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The continuing rise in homelessness in the United States is largely due to a lack of affordable housing options, experts say. The number of people living in homelessness in the United States rose 18 percent over the past year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) said in a new report. Data released…

Daniel Chapo says he will be a “president for everyone” and calls for “nonviolence” after a week of protests against voter fraud. Mozambique’s president-elect has called for “non-violence” and “unity” after widespread riots this week sparked by his ruling party’s disputed election victory. Daniel Chapo, of the long-ruling Frelimo party, said on Friday that he…

The Democratic Democratic Party is expected to hold a direct meeting with Abdullah Ocalan, who has been imprisoned for 25 years. Turkey will allow the pro-Kurdish party in parliament to visit the imprisoned founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in his prison on the island, in the first such visit in nearly a decade….

The Barcelona midfielder was left in limbo as the exit date approached after the Spanish court refused to register the player. A Spanish court has rejected Barcelona’s request to register Dani Olmo after the end of the year, which could push the star closer to leaving the Catalan giants on a free. The Spanish playmaker,…

The Church of England is facing a long overdue reckoning in Africa. Its leader, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, announced his resignation in November, after an independent review drew attention to his failure to report to authorities lawyer John Smith, who repeatedly abused children. Smith was found to have physically, sexually and psychologically abused more…

When the Taliban seized power in Kabul in August 2021, Pakistani Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed gave a triumphant press conference at the Torkham crossing with Afghanistan. He claimed that the Taliban’s rapid rise to power would create a “new bloc” and that the region would gain great global importance. Imran Khan, Pakistan’s prime minister…

Every December, Google publishes its Year in Search, a revealing capsule of the most searched topics that reflects the world’s collective curiosity and what they typed into the famous search bar. In 2024, major news events, such as global elections as well as the greatest cultural events of the year, were behind the highest search…

Ukrainian forces have killed or wounded more than 1,000 North Korean soldiers sent by Russia to fight them, according to Kiev and South Korean officials. “According to preliminary data, the number of dead and wounded North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region already exceeds 3,000 people,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening speech…

A Brightline high-speed train in Florida collided with a Delray Beach Fire Rescue ladder truck Saturday morning, injuring at least 15 people, including three firefighters. The firefighters were taken to the hospital in stable condition, while the 12 passengers were transported with minor injuries, according to Delray Beach city officials. The accident happened at 10:45…

The Israeli army arrested the director of one of the last operating hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip, while the World Health Organization reiterated its call to protect hospitals in the Palestinian Strip that are being bombed. The World Health Organization said, in a statement on Saturday, that Kamal Adwan Hospital is “now empty” after…