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• Taliban to reward suicide bombers' families with cash, land October 19, 2021
  The Taliban have promised plots of land to the family members of suicide bombers who targeted U.S. and Afghan forces, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry tweeted Tuesday. 
  Caitlin McFall
• China mulls law to punish parents for misbehaving kids October 19, 2021
  Parents in China could soon find themselves in a timeout for their misbehaving kids under a proposed law that will also force them to teach youngsters to “love the party, nation, people and socialism,” according to reports.
• British mother drives SUV into climate protesters blocking road: 'I'm not joking' October 19, 2021
  A tense video has emerged appearing to show a British woman driving into a pair of climate protesters after pleading with them to stop blocking a road because her 11-year-old son “needs to get to school.”
  Greg Norman
• Strike in Haiti over crime shuts down country amid search for missionaries October 19, 2021
  A protest strike shuttered businesses, schools and public transportation in a new blow to Haiti's anemic economy, and unions and other groups vowed to continue the shutdown Tuesday in anger over worsening crime as authorities try to rescue 17 kidnapped members of a U.S.-based missionary group.
• Greta Thunberg dances, sings ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ during climate event October 19, 2021
  Greta Thunberg, the Swedish high school student seen by many as a leading ambassador in the fight against climate change, rocked out on stage to Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up.”
  Edmund DeMarche
• North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan, Tokyo says October 19, 2021
  Pyongyang on Tuesday fired off a couple of ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan in its latest act of aggression in the region and just hours after the U.S. reaffirmed its offer to resume diplomacy on its weapons program.
  Edmund DeMarche
• Norwegian police say bow-and-arrow attacker likely used other 'stabbing weapons' October 19, 2021
  The man accused of using a bow and arrows to kill five people and injuring three others in an attack in Norway last week may have used additional “stabbing weapons,” police say.
  Bradford Betz
• Portuguese police seize 5 tons of cocaine worth $232 million from a yacht in the Atlantic Ocean October 19, 2021
  Portuguese police seized more than five metric tons of cocaine worth $232 million off a 79-foot yacht in the Atlantic Ocean in cooperation with Spanish, British and U.S. authorities. 
  Paul Best
• Vaccines, masks? Japan puzzling over sudden virus success October 18, 2021
  Almost overnight, Japan has become a stunning, and somewhat mysterious, coronavirus success story.
• Haiti abductions: US missionary group says Christians must 'overcome evil with good' October 18, 2021
  The missionary group whose members were abducted by a violent gang in Haiti over the weekend issued a call to prayer Monday asking that those being held hostage could “find the strength to demonstrate God’s love.”
  Bradford Betz
• Ally of Venezuela's Maduro appears in court on graft charges October 18, 2021
  A businessman who prosecutors say was a major conduit for corruption by Nicolás Maduro's inner circle appeared for the first time in Miami federal court Monday after a weekend extradition that has further strained relations between the U.S. and Venezuela's socialist government.
• China touts film about defeat of US Army as highest grossing ever, data suggests it will fall short October 18, 2021
  A Chinese film about the defeat of the U.S. Army is tracking to become one of the highest-grossing in the country's history, but reports show how keen the government is to see it take the top spot. 
  Peter Aitken
• Russia is suspending its mission to NATO: Russian foreign minister October 18, 2021
  Russia’s foreign minister said Monday the country is suspending its mission to NATO.
• Haiti abductions: US missionaries, children taken captive, prompting a strike October 18, 2021
  U.S. officials are working with Haitian authorities to try to secure the release of 12 adults and five children with a U.S.-based missionary group who were abducted over the weekend by a gang notorious for killings, kidnappings and extortion.
• Venezuela suspends talks with opposition after Maduro envoy extradited to US to face charges October 17, 2021
  Venezuela said Saturday it would suspend negotiations with the opposition party after a member of its team was extradited to the U.S. on money laundering charges. 
  Peter Aitken
• Chinese nuclear-capable hypersonic missile test surprises US intelligence: Report October 17, 2021
  China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in a move that caught U.S. intelligence by surprise, according to a new report. 
  Peter Aitken
• Haiti gang kidnaps US missionary group, including children October 17, 2021
  A group of 17 U.S. missionaries including children was kidnapped by a gang in Haiti on Saturday, according to a voice message sent to various religious missions by an organization with direct knowledge of the incident.
• Norway to investigate tactics of unarmed police officers after five die in bow-and-arrow attack October 16, 2021
  Norway on Saturday announced it will hold an independent investigation into the actions of police and security agencies following a bow-and-arrow attack that killed five people
  Michael Lee
• Girl drowns after her life jacket traps her in capsized boat October 16, 2021
  It was the rare occasion where a life jacket wasn’t going to save your life, according to an investigation.
• Canadian pastor defiant as judge orders him to parrot 'medical experts' from pulpit: 'I will not obey' October 16, 2021
  The Polish-Canadian pastor who has been jailed for holding church services in Calgary, Alberta, said he will refuse to obey a court order requiring him to publicly echo the opinions of medical experts about COVID-19.
  Jon Brown