UN flags lowered for staff killed in Gaza
Flags flew at half-mast at UN facilities across the globe Monday including at the body's New York headquarters, as staff stood in silent tribute to the more than 100 colleagues killed in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war.
Read moreBiden to embrace Asia allies -- and meet Xi in San Francisco
President Joe Biden this week welcomes Pacific Rim allies to San Francisco, where he will also hold a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, part of the US leader's effort to confront Beijing's growing clout.
Read moreMSF doctor warns of 'inhuman' conditions in main Gaza hospital
Hundreds of people stranded in Gaza's biggest hospital were enduring "inhuman" conditions on Monday while heavy fighting raged around them, a doctor said as the Hamas-run health ministry reported a rising patient death toll.
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Biden, US scholars accuse Trump of echoing Hitler
Former US president Donald Trump faced a furious backlash Monday over Veteran's Day weekend remarks branding his political opponents "vermin," as leading scholars and President Joe Biden accused him of parroting Hitler and Mussolini.
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Pastry chef of year says pleasure comes first
Nina Metayer, the first woman to win one of the world's top pastry chef awards, doesn't believe in cutting back on the butter.
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Activist Joan Jara, widow of murdered singer, dead at 96
British-born human rights activist Joan Jara, the widow of Chilean folksinger Victor Jara murdered by dictatorship agents in 1973, has died aged 96, the foundation she created announced.
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Zverev overpowers Alcaraz in ATP Finals opener
Alexander Zverev got off to a winning start in his ATP Finals campaign on Monday by battling back from a set down to beat Carlos Alcaraz 6-7 (3/7), 6-3, 6-4.
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Poland's pro-EU bloc bags speaker post in key parliament vote
Poland's pro-EU parties scored a first win in the new parliament Monday after general elections in October with their candidate elected speaker of the lower house, the country's second most important post.
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Six presidential candidates in Madagascar call for election boycott
Six prominent presidential candidates in Madagascar told AFP on Monday they plan to boycott this week's elections, worsening a political crisis engulfing the country.
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Zverev battles past Alcaraz in ATP Finals opener
Alexander Zverev got off to a winning start in his ATP Finals campaign on Monday by battling back from a set down to beat Carlos Alcaraz 6-7 (3/7), 6-3, 6-4.
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