Spanish authorities say they have confiscated 35 tons of hashish being smuggled aboard luxury yachts in what they call the country’s largest bust of this drug at sea September 30, 2020, 11:49 AM • 1 min read MADRID — Spanish authorities said Wednesday that they have confiscated 35 that was being smuggled aboard luxury yachts in what they call the …

Transcript for Trump and Biden address ballots and voting integrity All right, gentlemen, final segment. Election integrity. As we meet tonight, millions of Americans are receiving mail-in ballots, are going to vote early. How confident should we be that this will be a fair election and what are you prepared to do over the next five-plus weeks, because it will …

French President Emmanuel Macron is urging Europe to seek a dialogue with Russia to enhance the continent’s security rather than relying primarily on the NATO military alliance September 30, 2020, 9:25 AM • 2 min read PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron urged Europe to seek a dialogue with Russia to enhance the continent’s security rather than relying primarily on …

Transcript for Trump claims California fires are burning due to lack of management The forest fires in the west are raging now. They have burned millions of acres. They have displaced hundreds of thousands of people. When state officials there blamed the fires on climate change, Mr. President, you said, I don’t think the science knows. Over your four years, …

Heavy fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh has entered a fourth straight day in the biggest escalation of a decades-old conflict in years that killed dozens and left scores wounded By AVET DEMOURIAN Associated Press September 30, 2020, 11:03 AM • 3 min read YEREVAN, Armenia — Heavy fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces …

Greek authorities say 139 vulnerable asylum-seekers who had been living in overcrowded Greek island camps have left for Germany, as part of efforts to ease overcrowding and move refugees to other European countries September 30, 2020, 10:13 AM • 2 min read ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities say 139 vulnerable asylum-seekers who had been living in overcrowded Greek island camps …

Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Lofven won’t be at Thursday’s European Union summit meeting as he will be attending his mother’s funeral, so he will be represented by his counterpart from neighboring Finland September 30, 2020, 9:36 AM • 2 min read HELSINKI — Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven won’t take part in a European Union meeting in Brussels starting on …

South Africa’s state-owned airline has suspended all its operations as it struggles to raise a bailout of more $591 million By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press September 30, 2020, 10:15 AM • 2 min read JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s state-owned airline has suspended all its operations as it struggles to raise a bailout of more than 10 billion rands ($591 million). …

A Pakistani man accused in a double stabbing outside the former Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo has been given preliminary terrorism charges September 30, 2020, 8:28 AM • 1 min read PARIS — A Pakistani man accused in a double stabbing outside the former Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo has been handed preliminary terrorism charges. The …

New York City reported its highest daily positivity rate since June on Tuesday, the same day elementary schools started welcoming students back in person and a day before restaurants began indoor dining. The number — 3.25% — has been driven by rising cases in nine neighborhoods in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, officials said. As of Tuesday, they accounted …