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Israeli protesters expressed concern for hostages in Gaza Saturday, after Qatar said it was pulling back as a key mediator for a ceasefire that would help bring the captives home. — AFP pic

Israelis fear for hostages as Qatar says Gaza mediation on hold

People watch a television screen during a US Election party hosted by Democrats Abroad Kenya, in Nairobi on November 6, 2024, after US Republican candidate Donald Trump claimed victory. — AFP pic

Africa has other friends if Trump won’t work with us, says Kenya’s African Union candidate

Joe Biden will meet with President-elect Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday after the US leader pledged an orderly transfer of power back to the Republican he beat in elections just four years ago. — AFP pic

Biden and Trump face-to-face at White House for historic handover

Qatar has suspended its role as a key mediator for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal until Hamas and Israel show seriousness in talks, the foreign ministry said yesterday. — AFP pic

After 400 days of war, Qatar says to halt Gaza mediation until Israel, Hamas show ‘seriousness’

Mud is seen in a cemetery in the aftermath of the flooding caused by heavy rains in Alfafar, Spain November 8, 2024. — AFP pic

Spain’s Oct flood was its worst in recent history: Here’s what went wrong

California Governor Gavin Newsom on November 7, 2024 called an emergency session of his state's legislature in response to Donald Trump's election, urging lawmakers to prepare to fight

California spearheads new ‘Trump resistance’

Asylum seekers cross into Canada from the US border near a checkpoint on Roxham Road near Hemmingford, Quebec, Canada April 24, 2022. — Reuters pic

Canada on ‘high alert’ bracing for migrants fleeing US

Afghan media based outside the country and international outlets have in recent weeks reported a ban on women hearing other women’s voices, based on an audio recording of the head of the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (PVPV), Mohammad Khalid Hanafi, about rules of prayer. — AFP pic

Afghan women not barred from speaking to each other, says morality ministry

The duchies has helped keep King Charles III on ‘The Sunday Times Rich List’ with an estimated worth of £610 million. — AFP

Probe into UK royals’ private estates sparks calls for reform

Passengers’ belongings are seen scattered on the platform after an explosion at a railway station in Quetta, in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. — AFP

At least 24 killed, more than 40 injured in bomb blast at Quetta railway station in southwestern Pakistan

A Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter uses a hose line while extinguishing hot spots in the aftermath of a neighborhood of homes destroyed by wind driven wildfire on West Highland Drive. — AFP

Over 130 homes lost in California wildfire as winds drop

Residents watch the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki from Lewolaga village in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara earlier today. — AFP

Indonesia volcano erupts again, catapults vast ash tower into sky

A handout photo by the South Korean Defence Ministry taken on November 7 showing a Hyunmoo-2 short-range missile being launched into the West Sea from Anheung testing site in during a live-fire exercise. South Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea in a show of force yesterday after North Korea's recent salvo of missile launches. — AFP

North Korea jams GPS signals, affecting ships, aircraft in South

Two-year-old Ali Khalifeh, the sole survivor of his family, lies amputated, bandaged and hooked to a respirator in a bed at the Alaa Addin hospital in the southern Lebanese town of Sarafand, on November 5, 2024. Rescuers did not expect to find Ali alive after an Israeli strike on southern Lebanon killed his entire family and left him trapped under the rubble for 14 hours. His parents, sister and two grandmothers all perished in the strike on September 29, days after Israel intensified its attacks on Hezbollah militants — AFP

Amputated, bandaged and hooked to a respirator, Lebanese toddler makes recovery after buried 14 hours by Israeli strike

Elon Musk was one of the most high-profile supporters of Trump’s campaign and his presence during an official call underlines his close ties to the next US president. — AFP

Elon Musk took part in Trump-Zelensky call: Ukrainian official

Amsterdam’s police chief supported the Palestine Football Association’s allegations of Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv incitement saying there had been “incidents on both sides”. — AFP

Israeli football supporters back home after Amsterdam violence, Amsterdam police chief said there had been 'incidents on both sides’