing digital rule book that imposes a set of strict requirements designed to keep internet users safe online

US inflation stays elevated but prices rose less than feared last month

Consumer prices increased 3% in September from a year earlier, the Labour Department said Friday, up from 2.9% in August

Croatia reinstates military conscription as Europe worries over Ukraine war

This decision marks a return to conscription, which was suspended in 2008 when the country shifted to a volunteer system

Marco Rubio visits US-led coordination centre in Israel amid Gaza ceasefire

Rubio was the latest in a series of high-level US officials to visit the civilian military coordination centre and the country

Tech leaders, mayor changed mind about using troops in San Francisco: Trump

Outreach from billionaire CEOs clearly had a hand in the rare reprieve Trump handed a Democrat-led city

US flies supersonic B-1 bombers near Venezuela coast amid drugs crackdown

According to flight tracking data, a pair of B-1 Lancer bombers took off from Dyess Air Force Base in Texas on Thursday and flew through the Caribbean and up to the coast of Venezuela