Investigators believe suicide bombers likely carried out an attack on a commemoration for an Iranian general slain in a 2020 U.S. drone strike. That's according to a state media report Thursday, …
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Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has told her European Union partners that curbing migration flows from African countries has less to do with offers of charity than strong partnerships coupled with …
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By GIADA ZAMPANO and PAOLO SANTALUCIA
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1/4/24
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Parents of Cyprus school volleyball team players killed in Turkish quake testify against hotel owner
A hotel owner and 10 other people are standing trial accused of negligence over the deaths of 72 people, including players from a school volleyball team in breakaway northern Cyprus, who perished …
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1/4/24
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The longest planned strike in the history of Britain’s state-funded National Health Service has entered its second day of six with doctors in England at loggerheads with hospitals over requests for …
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By PAN PYLAS
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1/4/24
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There’s a bit of post-Christmas cheer on the menu for elephants and other tenants at the Berlin Zoo: they can chomp on Christmas trees that didn't find a home. The tree treats were unwrapped …
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1/4/24
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With Taiwan's presidential and parliamentary elections less than two weeks away, the island's alternative party candidate and chairman of the Taiwan People’s Party, Ko Wen-je, is promoting a policy …
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By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN
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1/4/24
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Officials say an airstrike on the logistical support headquarters of an Iran-backed militia in central Baghdad has killed a high-ranking militia commander. Thursday's strike comes amid mounting …
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By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ALI JABAR
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1/4/24
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South Korea's intelligence service says it views the young daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as her father’s likely heir apparent. The assessment by the National Intelligence Service is …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM and JIWON SONG
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1/4/24
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The largest male specimen of the world's most poisonous spider that boasts fangs powerful enough to pierce a human fingernail has found a new home after being discovered north of Sydney, Australia. …
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1/4/24
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El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele has taken his presidential reelection campaign beyond the tiny Central American country’s borders to capitalize on his rising profile across Latin America. During a …
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By MARCOS ALEMAN
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1/4/24
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The United States is calling on the U.N. Security Council to take urgent action against Yemen’s Houthi rebels for attacking ships in the key Red Sea trade route, and is warning their longtime …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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1/3/24
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Dominican prosecutors investigating Wander Franco amid allegations that the Tampa Bay Rays shortstop had a relationship with a minor have delivered evidence to a judge in the Dominican Republic. The …
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By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA
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1/3/24
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Hamas and Hezbollah have accused Israel of carrying out an airstrike that killed a top Hamas leader in Beirut. While Israel has not claimed responsibility, Tuesday’s airstrike had the hallmarks of …
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By MELANIE LIDMAN
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1/3/24
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Israel's Supreme Court delays activation of law that makes it harder to remove Netanyahu from office
Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that a law that could make it harder to remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from office must go into effect only after the next elections. The court says the …
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By TIA GOLDENBERG
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1/3/24
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After tumbling in polls, Netanyahu clings to power and aims to improve political standing during war
Critics say Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is increasingly using his perch as wartime leader to improve his political fortunes. Netanyahu has long been polarizing. He's served longer than …
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By TIA GOLDENBERG
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1/3/24
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Temperatures have fallen below minus 40 degrees Celsius in the Nordic region for a second day in a row, with the coldest January temperature recorded in Swedish Lapland in 25 years. The weather -– …
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By JAN M. OLSEN
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1/3/24
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Iran says explosions at an event honoring a prominent Iranian general slain in a U.S. airstrike in 2020 have killed at least 73 people and wounded 170 others. Iranian state media call them a …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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1/3/24
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NATO says it will help buy up to 1,000 Patriot missiles so allies can better protect their territory as Russia ramps up its air assault on Ukraine. NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency said …
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1/3/24
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Israel on alert for possible Hezbollah response after senior Hamas leader is killed in Beirut strike
Israel is on high alert for an escalation with Hezbollah after one of the top leaders of the Palestinian Hamas was killed in a strike in Beirut. The strike was widely blamed on Israel and heightened …
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By FADI TAWIL and SAMY MAGDY
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1/3/24
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The European Union has imposed sanctions on the world’s biggest diamond mining company and its chief executive officer as part of what it says is its “unwavering commitment” to Ukraine in the …
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1/3/24
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