A senior Israeli official offers a grim prediction for the war as fighting rages in Gaza’s Rafah
TEL AVIV, Israel (news agencies) — Israel’s war with Hamas is likely to last through the end of the year, ...
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Colombia’s congress votes to ban bullfights, dealing a blow to the centuries-old tradition
BOGOTA, Colombia (news agencies) — Colombia’s congress voted Tuesday to ban bullfights in the South American nation, delivering a serious ...
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France’s Macron urges a green light for Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia with Western weapons
Western countries should let Ukraine strike military bases inside Russia with the sophisticated long-range weapons they are providing to Kyiv, ...
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Transitional council in Haiti selects new prime minister for a country under siege by gangs
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (news agencies) — U.N. development specialist Garry Conille was named Haiti’s new prime minister Tuesday evening, ...
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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be indicted for royal defamation, prosecutors say
BANGKOK (news agencies) — Thai prosecutors said Wednesday former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be indicted for defaming the monarchy, ...
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Europe’s cybersecurity chief says disruptive attacks have doubled recently, sees Russia behind many
ATHENS, Greece (news agencies) — Disruptive digital attacks, many of which have been traced to Russia-backed groups, have doubled in ...
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Mexico’s next president is likely a woman. But in some Indigenous villages, men have all the power
PLAN DE AYALA, Mexico (news agencies) — At 4:30 a.m., the girls and women begin to appear in the dark ...
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South Africans begins voting in an election seen as their country’s most important in 30 years
Cnews agenciesE TOWN, South Africa (news agencies) — South Africans began voting Wednesday in an election seen as their country’s ...
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US-built pier will be removed from Gaza coast and repaired after damage from rough seas
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — The U.S.-built temporary pier that has been taking humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians for less than ...
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Israeli strikes kill at least 37 Palestinians, most in tents, near Gaza’s Rafah as offensive expands
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (news agencies) — Israeli shelling and airstrikes killed at least 37 people, most of them sheltering ...
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