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Six Palestinians, Israeli police officer killed in West Bank clashes

Israeli forces killed six Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said, and an Israeli police officer was killed, Israeli officials said.

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Fear of violence looms over a contentious Bangladesh election as polls open

Voters in Bangladesh began casting their ballots Sunday as polls opened in an election fraught with violence and a boycott from the main opposition party.

January 7, 2024 5:07 pm
 

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India orders new drug-making standards after overseas deaths

Indian pharmaceutical companies must meet new manufacturing standards this year, according to a government notification released on Saturday, although small companies have asked for a delay, citing their debt load.

January 7, 2024 4:16 pm
 

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Putin citizenship decree violates children's rights, Ukraine says

Ukraine has condemned a decree signed by President Putin making it possible to confer Russian citizenship on Ukrainian children moved to Russia.

January 7, 2024 3:43 pm
 

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Ukraine-Russia war: missiles kill 11, including children, Ukrainian official says

A Russian missile strike has killed 11 people, including five children, in eastern Ukraine, a local official says.

January 7, 2024 2:28 pm
 

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US appeals court prevents California from banning guns in most public places

A federal appeals court on Saturday reinstated a judge’s ruling that barred California from enforcing a new law that bans the carrying of guns in most public places, a measure that the judge had concluded was unconstitutional.

January 7, 2024 1:50 pm
 

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Israel, Hezbollah trade fire across Lebanon border amid alarm over Gaza war spillover

Air raid sirens sounded across northern Israel on Saturday as Lebanon’s Iranian-backed Hezbollah group said it fired rockets at Israel, and Israel said it struck a “terrorist cell” in retaliation, as top U.S. and EU diplomats visited the region seeking to keep the war from spreading.

January 7, 2024 12:13 pm
 

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US defense secretary says he takes responsibility for secret hospitalization

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement he took “full responsibility” for secrecy surrounding an ongoing, week-long hospitalization for a still unspecified medical condition.

January 7, 2024 11:50 am
 

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Canada PM Justin Trudeau's official plane breaks down, again

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s aircraft has broken down during a trip to Jamaica, in his second travel incident in four months.

January 7, 2024 10:42 am
 

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U.S. grounding some Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes pending safety checks

The top U.S. aviation regulator is ordering the temporary grounding of many Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft for safety checks following a cabin panel blowout that forced a brand-new airplane operated by Alaska Airlines to make an emergency landing.

January 7, 2024 9:26 am
 

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Polling stations torched in Bangladesh day before election

At least 14 polling stations in Bangladesh have been set on fire, including one on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka.

January 7, 2024 8:32 am
 

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Supreme Court to rule if Trump can run for president

The US Supreme Court has said it will hear a historic case to determine if Donald Trump can run for president.

January 6, 2024 4:55 pm

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