Masked groups hurled fireworks and set barricades ablaze after largely peaceful marches over housing costs, and dozens were arrested, less than three weeks before Spain's snap election.
By GRACE WHITFIELDWorld News · Nov 11, 7:23 PM
WASHINGTON — Spain's first general strike in 14 years ended in fire and clashes with police Wednesday night, as masked groups broke away from largely peaceful marches in Barcelona and riot police charged crowds in Madrid, according to Fox News, the Telegraph and Euronews.
In Barcelona, protesters vandalized stores, lit small bonfires and fired fireworks at officers arriving in riot gear and armored vehicles on the Paseo de Gracia, Fox News reported, citing The Associated Press. Euronews reported that from shortly after 7:30 p.m., masked protesters threw stones, bottles and fireworks at police near the Passeig de Gràcia and the Plaça de Catalunya, set trash bins and street furniture alight as burning barricades and smashed shop windows, with stores reportedly looted as the unrest spread toward Las Ramblas. Catalonia's regional police, the Mossos d'Esquadra, broke up the groups with crowd-control projectiles and baton charges.
In Madrid, riot police charged and fired tear gas, and protesters blocked the Gran Via, the Telegraph reported.
Catalan regional President Salvador Illa condemned the violence and said it did not reflect the peaceful protest, Euronews reported.
The counts differ by outlet. The Telegraph reported at least 53 arrests as clashes broke out in several cities. The BBC…
A small plane from a six-aircraft formation that saluted a veterans' ceremony in Saint-Georges, in Quebec's Beauce region, went down in woods near the town's airport. Canada's Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
By NATHAN BROOKSWorld News · Nov 11, 3:57 PM
WASHINGTON — A pilot was killed Wednesday when a small plane that had just taken part in a Remembrance Day flyover crashed in a wooded area of Saint-Georges, a town in Quebec's Beauce region about 100 kilometers south of Quebec City, according to police and the province's premier.
The plane was one of six aircraft flying the Missing Man formation, the traditional aerial salute to the fallen, over the town's ceremony at Place des vétérans, Mayor Manon Bougie told CBC News. The…
Wildlife officials say the rare predatory attack happened earlier this month in western Canada; the bears have been put down.
By BEAU THIBODEAUXWorld News · Nov 11, 9:30 AM
WASHINGTON — Canadian wildlife officials say four grizzly bears captured in western Canada were responsible for killing a mother and her adult daughter earlier this month, in what investigators believe was a rare predatory attack.
DNA testing linked the four bears to the deaths of Jenny Balcarras and her daughter, Selah Reed, CBS News reported, and all four bears were killed to protect the public. The New York Post reported that DNA tied a female grizzly and three cubs to the attack…
The note, found in a washroom shortly before takeoff, threatened a hijacking on the Mumbai-bound flight.
By FRANK KOWALSKIWorld News · Nov 11, 3:00 AM
LOUISIANA — A hijack threat note was found in the washroom of a Mumbai-bound Air India flight in Kolkata shortly before takeoff, The Times of India reported. The note threatened a hijacking at 11:10 a.m., prompting immediate security protocols, the paper reported.
All passengers who had boarded were taken off the aircraft, and the plane was moved…
The former Pakistani prime minister's lawyers say his health has deteriorated behind bars and he has lost much of the vision in one eye.
By HAROLD WHITMOREWorld News · Nov 11, 3:00 AM
WASHINGTON — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was taken from prison to a hospital for treatment and then returned to jail, The Times of India reported.
Khan, who is held at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, had an eye check-up at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, an official said on Wednesday, The Jerusalem Post reported. The…
The five-time Olympic champion says ordinary French people have been left to cope with debt, rising costs and crime. Analysts see a hunger for an alternative to the old parties.
By GRACE WHITFIELDWorld News · Nov 11, 3:00 AM
WASHINGTON — Teddy Riner, the French judo star who is one of the most decorated Olympians in his country's history, has announced he will run for president of France, The Jerusalem Post reported. France 24 reported that he announced his bid for the 2027 election on Monday.
Riner pointed to France's public debt, the cost of living and concerns…
Haiti's prime minister praised El Salvador's president after the strike on the 400 Mawozo gang, as thousands of Salvadoran soldiers take the fight to Haiti's gangs.
By CARLOS MENDOZAWorld News · Nov 11, 1:15 AM
WASHINGTON — Salvadoran troops destroyed the headquarters of a Haitian gang, El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said, the BBC reported. Video released by Bukele shows military helicopters firing rockets at homes in rural Haiti on Sunday, November…
American, Russian and Ukrainian negotiators sat down in the UAE as Washington pushes for a final end to a war nearing its fifth year.
By GRACE WHITFIELDWorld News · Nov 10, 10:00 PM
WASHINGTON — Three-way talks between the United States, Russia and Ukraine opened Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, the first direct negotiations in nine months, as Washington makes another push to end the war.
France 24 reported the two-day session will focus on security guarantees for…
Zelensky calls day one 'constructive' as Europeans are left waiting in the hotel.
By GRACE WHITFIELDWorld News · Nov 10, 6:52 PM
WASHINGTON — Ukrainian and Russian delegations are negotiating again for the first time since February, in talks in Abu Dhabi mediated by the United States.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the first day of the trilateral talks…
Thick fog triggered a series of crashes; police, firefighters and paramedics rushed to the scene.
By NATHAN BROOKSWorld News · Nov 10, 7:30 AM
WASHINGTON — At least 12 people were killed and dozens injured in a series of crashes caused by thick fog on a highway in Bulgaria, the country's prime minister said.
Police, firefighters and paramedics were sent to the scene for the rescue.…
