Militants with ties to the Islamic State group kill at least 14 farmers in an attack in east Congo (apnews.com)
Israeli-linked oil tanker seized off the coast of Aden, Yemen, private intelligence firm says (apnews.com)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An unknown force has seized an oil tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Aden, Yemen, a private security firm said Sunday.
Why Americans feel gloomy about the economy despite falling inflation and low unemployment (apnews.com)
Ukraine's military says Russia has launched its largest drone attack since the start of the invasion (apnews.com)
Russia on Saturday morning launched its most intense drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022, targeting the Ukrainian capital, military officials said....
An Israeli-owned ship was targeted in suspected Iranian attack in Indian Ocean, US official tells AP (apnews.com)
A container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire came under attack by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean as Israel wages war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, an American defense official said Saturday....
UN confirms sexual spread of mpox in Congo for the 1st time as country sees a record outbreak (apnews.com)
The World Health Organization said it has confirmed sexual transmission of mpox in Congo for the first time as the country experiences its biggest-ever outbreak, a worrying development that African scientists warn could make it more difficult to stop the disease....
Many Americans say their household expenses are outpacing earnings this year, AP-NORC poll shows (apnews.com)
Russian consumers feel themselves in a tight spot as high inflation persists (apnews.com)
Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd’s killing, stabbed in prison (apnews.com)
South Africa, Colombia and others are fighting drugmakers over access to TB and HIV drugs (apnews.com)
From Dec. 1, citizens of five European countries and Malaysia can enter China without a visa (apnews.com)
UN chief gives interview from melting Antarctica on eve of global climate summit (apnews.com)
Georgia Supreme Court ruling prevents GOP-backed commission from beginning to discipline prosecutors (apnews.com)
Georgia’s state Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to approve rules for a new commission to discipline and remove state prosecutors, meaning the commission can’t begin operating....
More Americans are expected to 'buy now, pay later' for the holidays. Analysts see a growing risk (apnews.com)
Sea turtle nests break records on US beaches, but global warming threatens their survival (apnews.com)
Just as they have for millions of years, sea turtles by the thousands made their labored crawl from the ocean to U.S. beaches to lay their eggs over the past several months. This year, record nesting was found in Florida and elsewhere despite growing concern about threats from climate change....
Railyard explosion, inspections raise safety questions about Union Pacific's hazmat shipping (apnews.com)
El Niño-worsened flooding has Somalia in a state of emergency. Residents of one town are desperate (apnews.com)
Myanmar military says drone attack by ethnic armed groups in northeast destroyed about 120 trucks (apnews.com)
EU sends border police reinforcements to Finland over fears that Russia is behind a migrant influx (apnews.com)
The European Union’s border agency said Thursday that it will send dozens of officers and equipment as reinforcements to Finland to help police its borders amid suspicion that Russia is behind an influx of migrants arriving to the country....
Ohio voters just passed abortion protections. Whether they take effect is now up to the courts (apnews.com)
Ohio’s new constitutional projections for abortion access and other reproductive rights are supposed to take effect Dec. 7, a month after voters resoundingly passed them. That prospect seems increasingly uncertain....
Small Kentucky town urged to evacuate after train derails, spilling chemical (apnews.com)
Chinese refugee challenges Australian law that imposes a curfew and tracking bracelet (apnews.com)
New York City Mayor Eric Adams accused of 1993 sexual assault in legal filing (apnews.com)
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 1993, according to a legal summons filed Wednesday....
A 'black day' for the EU Green Deal: lawmakers reject proposal to cut use of chemical pesticides (apnews.com)
US electric vehicle sales to hit record this year, but still lag behind China and Germany (apnews.com)
Electric vehicle sales are expected to hit a record 9% of all passenger vehicles in the U.S. this year, according to Atlas Public Policy. That will be up from 7.3% of new car sales in 2022....
