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Death toll rises to 23 after surprise eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi

Rescuers found the last body of climbers who were caught by the weekend eruption, which spewed thick columns of ash as high as 9,800 feet.
Image: Rescuers carry the body of a victim of the eruption of Mount Marapi
Image: Rescuers carry the body of a victim of the eruption of Mount Marapi

BTS stars Jimin, V, Jung Kook and RM to enlist in South Korean military

The group had announced in October 2022 that all members would fulfill their mandatory military service.
V, Suga, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Jimin and J-Hope of BTS
V, Suga, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Jimin and J-Hope of BTS
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Former DEA informant pleads guilty in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

Joseph Vincent pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to assassinate Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Image: President Jovenel Mo?se arrives for an interview at his home in Petion-Ville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Feb. 7, 2020.
Image: President Jovenel Mo?se arrives for an interview at his home in Petion-Ville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Feb. 7, 2020.
14h ago

An Amazon tribe was going to disappear, but these Indigenous women had a plan

The Juma people, a patriarchal society, were destined for extinction after the last man died of Covid, but three sisters took charge, with one becoming the region's first female chief.
The Juma seemed destined to disappear following the death of their father, the last remaining elderly man, but under his three daughters’ leadership, they changed the patriarchal tradition and now fight to preserve their territory and culture. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
The Juma seemed destined to disappear following the death of their father, the last remaining elderly man, but under his three daughters’ leadership, they changed the patriarchal tradition and now fight to preserve their territory and culture. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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U.S. restricts visas for Ugandan and Zimbabwean officials, citing repression

Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ law, considered one of the harshest in the world, was enacted in May and carries the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality."
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media in Dubai, on Dec. 1, 2023.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media in Dubai, on Dec. 1, 2023.
15h ago

New Zealand Maori politicians protest King Charles at parliamentary opening

The politicians swore allegiance to the king but at least two chose to change the word Kingi Tiare for Kingi Harehare, which can also translate to something objectionable or offensive.
Thousands of protesters rallied against the New Zealand government's Indigenous policies on Tuesday as the Parliament convened for the first time since October elections. (
Thousands of protesters rallied against the New Zealand government's Indigenous policies on Tuesday as the Parliament convened for the first time since October elections. (
17h ago

Runaway kangaroo punches police officer in the face while being captured in Canada

The kangaroo had escaped while being transferred between zoos and was spotted hopping down the side of a highway by bewildered motorists who shared videos on social media.
Durham Regional Police Service officers hold an escaped female kangaroo during its recapture in Oshawa
Durham Regional Police Service officers hold an escaped female kangaroo during its recapture in Oshawa
19h ago

2 boats adrift with 400 Rohingya refugees aboard desperately need rescue, U.N. warns

The boats apparently embarked from Bangladesh about two weeks ago, and officials are worried that all aboard could die without efforts to rescue them.
More than 100 Rohingya refugees, including women and children, landed in Indonesia's westernmost province on December 2, officials said, but locals threatened to push them back to sea.
More than 100 Rohingya refugees, including women and children, landed in Indonesia's westernmost province on December 2, officials said, but locals threatened to push them back to sea.

IDF expands ground offensive into southern Gaza

Israel is warning Palestinians to evacuate specific neighborhoods, but residents say there is no safe place to go. Pressure is growing from the U.S. to lessen civilian suffering and deaths.
Israel Hamas War
Israel Hamas War
19h ago

North Korea accuses U.S. of double standards for letting South launch spy satellite from U.S. soil

Washington condemned North Korea’s launch of a spy satellite but allowed South Korea to launch its first domestically built spy satellite into space from California.
The SpaceX rocket launched South Korea's first military spy satellite, intensifying a space race on the peninsula after Pyongyang launched its own first military eye in the sky last week.
The SpaceX rocket launched South Korea's first military spy satellite, intensifying a space race on the peninsula after Pyongyang launched its own first military eye in the sky last week.

World carbon dioxide emissions increase again, driven by China, India and aviation

“We are clearly not going in the right direction,” said the lead author of the report, which was released amid international climate talks in Dubai.
China Coal Power Station
China Coal Power Station

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