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By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s government says Sabah Fakhri, one of the Arab world’s most famous singers, has died at the age of 88. It was not immediately clear what caused his passing, which was announced on Tuesday. Fakhri has entertained generations with traditional Arabic songs and preserved extinct forms

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla has issued a recall that automatically sent a software update fixing a safety problem in its electric vehicles. The recall announced Tuesday apparently heads off a looming confrontation with U.S. safety regulators. It covers nearly 12,000 Teslas with a glitch in the “Full Self-Driving” software

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Daily Star newspaper has folded following a years-long financial struggle. It was one of the leading English-language newspapers in the Arab world and Lebanon’s oldest. An email informed employees earlier this week of the decision to lay off all staff as of October 31. The Associated Press reviewed the communication on

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press It may be an odd-numbered year but Tuesday’s elections aren’t sleepy, local contests. Voters in Virginia are weighing in on a governor’s race that could rattle President Joe Biden and Democrats in Washington. In Minneapolis, a city still shaken by George Floyd’s murder will vote on whether to disband its

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Yahoo Inc. says it is pulling out of China, citing an “increasingly challenging business and legal environment.” The company said Tuesday in a statement that its services will no longer be accessible from mainland China as of Nov. 1. Yahoo is the second large U.S. technology

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Health officials say an explosion at the entrance to a military hospital in Kabul has killed three people and wounded at least 16. City residents also reported hearing gunfire in the area of the hospital in Kabul’s 10th district. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast. In recent

By FIRDIA LISNAWATI Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — An American woman convicted of helping to kill her mother on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali and stuff the body into a suitcase is being deported to the United States. Heather Mack was released from prison after serving seven years and two months of a

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — .A “people’s tribunal” has opened in the Netherlands to highlight the number of journalists around the world who were killed for doing their jobs. The tribunal, convened by a group of press freedom organizations, has no powers to sanction perpetrators. Instead, it plans to present

By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Coronavirus deaths in Russia hit another daily record several days after a nationwide order for many Russians to stay off work took effect. Russia’s state coronavirus task force on Tuesday reported 39,008 new confirmed cases and 1,178 COVID-19 deaths. The task force has reported record daily infections

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s energy minister has been able to attend the global climate summit after police initially prevented her from reaching the venue. Energy Minister Karine Elharrar, who uses a wheelchair, reached the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow on Tuesday alongside Israel’s prime minister. She entered the

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QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s police say 13 people were wounded by roadside bomb that exploded near a vehicle carrying security forces in a Pakistani bazaar. Tuesday’s attack happened in the district of Kharan in Baluchistan province. According to police, authorities transported the wounded to hospitals. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. Baluchistan is

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities say gunmen in Nigeria’s capital abducted six people from the staff quarters of a university. The University of Abuja said in a statement on its Facebook page  on Tuesday that four staff members and their children were taken by unknown assailants.  It was the first

BEIJING (AP) — China is accusing the U.S. of a “lack of transparency and responsibility” regarding an accident in the South China Sea involving a Navy nuclear submarine last month. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson says the U.S. should provide full details of the incident. Two Navy officials say the service has determined the nuclear-powered

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban official says an explosion has gone off in front of a military hospital in Kabul, causing casualties. A spokesman for the Taliban-run Interior Ministry wrote in a tweet that Tuesday’s blast went off at one of the gates to the Sardar Mohammad Dawood Khan military hospital. He said the

By FRANK JORDANS and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — More than 100 countries are pledging to end deforestation in the coming decade. It’s a promise that experts say would be critical to limiting climate change but one that has been made and broken before. Britain on Tuesday hailed the commitment as the

By NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press GRANVILLE, France (AP) — French trawler owners in Normandy have reacted with confusion and consternation after President Emmanuel Macron extended a deadline for the British government to license more French fishing vessels or face consequences. Amid a post-Brexit dispute with Britain, the French government had given Britain until Tuesday to

COPENHAGEN (AP) — The world’s biggest shipping company, Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk, has reported a sharp rise in earnings amid strong worldwide demand for shipments of goods. The Copenhagen-based company said revenue grew nearly 68% in the third quarter, to a record-high $16.6 billion, up from $9.9 billion in the same three-month period last year. It

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya say they are reopening the case of a local woman allegedly killed by a British soldier years ago. The country’s police inspector general announced it Monday while urging the British government to collaborate to “conclude the case and administer justice.” Attention has returned to the death of Agnes

By SOPHENG CHEANG and DAVID RISING Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Rights groups are urging Cambodian authorities to release an autistic teenager who was sentenced to eight months in prison for social media posts critical of the government. Human Rights Watch said Tuesday the teenager’s case was being misused to intimidate his opposition