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UN agency probes staff suspected of role in Oct 7 attacks on Israel

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said it had opened an investigation.

January 27, 2024 8:01 am
 

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Donald Trump ordered to pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million

Donald Trump was handed a stinging defeat by a Manhattan jury that ordered him to pay $83.3 million to the writer E. Jean Carroll.

January 27, 2024 7:44 am
 

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Climate threatened Tuvalu holds election watched by Taiwan, China

Voting began on Friday in the tiny Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu in a national election that is being closely watched by China, Taiwan, the US and its ally Australia, amid a tussle for influence in the region.

January 26, 2024 5:20 pm
 

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Gaza starves as Israel presses war on Hamas

In battered, hard-to-reach north Gaza, rare aid deliveries get mobbed by desperate, hungry Palestinians and aid workers report seeing people thin and visibly starving with sunken eyes.

January 26, 2024 9:27 am
 

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Russia says Ukraine had 15-minute warning on PoW flight

A senior Russian lawmaker said Ukrainian military intelligence had been given a 15-minute warning before a Russian military transport plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war entered an area where it was shot down on Wednesday, killing all on board.

January 26, 2024 8:40 am
 

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Trump opens up lead over Biden in rematch many Americans don't want

Donald Trump leads Democratic President Joe Biden by six percentage points in a Reuters/Ipsos poll that showed Americans are unhappy about an election rematch that came into sharper focus this week.

January 26, 2024 7:34 am
 

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Florida lawmakers vote to restrict children's access to social media

The Florida House of Representatives approved on Wednesday a bill aimed at barring children aged 16 and younger from social media platforms, following similar action in several states to limit online risks to young teenagers.

January 25, 2024 4:35 pm
 

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Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 65 of its own PoWs

Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of deliberately shooting down a Russian military transport plane carrying 65 captured Ukrainian soldiers to a prisoner exchange in what it called a barbaric act of terrorism that had killed a total of 74 people.

January 25, 2024 2:23 pm
 

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Israeli attack on UN refuge in Gaza prompts rare rebuke from Washington

Israeli tanks struck a huge U.N. compound sheltering displaced Palestinians on Wednesday, causing “mass casualties”, the United Nations said, as Israeli forces battled their way into crowded parts of Gaza without letting people out first.

January 25, 2024 7:30 am
 

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Trudeau govt to appeal ruling on use of emergency powers to end 2022 protests

The Canadian government will appeal a court ruling that Ottawa’s use of emergency powers in early 2022 to end anti-government protests was unreasonable, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said.

January 24, 2024 6:08 pm
 

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Plan for one-month Gaza truce makes progress

Israel and Hamas have moved closer to agreement on a 30-day ceasefire in Gaza when Israeli hostages and Palestinians prisoners would be released.

January 24, 2024 5:36 pm
 

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Atomic scientists keep 'Doomsday Clock' as close to midnight as ever

Atomic scientists kept their “Doomsday Clock” set as close to midnight as ever before.

January 24, 2024 4:21 pm

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