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Biden meets with leaders of Dominican Republic and Chile to talk economic ties and migration

The meetings come ahead of a Friday summit at the White House aimed at fostering cooperation among countries in the region.
 Joe Biden and Gabriel Boric shake hands during a meeting in the Oval Office.
 Joe Biden and Gabriel Boric shake hands during a meeting in the Oval Office.

What Western officials fear could trigger a broader war in the Middle East, pulling in the U.S.

Much will depend on whether Iran’s well-armed Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah, launches a full-scale assault on Israel from the north.
Palestinians look for survivors following Israeli airstrike in the Nusseirat refugee camp in Gaza on Oct. 31, 2023.
Palestinians look for survivors following Israeli airstrike in the Nusseirat refugee camp in Gaza on Oct. 31, 2023.
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After Hurricane Otis, three generations of a family remain missing in Acapulco

Maria del Rosario Saravia is one of dozens of people trying to locate loved ones since Otis slammed into Acapulco, leaving the city of nearly 900,000 people incommunicado.
Image: Maria del Rosario Saravia Delgado holds a photo of her missing four-year-old son, Luis Alberto Lopez, in Acapulco on Nov. 1. Luis, as well as several other family members, have been missing since Hurricane Otis devastated the area.
Image: Maria del Rosario Saravia Delgado holds a photo of her missing four-year-old son, Luis Alberto Lopez, in Acapulco on Nov. 1. Luis, as well as several other family members, have been missing since Hurricane Otis devastated the area.

As climate risks rise, funding for poor countries declines

A U.N. Environment Programme report estimates developing countries will need $215 billion to $387 billion a year this decade to cope with the realities of a warming world — 10 to 18 times higher than what wealthy countries committed in aid in 2021.
A man searches for documents in his home during a flood in Sikkim, India.
A man searches for documents in his home during a flood in Sikkim, India.

Abortion is decriminalized in Mexico, but the social and cultural stigma remains

Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalized abortion nationwide in September, but reproductive rights advocates grapple with the challenge of “social decriminalization.”
A demonstrator shouts while marching through the street with other protesters during an abortion rights rally
A demonstrator shouts while marching through the street with other protesters during an abortion rights rally
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Host of family lunch that left 3 dead from suspected mushroom poisoning charged with murder

“I didn’t do anything,” chef Erin Patterson told reporters after the July meal drew international headlines.
Three white death cap mushrooms.
Three white death cap mushrooms.
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The final Beatles song, 'Now and Then,' featuring all four members, is released

The two surviving members worked with "Get Back" director Peter Jackson to isolate and enhance a tape of John Lennon singing and playing piano in the late 1970s.
Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and John Lennon in London,
Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and John Lennon in London,
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Asia's first Gay Games to kick off in Hong Kong, fostering hopes for LGBTQ inclusion

After a year’s delay due to the pandemic, the nine-day event will host about 2,400 participants from 40 territories.
Gina Benjamin
Gina Benjamin
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Crowds mourn as former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is laid to rest

The public mourning for Li, China’s top economic official for a decade, was viewed by some as a protest against his political sidelining by the increasingly authoritarian Xi Jinping.
Hundreds, possibly thousands, of people gathered Thursday near a state funeral home in Beijing as former Premier Li Keqiang was put to rest, while a steady stream of mourners showed their respects with scores of bouquets at the ex-leader’s childhood home in central China.
Hundreds, possibly thousands, of people gathered Thursday near a state funeral home in Beijing as former Premier Li Keqiang was put to rest, while a steady stream of mourners showed their respects with scores of bouquets at the ex-leader’s childhood home in central China.

Hundreds of injured civilians and foreign nationals leave Gaza, including U.S. citizens

Foreign passport holders and critically injured residents started crossing into Egypt as a second Israeli airstrike on the Jabaliya refugee camp fuels anger about the civilian cost of the military operation.
Palestinians conduct search and rescue operations at the
Palestinians conduct search and rescue operations at the

Hamas is hoarding vast amounts of fuel as Gaza hospitals run low, U.S. officials say

U.N. officials warned that aid groups, water treatment plants and bakeries in the enclave are running dangerously low on fuel.
Egyptian aid workers celebrate as a truck crosses back into Egypt through  of the Rafah Border crossing on Oct. 21, 2023.
Egyptian aid workers celebrate as a truck crosses back into Egypt through  of the Rafah Border crossing on Oct. 21, 2023.

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