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Israel uncovers major Hamas command center in Gaza City as cease-fire talks gain momentum
The Israeli military says it has uncovered a major Hamas command center in the heart of Gaza City, inflicting what it described as a serious blow to the Islamic militant group.
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US is engaging in high-level diplomacy to avoid vetoing a UN resolution on critical aid for Gaza
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Ukraine ends year disappointed by stalemate with Russia, and anxious about aid from allies
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Putin ratchets up military pressure on Ukraine as he expects Western support for Kyiv to dwindle
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‘Fat Leonard,’ a fugitive now returning to the US, was behind one of the military’s biggest scandals
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US defense secretary makes unannounced visit to USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier defending Israel
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A Palestinian baby girl, born 17 days ago during Gaza war, is killed with brother in Israeli strike
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Iran summons Germany’s ambassador over Berlin accusing Tehran in a plot to attack a synagogue
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Cocoa grown illegally in a Nigerian rainforest heads to companies that supply major chocolate makers
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Ethiopia and Egypt say no agreement in latest talks over a contentious dam on the Nile
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South Korean court orders 2 Japanese companies to compensate wartime Korean workers for forced labor
South Korea’s top court has ordered two Japanese companies to financially compensate more of their wartime Korean workers for forced labor.
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Meet the Russian professor who became mayor of a Colombian city
Mikhail Krasnov, a Russian-born professor of economics, this year became the mayor of Tunja, a city in Colombia’s Andean highlands.
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Pompeii’s ancient art of textile dyeing is revived to show another side of life before eruption
A new project inside the Pompeii archaeological site is reviving ancient textile dyeing techniques to show another side of daily life before the city was destroyed by a volcano in 79 A.D.
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A deal on US border policy is closer than it seems. Here’s how it is shaping up and what’s at stake
Amid grueling negotiations between senators and the White House, the contours of a bipartisan border security and immigration deal are beginning to take shape.
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Australia to send military personnel to help protect Red Sea shipping but no warship
Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles says his government will send 11 military personnel to support a U.S.
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Thailand sends 3 orangutans rescued from illicit wildlife trade back to Indonesia
Three trafficked Sumatran orangutans have been sent back from Thailand to Indonesia as part of a joint effort between the countries to tackle the illegal wildlife trade.
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Vigil held for 5-year-old migrant boy who died at Chicago shelter
CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of migrants and other people turned out Wednesday night for a vigil held for a 5-year-old migrant boy who died after becoming ill in a Chicago shelter.
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Bus crash kills player, assistant coach in Algerian soccer’s top league, matches postponed
The Algerian Football Federation says a bus crash has killed two members of its Ligue 1 side Mouloudia El Bayadh and that it would postpone all games scheduled for this week.
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UN is seeking to verify that Afghanistan’s Taliban are letting girls study at religious schools
The United Nations says it’s seeking to verify reports that Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are allowing girls of all ages to study at Islamic religious schools that are traditionally boys-only.
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North Korea’s Kim again threatens use of nukes as he praises troops for long-range missile launch
North Korean state media is reporting that leader Kim Jong Un says his country has a policy of not hesitating to launch a nuclear strike on its rivals if provoked, as he praised troops involved in its recent intercontinental ballistic missile test.
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A Kansas City-area man has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges over aviation exports to Russia
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas City-area man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal criminal charges accusing him of conspiring with a business partner to illegally export aviation-related technology to Russia, even after its invasion of Ukraine.
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Two railroad crossings are temporarily closed in Texas. Will there be a significant impact on trade?
The federal government has closed railroad crossings in two Texas border towns, raising concerns about the potential impact on cross-border trade.
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Mexican business group says closure of US rail border crossings costing $100 million per day
A leading Mexican business group says the U.S. decision to close two railway border crossings into Texas is costing $100 million per day in delayed shipments.
