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Youth yearning for independence fuel Western Sahara clashes MAHBAS REGION, Western Sahara (AP) — As a glowing sun sank behind the sandy barrier that cuts across the disputed territory of Western Sahara, Sidati Ahmed’s battalion launched two missiles that sizzled through the air and then followed with an artillery attack. Published Oct. 21 2021 @ 11:05pm

Australia, UK defend AUKUS pact, say fears overhyped KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Australia and Britain on Thursday defended their nuclear submarine deal with the U. Published Oct. 21 2021 @ 11:05pm

Jamaica arrests Colombian as suspect in Haiti assassination SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A police superintendent in Jamaica told the Associated Press on Thursday authorities have arrested a Colombian man they believe is a suspect in the July 7 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. Published Oct. 21 2021 @ 11:05pm

Efforts drag on to free 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti Efforts to win the return of 17 members of a U.S.-based missionary group and a local driver stretched into a fourth day Wednesday, with a violent gang demanding $1 million ransom per person. by Associated Press Published Oct. 20 2021 @ 11:20pm

They survived Paris terror attack to face agony, doubt They were animals, many of them say. Prey that had lost all sense of time. Targets no longer human to their hunters or themselves. by the Associated Press Published Oct. 20 2021 @ 11:20pm

Flooding in Venice worsens off-season amid climate change VENICE, Italy (AP) — After Venice suffered the second- worst flood in its history in November 2019, it was inundated with four more exceptional tides within six weeks, shocking Venetians and triggering fears about the worsening impact of climate change. Published Oct. 20 2021 @ 11:05pm

Russia ups defense ties with Belarus amid tensions with NATO MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s defense chief Wednesday voiced concern about a buildup of NATO forces near the country’s borders, and called for stronger defense ties with neighboring Belarus. Published Oct. 20 2021 @ 11:05pm

Jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny wins top EU prize BRUSSELS (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who narrowly survived a poisoning he blames on the Kremlin, was awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize Wednesday in a clear slap at President Vladimir Putin. Published Oct. 20 2021 @ 11:05pm

Beirut clash fires up sectarian anger in echo of civil war BEIRUT (AP) — He was only a year old when his panicked father picked him up and they fled with his mother from the gunfire rattling their neighborhood. Published Oct. 20 2021 @ 11:05pm

New airstrikes hit capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — New airstrikes hit the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region and another community Wednesday, as video from Mekele showed injured people with bloodied faces being rushed to vehicles and thick black smoke rising in the sky. Published Oct. 20 2021 @ 11:05pm

Jumping onto trucks to get to Britain: A migrant’s day CALAIS, France (AP) — Mohammad and Jaber spend every day looking for the right truck, and this afternoon it feels like it could happen. Published Oct. 19 2021 @ 11:05pm

The economy on the brink, Taliban rely on former technocrats KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — When the Taliban swept into power, they found Afghanistan’s economy fast approaching the brink and were faced with harrowing predictions of growing poverty and hunger. Published Oct. 19 2021 @ 11:05pm

Haiti gang seeks $1M each for kidnapped US missionaries PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A gang that kidnapped 17 members of a U.S.-based missionary group demanded $1 million ransom per person, although authorities were not clear whether that amount included the five children being held, a top Haitian official said Tuesday. by Associated Press Published Oct. 19 2021 @ 11:05pm

Strikers protest Haiti’s lack of security after kidnappings PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The usually chaotic streets of Haiti’s capital were quiet and largely empty Monday as thousands of workers angry about the nation’s lack of security went on strike in protest two days after 17 members of a U. Published Oct. 18 2021 @ 11:05pm

Sites where Germans killed Jews are dedicated in Poland WOJSLAWICE, Poland (AP) — The Polish witnesses of the German crime in Wojslawice lived for decades with the memories of their Jewish neighbors executed in 1942. Published Oct. 18 2021 @ 11:05pm

Gang with past abductions blamed for kidnapping missionaries PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A notorious Haitian gang known for brazen kidnappings and killings was accused by police Sunday of abducting 17 missionaries from a U. by Associated Press Published Oct. 17 2021 @ 11:20pm

Gambian Toufah Jallow tells of surviving rape by dictator DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Toufah Jallow’s name resonates deeply in Gambia as one of the few women who has taken a public stand against sexual assault in the small West African state. Published Oct. 17 2021 @ 11:05pm

Japan PM says Fukushima wastewater release can’t be delayed TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s new prime minister on Sunday said the planned mass disposal of wastewater stored at the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant cannot be delayed, despite concerns from local residents. Published Oct. 17 2021 @ 11:05pm

Israeli officer punished for violence against protesters JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Sunday said it has reprimanded an officer who was found to have used excessive force against protesters in the occupied West Bank, including pushing a 65-year-old Israeli peace activist to the ground. Published Oct. 17 2021 @ 11:05pm

Rescuers: Last Jew of Kabul making his way to Israel JERUSALEM (AP) — The man known as the last Jew of Kabul could soon be heading to Israel, after agreeing to grant his estranged wife a religious divorce in a Zoom call — a precondition for smooth entry to the Holy Land. Published Oct. 17 2021 @ 11:05pm

German Greens agree to start formal talks on new government BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Green party gave its blessing Sunday to opening formal coalition talks on a new government that would speed up the country’s exit from coal-fueled power and the expansion of renewable energy. Published Oct. 17 2021 @ 11:05pm

Russian filmmakers land after shoot aboard space station MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz space capsule carrying a cosmonaut and two Russian filmmakers has landed after a 31/2-hour trip from the International Space Station. Published Oct. 17 2021 @ 11:05pm

Volunteers in the sky watch over migrant rescues by sea ABOARD THE SEABIRD (AP) — As dozens of African migrants traversed the Mediterranean Sea on a flimsy white rubber boat, a small aircraft circling 1,000 feet above closely monitored their attempt to reach Europe. Published Oct. 17 2021 @ 11:05pm