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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Leaders from three continents are gathering right here for a serious summit of BRICS, the casual grouping of countries that was created greater than a decade in the past to align the world’s prime rising economies however has struggled since to realize diplomatic concord, particularly amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. ...

Saudi Arabian border guards launched mortars and fired machine weapons at Ethiopians making an attempt to cross into the nation from Yemen and certain killed a whole lot of unarmed migrants in recent times, a brand new report has claimed.Human Rights Watch mentioned eyewitness stories and photos point out and present lifeless our bodies and burial websites alongside routes utilized by migrants, including the variety of those that have died might even be within the "thousands". The group spoke to 38 migrants from Ethiopia, and the family of people that tried the border crossing between March 2022 and June 2023, who mentioned they noticed Saudi Arabian guards shoot at migrants or launch explosives at them.It went by means of 350 movies and images on social media and elsewhere f...

LONDON (AP) — A British choose has sentenced Lucy Letby to spend the remainder of her life in jail for murdering seven infants and trying to kill six others whereas working as a neonatal nurse at a hospital in northern England. ...

A complete of 850 individuals are nonetheless lacking following lethal wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, the county's mayor has stated.In an in a single day replace, Mayor Richard Bissen stated he was "both saddened and relieved about these numbers". He stated it had been feared greater than 2,000 individuals have been lacking however that 1,285 individuals have been discovered secure.At least 114 individuals have been confirmed useless after the wildfires, the deadliest in fashionable US historical past, Mr Bissen stated.US President Joe Biden will pause his vacation in Lake Tahoe to fly to Hawaii, following criticism by some Republicans and others for his preliminary response. He went days with out talking in regards to the tragedy when it first passed off whereas vacationing at h...

SANTO DOMINGO XENACOJ, Guatemala — After a tumultuous marketing campaign, Guatemalans started voting Sunday to elect a brand new president, hoping that the nation’s subsequent chief will present reduction from rising costs and get a deal with on crime and corruption. ...

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — Ecuador is holding a particular election Sunday to select a brand new president, with police and troopers on guard towards unprecedented violence, together with the assassination of a candidate this month. ...

One particular person has died and one other is lacking as a tropical storm brings "life-threatening" floods and file rainfall to Mexico and California.Storm Hilary was beforehand classed as a Category 4 hurricane however weakened because it made landfall on the Mexican coast, from the place it moved north to California and different states within the southeastern US. At least 9 million individuals in southern California are beneath flood warnings as they face "life-threatening" rain, mudslides, tornadoes, excessive winds and energy outages.Parts of California have been positioned beneath a state of emergency by governor Gavin Newsom.One particular person died within the storm within the Mexican state of Baja California, after the automotive they had been in was swept away in...

NEW DELHI — Indian police intervened to cease a gathering of distinguished activists, teachers and politicians discussing international points forward of a summit of the Group of 20 industrialized and creating nations that might be hosted in New Delhi subsequent month, the assembly’s organizers stated Sunday. ...

The Spanish star who scored the successful aim in opposition to England in Sunday's World Cup last has provided a tribute to her father who she discovered had died after the sport.Olga Carmona's Twenty ninth-minute strike was all that separated the edges in Sydney, securing a 1-0 win. Carmona, 23, posted her tribute on X (previously Twitter), writing: "And without knowing it, I had my Star before the game started."I do know that you've got given me the energy to realize one thing distinctive. I do know that you've got been watching me tonight and that you're happy with me. Rest in peace dad." Twitter This content material is supplied by Twitter, which can be utilizing cookies and different applied sciences. ...

MANILA, Philippines — The United States, Japan and Australia are planning a joint navy drill within the South China Sea off the western Philippines this week to underscore their dedication to the rule of regulation within the area after a current present of Chinese aggression within the disputed waters, Filipino safety officers mentioned Sunday. ...