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World French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he would travel to Mayotte, France’s poorest overseas territory, where rescuers are still searching for the hundreds feared dead from the worst cyclone to hit the Indian Ocean islands in nearly a century.  French President Emmanuel Macron to visit the island, declare national mourning periodThomson ReutersContinue Reading

Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband begs for forgiveness ahead of rape trial verdict Dominique Pelicot begged his family for forgiveness in an Avignon, France, courtroom ahead of the verdict and sentencing in a mass rape trial in which he pleaded guilty to drugging his ex-wife Gisèle and inviting dozens of men toContinue Reading

World The German parliament accepted Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s invitation to withdraw its confidence in him and his government on Monday, clearing the way for the Feb. 23 early election necessitated by the collapse of his government. February election expected but forging a new governing coalition could be just as difficultContinue Reading

World Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the Russian military evacuated him after their base in western Syria came under attack. Assad makes his first comments since he fled Damascus on Dec. 8Continue Reading

World Martial law investigators to request impeached South Korean president appear for questioningSouth Korean law enforcement authorities are pushing to summon impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning over his short-lived martial law decree as the Constitutional Court began its first meeting Monday on Yoon’s case to determine whether toContinue Reading

World The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido could be “several hundred” and may be close to 1,000, the island’s top government official told the local broadcaster on Sunday. France rushes rescue teams, supplies to overseas territory in Indian OceanThe Associated Press · Posted: DecContinue Reading

World Israel says it will close its embassy in Ireland as relations deteriorate over the war in Gaza, where Palestinian medical officials say new Israeli airstrikes have killed over 30 people including children. Irish PM rejects assertion Ireland is anti-Israel, says it’s pro-human rightsThe Associated Press · Posted: Dec 15,Continue Reading

World A Russian oil tanker carrying thousands of tonnes of oil products split apart during a heavy storm on Sunday, spilling oil into the Kerch Strait, while another tanker was also in distress after sustaining damage, Russian officials said. At least 1 person killed; 2nd damaged tanker driftingThomson Reuters · Posted:Continue Reading

World ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million US toward Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential library to settle a lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos’s inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll. Anchor George Stephanopoulos falsely said Trump had been ‘foundContinue Reading