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‘NOT ANYTIME SOON’ Taiwan’s leader Tsai Ing-wen speaks onscreen during the New York Times annual DealBook summit in New York City on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. GETTY IMAGES PHOTO VIA AFP

Taiwanese leader: China invasion unlikely for now

By Agence France-Presse - December 1, 2023

FATAL FALL One part of the United States Osprey military aircraft that crashed at sea is seen off the island of Yakushima, southern Japan on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. PHOTO FROM THE JAPANESE COAST GUARD VIA JIJI PRESS AND AFP

Seven missing after US Osprey crashes off Japan

December 1, 2023

In this photo released from the The Military True News Information Team, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing talks during the National Defense and Security Council meeting Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Myanmar’s military government announced Wednesday that is extending a state of emergency originally imposed when it seized power two years ago, a move that appears to set back its plans for an election that had been expected in August. (The Military True News Information Team via AP)

'Foreign experts aid groups vs Myanmar junta'

December 1, 2023

TRAGIC LODGING People stand in front of the fire-struck Almaty Hostel in the city of Almaty, southern Kazakhstan on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. AFP PHOTO

Hostel blaze leaves over dozen dead in Kazakhstan

December 1, 2023

LOVE WINS Surendra Pandey (left) and his transgender wife Maya Gurung are interviewed by Agence France-Presse (AFP) in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu on Aug. 30, 2023. AFP FILE PHOTO

Nepal's registration of first LGBTQ marriage cheered

December 1, 2023

SAFE ARRIVAL Newly released Israeli hostages sit among soldiers as they arrive inside a van at the Ofakim army base in southern Israel on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. AFP PHOTO

Israel-Hamas truce extended anew

By Agence France-Presse - December 1, 2023

DIVISIVE DIPLOMAT Henry Kissinger speaks to the media in France’s capital Paris on Jan. 13, 1973, ahead of the signing of the ceasefire agreement on the Vietnam War on January 27. AFP FILE PHOTO

Influential US secretary of state Henry Kissinger, 100

By Agence France-Presse - December 1, 2023

AILING ARGENTINIAN Pope Francis covers his eyes during his weekly general audience at the Paul 6th Audience Hall in the Vatican on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. AFP PHOTO

Ailing pope delegates reading as flu persists

By Agence France-Presse - December 1, 2023

SORRY NOT SORRY Elon Musk speaks onstage during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2023 at the Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. GETTY IMAGES PHOTO VIA AFP

Musk sorry for post, hits advertisers' 'blackmail'

By Agence France-Presse - December 1, 2023

A pair of United States-made Taiwanese Air Force F-5F fighter planes take off during a demonstration at an Air Force base in Taitung City, southeastern Taiwan on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. AFP PHOTO

China: US arms sales turning Taiwan into 'powder keg'

By Associated Press - November 30, 2023

The Lotte Tower (left) is seen as the sun rises over the Han river in South Korea’s capital Seoul on Nov. 22, 2023. AFP PHOTO

UN: 2023 set to be hottest year on record

By Agence France-Presse - November 30, 2023

Rescuers work at the scene of a building destroyed by shelling in the city of Novohrodivka, eastern Ukraine on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. UKRAINIAN EMERGENCY SERVICE PHOTO VIA AP

Russian missiles strike cities in eastern Ukraine

By Associated Press - November 30, 2023

People celebrate the Tazaungdaing Festival, or the Festival of Lights, in the city of Yangon, central Myanmar on Nov. 27, 2023. XINHUA PHOTO

Trafficking victims in Myanmar forced to sell organs – charity

By Agence France-Presse - November 30, 2023

A general view of the Ladan Internally Displaced Persons’ Camp on the outskirts of Dolow town, southwestern Somalia on Nov. 25, 2023. Hundreds of families are temporarily living there after being displaced by devastating floods. AFP PHOTO

More than a million people displaced in Somalia floods

By Agence France-Presse - November 30, 2023

European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell speaks during a debate on the humanitarian situation in Gaza at the European Parliament in the city of Strasbourg, eastern France on Nov. 22, 2023. AFP PHOTO

EU defense spending hit record $260B in 2022

By Agence France-Presse - November 30, 2023

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sits for an interview at the United Nations headquarters ahead of the COP28 meeting in New York, November 29, 2023. The COP28 climate conference should aim for a complete "phaseout" of fossil fuels, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP on November 29, warning of "total disaster" on humanity's current trajectory.
"Obviously I am strongly in favor of language that includes (a) phaseout, even with a reasonable time framework," Guterres said in an interview before flying off to the United Arab Emirates, the oil-rich nation hosting the two-week UN climate summit beginning November 30. (Photo by Andrea RENAULT / AFP)

Nations urged to phase out fossil fuels at UN climate talks

By Agence France-Presse - November 30, 2023

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After 50 years, US to return to Moon on January 25

By Agence France-Presse - November 30, 2023

Thai nationals gesture from a bus as they leave the Shamir Hospital in Ramle, Israel, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, on their way back to Thailand, after being released from Hamas custody. International mediators on Wednesday worked to extend the truce in Gaza, encouraging Hamas militants to keep freeing hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners and further relief from Israel's air and ground offensive.(AP Photo/Maya Levin)

Thai hostages set to return after release by Hamas

By Agence France-Presse - November 30, 2023

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Kim's powerful sister slams criticism of N. Korea satellite launch

By Agence France-Presse - November 30, 2023

FILE - Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger speaks during a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Oct. 10, 2017, in Washington. Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. He was 100. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100

By Associated Press - November 30, 2023

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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for a meeting on the last day of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week in San Francisco, California, on November 17, 2023. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

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An armed resident walks past houses damaged during the October 7 attack by Hamas militants in Kibbutz Kissufim in southern Israel on November 20, 2023. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP)

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