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Flights resume at Riyadh airport as Houthis attack Saudi

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Flights resumed at Riyadh's international airport on Sunday following a series of deadly attacks on the facility that saw it closed for two weeks, even as Yemen's Houthis targeted the country with…

GMA News Online · World

Saudi says Riyadh airport partly reopens despite renewed Houthi threats

Saudi Arabia said its main airport resumed operations at two terminals on Sunday even as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis vowed to keep striking the facility, saying it remained a "military target."

The Manila Times · World

Madrid festival reroutes thousands of sheep to avoid housing protest camp

MADRID — Thousands of sheep and goats thronged the streets of the Spanish capital on Sunday, drawing large crowds of tourists and locals alike to watch an annual festival recreating the pastoral practice of moving…

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Ukraine disputes Elon Musk's claim that its military violated Starlink's terms of service

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials have disputed claims by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk that the country’s military violated Starlink’s terms of service by using the civilian satellite internet network for offensive drone…

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GMA News Online · World

Pope Leo calls for Yemen violence to end, in address two weeks after surgery

Pope Leo called for an end to the violence in Yemen on Sunday, as he addressed the faithful from the window over St Peter's Square less than two weeks after having surgery for lung cancer.

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The Manila Times · World

UK endures second big storm of the weekend

LONDON — The second of two storms to hit the U.K. this weekend brought widespread travel disruptions and power outages to Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England on Sunday. The Met Office, the U.K.'s national…

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GMA News Online · World

Brazil votes in tight runoff between leftist Lula and Bolsonaro Jr.

Brazilians voted on Sunday in a tight runoff vote that could shift it sharply rightward, bringing it closer to the US as part of a broader conservative shift across the region.

The Manila Times · World

Spanish police make 128 overnight arrests in Barcelona for 'looting'

MADRID — Police made 128 arrests overnight in Barcelona for acts of "vandalism," damage to public property" and "looting," the regional Catalan police said on Sunday. Seventy-three of those arrested were minors, with…

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Rappler · World

4 ways US foreign policy could change if Democrats win in November

Here are some ways a Democratic Congress could hem in Trump's foreign policy

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GMA News Online · World

Saudi Arabia intercepts drones and missiles as fighting with Houthis continues

Saudi Arabia intercepted drones and missiles over its capital Riyadh and southern areas on Sunday, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said, amid fighting with the Iran-aligned Houthis.

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GMA News Online · World

BI warns against Russia-bound job offers; Filipino intercepted

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Sunday warned the public against suspicious overseas job offers linked to Russia after intercepting a Filipino who was allegedly recruited for a security-related job.

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Rappler · World

Disenchanted Netanyahu supporters are prize of Israel election campaign

Some 13% of Israeli voters have yet to decide how they will vote, according to data collected by the Viterbi Family Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute

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The Manila Times · World

Protesters clash with police over India dam project bordering China

NEW DELHI, India — Indian protesters angry over a proposed Himalayan mega-dam, intended to counter an upstream Chinese hydropower project, have clashed with police and torched buildings, officials said. The violence in…

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Rappler · World

Brazil heads to polls in runoff between leftist Lula and Bolsonaro Jr.

Polls show the candidates are practically tied going into the runoff, as Lula has closed the gap in the final days

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The Manila Times · World

New York archdiocese agrees to pay $800M to sex abuse victim

NEW YORK, United States — The Archdiocese of New York said Saturday it had agreed to a settlement in which the church would pay more than $800 million to hundreds of victims of sexual abuse by clergy. The agreement, to…

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The Manila Times · World

New York archdiocese agrees to pay $800M to sex abuse victims

NEW YORK, United States — The Archdiocese of New York said Saturday it had agreed to a settlement in which the church would pay more than $800 million to hundreds of victims of sexual abuse by clergy. The agreement, to…

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GMA News Online · World

Eleven shot near Florida A&M university in Tallahassee

A shooting near a Florida university campus in Tallahassee on Saturday night left 11 people with gunshot wounds and another injured, authorities said.

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The Manila Times · World

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits China to inaugurate a new cross-border bridge

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited China on Saturday, inaugurating a new bridge that connects the two countries and vowing to expand cooperation with his powerful neighbor. Kim’s visit to China…

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GMA News Online · World

Police looking at laptop found at former home of Meghan Markle's father -- DILG's Remulla

Philippine police are investigating a laptop found alongside images of child abuse at the former home of Meghan Markle's estranged father, with "full results" expected in a week, the country's interior minister told…

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Rappler · World

Obama unloads on Trump while stumping for Democrats ahead of midterms

Obama frames the November 3 vote as a 'circuit breaker' to 'at least rein in some of the foolishness' of Trump's presidency

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The Manila Times · World

'Call of Duty' North Korea invasion edition tops sales charts in South

SEOUL — The latest installment of the "Call of Duty" video game franchise, featuring a full-scale North Korean invasion of South Korea, has topped sales charts in the would-be target, even as real-life border tensions…

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GMA News Online · World

Abuse survivors approve $800 million settlement with Archdiocese of New York

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse have agreed to an $800 million settlement with the Archdiocese of New York, lawyers said on Saturday, to resolve claims brought by approximately 1,300 people.

