Russia extends detention of a US journalist detained for failing to register as a foreign agent (apnews.com)
Ukraine displays recovered artifacts it says were stolen by Russians (apnews.com)
Dutch king and queen are confronted by angry protesters on visit to a slavery museum in South Africa (apnews.com)
Estonia says damage to Finland pipeline was caused by people, but it's unclear if it was deliberate (apnews.com)
300-year-old painting stolen by an American soldier during World War II returned to German museum (apnews.com)
After a stopover in the U.S. that lasted the better part of a century, a baroque landscape painting that went missing during World War II was returned to Germany on Thursday....
Home sales fell again in September as surging mortgage rates, rising prices discouraged homebuyers (apnews.com)
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes in September fell for the fourth month in a row, grinding to their slowest pace in more than a decade as prospective homebuyers grapple with surging mortgage rates and a near historic-low level of properties on the market.
Colombian president's statements on Gaza jeopardize close military ties with Israel (apnews.com)
Escalating tensions between Colombia and Israel over the Gaza war could undo decades of close military ties between them and hamper Colombia’s ability to fight drug traffickers and rebels, security analysts say.
Army private who fled to North Korea charged with desertion, held by US military, officials tell AP (apnews.com)
An Army private who fled to North Korea before being returned home to the United States last month has been detained by the U.S. military, two officials said Thursday night, and is facing charges including desertion and possessing sexual images of a child.
A Hong Kong protester shot by police in 2019 receives a 47-month jail term (apnews.com)
Canada removes 41 diplomats from India after New Delhi threatens to revoke their immunity (apnews.com)
EU demands Meta and TikTok detail efforts to curb disinformation from Israel-Hamas war (apnews.com)
Fewer Californians are moving to Texas, but more are going to Florida and Arizona (apnews.com)
Communities can't recycle or trash disposable e-cigarettes. So what happens to them? (apnews.com)
For years, the debate surrounding vaping largely centered on its risks for high school and middle school students enticed by flavors like gummy bear, lemonade and watermelon....
Starbucks, Workers United union sue each other in standoff over pro-Palestinian social media post (apnews.com)
Most in the US see Mexico as a partner despite border problems, an AP-NORC/Pearson poll shows (apnews.com)
Most people in the U.S. see Mexico as an essential partner to stop drug trafficking and illegal border crossings, even as they express mixed views of Mexico’s government, according to a new poll....
Spain’s leader mulls granting amnesty to thousands of Catalan separatists in order to stay in power (apnews.com)
Evidence shows Hamas militants likely used some North Korean weapons in attack on Israel (apnews.com)
Hamas fighters likely fired North Korean weapons during their Oct. 7 assault on Israel, a militant video and weapons seized by Israel show, despite Pyongyang’s denials that it arms the militant group....
Why Egypt and other Arab countries are unwilling to take in Palestinian refugees from Gaza (apnews.com)
The two countries, which flank Israel on opposite sides and share borders with Gaza and the occupied West Bank, respectively, have replied with a staunch refusal. Jordan already has a large Palestinian population....
GOP’s Jim Jordan fails again on vote for House speaker as frustrated Republicans search for options (apnews.com)
Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed again Wednesday on a crucial second ballot to become House speaker, but the hard-fighting ally of Donald Trump showed no signs of dropping out despite losing support from even more of his GOP colleagues....
RFK Jr. spent years stoking fear and mistrust of vaccines. Here's who gets hurt by Kennedy's work (apnews.com)
Deep in their grief a few months later, Gina and Padrig Fahey received news that shocked them to their core: A favorite photo of their beloved son was plastered on the cover of a book that falsely argues COVID-19 vaccines caused a spike of sudden deaths among healthy young people....
Kenya seeks more Chinese loans at 'Belt and Road' forum despite rising public debt (apnews.com)
Many frustrated Argentines pinning hopes on firebrand populist Javier Milei in presidential race (apnews.com)
Breast cancer is deadlier for Black women. A study of mammograms could help close the gap (apnews.com)
Greta Thunberg charged with public order offense in UK after arrest outside oil industry conference (apnews.com)
Europe is looking to fight the flood of Chinese electric vehicles. But Europeans love them (apnews.com)
