A striking portrait of a young Palestinian boy who lost both arms in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City has been named Press Photo of the Year. Photographer Samar Abu Elouf, who is also from…
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US airstrikes on an oil port in western Yemen have killed at least 38 people, Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV reported Friday, marking one of the deadliest days since the United States escalated its aerial military campaign…
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Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday lifted a ban on Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, a group that was designated as a terrorist organization more than two decades ago. The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021…
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A US citizen hijacked a small Tropic Air plane in Belize on Thursday at knifepoint, injuring three others before being shot and killed, police said. The assailant pulled a knife while the plane was in…
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Hamas rejects ceasefire offer as far-right Israeli lawmakers call for escalation in Gaza
by adminHamas has rejected the Israeli ceasefire offer presented earlier this week, according to a senior Hamas official, instead calling for a “comprehensive” proposal to end the war. The rejection prompted far-right Israeli lawmakers to issue…
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Four people were killed and one severely injured when their cable car plunged into a ravine in Italy on Thursday, local authorities said. The accident happened after a cable on the Monte Faito cableway near…
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Thousands of Jewish worshippers visit Jerusalem holy site as Israeli lawmaker boasts ‘Arabs aren’t allowed to come near us’
by adminThousands of Jewish worshippers visited a Jerusalem holy site during the holiday of Passover as far-right Israeli lawmaker Zvi Sukkot boasted, “Arabs aren’t allowed to come near us.” Sukkot, a member of the Religious Zionism…
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German police raid home of teenage boy suspected of making highly toxic warfare agent
by adminPolice in Germany have raided the home of a teenage boy suspected of making and storing ricin, a highly toxic and deadly biological warfare agent. The 16-year-old is accused of producing “several vials” containing a…
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A restaurant chain has apologized after sparking outrage when it cut down an oak tree in London that was believed to be up to 500 years old. Described by British conservation charity the Woodland Trust…
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US and Ukraine to hold highest level talks in weeks with no end in sight to Russia’s war
by adminUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s international envoy, are set to meet Ukrainian officials in Paris at a summit Thursday aimed at bolstering Ukraine’s defenses against Russia’s unrelenting invasion.…