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Sweden says to pay immigrants up to $34,000 to leave

Sweden plans to boost payments to up to $34,000 to immigrants who leave the nation that has been a haven for the war-weary and persecuted, the right-wing government said Thursday.

Spanish PM meets Venezuelan opposition figure amid tensions

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met Thursday with Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who fled to Madrid over the weekend requesting asylum, as tensions mounted between Caracas and its former colonial ruler.

Millions in SE Asia battle floods, death toll passes 200

Millions of people across Southeast Asia struggled Thursday with flooded homes, power cuts and wrecked infrastructure after Typhoon Yagi swept through the region, as the death toll passed 200.

Pakistan police strike after attacks on polio vaccination teams

More than 100 Pakistan police who provide security for polio vaccination teams in restive border areas went on strike Thursday after a string of deadly militant attacks this week.

Trump and Harris attend 9/11 memorial after brutal debate

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump shook hands Wednesday at New York's 9/11 memorial to mark the anniversary of the attacks, briefly putting politics aside hours after they clashed in a fiery presidential debate.

Historic decision: Mexico allows voters to elect all judges

Lawmakers in Mexico approved controversial reforms on Wednesday that will make it the first country to allow voters to elect all judges, hours after protesters invaded the Senate to disrupt debate.

'Hellish' scene unfolds as wildfire races toward California mountain community

Alex Luna, a 20-year-old missionary, saw the sky turn from a cherry red to black in about 90 minutes as an explosive wildfire raced toward the Southern California mountain community of Wrightwood and authorities implored residents to leave their belongings behind and get out of town.

HRW decries 'inadequate' asylum policies in face of Venezuela, Haiti crises

Flawed asylum policies in the Americas are forcing thousands of migrants from troubled countries like Venezuela and Haiti into a perilous US-bound jungle crossing, Human Rights Watch said in a report Wednesday.

Gunmen kill a polio worker and a policeman during a vaccination campaign in Pakistan

Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire Wednesday on police escorting a team of polio workers during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in northwestern Pakistan, killing an officer and a polio worker, police said.

Key takeaways from Harris-Trump debate that featured tense clashes

US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced each other on the debate stage Tuesday night for the first — and possibly the last — time.

Harris takes fight to Trump in fiery presidential debate

Kamala Harris went on the offensive against Donald Trump in a fiery televised debate Tuesday, getting under her rival's skin as they battled for a breakthrough in an agonizingly close election.

Vietnam evacuates 59,000 as typhoon floods toll climbs to 127

Tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes on Tuesday as massive floods inundated northern Vietnam in the wake of Typhoon Yagi, while the death toll climbed to 127.

Russia, China join forces for major naval exercise

Russian and Chinese warships began joint drills in the Sea of Japan on Tuesday, part of a major naval exercise that President Vladimir Putin said was the largest of its kind for three decades.

Harris and Trump to clash as America awaits next twist

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will clash in their first and possibly last televised debate on Tuesday, in a potentially game-changing moment for the blockbuster 2024 US presidential election.

Mexico president's contested reforms set for showdown in Congress

Controversial proposals by Mexico's outgoing president to allow voters to elect judges to face a final hurdle in Congress against a backdrop of opposition street protests, diplomatic tensions, and investor jitters.

Pope Francis’ Mass in East Timor draws 600,000 people, nearly half the population

An estimated 600,000 people — a figure nearing half of East Timor’s population —- packed a seaside park Tuesday for Pope Francis’ final Mass, held on the same field where St. John Paul II prayed during the nation’s fight for independence from Indonesia.

UK releases thousands of prisoners to ease jail overcrowding

Thousands of prisoners in British jails were due to be released early on Tuesday, as part of government moves to ease overcrowding.

Trump and Harris in final prep for crucial debate

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump made their final preparations Monday on the eve of their first -- and possibly only -- televised debate before the knife-edge 2024 US presidential election.

Vietnam death toll from Typhoon Yagi jumps to 59: State media

The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Yagi jumped to 59, state media reported on Monday, as business leaders said the storm had been a "disaster" for the country's vital manufacturing sector.

Trump, Harris tied on eve of televised presidential debate

The US presidential race remains neck-and-neck according to polls released Sunday, two days before Kamala Harris and Donald Trump hold their first, and potentially only, televised debate.

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