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  The entrance to the former US Embassy, which has been turned into an anti-American museum, is seen with a satirized image of the Statue of Liberty and the US flag in Tehran, Iran, Oct. 22, 2024. Iran was quick to downplay the impact of Israel\'s attack on key military sites on its territory on October 26. But satellite images suggest Israel has degraded Tehran\'s air defense and missile-production capabilities, analysts say. Fabian Hinz of the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies said Israel had dealt a "significant blow" to Iran\'s ability to produce long-range ballistic missiles. Ability to sustain long-range attacks On October 1, Iran launched its biggest-ever direct attack on Israel, firing nearly 20...

  FILE - George Craig feeds the world's largest captive crocodile, Cassius, at the Marineland Melanesia on Green Island, Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, Australia, March 18, 2023. (AAP Image/Brian Cassey via Reuters) sydney — A 5.48-meter Australian crocodile that held the world record as the largest crocodile in captivity has died, a wildlife sanctuary said on Saturday. He was thought to be more than 110 years old. Cassius, weighing in at more than one ton, had been in declining health since October 15, Marineland Melanesia Crocodile Habitat said on Facebook. "He was very old and believed to be living beyond the years of a wild croc," according to a post by the organization, based on Green Island near the Queensland tourist town of Cairns. "Cassius will be deeply missed, bu...

  Hello Kitty waves as she appears to attend the opening ceremony of the exhibition "As I change, so does she," marking the 50th anniversary of Hello Kitty at the Tokyo National Museum in Tokyo, Oct. 30, 2024. tokyo — Hello Kitty turned 50 on Friday. Befitting a pop icon at midlife, the bubble-headed, bow-wearing character\'s fictional birthday has brought museum exhibits, a theme park spectacle and a national tour. And that\'s just in Japan, her literal birthplace but not the one listed in her official biography. Confused? Welcome to the party. If there\'s one thing about Hello Kitty, it\'s that she\'s proven adaptable and as much a study in contrasts during her long career. She — and Kitty is a she, according to the company t...

  Bangladesh Hindus participate in a rally demanding that an interim government withdraw all cases against their leaders and protect them from attacks and harassment, in Chattogram, Bangladesh, Nov. 1, 2024. DHAKA, Bangladesh — Tens of thousands of minority Hindus rallied Friday to demand that the interim government in Muslim-majority Bangladesh protect them from a wave of attacks and harassment and drop sedition cases against Hindu community leaders. About 30,000 Hindus demonstrated at a major intersection in the southeastern city of Chattogram, demanding their rights while police and soldiers guarded the area. Other protests were reported elsewhere in the country. Hindu groups say thousands of attacks against Hindus have happened since...

  2024 年 11 月 1 日，黎巴嫩贝鲁特达希耶，一名男子站在以色列空袭现场被毁坏的公寓废墟上，举着真主党旗帜做出胜利的手势。 据黎巴嫩卫生部称，以色列空袭造成至少 52 人死亡，黎巴嫩东北部救援人员周五正在搜寻幸存者。 星期五早上，以色列空袭重创黎巴嫩贝卡谷地，迫使民众逃离家园。现场视频显示，一些建筑已变成废墟，浓烟袅袅，天际线上空一片狼藉。 黎巴嫩卫生部称，爆炸事件造成72人受伤。 星期五，以色列战机还摧毁了贝鲁特南部郊区达希耶的数十座建筑物，但没有人员伤亡的报告。 以色列国防军（IDF）报告称，真主党跨境火箭弹袭击导致以色列北部地区 7 人死亡。 以色列国防军在其X社交媒体账户上发表声明称，周四夜间至周五，其战斗机“根据精确情报”袭击了武器生产基地、真主党中央总部以及贝鲁特地区的其他“军事基础设施”。 以色列国防军称，其战斗机还于夜间袭击了位于黎巴嫩南部纳巴提耶的真主党“南方阵线”总部。他们表示，已提前向该地区居民发出警告，以减轻平民面临的风险。 据黎巴嫩国家通讯社 (NNA) 报道，黎巴嫩代理总理纳吉布·米卡提周五表示，以色列在黎巴嫩的连夜袭击和“以色列侵略扩张”表明以色列“拒绝一切停火努力”。本周早些时候，他曾表示希望达成这样的协议。 在加沙，医生和当地消息人士称，以色列周四至周五夜间对加沙中部努塞拉特难民营的袭击造成 30 多人死亡。代尔巴拉赫的阿克萨烈士医院的官员告诉《华盛顿邮报》，医院共收到 26 具遗体，其中 21 具来自努塞拉特难民营。 联合国15个机构和人道主义组织的领导人周五表示，“加沙北部正在发生的局势将是灾难性的。”   2024 年 11 月 1 日，救援人员检查以色列空袭现场的破坏情况，空袭目标是黎巴嫩贝卡谷地赫梅尔区东部村庄巴扎利耶。 这些...

