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Germany's Merz vows to stay course despite new election defeats

Germany's embattled Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed to stay the course on Sunday despite stinging election defeats in two states at the hands of the far-right AfD and the far-left Die Linke party.

US warns of rapid escalation in Middle East war

The United States warned that fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthis could "escalate rapidly" after a missile attack targeted Riyadh for the first time since the Yemen conflict resumed.

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Saudi 'Davos in the desert' opens with region on war footing

Global business leaders meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for a glitzy investor forum as conflict shakes the region and scepticism mounts over the Gulf kingdom's most ambitious development projects.

'I'm not a Nazi,' Trump insists as Harris blasts ugly rhetoric

Donald Trump told supporters Monday he is "not a Nazi," using a rally in the final week of a bitter White House race to refute accusations of authoritarianism, including from a former top aide who branded him a fascist.

'No one heard our cries': Tigray war rape survivors recount their ordeals

Rawa curls up on a chair, pulls her knees tight to her chest and hides her face with a large white veil as if to shield herself from the outside world.

Japan voters say 'punished' ruling party over scandal

Like many in Tokyo's Itabashi district, Yayoi Magara for years voted for a veteran Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) candidate -- but this time the 70-year-old cast a blank ballot.

UNRWA, a lifeline for Palestinians amid decades of conflict

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, whose operations in Israel were banned by the Israeli parliament on Monday, is seen by some as an "irreplaceable" humanitarian lifeline in Gaza, but as an accomplice of Hamas by others.

Cuban blackout highlights urgency of boosting renewables: experts

The massive blackout that plunged Cuba into darkness for four days highlighted the communist island's failure to end its near-total dependance on ageing oil-fired power plants by transitioning to renewables, experts say.

'I'm not a Nazi,' Trump insists as Harris blasts vile rhetoric

Donald Trump told supporters Monday he is "not a Nazi," using a rally in the final week of a bitter White House race to push back on accusations of authoritarianism, including from a former chief of staff who branded him a fascist.

Outcry as Israel bans main UN Palestinian aid agency

Israel's parliament on Monday approved a bill banning the main UN aid agency in the war-devastated Gaza Strip, sparking international outcry as the government said it was mulling proposed talks with Hamas on a hostage release deal.

Israel bans main UN Gaza aid agency, says pursuing hostage deal talks

Israel's parliament on Monday approved a bill banning the main UN aid agency in the war-devastated Gaza Strip, as the government said it was mulling proposed talks with Hamas on a hostage release deal.

Harris blasts Trump after racist rally rhetoric

Kamala Harris accused Donald Trump of stoking divisions in the final week of a tight White House race Monday after comments made by speakers at the Republican's weekend mega-rally were widely condemned as racist.

Tens of thousands protest in Georgia over 'stolen' election

Tens of thousands of Georgians protested in central Tbilisi on Monday after parliamentary polls denounced by the pro-Western opposition as "stolen", while Georgia's president alleged to AFP that the vote was rigged using "sophisticated" methods she linked to Russia.

Bolivia says Morales falsely claimed assassination bid

Bolivia's government on Monday accused former president Evo Morales of falsely claiming he was the victim of a state-backed assassination attempt, saying police fired on his vehicle after he ran a highway checkpoint.

Trump team on defensive over racist rhetoric

Donald Trump was struggling Monday to contain a fierce backlash to racist rhetoric targeting Puerto Ricans at his weekend rally, just eight days ahead of a presidential election that could be determined by the Latino vote.

Israel to pursue new talks on Gaza hostage deal

Israel said Monday it had discussed with international mediators the outline of proposed talks with Hamas on a deal to release Israeli hostages held in Gaza, as its forces pounded both Lebanon and the Palestinian territory.

El Salvador troops target gangs in large-scale operation

Around 2,500 soldiers and police surrounded a neighborhood on the outskirts of El Salvador's capital Monday for a high-profile operation as part of President Nayib Bukele's crackdown on gangs.

