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Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza Strip as new ceasefire talks begin
By Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Dawoud Abu Alkas Reuters Israeli military strikes in the Gaza Strip have killed at least 70 people over the last ...Russia clears beaches after Black Sea oil spill, declares emergency in Crimea
Russia declared a regional state of emergency on Saturday in Crimea, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014, as workers cleared tons of contaminated ...Moscow-backed enclave in Moldova feels pain from lack of Russian gas
By Mark Trevelyan, Lucy Papachristou and Filipp Lebedev Reuters The severing of one of Russia’s last gas export routes to Europe is ...Germany and France seek a ‘new beginning’ with Syria
The top diplomats from Germany and France were in Syria on Friday to send what the German minister called a clear signal ...Israel struggles to deter escalating attacks from Yemen’s Houthi rebels as other fronts calm
BY TIA GOLDENBERG AP The rockets from Gaza have mostly fallen silent. A ceasefire with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon has taken hold. But repeated ...South Korea in crisis as bid to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol fails after tense ...
BY KIM TONG-HYUNG, Associated Press South Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour standoff ...Russia says it struck Ukrainian energy facilities
Russia said on Thursday it had attacked energy facilities in Ukraine that support Kyiv’s military-industrial complex. The Russian Defence Ministry said that ...FBI probes ‘terrorist’ links in New Orleans truck-ramming that killed 15
By Michael Mathes AFP A US Army veteran with an Islamic State flag and “hellbent” on carnage steered a pickup truck into ...Israel strikes Gaza City suburb as war grinds into the new year
The Israeli military kept up the pressure on northern Gaza on Wednesday, striking in a suburb of Gaza City, medics said, and ...In 2024, China saw warmest year in decades, breaking records yet again
Chinese meteorological data shows 2024 was the warmest year for the country since comparable records began more than six decades ago, the ...