SACRAMENTO, the United States -- California, which has had the largest homeless population in the United States for years, has again reported a jump in homelessness.
The state had 181,399 homeless people in January 2023, an increase of 5.8 percent from 2022, according to a national report released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Friday. (US-CALIFORNIA-HOMELESS)
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BELGRADE -- Polling stations are open as Serbia conducts extraordinary elections on Sunday, with citizens voting at parliamentary and local levels to decide state leadership for the next four years.
Polling stations, numbering 8,273 both within Serbia and abroad, opened early in the morning. A total of 18 political parties or coalitions are vying for 250 seats in the national parliament. (Serbia-Elections)
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MOSCOW -- The Russian air defense downed 33 Ukrainian drones over several Russian regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday.
"33 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles" were "destroyed and intercepted" over Russia's Lipetsk, Rostov and Volgograd regions, the ministry said in a telegram post. (Russia-Ukraine-Drones)
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BUENOS AIRES -- At least 13 people have been killed in the Argentine port city of Bahia Blanca as a result of a strong storm that hit the nation's Atlantic coast, authorities said Saturday.
The heavy rains and wind caused the roof to collapse at a sports club where a skating competition was taking place, according to sources from the mayor's office. (Argentina-Storm) ■
