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  Local residents inspect burnt-out cars in the courtyard of a residential building following a drone attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on Nov. 9, 2024. kyiv, ukraine — Russian drones attacked Ukraine\'s Black Sea port of Odesa overnight, killing one person and injuring 13 others, including two boys, regional governor Oleh Kiper said on Saturday. Several residential apartment buildings, private houses, commercial buildings and dozens of private cars were damaged in what was the second day in a row of Russian drone attacks on the city, Kiper said. "At night the enemy again attacked Odesa and the nearby region with attack drones. One person died and 13 were wounded. Among the injured there were two children," he said on the Telegram messa...

  FILE - A view of Pompeii, a buried and ruined Roman city near modern Naples in Italy, is seen in 1979. ROME — The Pompeii archaeological park plans to limit visitor numbers to 20,000 a day and introduce personalized tickets starting next week in a bid to cope with over-tourism and protect the world heritage site, officials said Friday. The move comes after what authorities called a record summer that saw more than 4 million people visiting the world-famous remains of the ancient Roman city, buried under ash and rock following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The park\'s director Gabriel Zuchtriegel said visitors to the main archaeological site now exceed an average of 15,000 to 20,000 every day, and the new daily cap will preve...

  FILE - A view of the Comac booth ahead of the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore, February 18, 2024. SEOUL, south korea/BEIJING — China\'s new J-35A stealth fighter jet will be displayed for the first time next week at the country\'s biggest civil and military air show, a biennial event where Beijing showcases its expanding aerospace industry. The six-day China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition begins Tuesday in the southern Greater Bay city of Zhuhai. The 2022 edition of the event led to about $40 billion in "cooperation agreements" being signed, according to its organizers. Developing domestic aerospace design and manufacturing capabilities is a major strategic priority for Beijing as...

  Residents watch as Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano spews volcanic materials during an eruption in East Flores, Indonesia, Nov, 9, 2024. MAUMERE, Indonesia — Indonesia\'s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano spewed towering columns of hot ash high into the air Saturday, days after a huge eruption killed nine people and injured dozens of others. Activity at the volcano on the remote island of Flores, in East Nusa Tenggara province, has increased since Monday\'s initial eruption. On Thursday, authorities expanded the danger zone as the volcano erupted again. Friday\'s activity saw the largest column of ash so far recorded at 10 kilometers high, Hadi Wijaya, the head of the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation, told a new...

  A woman carries a baby as they wait to leave with a convoy of the World Health Organization and the Palestinian Red Crescent in Khan Yunis south of Gaza, evacuating patients and war-wounded from the area on Nov. 6, 2024. Gaza Strip — Gaza\'s civil defense agency said Saturday that Israeli airstrikes killed at least 14 Palestinians overnight, including women and children, while the Israeli military said it had eliminated dozens of militants in the territory\'s north. An airstrike hit tents housing displaced Palestinians in the southern area of Khan Yunis, killing at least nine people, civil defense spokesperson Mahmud Bassal told AFP. The Palestinian Red Crescent also confirmed the toll, saying 11 others were wounded in the strike and we...

  FILE - Worshippers gather to perform night prayers on the eve of Laylat-al-Qadr or Night of Power marking the 27th and holiest night of Islamic fasting month of Ramadan in Hassan II mosque in Casablanca, Morocco, April 28, 2022. rabat, morocco — Politicians and activists in Morocco are questioning limitations imposed on preachers regarding what they may say about war in the Middle East during sermons. During a meeting at the country\'s parliament this week, socialist lawmaker Nabila Mounib bemoaned the way that imams were curtailed in how they can speak about the plight of Palestinians and call for religious struggle to support their cause. "No imam can speak about the Palestinian issue," Mounib claimed on Tuesday. "Toda...

  Injured victims of bomb explosion at railway station, are treated at a hospital in Quetta, southwestern Pakistan, Nov. 9, 2024. islamabad — A suicide bomber detonated himself at a crowded railway station in Pakistan\'s violence-hit southwestern Balochistan province Saturday, killing at least 25 and injuring more than 50 others. Senior police officer Mohammad Baloch told reporters the powerful blast in the provincial capital of Quetta hit the passenger waiting area, where "around 100 people" were present at the time. At least half of those killed and many among those injured were members of the Pakistan army, the primary target of the attack, according to police and hospital officials. Shahid Rind, the provincial government spo...

  FILE - Then-U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a press conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Feb. 25, 2020. NEW DELHI — As India looks ahead to President-elect Donald Trump taking charge in Washington, there is optimism the strategic relationship built by the two countries in recent years will strengthen. India also hopes to benefit if Trump takes a less confrontational approach to Russia, say analysts. New Delhi also is bracing for turbulence in trade ties, though, which could be affected by Trump’s “America first” agenda. In his congratulatory message posted on social media platform X, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Trump “my friend” and said, “I look forward to...

  A dog reacts as a self-propelled artillery howitzer fires towards Russian positions on the front line in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Nov. 7, 2024. The United States will send a small number of contractors to Ukraine to help it maintain and repair the U.S.-provided weapons and air defense systems it is using against Russia’s invasion, a defense official said Friday. The official said the contractors "will be far from the front lines and they will not be fighting Russian forces." Ukraine needs the contractors to repair and maintain equipment, such as F-16s and Patriot air defense systems, that requires "specific technical expertise to maintain," the official said. The decision to send the contractors was made "a...

  FILE - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto salutes during the swearing-in ceremony of new cabinet ministers at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 21, 2024. Subianto left for China on Friday for his first international trip as president. Washington — Indonesia\'s newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto set off for China on Friday for his first international trip as president. "From Beijing I will fly directly to Washington, D.C., on the invitation of the U.S. president," said Prabowo upon departing Jakarta. Indonesians often refer to public figures by their first names. His tour aims to "cultivate good relations with all parties," Prabowo said. He has stated his ambition to raise Indonesia\'s ...