UN says blasts kill nine at Gaza shelter as fighting rages

GAZA — Nine people have been killed and scores injured by blasts at a UN compound housing displaced civilians in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, the UN's agency for Palestinian refugees says.UNRWA

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South African police arrest suspect in connection with building fire that killed 77

JOHANNESBURG — Police in Gauteng have arrested a suspect in connection with the fire that tore through a five-story building in central Johannesburg last year and killed 77 people, South African public

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China landslide death toll rises to 31 after dozens buried in freezing winter temperatures

HONG KONG — The death toll from a landslide in southwest China has risen to 31, state media reported Tuesday, as rescue workers comb mud, snow and rubble in search of survivors.The landslide hit the

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Turkey’s parliament approves Sweden’s NATO membership

ANKARA — Turkish legislators on Tuesday endorsed Sweden’s membership in NATO, lifting a major hurdle on the previously nonaligned country’s entry into the military alliance.The legislators ratified

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Netanyahu touts ‘initiative’ to free hostages in Gaza as pressure mounts

TEL AVIV — Israel has offered a two-month ceasefire to Hamas as part of a prospective hostage deal, Axios reported Monday, citing two unnamed Israeli officials.It would be “the longest period of ceasefire

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Israel suffers biggest solider loss as criticism of war mounts at home

JERUSALEM — Israel's army said on Tuesday that 21 soldiers were killed in Gaza in the biggest loss of military life since fighting began in October.Israeli Defense Force spokesman Daniel Hagari said

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At least two dead, dozens missing in China landslide

BEIJING — At least two people have died while dozens others are missing after a landslide struck China's southwestern province of Yunnan.The landslide in Zhaotong city happened at 05:51 local time

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At NAM summit, Guterres repeats call for Gaza ceasefire, release of hostages

KAMPALA — UN Secretary-General António Guterres repeated his call for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and the unconditional release of all hostages, in an address to the latest summit of the Non-Aligned

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How London hotel sting caught Swiss museum heist thieves

GENEVA — On the night of June 1, 2019, a grey Renault Koleos pulled up outside Geneva's Museum of Far Eastern Art.Three men wearing ski masks, dark clothing and gloves got out and walked up the steps

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Biden says US strikes on Houthis in Yemen have not stopped Red Sea attacks

WASHINGTON — Houthi forces launched a new missile attack on a US-owned vessel on Thursday, after President Joe Biden said American strikes have not deterred the militants' campaign in the Red Sea.The

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Kashmir's rare snowless winter sets off alarm bells

SRINAGAR — In his 17 years of managing a hotel in Gulmarg, a picturesque town in Indian-administered Kashmir, Manzoor Ahmad has never seen a season without snow.But this year, things are different: the

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North Korea conducts 'underwater nuclear weapons system' test

SEOUL — North Korea says it has carried out a test of its "underwater nuclear weapons system" in response to drills by the US, South Korea and Japan this week.The underwater drone, which supposedly

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Netanyahu publicly rejects US push for Palestinian state

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has told the United States that he opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state once the conflict in Gaza comes to an end.In a news conference,

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King Charles to be treated for benign prostate condition

LONDON — King Charles III is set to attend hospital next week for treatment for an enlarged prostate.Buckingham Palace said the King's condition is benign but he will undergo a "corrective procedure".The

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Blinken grounded in Davos as plane has 'critical failure'

WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been grounded in Switzerland after his plane had a "critical failure" due to an oxygen leak, officials said.America's top diplomat

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Princess of Wales, in hospital after abdominal surgery

LONDON — The Princess of Wales is to stay in hospital for up to two weeks after undergoing abdominal surgery.Kensington Palace said the procedure was planned and successful but the princess is not expected

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Israel’s withdrawal of troops from Gaza sparks new government rift

TEL AVIV — A far-right Israeli government minister has criticized a decision by the country’s military to withdraw an army division from Gaza, exposing further divides between lawmakers over the military

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Iranian missile attack aimed at Pakistan militants kills 2 children

ISLAMABAD — Iranian missile strikes aimed at militants in neighboring Pakistan killed two children on Tuesday, Pakistani authorities said, as they condemned the “unprovoked violation of its airspace”

