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Crowds fill Lima streets for Pope Leo’s emotional return to Peru

Pope Leo arrives to meet Peru's bishops at the Archbishop's Residence during his 12-day trip to South America, returning to the country where he served as a missionary and later as bishop of Chiclayo, in Lima, Peru, November 12, 2026. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
Pope Leo arrives to meet Peru's bishops at the Archbishop's Residence during his 12-day trip to South America, returning to the country where he served as a missionary and later as bishop of Chiclayo, in Lima, Peru, November 12, 2026. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Democrat Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat, becomes state's first Black senator since 1874

Senator-elect Scott Colom smiles during his victory rally at Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi, US, on November 11, 2026.  Democratic challenger Colom defeated incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi election for the US Senate, media projected on Wednesday, making him the Southern state's first Black senator since the Reconstruction era that followed the US Civil War. Lauren Witte/Clarion Ledger/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images via REUTERS
Senator-elect Scott Colom smiles during his victory rally at Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi, US, on November 11, 2026.  Democratic challenger Colom defeated incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi election for the US Senate, media projected on Wednesday, making him the Southern state's first Black senator since the Reconstruction era that followed the US Civil War. Lauren Witte/Clarion Ledger/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images via REUTERS

Eight dead after Brooklyn apartment building collapses, NY mayor says

A person is pulled from the rubble at the scene of a partial building in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, US, November 11, 2026. REUTERS/Angelina Katsanis
A person is pulled from the rubble at the scene of a partial building in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, US, November 11, 2026. REUTERS/Angelina Katsanis

Nvidia board meets to decide CEO Huang’s future as leadership crisis deepens

Under Nvidia’s by-laws, Huang can be removed “with or without cause” by a majority vote of directors.
Under Nvidia’s by-laws, Huang can be removed “with or without cause” by a majority vote of directors.

British study suggests not all obesity means ill-health

People working out at an exercise area in New York City. Calls have been made to move the indicator of obesity past a person’s body mass index alone.
People working out at an exercise area in New York City. Calls have been made to move the indicator of obesity past a person’s body mass index alone.

Spate of deadly bear attacks in Russia leaves 35 people dead, RIA reports

A drone view of a bear in the Siberian taiga outside the settlement of Podtesovo, on the banks of the Yenisei River in the Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, September 27, 2026. REUTERS/Vladislav Nekrasov/File Photo
A drone view of a bear in the Siberian taiga outside the settlement of Podtesovo, on the banks of the Yenisei River in the Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, September 27, 2026. REUTERS/Vladislav Nekrasov/File Photo

Congolese president signs contested referendum law amid fears over third-term bid

The Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi attends a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Summit at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, October 30, 2026. Pavel Bednyakov/Pool via REUTERS
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi attends a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Summit at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, October 30, 2026. Pavel Bednyakov/Pool via REUTERS

Kenya releases last Ebola patient, starts 42-day countdown to disease-free status

Kenya's Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale speaks during a press conference to announce the discharged of the last Ebola patient, starting a 42-day countdown to when the country can be declared free of the disease, in Nairobi, Kenya, November 11, 2026. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi
Kenya's Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale speaks during a press conference to announce the discharged of the last Ebola patient, starting a 42-day countdown to when the country can be declared free of the disease, in Nairobi, Kenya, November 11, 2026. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

Nine seriously injured in South Korea bus crash involving 32 vehicles

The wreckage of a damaged bus at the scene after it crashed into about 10 vehicles, in Seongnam, South Korea, November 11, 2026. Yonhap via REUTERS
The wreckage of a damaged bus at the scene after it crashed into about 10 vehicles, in Seongnam, South Korea, November 11, 2026. Yonhap via REUTERS

Spain’s election contender PP pledges tighter borders, slower climate goals

Leader of the opposition and the People's Party Alberto Nunez Feijoo looks on during a session, at the parliament in Madrid, Spain, September 3, 2026. REUTERS/Susana Vera/File Photo
Leader of the opposition and the People's Party Alberto Nunez Feijoo looks on during a session, at the parliament in Madrid, Spain, September 3, 2026. REUTERS/Susana Vera/File Photo

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