North Korea launched suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said, a day after the U.S. and South Korea conducted a joint military exercise. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were fired from North Korea’s east coast Wonsan region and traveled about…

Joseph Wu, Taiwan’s outgoing foreign minister, has voiced the need for democracies to resist the expansionist efforts of Russia and China.Wu urged democratic nations to unite against Russia and China’s military assertiveness in regions like Europe and the South China Sea.He warned that if Ukraine falls to Russia, China may…

A scenic fishing village in southwest England was under instructions to boil its tap water for a third day on Friday after a parasite sickened more than 45 people in the latest example of Britain’s troubled water system.Around 16,000 homes and businesses in the Brixham area of Devon were told…

Tens of thousands of Haitians and Venezuelans who fled to southern Brazil are struggling to rebuild their lives after severe flooding in Rio Grande do Sul.The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports that 46,000 refugees live in the state, including 29,000 Venezuelans and 12,000 Haitians.Rio Grande do Sul was…

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Several gunmen opened fire in central Afghanistan late on Friday, killing at least four people, including three foreign nationals, a Taliban spokesman said.Four suspects were arrested at the scene in Bamyan province, a major tourist area, and an investigation was underway, the official said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for…

Senegal’s new prime minister, who was freed from jail weeks before the presidential election earlier this year and propelled his party to victory, has criticized the French military presence in the West African country.Ousmane Sonko also criticized efforts by France and the West to promote values that he said didn’t…

A mayoral candidate and five other people were killed when gunmen opened fire at a campaign rally in the violence-wracked southern Mexico state of Chiapas, officials said.State prosecutors said a young girl was among the six people killed in the gunfire late Thursday, along with mayoral candidate Lucero López Maza.…

U.N. experts say South Sudan is close to securing a $13 billion loan from a company in the United Arab Emirates, despite the oil-rich country’s difficulties in managing debts backed by its oil reserves.The panel of experts said in a report to the U.N. Security Council that loan documents it…

Chileans are bundling up for their coldest autumn in more than 70 years mere days after sunning in T-shirts — a dramatic change of wardrobe brought on this week by a sudden cold front gripping portions of South America unaccustomed to bitter wind chills this time of year.CHILE SHUTS DOWN…