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The Manila Times · World

Cracking a smile regularly may be good not just for your mood but for your health

Reminding yourself to smile often can not only make more friendships but it can also make you feel better. And rather than wait for a reason to smile, just making the physical change of literally turning that frown…

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GMA News Online · World

Sydney's new international airport opens to passengers

Sydney's new A$5.6 billion ($3.94 billion) airport opened to passengers on Sunday after more than a decade of planning, in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said was a milestone for the country's most populous city.

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The Manila Times · World

US says helped Gulf nations export 1.5 bn barrels of oil through Hormuz

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — US Central Command on Sunday said it helped Gulf countries export 1.5 billion barrels of oil via the Strait of Hormuz since summer, bypassing an Iranian blockade. "U.S. forces reach the milestone…

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UK police says letter with claims against Meghan's father was not shared with other law enforcement

LONDON — British police confirmed Saturday that they passed a letter about alleged offending by the father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, to her in 2019, but said it did not share details with other law enforcement…

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GMA News Online · World

UK police says it sent allegations letter to Meghan Markle concerning dad in PH

London's Metropolitan Police said on Saturday that officers passed on a letter in early 2019 to Meghan, the wife of Britain's Prince Harry, after she said she had been informed of allegations about her father.

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The Manila Times · World

A fire devastates the Eagle's Nest retreat built for Hitler in Germany. A suspect is detained

BERLIN — A fire swept through the mountaintop retreat built for Adolf Hitler and known as the Eagle's Nest as emergency services struggled to tackle the blaze in snow and wind, and a man was arrested on suspicion of…

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What to know about the Melania Trump-brokered ceasefire in Russian-occupied Oleshky

A small city in southern Ukraine, cut off for months by fighting, is set to get a brief pause in the 4 1/2-year-old war so that aid can get in and residents can get out. U.S. first lady Melania Trump brokered the…

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GMA News Online · World

US defense chief Hegseth designates Confucius Institutes a national security threat

The US Defense Department has designated Chinese-funded cultural centers on university campuses known as Confucius Institutes as a threat to US national security, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday (Saturday…

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The Manila Times · World

Brazil's Lula, Bolsonaro close arguments to voters ahead of nail-biting election runoff

SAO PAULO — Final arguments to voters in Brazil's presidential election were made Saturday, the eve of the runoff between incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro. Tens of thousands of…

The Manila Times · World

Seen and heard at France protests

PARIS, France — AFP has deployed reporters, photographers and video journalists in cities across France to document nationwide cost-of-living protests on Saturday. Here is a round-up of what they are witnessing as…

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GMA News Online · World

100 arrested in Barcelona after 'anti-system' rioters loot shops, set fires

A total of 100 people were arrested in Barcelona on Saturday evening after hooded demonstrators who participated in an anti-establishment rally looted shops and set fire to street furniture around the city's central…

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GMA News Online · World

Yemen's Houthis renew warning against using Riyadh airport

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis renewed their warning to airlines, airport staff and travelers against using Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, with the group's spokesman early on Sunday it was unsafe and remained…

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The Manila Times · World

Obama denounces Trump's 'cruelty' in Ohio midterm push

Former President Barack Obama on Saturday seized on what he described as cruelty and indecency coming from President Donald Trump and his Republican allies, stepping into one of the nation's ugliest midterm fights as he…

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The Manila Times · World

Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu ahead of vote

TEL AVIV — Thousands gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday for a large anti-government demonstration, three days ahead of a general election widely viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The protest was…

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GMA News Online · World

Violence flares in Paris after largely peaceful protests across France

PARIS - Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marched in France on Saturday, with largely peaceful rallies giving way to clashes in Paris and Marseille as night fell despite a huge security operation aimed at…

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The Manila Times · World

Trump votes early in Florida for US midterm elections

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — US President Donald Trump on Saturday voted early in his home state of Florida for the November 3 midterm elections, in which his Republican Party is battling to maintain control of Congress…

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Typhoon cuts off power to parts of Taiwan

TAIPEI — Emergency crews scrambled on Saturday to restore power to tens of thousands of homes in Taiwan after Typhoon Champi’s fierce winds battered the island, with the storm moving towards China and Japan. Authorities…

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NKorea’s Kim calls for training world’s ‘strongest’ military

SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged his military to train to become the strongest in the world at a two-day meeting of company commanders in Pyongyang, state media said Saturday. Kim’s call for what he dubbed…

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