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Head of UN chemical weapons watchdog meets Syrian leader

Recently ousted leader Bashar al-Assad was repeatedly accused of using such weapons

Scandal-hit narco-musical 'Emilia Perez' wins Spanish film prize

Social media posts by movie's star has prompted backlash

Will Trump spark a rush on minerals in Greenland?

Greenland’s mineral wealth is in the global spotlight after U.S. President Donald Trump said he wants to take control of the island from Denmark…

Trinidad and Tobago declares state of emergency over gang violence

The authorization for police to carry out searches and arrests without a warrant may be extended up to seven days by a judge

Syria's ousted leader Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russian allies evacuated him

Meanwhile, spokesman for transitional government says new Syria will be inclusive, open to world

Finnish authorities open probe into ruptured undersea cable between Finland, Germany

The cable was damaged on Monday, the day after similar damage to a cable that crosses the Baltic between Lithuania and Sweden

VOA immigration weekly recap, Nov. 3-9, 2024

A look at immigration-related news around the US this past week

Germany closes 3 Iranian consulates following Iran's execution of German Iranian national

Germany will allow Iran’s embassy in Berlin to remain open

German police arrest Libyan suspected of planning attack on Israeli embassy

Israel's ambassador to Berlin, Ron Prosor, thanked German authorities for "ensuring the security of our embassy"

China's Xi, Spain's Sanchez seek to ease EU-China trade disputes

Sanchez says he hopes EU can avoid trade war, even as Brussels weighs imposing extra tariffs on China-manufactured electric vehicles

Exiled Iran opposition group says Sweden offices firebombed

National Council of Resistance of Iran says it was a terrorist attack; police open arson probe

Chinese activist risks deportation after Denmark rejects asylum bid

Rights advocates say if Denmark deports Liu Dongling back to China, she will likely be imprisoned

For Senegalese dreaming of Europe, the deadly Atlantic route is not a deterrent

The Atlantic route from West Africa to the Canary Islands is one of the deadliest in the world

Canada bolsters Arctic defense in face of Russian, Chinese aggression

Canada, the U.S. and Finland also announced an agreement to build icebreakers for the Arctic region

Hungary's Orban arrives in Moscow for talks with Putin, a rare visit from a European leader

Visit comes only days after Orban made a similar unannounced trip to Ukraine

Extreme heat closing schools, widening learning gaps worldwide

As the climate warms, heat waves are lasting longer and reaching greater peaks as average temperatures rise

Descendants of enslaved, enslavers 'break silence' around France's past

France trafficked an estimated 1.3 million people to the Americas

Ukraine, Gaza and trade talks on agenda as Blinken heads to Europe

Stops include France and Belgium