The elite Hezbollah commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon fought for the militant group for decades and took part in some of its biggest battles. Wissam al-Tawil was a …
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By BASSEM MROUE
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1/8/24
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A convicted leader of one of the most powerful drug gangs in Ecuador has vanished from the prison where he was serving his sentence. Authorities are investigating whether he escaped like he did a …
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1/8/24
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Far-right Dutch election winner Geert Wilders is withdrawing legislation he proposed in 2018 that calls for a ban on mosques and the Quran. The move announced Monday is a key concession to potential …
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By MIKE CORDER
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1/8/24
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The European Union’s top official for migration says member states will have to confront tough policy challenges to cope with the continent’s aging population. The EU home affairs commissioner …
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By LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS
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1/8/24
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Two U.S. fighter jets will fly over Bosnia in a demonstration of support for the Balkan country’s integrity in the face of increasingly secessionist policies of the Bosnian Serb pro-Russia leader …
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1/8/24
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Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik, who murdered 77 people in a far-right terror attack in 2011, launches his second attempt at suing the state accusing the Justice Department of breaching his …
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By MARK LEWIS
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1/8/24
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Slovenian rescuers are hoping to extract five people who have been trapped in a cave for two days because of high water levels. The rescue operation should be complete in mid-afternoon if everything …
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By ALI ZERDIN
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1/8/24
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un turns 40 on Monday with no announced public celebrations at home. He entered the new year with artillery barrages into the sea and vows to expand his nuclear arsenal. …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM and JIWON SONG
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1/8/24
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has opened his third day of meetings on an urgent Mideast diplomatic mission to prevent Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza from exploding into a broader …
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By MATTHEW LEE
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1/8/24
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A roadside bomb has exploded near a van carrying police assigned to protect workers in an anti-polio immunization campaign in restive northwestern Pakistan, killing at least six officers and wounding …
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By ANWARULLAH KHAN
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1/8/24
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has swept to power for a fourth consecutive term in Bangladesh following an election on Sunday that was boycotted by opposition parties and roiled by protests and …
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By KRUTIKA PATHI
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1/8/24
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India’s top court has restored life prison sentences for 11 Hindu men who raped a Muslim woman during deadly religious rioting two decades ago. The Supreme Court in its judgement Monday asked the …
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1/8/24
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Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on a village under the control of the pro-democracy resistance in the country’s northwest are reported to have killed at least 17 civilians, including nine …
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By GRANT PECK
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1/7/24
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With a deep freeze approaching, an animal shelter in Krakow, Poland, appealed to the public to adopt or at least temporarily shelter some of its dogs until the dangerous cold spell passes. The result …
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1/7/24
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Pioneering surgeon Roy Calne, who led Europe’s first liver transplant operation, has died aged 93. Calne’s family says he died late Saturday in Cambridge, England, where he was professor emeritus …
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By JILL LAWLESS
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1/7/24
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Slovenian authorities say five people are trapped in a cave in the southwest of the country because of high water levels caused by heavy rainfall. The group comprises a Slovenian family group of …
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By ALI ZERDIN
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1/7/24
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Unprecedented riots in support of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro took place on Jan. 8, 2023 in government buildings in the capital, Brasilia. Many saw the chaos as part of a failed attempt …
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By MAURICIO SAVARESE
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1/7/24
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Here’s what to know about the night South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius shot Reeva Steenkamp more than a decade ago in a killing that jolted the world and shattered the image of a sports …
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By GERALD IMRAY
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1/7/24
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Medics say an Israeli man has been fatally shot at a busy intersection in the West Bank. Sunday's drive-by shooting came hours after a violent confrontation elsewhere in the Israeli-occupied …
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1/7/24
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The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has mocked South Korea’s ability to detect weapons launches by the North. Kim Yo Jong's statement Sunday came as she denied Seoul’s claim …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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1/7/24
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