World News Summary
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World News
- Pope Francis tells Vatican media operations to expect budget cuts October 31, 2024Pope Francis on Thursday told employees of the Vatican's extensive multi-language media operations to expect budget cuts as part of wider belt-tightening efforts that have recently targeted cardinals.
- North Korea says it test-fired latest ICBM Hwasong-19 on Thursday October 31, 2024North Korean state media said on Friday the missile Pyongyang launched on Thursday was the latest intercontinental ballistic missile dubbed Hwasong-19, calling it a final and complete version.
- Latvia jails taxi driver for 7 years for spying for Russia October 31, 2024Latvia on Thursday sentenced a taxi driver to seven years' jail for passing images and information about NATO troops to a ring accused of spying for Russia.
- Death toll in Spain's floods rises to 158, among Europe's worst storm disasters October 31, 2024The death toll from devastating flashfloodsineastern Spain climbed to 158 on Thursday, with rescue teams still searching for those missing in what could become Europe's worst storm-related disaster in over five decades.
- US detects H5N1 bird flu in a pig for the first time October 31, 2024H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday.
- Snow forecast next week on Mount Fuji, at last October 31, 2024FUJIKAWAGUCHI - Japan's Mount Fuji, snowless for the longest since records began 130 years ago, is expected to finally get its famous white cap back next week, a local forecaster said on Thursday.
- Manhunt underway in Berlin after bag of explosives left at train station October 31, 2024German police are searching for a man who abandoned a bag of explosives at a Berlin train station and ran away after being stopped by federal officers, according to police.
- Spanish rescue teams hunt for missing after deadly floods October 31, 2024Spain issued another storm warning on Thursday for part of the Valencia region devastated by floods that have killed at least 95 people, as rescuers scoured flooded fields and stranded cars for those still missing.
- Taiwan shuts down as strong Typhoon Leon hits, one dead October 31, 2024TAIPEI - A strong Typhoon Leon (international name: Kong-Rey) made landfall on Taiwan's east coast on Thursday, the largest storm by size to hit the island in nearly 30 years, closing financial markets, causing hundreds of flights to be canceled and reducing rail services.
- Indonesia to respond appropriately to South China Sea incidents -- official October 31, 2024JAKARTA -- Indonesia's position on the South China Sea remains unchanged and it will respond appropriately to safeguard its territory, an official said on Thursday, after a Chinese coast guard vessel interrupted a survey by Jakarta's state energy firm.
- Harris, Trump accuse each other of fomenting division in campaign's final stretch October 31, 2024GREEN BAY, Wisconsin -- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Kamala Harris accused each other of deepening the discord of a deeply polarized nation as the U.S. presidential campaign entered its final week on Wednesday.
- North Korea fires ballistic missile towards sea, South Korea says October 30, 2024North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
- Strong quake hits off US West Coast -- USGS October 30, 2024A strong earthquake hit off the West Coast of the United States on Wednesday, geologists said, but no tsunami alert was issued.
- Spanish floods kill 95 as year of rain falls in a day in Valencia October 30, 2024At least 95 people have been killed in possibly the deadliest flooding to hit Spain in its modern history after torrential rain battered the eastern region of Valencia, sweeping away bridges and buildings, local authorities said on Wednesday.
- Britain identifies its first case of new mpox variant October 30, 2024Britain has detected its first case of new mpox variant clade Ib, the country's health security agency (UKHSA) said on Wednesday, adding that the risk to the population remained low.
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