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U.S., South Korea and Japan to step up actions on North Korea cyber threats

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the three countries’ coordinated efforts will target potential threats of economic coercion.
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Israel-Hamas war live updates: Blinken meets with Arab nations after U.S. vetoes cease-fire resolution

The U.S. vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire intended to address what the U.N. Secretary-General called an impending "humanitarian catastrophe."
Image: ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN-CONFLICT
Image: ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN-CONFLICT
4h ago

11 dead in clash between villagers and criminal gang in central Mexico

Dramatic video of the fight posted on social media showed villagers in cowboy hats with scythes and hunting rifles chasing down suspected gang members.
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Image: TOPSHOT-MEXICO-VIOLENCE-SECURITY-OPERATION
10h ago

American chocolatier charged in deaths of Canadian animation pioneer and his wife at Caribbean resort

Daniel Langlois, 66, founded Softimage, the company that built the 3D imaging software to create special effects in films like "Star Wars," "Men in Black," and "The Matrix."
Daniel Langlois
Daniel Langlois
15h ago

Mexico focuses on people falsely listed as missing, ignores thousands of disappeared

López Obrador sees politics behind the rising number of “disappeared," but the government hasn’t done basic searches for tens of thousands of missing people.
Image: A woman passes in front of photographs of missing persons
Image: A woman passes in front of photographs of missing persons
16h ago

Six French teens convicted for roles in beheading of teacher by Islamic extremist

Teacher Samuel Paty was killed outside his school in 2020 after showing his class cartoons of the prophet of Islam during a debate on free expression.
Relatives and colleagues gather around a portrait of Samuel Paty.
Relatives and colleagues gather around a portrait of Samuel Paty.
18h ago

Court upholds U.K. decision to block Scotland’s landmark gender-recognition bill

The Scottish bill would have allowed anyone 16 or older to change the gender designation on their identity documents by self-declaration, removing the need for a diagnosis of gender dysphoria.
Protesters hold signs that read, "Trans Rights Now"
Protesters hold signs that read, "Trans Rights Now"
19h ago

Trafficking for cyberfraud an increasingly globalized crime, Interpol says

The phenomenon emerged in Southeast Asia, where the U.N. says hundreds of thousands of people have been trafficked by criminal gangs and forced to work in scam centers.
A woman walks towards the entrance of the International Criminal Police Organization headquarters, known as Interpol, in Lyon,France on Sept. 5, 2023.
A woman walks towards the entrance of the International Criminal Police Organization headquarters, known as Interpol, in Lyon,France on Sept. 5, 2023.
20h ago

Mexican startup illegally selling health drink from endangered totoaba fish, groups say

Groups are concerned the company could be selling totoaba that is illegally caught in the wild, where gillnet fishing is also killing the endangered vaquita porpoise.
View of dried swim bladders of totoaba fish at a traditional medicine shop in Guangzhou, China
View of dried swim bladders of totoaba fish at a traditional medicine shop in Guangzhou, China
21h ago

IOC confirms Russian athletes can compete at Paris Olympics with approved neutral status

The International Olympic Committee’s decision removed the option of a blanket ban over the invasion of Ukraine.
People walk in the rain The unveiling of the Olympic rings in Paris.
People walk in the rain The unveiling of the Olympic rings in Paris.
1d ago

Taiwan says it spotted a Chinese surveillance balloon as the island's election nears

The incident raises questions about possible Chinese efforts to influence Taiwan's presidential elections.
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said a Chinese military surveillance balloon passed over the northern port city of Keelung Thursday night, Dec. 7, 2023, then continued travelling east before disappearing.
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said a Chinese military surveillance balloon passed over the northern port city of Keelung Thursday night, Dec. 7, 2023, then continued travelling east before disappearing.

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