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Hamas says it repelled Israeli rescue attempt in Gaza, hostage killed

The armed wing of Hamas said on Friday it had repelled an attempted hostage rescue by Israeli special forces in the Gaza Strip, inflicting several military casualties, and a ...

Ugandan nationals taken to Dubai then Thailand and Myanmar, where they were confined under armed ...

Zimbabwe's rainy season runs from November to March, but it has barely rained so far this year.

Palestinians seek slivers of safety as Israel battles Hamas in south Gaza city

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Israel battled Hamas militants in Gaza's biggest cities on Thursday and said it had attacked dozens of targets, leaving ...

Uganda accuses US of pushing 'LGBT agenda' after new round of sanctions

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Uganda's government on Wednesday denounced the United States' expansion of visa restrictions against its officials, ...

Al Jazeera says 22 relatives of Gaza correspondent killed by Israeli shelling

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Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media Network said an Israeli bombardment on Wednesday killed 22 relatives of its Gaza ...

Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused in gang-rape of teenager in New York

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Hip-hop star Sean "Diddy" Combs was accused in federal court on Wednesday of taking part in the gang rape of a ...

Actors ratify three-year contract, ending Hollywood's labor turmoil

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Members of the SAG-AFTRA actors union approved a three-year contract with major studios on Tuesday, formally ending six ...

Tanzania flood deaths rise to 63, prime minister says

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The death toll from floods in northern Tanzania following torrential rains this weekend has risen to 63, the prime ...

UK home secretary travels to Rwanda to sign new asylum treaty

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British Home Secretary James Cleverly will arrive in Rwanda on Tuesday to sign a new treaty to send asylum seekers to ...

WATCH | 13 dead, 10 still missing after climbing Indonesia's active Mt Marapi volcano

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Indonesia's volcanology agency had warned since 2011 that it was unsafe to climb the country's active Marapi volcano, ...

Escaped kangaroo captured after punching Canadian officer

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A kangaroo that escaped its handlers during transport to a new home was captured on Monday east of Toronto after a ...

Man stabs four to death in New York's Queens, police shoot him dead

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A man wielding a steak knife killed four members of his extended family, including two children, at a home in the ...

COP28 summit opens with hopes for early deal on climate damage fund

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Countries at the UN's COP28 climate summit opening on Thursday hope to clinch an early deal on a new fund to pay for ...

Israel and Hamas agree to extend truce for seventh day

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Israel and Hamas struck a last-minute agreement on Thursday to extend their six-day ceasefire by one more day to allow ...