North Korea sent 10,000 troops to train in Russia, US says

North Korea has sent some 10,000 troops to train in Russia, Washington said Monday tripling its estimate and prompting NATO as well as EU warnings of a dangerous expansion of the Ukraine war.

Fallout spreads from racist rhetoric at Trump rally

Donald Trump was struggling Monday to contain the blast radius of a fierce backlash to racist rhetoric targeting Puerto Ricans at his weekend rally, just nine days ahead of a presidential election that could be determined by the Latino vote.

Tens of thousands rally in Georgia after contested vote

Tens of thousands of Georgians took to the streets Monday to protest against the ruling party's victory in parliamentary polls denounced as "stolen" by the pro-Western opposition, while Georgia's president alleged to AFP that the vote was rigged using "sophisticated" methods she linked to Russia.

Georgia president hints at Russian-aided vote fraud in AFP interview

Georgia's pro-European president Salome Zurabishvili in an interview with AFP Monday alleged that parliamentary polls -- whose results have been rejected by the opposition -- were marred by widespread voting fraud bearing the hallmarks of Russia's influence.

Thousands rally in Georgia after contested vote

Thousands of Georgians took to the streets Monday to protest against the ruling party's victory in parliamentary polls denounced as "stolen" by the pro-Western opposition, while Georgia's president alleged to AFP that the vote was rigged using "sophisticated" methods she linked to Russia.

North Korea has sent 10,000 troops to train in Russia: Pentagon

North Korea has sent some 10,000 troops to train in Russia, the Pentagon said Monday, more than tripling the previous estimate as NATO warned of a dangerous expansion of the Ukraine war.

Harris, Trump and two contrasting 'first families'

Behind both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump stand their families, each competing to send their loved one to the White House and in turn become the nation's "first family."

Suit filed in Pennsylvania to halt Musk's $1 mn giveaways

Philadelphia's chief prosecutor sued billionaire Elon Musk and his pro-Trump political action committee on Monday to halt his $1 million giveaways to registered voters.

UN chief says Sudan is enduring 'nightmare' of hunger, violence, illness

The people of conflict-torn Sudan are living a "nightmare" of hunger, disease and massive ethnic violence, particularly in Darfur, the UN secretary-general warned on Monday.

Trump, Harris enter final week of tense US election

Kamala Harris crisscrosses Michigan on Monday while Donald Trump heads to Georgia -- another of the decisive swing states in one of the closest US elections in history -- after presiding over a dark mega-rally aimed at whipping up his right-wing base.

Chad hunts attackers after 40 killed in Boko Haram raid

An attack by jihadist group Boko Haram killed around 40 Chadian troops overnight near the Nigerian border, prompting an army operation to hunt down the militants, the government and local sources said on Monday.

X suspends new account posting on behalf of Iran leader Khamenei

The social media network X on Monday suspended an account that published Hebrew-language messages on behalf of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, just days after it was opened.

Lithuania's centre left starts coalition talks after election win

Lithuania's centre-left party said on Monday it would start forming a new coalition after winning the election, as its leader Vilija Blinkeviciute has cast doubts on whether she would lead the government.

Middle East aid workers say rules of war being flouted

Flagrant violations of the laws of war in the escalating conflict in the Middle East are setting a dangerous precedent, aid workers in the region warn.

Israel presses Gaza and Lebanon assaults as Egypt touts truce plan

Israeli forces launched deadly strikes on Lebanon and Gaza on Monday, pressing their offensive against militants after Egypt's president proposed a two-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war.

What next after Japanese election

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba insisted Monday he would stay in office even after his ruling coalition fell short of a majority in parliamentary elections.

Trump, Harris lean on traditional bases eight days before US vote

A nail-biting US presidential campaign heads into its final week Monday, with polls showing little daylight between the two candidates as they ramp up appeals to their respective bases to turn out and vote.

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