South Korean soldiers standing in neat rows, raising their hands in salute. The nation’s military has fallen below the 500,000 threshold that experts say is needed to maintain defense readiness. GETTY IMAGES

South Korea military shrinks by 20% due to low birthrate

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SEOUL – South Korea's military has shrunk to about 450,000 people - a decline of 20% over the last six years, according to a...
A tent encampment of homeless people in a public park is being removed from downtown Washington DC by workers in hazmat suits and face masks. Rubbish is seen strewn outside of one white and green tent. GETTY IMAGES

Trump orders homeless people to move out of Washington DC

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WASHINGTON – United States President Donald Trump has said homeless people must "move out" of Washington DC as he vowed to tackle crime in...
Cameroon President Paul Biya applauds during a parade marking Unity Day in Yaounde. AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Is world’s oldest leader set for an eighth term?

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YAOUNDE – Cameroon's constitutional council has upheld the decision by the country's electoral body to exclude opposition leader Maurice Kamto from the October 12...
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro pumps his fist during Independence Day celebrations. AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

US offers $50m reward for arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro

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WASHINGTON – The United States has doubled a reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to $50 million, accusing...
In 2024, Japan recorded 686,061 births - the lowest number since records began in 1899 - while nearly 1.6 million people died, meaning for every baby born, more than two people died. Photo shows a woman and baby in the hot spring town of Arima Onsen on the outskirts of Kobe, Japan. GETTY IMAGES

A million more deaths than births in Japan last year

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TOKYO – A most a million more deaths than births were recorded in Japan last year, representing the steepest annual population decline since government...
A robot at the reception of a restaurant at the new store in Beijing, China. BBC

Life-like robots for sale to the public as China opens new store

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BEIJING – A new robot shop has opened in Beijing selling everything from mechanical butlers to human-like replicas of Albert Einstein. More than 100 types...
A rendering of the bridge by the Messina Strait company. STRETTO DI MESSINA

World’s longest suspension bridge to rise in Sicily, Italy

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ROME – Italy has given final approval to a $15.6 billion project to build the world’s longest suspension bridge, connecting the island of Sicily...
Colombian former President Álvaro Uribe gestures as he speaks to the press outside a court complex at the end of his trial in Bogota on February 10, 2025. AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Twelve years house arrest for Colombian ex-leader

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BOGOTA – Colombian former President Álvaro Uribe has been sentenced to 12 years of house arrest for witness tampering and a fraud charge. The 73-year-old...
A handout photo made available by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) Uttarkashi shows damage after a cloudburst triggered a mudslide near Harsil, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, northern India.

More than 100 Missing, dead after flash floods in India

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NEW DELHI – More than 100 people are missing and at least one has died after devastating flash floods in the northern Indian state...
Sudan’s civil war - into its third year - has created one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Besieged Sudan city residents face starvation, UN warns

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KHARTOUM – The United Nations’ (UN) food agency has warned that families trapped within the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher face starvation. The World Food...
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