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WATCH: Secretary Blinken, Mexico Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard give remarks

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

High-level delegations from Mexico and the United States were at work Friday on building a new security framework for the bilateral relationship that they hope will govern how the two countries cooperate on a broad range of issues.

Summer storms were a climate-change wake-up call for subways

By Philip Marcelo, David Porter, Associated Press

Transit officials and experts say this summer’s storms were the latest reminders that more needs to be done to prepare the East Coast’s vital transit systems in the face of more extreme and unpredictable weather caused by climate change.

Deadly bombing at Afghanistan mosque kills worshippers during Friday prayers

By Samya Kullab, Tameem Akhgar, Associated Press

A Taliban police official says at least 100 people have been killed or wounded in a mosque explosion targeting Shiite Muslims in northern Afghanistan.

Google cracks down on ads promoting climate change denial

By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

Google will no longer allow digital ads promoting false climate change claims to appear next to the content of other publishers, hoping to deny money to those making such claims and to stop the spread of misinformation on its platform.

Deportation to turmoiled Haiti an act of ‘violence’ against migrants, advocate says

By Yamiche Alcindor

Thousands of mostly Haitian migrants gathered at the border town of Del Rio, Texas in September hoping to gain asylum in the United States. While the migrants have been removed and the encampment cleared, the crisis is far from over.

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WATCH: Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov win Nobel peace prize

By Kiko Rosario, Frank Jordans, Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

The Norwegian Nobel Committee stressed that an independent press is vital in promoting peace.

U.N. says 10,000 displaced as clashes escalate over key Yemen city

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Clashes have escalated as the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels intensified their push to take the provincial capital from the internationally recognized government.

American diplomats not getting fully paid because of IT problem

By Ali Rogin

For almost a year, many State Department employees, including those serving in some of the world’s most dangerous posts, have been receiving incomplete or inaccurate paychecks because of problems with a new payroll processing system. “We’ve been so stressed,” said…

Court rules Polish Constitution has primacy over EU laws

By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press

The Constitutional Tribunal held Thursday that some provisions of the treaties binding EU members and some rulings by the 27-nation bloc's highest court conflict with Poland's Constitution.

WATCH: Former U.S. special envoy to Haiti delivers remarks

By News Desk and Associated Press

Foote resigned last month, saying that he did not want to be associated with what he called the United States’ “inhumane, counterproductive decision to deport thousands of Haitian refugees” back to the island nation.