An Israeli Strike In Gaza Kills World Central Kitchen Workers. Israel Says 1 Was An Oct. 7 Attacker
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on a car in the Gaza Strip on Saturday killed five people, including employees of World Central Kitchen. The charity said it was “urgently seeking more details” after Israel’s military said it targeted a WCK worker...
In A Shock Offensive, Insurgents Breach Syria’s Largest City For The First Time Since 2016
BEIRUT (AP) — Insurgents breached Syria’s largest city Friday and clashed with government forces for the first time since 2016, according to a war monitor and fighters, in a surprise attack that sent residents fleeing and added fresh uncertainty to a region reeling from multiple...
British Lawmakers Vote In Favor Of Legalizing Assisted Dying
British lawmakers on Friday voted in favor of a landmark bill to legalize assisted dying in the U.K. In a historic vote, members of Parliament (MPs) supported the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill by 330 votes to 275. It followed four and a...
See First Images Of Notre Dame Cathedral’s Restored Interior, 5 Years After Devastating Fire
Five years after a fire tore through Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the results of intensive and painstaking renovation work on the building were revealed ahead of its reopening on Dec. 8. French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, toured the site, with video...
Day 2 Of The Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Sees Israeli Airstrike On Lebanon And Scattered Attacks
BEIRUT (AP) — Israel on Thursday carried out its first airstrike on Lebanon since a truce with Hezbollah announced this week, saying it targeted the militant group’s activity at a rocket storage facility in southern Lebanon that breached the ceasefire. Lebanese authorities reported scattered incidents...
Australia Passes World-First Law Banning Children Under 16 From Social Media
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Senate Thursday and will soon become a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to 50 million...
Stowaway Caught In Paris After Boarding Delta Flight In New York
Amid the Thanksgiving travel rush, a woman managed to get through airport security in New York without a boarding pass and take a flight to Paris, where she was taken into custody. Delta Air Lines flight 264 departed New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport...
Israel Launches Airstrike On Lebanon, Accuses Hezbollah Of Breaking Ceasefire Agreement
BEIRUT (AP) — The Israeli military on Thursday said its warplanes fired on southern Lebanon after detecting Hezbollah activity at a rocket storage facility, the first Israeli airstrike a day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took hold. There was no immediate word on...
Latest ‘Massive’ Russian Aerial Attack Cuts Power To 1 Million Homes In Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia conducted a “massive” attack against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Thursday, firing nearly 200 missiles and drones and leaving more than a million households without power, Ukrainian officials said. Russia’s second major aerial attack on Ukraine’s power grid in less than...
Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Quiets One Front, But Gaza Sees No End To Misery
JERUSALEM (AP) — For many across the Middle East, the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire came as a relief: the first major sign of progress in the region since war began more than a year ago. But for Palestinians in Gaza and families of hostages held in the...
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