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Gunmen opened fire on passenger vehicles in a tribal area of northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 38 people and wounding 29, according to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province’s chief secretary, Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry. The attack, which took place in the Kurram tribal district, also claimed the lives of a woman and a child, Chaudhry confirmed. He called it “a major tragedy” and warned that the death toll could rise. The Kurram region has long been a flashpoint for tensions between armed Shia and Sunni Muslims over a land dispute near the Afghan border. Two convoys of passenger vehicles were traveling…

Mali Appoints New Prime Minister: Abdoulaye Maiga Takes Over from Choguel Maiga New Prime Minister Appointed On Thursday, Mali’s ruling junta appointed Abdoulaye Maiga as the country’s new prime minister, replacing Choguel Maiga. The appointment followed the dismissal of Choguel Maiga, who had openly criticized the junta’s administration. State television ORTM reported the news of the change. Choguel Maiga’s Criticism of the Junta Choguel Maiga, who had served as prime minister since 2021, faced dismissal after condemning the junta’s failure to organize elections within the promised 24-month transition period to democracy. Over the weekend, he criticized the ruling generals for…

LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Here are key facts about John Prescott, Britain’s combative former deputy prime minister, who died after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, according to his family on Thursday: Source

University of Mobile Mourns Death of Freshman Basketball Player The University of Mobile in Alabama is mourning the sudden death of freshman basketball player Kaiden Francis this week. Francis, a freshman from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, collapsed on campus Tuesday morning and died, according to a letter from university President Charles Smith to students and faculty. “Despite the quick and heroic efforts of students and medical professionals, Kaiden never recovered and passed away earlier today. Our hearts are heavy as we process this tragedy,” Smith wrote in the letter sent on Tuesday. Coach Darnell Archey Reflects on Francis’ Passing Head basketball…

Giraffe Subspecies Proposed for Endangered Status U.S. officials announced on Wednesday that three giraffe subspecies should be added to the endangered species list due to their ongoing population decline. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed listing the West African, Kordofan, and Nubian subspecies of the northern giraffe as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The agency also recommended that the reticulated giraffe and Masai giraffe be classified as threatened. Conservation Efforts and Federal Protections Martha Williams, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, stated that federal protections would aid in conserving the giraffe population, promote biodiversity, and…

“Rust” Premieres at Camerimage Film Festival More than three years after the fatal shooting on the set of Rust, the film made its debut Wednesday at the Camerimage Film Festival in Poland. Director’s Reflection “It’s bittersweet,” said Joel Souza, the film’s director, in an interview following the premiere. “I think we would all have preferred that the movie was finished a long time ago, that Halyna was there standing proudly talking about it.” Tragic Incident on Set On October 21, 2021, Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins tragically died after Alec Baldwin’s prop gun discharged a live round on set, also injuring…

Summary Angela Merkel turned to the pope for advice on how to deal with Donald Trump when he first became U.S. president. She aimed to find ways to persuade him not to withdraw from the Paris climate accords. Merkel saw Trump as a man with a property developer’s winner-or-loser mentality, and she hoped the pope’s counsel would help her navigate the situation. In her memoir, excerpts of which Die Zeit published on Wednesday evening, Merkel described the challenges she faced in dealing with Trump. She noted that his approach to global issues was often unpredictable, and she struggled to understand…

Summary Ford Announces European Job Cuts Amid EV Challenges Job Cuts and Production Changes Ford’s Restructuring Plans Ford Calls for Government Support Ford’s European Restructuring and Global Trade Tensions Source

Former members of the boy band “One Direction” gathered to mourn their bandmate Liam Payne at his funeral on Wednesday, just over a month after his tragic death at 31. Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, and Louis Tomlinson attended the private church service in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, located northwest of London, joining Payne’s family and friends. Payne, a father of one, was found dead after falling from his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, a loss that sent waves of grief across the globe. His coffin arrived at the church in a white carriage drawn by two white horses, adorned with…

ATHENS — Transport workers, hospital doctors, school teachers, and construction workers joined a nationwide strike on Wednesday to protest their squeezed living standards and demand higher pay. Ships docked at Greek ports, and railway and bus services were disrupted as part of the action. During Greece’s 2009-2018 debt crisis, the government cut many Greeks’ wages and pensions in exchange for bailouts worth 280 billion euros ($297 billion). This crisis, which shaved a quarter off Greece’s economic output, nearly pushed the country out of the eurozone. Since 2018, the Greek economy has steadily recovered. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ center-right government has…