Israeli army says intercepted missile from Yemen

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  JERUSALEM, December 25 — The Israeli army said Wednesday it intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards the country from Yemen. Air raid sirens sounded over a wide...

Dozens killed as passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan

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Aktau, Kazakhstan, December 25 — A passenger plane has crashed with 67 people on board in Kazakhstan, local authorities say. Preliminary reports suggest there are 25 survivors, 22 of...

Global monitor says famine is weeks away in north Gaza

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Deaths from starvation will likely pass famine levels in northern Gaza as soon as next month owing to Israel’s “near-total blockade” of food and other aid, the...

Cities worldwide hold subdued Christmas celebrations amid conflicts

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BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The cheer that...

Protests in Syria over Christmas tree burning

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Damascus (Syria), December 24 — Protests have broken out in Syria over the burning of a Christmas tree, prompting calls for the new Islamist authorities to take steps to protect...

Pakistan govt agrees to consult PTI chief Imran Khan as negotiations begin

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Islamabad [Pakistan], December 24 (ANI) — As negotiations between the treasury and the opposition began to address political disputes, Senator Irfan Siddiqui, a member of the government's committee, said on...

7 killed, 1 injured in car crash in southern Philippines

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MANILA, December 24 — Seven people have been killed and one critically injured after a van crashed in South Cotabato province in southern Philippines, a town spokesperson said Tuesday. ...

Israel acknowledges it assassinated Hamas chief Haniyeh for first time

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Al Jazeera, December 24 — Israel’s Minister of Defence Israel Katz has for the first time publicly acknowledged that his country assassinated Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, warning that the Yemen-based...

Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill 28

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Gaza, December 23 — Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes overnight and early Sunday killed at least 28 Palestinians, including at one family's home and at a school building...

Musk, president? Trump says 'not happening'

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SYDNEY, December 23 — Could Elon Musk, who holds major sway in the incoming Trump administration, one day become president? On Sunday, Donald Trump answered with a resounding no,...

Thousands stream into Belgrade square to protest against populist Serbian leadership

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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tens of thousands of people streamed into a central square in Serbia’s capital on Sunday for a rally against populist President Aleksandar Vucic and his government,...

Private plane crash in Brazil kills pilot and his family

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Gramado (Brazil), December 23 — Ten members of a family have died after a private plane crashed into the city of Gramado in southern Brazil. Brazilian businessman Luiz Claudio...

Cyclone Chido kills 94 people in Mozambique

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BBC News, December 22 — Cyclone Chido has killed 94 people in Mozambique since it made landfall in the east African country last week, local authorities have said. The country's...

Helicopter crashes into Turkish hospital, killing four

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ANKARA, December 22 — Four people died when a helicopter crashed into a hospital in southwestern Turkey on Sunday, the provincial governor said, blaming the accident on thick fog. ...

38 people die in a crash between a passenger bus and a truck in Brazil

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Firefighters attend to a traffic accident after a packed bus collided with a truck, at the Fernao Dias national highway, near Teofilo Otoni, Brazil, December 21, 2024. Belo Horizonte Military...