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Milei wins landslide in midterm elections

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 27 (BBC): Argentina's president Javier Milei has led his party to a landslide victory in Sunday's midterm elections, after defining the first two years of his presidency with radical spending cuts and free-market reforms.His party, La Libertad Avanza, won nearly 41% of the vote, taking 13 of...

US Navy loses two aircraft from USS aircraft carrier

WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (AP): A fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz both crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other, the Navy's Pacific Fleet said. The three crew members of the MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter were rescued on Sunday afternoon,...

Anwar for dialogue over coercion at E Asia summit

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (AP): Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday called on Asia-Pacific leaders to prioritize dialogue over coercion and cooperation over confrontation as he opened the East Asia Summit amid rising U.S.-China rivalry.The summit brings together ASEAN members and key partners including the U.S., China, Japan, South...

NGOs warn 28 'carbon bomb' projects launched since 2021

PARIS, Oct 27 (AFP): Some 28 so-called carbon bomb fossil fuel extraction projects have begun operating since 2021 despite their catastrophic climate impact, a group of NGOs warned Monday.Carbon bombs were defined in a 2022 research article as oil, gas or coal facilities capable of generating more than a billion...

Four dead in Cameroon protests prior to election results

DOUALA, Oct 27 (AFP): Four people were killed in clashes between security forces and supporters of a Cameroon opposition leader who claims to have won recent presidential elections, authorities said ahead of the announcement of official results Monday.Issa Tchiroma, who challenged President Paul Biya's 43-year grip on power in the...

Category five Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it heads for Jamaica

KINGSTON, Oct 27 (AFP): Hurricane Melissa strengthened Monday as it took aim at Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean as a top-level Category 5 storm, with forecasters predicting catastrophic flooding and urging residents to seek shelter immediately.Melissa has been blamed for at least four deaths in Haiti and the...

Trump rules out vice presidential run to stay in power after 2028

NEW YORK, Oct 27 (AFP): Donald Trump said on Monday that he would not run for vice president in the 2028 American election, a move some supporters suggest would allow him to skirt term limits and stay in the White House.The US Constitution limits presidents to two terms, and Trump...

Murder, kidnap, censorship: the 'new normal' of Tanzania politics

NAIROBI, Oct 27 (AFP): A priest attacked after a meeting about democracy with faith leaders, an opposition official's corpse found doused in acid, an ex-ambassador missing from his blood-stained home-this is the "new normal" in Tanzania, say critics.The grim assessment comes as the country readies to hold presidential and parliamentary...