  FILE - People walk past banners inviting students to study in Canada and other places abroad at a market in Amritsar, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, Oct. 15, 2024. OTTAWA — Canada\'s deepening dispute with India over its alleged campaign of violence against Sikhs in Canada could intensify Indian-based cyber espionage and hold back immigration, but analysts and experts see no immediate impact on trade. Concern about a widening rift between the two countries comes after a senior Canadian official told a parliamentary national security committee on Tuesday that Indian Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, a close ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was the mastermind behind the alleged plots. While Indian officials dismissed the o...

  A view of a damaged home after projectiles fired from Lebanon in Tira, central Israel, Nov. 2, 2024. Israeli police say at least 19 people have been injured by a missile strike in the city of Tira, some 25 kilometers northeast of Tel Aviv, after the military reported three projectiles were fired from Lebanon into central Israel early Saturday. The Israeli Foreign Ministry posted videos on social media showing fire and smoke spilling from a building and emergency responders at the site. "This is the result of a direct hit of a Hezbollah rocket on a building in the Israeli Arab town of Tira, injuring 19 civilians," the ministry said in the post, adding Israel will not rest until Hezbollah is dismantled. The Israeli army said on the social media platform Telegram that it had...

  FILE - This Dec. 14, 2022, photo shows the Orano logo at the crisis unit of the Orano la Hague reprocessing plant, in La Hague, France. Niger's military junta is disputing a decision by French nuclear fuel firm Orano to halt uranium production, according to AFP reporting. Niamey, Niger — Niger\'s military junta is disputing a decision by French nuclear fuel firm Orano to halt uranium production, according to a document from a state partner in the venture seen Friday by Agence France-Presse. Orano announced last month that it was stopping production as of Thursday, owing to what it termed increasingly difficult operating conditions in the country and financial issues. Nigerien state company Sopamin is a shareholder with Orano, which...

  FILE - A spokesperson of the Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings shows photos captured by a robotic probe inside one of the three melted reactors at the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant during a news conference at the TEPCO headquarters in Tokyo on April 4, 2023. TOKYO — A remote-controlled robot has safely returned with a tiny piece of melted fuel it collected from inside one of three damaged reactors at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for the first time since the 2011 meltdown. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, which manages the plant, said Saturday that the extendable fishing rod-like robot successfully clipped a gravel as big as 5 millimeters, the size of a tiny granola bit, from the top sur...

  The Azores are located in the Atlantic Ocean about 1,290 kilometers (800 miles) from Portugal. MIAMI, FLORIDA — A storm system will likely bring heavy rain to the Azores islands over the weekend, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Saturday. Subtropical Storm Patty is expected to produce rainfall amounts of 2.5 to 5 centimeters (1 to 2 inches) across the archipelago through Sunday. The Hurricane Center said swells generated by Patty are likely to cause dangerous surf and rip current conditions. Patty is clocking maximum sustained winds of nearly 80 kilometers per mile (50 miles per hour) with higher gusts. The Azores are an island chain are located about 1,290 kilometers (800 miles) from Portugal. Tropical Storm Lane Separately,...