Pope concludes Belgium visit, praises victims and demands abusers be judged

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BRUSSELS (AP) — Pope Francis demanded Sunday that sexually abusive clergy be judged and their bishops stop covering up their crimes as he ended a troubled visit to Belgium by...

Who will succeed Hassan Nasrallah?

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Lebanon's Hezbollah deputy leader Naim Qassem and executive council leader Hashem Safieddine, both wearing turbans in the centre of the crowd, march during a religious procession to mark Ashura in...

Hezbollah confirms Hassan Nasrallah killed in an Israeli airstrike

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BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Hezbollah group confirmed on Saturday that its leader and one of its founders, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut the previous day. ...

Manhunt under way as 17 people killed in South Africa mass shooting

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Lusikisiki (South Africa), September 28 — Seventeen people have been killed in a mass shooting in a remote South African town with a manhunt under way to find the perpetrators,...

Israeli military says it has killed Hezbollah chief Nasrallah

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Smoke billows following Israeli strikes over Beirut's southern suburbs, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon, September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir ...

At least 43 dead as Helene pummels southeast US

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Florida (USA), September 28 — At least 43 people have died and millions left without power on Friday as Hurricane Helene roared through the south-eastern US. Officials continued daring...

Japan's scandal-hit ruling party picks next PM

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The change of guard comes at a turbulent time for Japan's ruling party. (EPA) Tokyo, September 27 — Japan’s scandal-hit ruling party has elected Shigeru Ishiba as its new...

Myanmar rebels reject embattled junta's peace offer

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The exiled National Unity Government said the junta's offer was not worth considering. (Reuters) Naypyidaw, September 27 — Rebel groups have rejected a peace offer from Myanmar’s embattled junta, which...

Helene makes landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane

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Flooded streets after the Hurricane Helene are seen in Madeira Beach, Fla.,Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (Max Chesnes/Tampa Bay Times via AP) CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene made landfall in northwestern...

Israel striking Hezbollah with ‘full force’ despite ceasefire calls

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More than 600 people have been killed by Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon since Monday, according local authorities. (Getty Images) London, September 27 — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told...

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...