Leader of Palestinian Authority denounces Israeli Gaza offensive at UN, insists: ‘We will not leave’

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NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the Palestinian Authority denounced Israel and its offensive in the Gaza Strip in front of world leaders Thursday, appealing to other nations to...

South-eastern US braces for 'catastrophic' Hurricane Helene

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People in Florida prepared sandbags to protect their properties from flooding. (Reuters) Florida (USA), September 26 — Hurricane Helene continues to strengthen as it barrels toward the US Gulf...

Escalating Trump row looms over Zelensky's US visit

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President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant alongside top Democrats on Friday. (Reuters) Kyiv, September 26 — The Speaker of the US House Mike Johnson has demanded...

Lebanese state media says an Israeli strike killed 23 Syrian workers

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BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike in Lebanon hit a building housing Syrian workers, killing 23 of them and wounding eight other people, Lebanon’s state-run news agency reported Thursday. ...

World's longest-serving death row inmate acquitted in Japan

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Iwao Hakamada has been awaiting his potential execution for 56 years. (Reuters) Tokyo, September 26 — An 88-year-old man who is the world’s longest-serving death row inmate has been...

Putin proposes new rules for using nuclear weapons

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The Russian president has previously threatened the use of nuclear arms but his new proposal expands those scenarios. (Getty Images) Moscow, September 26 — Vladimir Putin says Russia would...

US and allies call for 21-day ceasefire across Lebanon-Israel border

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New York, September 26 — Allies including the US, UK and EU have called for a temporary ceasefire in Lebanon, following an escalation in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. ...

Canada's Trudeau faces no-confidence vote in parliament

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Toronto, September 25 — Canadian lawmakers are set to vote on a motion that could bring down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government and trigger an election, though it is...

Sri Lanka’s new leader must balance ties between India and China

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Marxist lawmaker who won Sri Lanka’s presidency faces a key challenge in how to balance ties with his country’s two most crucial partners, India and China,...

China test-fires ICBM for first time in decades

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According to the Pentagon's estimates China has more than 500 operational nuclear warheads in its arsenal. (Getty Images) Beijing, September 25 — China has said it successfully launched an...

Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage

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BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s landmark marriage equality bill was officially written into law Tuesday, allowing same-sex couples to legally wed. The law was published in the Royal Gazette after...

Trump warned by US intelligence of Iran assassination threats - campaign

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New York, September 25 — Donald Trump has been briefed by US intelligence on threats from Iran to assassinate him, his campaign said. The Republican presidential candidate was briefed...

Israeli strikes on Lebanon causing ‘carnage’, health minister says

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Israel has launched more than 1,000 air strikes on Lebanon over the past two days. (Getty Images) Beirut, London, September 25 — Lebanon’s health minister has said what is...

Cats have more freedom than Afghan women - Meryl Streep

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A cat may "feel the sun on her face" in a park but Afghan girls do not have such freedoms under the Taliban, Streep says. (EPA) New York, September...

India confirms first mpox case in current outbreak

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The virus with the new strain has been detected in a man from Kerala state. (Getty Images) Kerala, September 24 — India has reported its first case with the...