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Spain braced for a heavier human toll yesterday after 95 people died in flash floods that launched muddy waters through towns, tossed cars and wreaked transport havoc. — AFP pic

Spain’s flood death toll rises to 95 as rescuers search for victims

Palestinian remove a body from the rubble of a building hit by an Israeli strike in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on October 29, 2024. — AFP pic

Hamas says will discuss any Gaza truce plan that leads to Israel withdrawal

People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on October 31, 2024. — AFP pic

‘If West can aide Ukraine, why can’t North Korea help us?’: Russian envoy insists to UN no international law violated

Donald Trump pulled an election stunt with a garbage truck yesterday as the White House campaign was forced off-piste by muddled remarks from President Joe Biden. — AFP pic

Trump rides a garbage truck, trash talk Harris after Biden’s ‘garbage’ gaffe

Israel’s UN ambassador yesterday called for the resignation of UN independent expert Francesca Albanase, who has denounced the ‘eradication of Palestinians’ from their land through ‘genocide’. — AFP pic

Israel slams UN expert’s ‘genocide’ accusation, calls for resignation

Papua New Guinea will boycott next month’s UN climate summit, its top diplomat said today, branding the negotiations aimed at curbing global warming ‘a total waste of time’ because of the actions of big polluting nations. — Reuters pic

Papua New Guinea to boycott ‘total waste of time’ UN climate summit; vows to outshine with Singapore’s expertise

UNRWA has provided aid, schooling and healthcare across the Palestinian territories and to Palestinian refugees elsewhere for more than seven decades. — AFP pic

What next for UNRWA after Israel’s ban and what does this mean for aid recipients?

Supporters of former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrive for a campaign rally at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on October 29, 2024. — AFP pic

Anatomy of a Trump rally: From chants to ‘YMCA’ dance-offs, four acts that draw his most loyal supporters

Indonesia's Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin attends the swearing-in ceremony of the ministers of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's cabinet at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on October 21, 2024. — AFP pic

Indonesia’s new defence minister linked to past abuses, raising spectre of Suharto-era military influence

Activists wearing eye masks, hold posters reading ‘Repeated deepfake sex crimes, the state is an accomplice too’ during a protest against deepfake porn in Seoul August 30, 2024. — AFP pic

South Korean man jailed for 10 years in landmark deepfake porn case targeting university women

People wait along the side of a road for their ride before evacuating Lebanon's eastern city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley on October 30, 2024, after a statement from the Israeli army spokesperson warning residents of incoming strikes. — AFP pic

‘The city is almost empty’: Residents flee Lebanon’s Baalbek as Israel orders mass evacuation over ‘forceful action’ against Hezbollah

The Philippine police said today they will investigate revelations made by former President Rodrigo Duterte that he assembled a ‘death squad’ to control crime when he was mayor of the southern city of Davao. — Reuters pic

Philippine police launch probe into Duterte’s ‘death squad’ claims amid calls for accountability

Police tape outlines a perimeter, in Maple street, near a tribute for the victims of a knife attack in Southport August 2, 2024. — Reuters pic

UK Southport stabbing suspect charged with ricin production and terrorism for possession of al-Qaeda materials

Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida take part in a royal barge river procession, to mark his 72nd birthday along the Chao Praya river in Bangkok October 27, 2024. — Reuters pic

Thai court clears influencer of lese-majeste in TikTok ad case

A flooded slum area is pictured in Picuana, near Valencia, eastern Spain, on October 30, 2024. — AFP pic

‘All of Spain weeps with you’: Rescue efforts underway in Valencia as flood death toll reaches 62

This handout picture released by the Israeli army on May 31, 2024 shows Israeli soldiers during operations in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. — AFP pic

Israel’s military jam: Too few soldiers, too many fronts