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Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to additional prison term

TEHRAN — Iran's Revolutionary Court has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi to an additional 15 months in prison.Ms Mohammadi has already spent 12 years in jail serving multiple sentences.She

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Hamas video claims to show hostages killed by Israeli air strikes

GAZA — Hamas has issued a new video purporting to show the bodies of two Israeli hostages, with the Palestinian group claiming that they died in air strikes on Gaza.It comes a day after Hamas released

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UN chief reiterates Gaza ceasefire call, condemns ‘collective punishment’ of Palestinians

NEW YORK — UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasized the imperative of establishing “basic conditions” to facilitate safe and full-scale aid delivery to civilians in Gaza while stressing

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Maldives ultimatum on troops deepens row with India

MALE — Bilateral ties between the Maldives and India — that have hit rock-bottom in recent weeks — have taken another tumble after Male formally asked Delhi to withdraw its troops from the island

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Iowa caucuses: Republican rivals make last-ditch bids to cut Trump's lead

DES MOINES, Iowa — Donald Trump and his Republican rivals are making last-ditch pitches to win support in Iowa, hours before voters in the state will kick-off the 2024 race for the White House.Candidates

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Six held over plot to disrupt London Stock Exchange

WEST MIDLANDS — Six people have been arrested on suspicion of a plot to disrupt the London Stock Exchange.The Met Police said information suggested activists from the Palestine Action group were intending

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Denmark’s King Frederik X takes the throne after abdication of Queen

COPENHAGEN — Denmark entered a new era as King Frederik X assumed the throne following the shock abdication of his mother Queen Margrethe II.For many in Denmark, Margrethe was the only monarch they had

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Asia's most eligible prince formally marries in 10-day Brunei celebration

LONDON — Brunei's Prince Abdul Mateen, lauded online for his good looks and military service, has married his commoner fiancée in a 10-day royal wedding.The Internet-famous prince revealed his relationship

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Iceland volcano erupts but ’no danger to life’

REYKJAVIK — A volcano is erupting in southwest Iceland — it started near the fishing town of Grindavik, which has been evacuated on Saturday.It began at about 03:00 GMT and Iceland's public broadcaster

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Ardern marries Gayford in private ceremony

WELLINGTON — New Zealand’s former prime minister Jacinda Ardern has married her long-term partner Clarke Gayford in a small private ceremony in North Island.The couple had intended to tie the knot

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Rishi Sunak pledges €2.9 billion military aid on surprise visit to Ukraine

KYIV — The British Prime Minister is expected to meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday, after announcing additional funding for the country's fight against Russia.The UK

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Ukraine MPs reject bid to crack down on draft dodgers

KYIV — Ukraine's parliament has refused to consider a conscription bill that proposes a crackdown on draft dodgers.MPs have criticized certain punishment measures included in the bill as unconstitutional.Some

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Illegal New York synagogue tunnel leads to 9 arrests

NEW YORK — Nine members of a New York Hasidic Jewish community have been arrested and charged over a secret tunnel that connected to a historic synagogue.They fought police after city officials and leaders

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Austin: Pentagon reveals US defense secretary had prostate cancer surgery

WASHINGTON —US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin suffered a urinary tract infection following surgery to treat a prostate cancer diagnosis, doctors have said.In a statement, doctors emphasized that cancer

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Boeing 737 Max 9: United Airlines find loose hardware in jet inspections

WASHINGTON — Bolts in need of "additional tightening" have been found during inspections of Boeing 737 Max 9s, United Airlines has said.United Airlines said "installation issues"

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Gang leader’s prison break puts restive Ecuador on high alert

QUITO — Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa on Monday declared a state of emergency for the South American nation after a notorious gang leader escaped from prison, heightening security fears as authorities

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Trump wants Georgia election subversion case dismissed, arguing he has presidential immunity

NEW YORK — Former US President Donald Trump is seeking to have the sweeping criminal conspiracy case against him in Georgia thrown out by arguing he is protected from prosecution under presidential immunity.Trump’s

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India's Supreme Court cancels Gujarat gangrape convicts' release

