Middle East latest: Israeli airstrikes kill 28 in Gaza

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By  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, December 12 — Palestinian medical officials say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 28 people in the Gaza Strip, including seven children and a woman, hours after...

Syria rebel leader vows to shut down notorious Assad prisons

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Thousands of prisoners were released from Saydnaya prison, pictured above, on Sunday. (Reuters) London & Damascus, December 12 — Syrian rebel forces have said they plan to close the...

Trump to be named Time’s ‘Person of the Year’ for second time

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(CNN), December 12 — Donald Trump once publicly speculated that Time would never name him the news magazine’s “Person of the Year.” Now, the honor will be bestowed on...

Law protecting historical holy sites under scrutiny in India

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The Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi city is at the centre of a dispute in court. (Getty Images) New Delhi, December 12 — India's top court is hearing a number...

UNGA demands ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Gaza, supports UNRWA

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Palestine's UN representative Riyad Mansour speaks at an emergency special session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City, the US, in October 2023 [File:...

S Korea's President Yoon vows to 'fight to the end'

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Seoul , December 12 — Embattled South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has defended his shock decision to declare martial law last week, saying he did it to protect the...

Syria rebels burn tomb of Bashar al-Assad's father

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London, December 11 — Syrian rebel fighters have destroyed the tomb of late president Hafez al-Assad, father of ousted president Bashar, in the family's hometown. Videos verified by the...

Russia's Medvedev in Beijing for talks with Chinese leaders

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BEIJING, December 11 — Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev is visiting Beijing this week for talks with leaders of the key Moscow partner, China's foreign ministry said Wednesday. "The...

Russian missile attack kills seven in Zaporizhzhia

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Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, December 11 — A Russian missile attack has killed at least seven people and injured another 22 - including a child - in Ukraine's southern city of Zaporizhzhia,...

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 26, Palestinian medics say

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CAIRO (AP) — Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 26 people overnight and into Wednesday, including one that hit a home where displaced people were sheltering in...

S Korea police raid president's office over martial law attempt

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Seoul, December 11 — Police in South Korea have raided the presidential office in Seoul, following President Yoon Suk Yeol's abortive attempt to impose martial law last week. The...

Sudan air strike causes 'horrific massacre' in a Darfur market

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The Sudanese military has fighter jets while the RSF has been accused of using drones. (Getty Images) Anne Soy & Lucy Fleming, December 10 — Sudan's military has been accused...

Ex-defense chief in South Korea tried to kill himself after being arrested over martial law case

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s previous defense minister was stopped from attempting suicide while in detention over last week’s martial law, officials said, as police were trying to...

Deadly landslides, flash floods hit Indonesia’s Java island

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Landslides, flash floods and strong winds devastated 172 villages and forced more than 3,000 people to flee [Rangga Firmansyah/AP Photo] JAVA (Indonesia), December 10 — Indonesian rescuers have recovered...

Sri Lanka repatriates 21 Indian fishermen

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Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 10 — Twenty-one Indian fishermen, who were arrested by the Sri Lanka Navy, have been successfully repatriated and are on their way back home, the Indian...