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Andrew Haigh on the collapsing times and unhealed wounds of his ghost story ‘All of Us Strangers’
The British filmmaker Andrew Haigh is accustomed to strong responses from his films. But his latest, “All of Us Strangers,” may be his most shattering.
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Turkey says its warplanes have hit suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq
The Turkish defense ministry says its warplanes have carried out a new round of airstrikes against Kurdish militant targets in neighboring Iraq.
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EU countries agree on compromise for overhaul of bloc’s fiscal rules
European Union finance ministers have sealed a deal to reform the 27-nation bloc’s fiscal rules after France and Germany finally adhered to a compromise.
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A pro-peace Russian presidential hopeful submits documents to register as a candidate
A Russian politician calling for peace in Ukraine has presented her documents to Russia’s Central Election Commission to register as a candidate for the country’s 2024 presidential election.
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Rome court convicts far-right activists for storming union offices to oppose COVID vaccine passes
A court in Rome has convicted the leader of a far-right party and six other far-right activists for rampaging through the headquarters of Italy’s most powerful labor confederation during a protest against COVID-19 certification requirements for workplaces.
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Separatist leader in Pakistan appears before cameras and says he has surrendered with 70 followers
The leader of the main insurgent group in southwestern Pakistan has appeared before cameras to say that he has surrendered to authorities with some 70 of his followers and is giving up his yearslong fight for independence.
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Men who died in Oregon small plane crash were Afghan Air Force pilots who resettled as refugees
The three men who died in a small plane crash in Oregon over the weekend were Afghan Air Force pilots who had resettled in the U.S. as refugees after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in 2021.
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Indictment against high-ranking Hezbollah figure says he helped plan deadly 1994 Argentina bombing
A high-ranking member of Hezbollah’s Islamic Jihad Organization has been charged in a New York federal court with terrorism offenses, though he remains at large.
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Swiss upper house seeks to ban display of racist, extremist symbols that incite hatred and violence
Switzerland’s upper house of parliament has taken steps toward banning the use of racist symbols that excuse violent or extremist behavior, including speech, gestures and the display of flags that stir hatred, as well as the public wearing of symbols reminiscent of Nazi tyranny in Europe.
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Jury convicts boy and girl in England of murdering transgender teenager in frenzied knife attack
A boy and a girl have been found guilty of murdering a transgender teenager during a frenzied knife attack in northwestern England earlier this year.
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U.S. imposes more Russian oil price cap sanctions and issues new compliance rules for shippers
The U.S. has imposed new sanctions on alleged violators of its price cap on Russian oil and tightened compliance rules for insurance firms and shippers that move it.
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Italian prosecutor acknowledges stalking threat against slain woman may have been underestimated
An Italian prosecutor has acknowledged that a stalking threat to a 26-year-old pregnant woman found stabbed to death in her home may have been underestimated by authorities who failed to take action against the man now suspected of killing her.
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AI systems can’t be named as the inventor of patents, UK’s top court rules
Britain’s Supreme Court ruled that an artificial intelligence system can’t be registered as the inventor of a patent, denying machines the same status as humans.
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Ireland to launch a legal challenge against the UK government over Troubles amnesty bill
Ireland’s government says it is taking legal action against British authorities over a controversial law that gives some immunity from prosecution for offenses committed during three decades of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland.
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina kicks off election campaign amid an opposition boycott
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has formally kicked off her ruling Awami League party’s campaign amid an election boycott by the country’s main opposition party.
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Analysts say Ukraine’s forces are pivoting to defense after Russia held off their counteroffensive
A British military analysis says Ukraine’s armed forces are taking up a more defensive posture, after their summer counteroffensive failed to achieve a major breakthrough against Russia’s army and as winter weather sets in after almost 22 months of war.
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Choking smog lands Sarajevo at top of Swiss index of most polluted cities for 2nd straight day
The Bosnian capital of Sarajevo has been intermittently engulfed in a toxic haze since the start of December, with air quality so bad it was placed first on a list of the world’s most polluted cities for a second straight day.
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