NEW DELHI — India's top court has canceled a 2022 Gujarat government order allowing the premature release of 11 men who were convicted for the gangrape of a pregnant Muslim woman, Bilkis Bano.The

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Abbas meets El-Sisi in Cairo, discusses ways to stop Gaza war

CAIRO —Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived here on Sunday for talks with his Egyptian counterpart Abdul-Fattah El-Sisi on the possibility of a durable ceasefire in Gaza Strip.The Palestinian

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Canada PM Trudeau's official plane breaks down, again

TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's aircraft has broken down during a trip to Jamaica, in his second travel incident in four months.The Canadian Armed Forces said on Friday that they

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Japan earthquake: Woman in 90s found alive under rubble five days later

TOKYO — A woman in her 90s has been found alive under rubble five days after a devastating earthquake struck central Japan.Rescue workers discovered her in the wreckage of a two-story building in the

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Hamas command in north Gaza destroyed, Israel says

GAZA — The Israeli army says it has "completed the dismantling" of Hamas's command structure in the northern Gaza Strip.Army spokesman Daniel Hagari told reporters that Palestinian militants

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FAA grounds 171 Boeing planes after mid-air blowout on Alaska Airlines jet

NEW YORK — The US airline regulator has ordered the grounding of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jets after an outer section of one of the planes fell off during an Alaska Airlines flight.The Federal Aviation

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Glynn Simmons: Freedom ‘exhilarating’ for man exonerated after 48 years

NEW YORK — Glynn Simmons took a long glance out the window of the car passenger seat as he drove with a friend along the freeway to Tulsa, Oklahoma. His gaze was fixated on the night sky, lit up with

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US teen kills 1, wounds 5 in Iowa school shooting

DES MOINES, Iowa — A 17-year-old gunman killed a sixth grade student and wounded five other people Thursday morning at Perry High School near Des Moines, Iowa, authorities said.The five people wounded

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Oscar Pistorius released from South Africa prison after serving 9 years for girlfriend’s murder

JOHANNESBURG — Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Paralympic and Olympic sprinter, was released from prison on parole on Friday, more than a decade after shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in

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Rescuers pull quake survivors from rubble in Japan as 72-hour ‘golden period’ closes

WAJIMA — The elderly woman emerged slowly on a stretcher, wrapped in blankets. Dazed but conscious, she thanked the firefighters, wearing helmets and headlamps, as they lifted her over the rubble of

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SpaceX accused of unlawfully firing staff critical of Elon Musk

WASHINGTON — SpaceX has been accused of unlawfully firing eight workers who were critical of its multi-billionaire chief executive Elon Musk.A complaint by a US labour agency says the employees sent

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Imam in critical condition after being shot outside a Newark mosque, police say

NEWARK, New Jersey — An imam was shot and critically injured outside a New Jersey mosque Wednesday morning, Newark police said.The shooting happened outside the Masjid Muhammad-Newark mosque around 6

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Safety rules ‘written in blood’ saved lives in Tokyo plane crash

TOKYO — Watching the footage of the Japan Airlines collision at Tokyo’s Haneda airport, it seems miraculous that anyone has emerged unscathed.Yet while, tragically, five of six crew on the Japan Coast

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Spain's Hermoso testifies World Cup kiss was not consensual

MADRID — Spanish World Cup-winning footballer Jenni Hermoso has testified to a Madrid court that a kiss from former football federation president Luis Rubiales was “not consensual”.He grabbed Hermoso

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Putin vows to ‘intensify’ attacks against Ukraine military targets

MOSCOW —President Vladimir Putin has pledged to “intensify” attacks against Ukraine, following days of aerial bombardment by both sides in the long-running war.Speaking during a visit to a military

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Japan earthquake: Thousands in shelters overnight after tsunami warnings

TOKYO — Thousands of people in Japan are spending the night in evacuation centers after a powerful earthquake.At least two people are feared dead, Kyodo news agency reports, with the toll likely to rise

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Massive earthquake jolts Japan, prompting tsunami warning

TOKYO — A powerful magnitude earthquake hit central Japan on Monday prompting Japanese officials to issue tsunami warning.Some of the first tsunami waves has already hit the Japanese shores. The official

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