Oct 30 King Charles III strips Prince Andrew of titles, evicts him from royal residence over Epstein ties By Brian Melley, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Effective immediately, Andrew will be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and not as a prince, and he will move from his Royal Lodge residence into “private accommodation.”… Continue reading
Oct 30 Russia blasts Ukraine's power grid again, causing outages across the country and killing 6 By Volodymyr Yurchuk, Associated Press Ukraine's prime minister described Moscow’s tactic as “systematic energy terror.”… Continue reading
Oct 30 Palestinian militants hand over 2 sets of remains of hostages to Red Cross in Gaza By Julia Frankel, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Israel’s military said Thursday that Palestinian militants handed over remains of two hostages, in the latest indication that the fragile ceasefire agreement is moving forward despite Israeli strikes on Gaza this week. Continue reading
Oct 30 After Melissa's destruction, Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces By Ariel Fernandez, Andrea Rodriguez, John Myers Jr., Associated Press People across the northern Caribbean are digging out from the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa as deaths from the storm climbed. Continue reading
Oct 30 Death toll from Rio de Janeiro police raid on drug gang rises to 121 By Eléonore Hughes, Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Associated Press The death toll in a major police raid targeting a drug trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro has risen to at least 121 people dead. The operation began Tuesday in two of the city’s favelas. Continue reading
Oct 30 This orange flower cloaks Mexico during Day of the Dead. Climate change is putting it at risk By Megan Janetsky, Claudia Rosel, Associated Press The flower, also known as the Mexican marigold, has been farmed for generations and takes the spotlight every year in the country’s Day of the Dead celebrations. Continue reading
Oct 30 6 takeaways from Trump's meeting with Chinese leader Xi By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press President Donald Trump met with China's Xi Jinping on the sidelines of Pacific Rim summit gatherings in South Korea, where the two leaders agreed to dial back some of their trade measures and work together to resolve others. Continue reading
Oct 30 Key details emerge in Louvre jewel heist as 5 more are arrested By Thomas Adamson, Angela Charlton, Associated Press Key planning details have snapped into focus. Continue reading
Oct 30 China says it will work with U.S. to resolve TikTok issues after Trump-Xi meeting By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press President Donald Trump's meeting Thursday with China’s top leader Xi Jinping produced a raft of decisions to help dial back trade tensions, but no agreement on TikTok's ownership. Continue reading
Oct 30 Trump cuts tariffs on China after Xi meeting By Josh Boak, Chris Megerian, Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press President Donald Trump described his face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday as a roaring success, saying he would cut tariffs on China, while Beijing had agreed to allow the export of rare earth elements and start buying American… Continue reading