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Israel and Hamas war rages despite U.N. cease-fire demand, as U.N. envoy accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza
Israel and Hamas war rages despite U.N. cease-fire demand, as U.N. envoy accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza

Kenya begins handing over 429 bodies of doomsday cult victims to families:
Kenya begins handing over 429 bodies of doomsday cult victims to families: "They are only skeletons"

Soccer star Vinícius Júnior breaks down in tears while talking about racist insults:
Soccer star Vinícius Júnior breaks down in tears while talking about racist insults: "I'm losing my desire to play"

Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, given chance to appeal against U.S. extradition by U.K. court
Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, given chance to appeal against U.S. extradition by U.K. court

Heavy rains in Brazil kill dozens; girl rescued after more than 16 hours under mud
Heavy rains in Brazil kill dozens; girl rescued after more than 16 hours under mud

Netanyahu cancels delegation to U.S. after it abstains from cease-fire vote at U.N.
Netanyahu cancels delegation to U.S. after it abstains from cease-fire vote at U.N.

U.N. Security Council passes resolution demanding immediate Hamas-Israel war cease-fire, release of hostages
U.N. Security Council passes resolution demanding immediate Hamas-Israel war cease-fire, release of hostages

EU investigating Apple, Google and Meta's suspected violations of new Digital Markets Act
EU investigating Apple, Google and Meta's suspected violations of new Digital Markets Act

Earth just experienced a severe geomagnetic storm. Here's what that means – and what you can expect.
Earth just experienced a severe geomagnetic storm. Here's what that means – and what you can expect.

Ecuador's youngest mayor, Brigitte Garcia, and her adviser are found shot to death inside car
Ecuador's youngest mayor, Brigitte Garcia, and her adviser are found shot to death inside car

Court says 2 of 4 men charged in Moscow attack admit guilt as suspects show signs of beating
Court says 2 of 4 men charged in Moscow attack admit guilt as suspects show signs of beating

Princess Kate and Prince William
Princess Kate and Prince William "are extremely moved" by public response to her cancer diagnosis, palace says

Russia observes national day of mourning as concert hall attack death toll climbs to 137
Russia observes national day of mourning as concert hall attack death toll climbs to 137

2 Holland America crew members die during
2 Holland America crew members die during "incident" on cruise ship

Former gaming executive sentenced to death in poisoning of billionaire Netflix producer in China
Former gaming executive sentenced to death in poisoning of billionaire Netflix producer in China

Former Filipino congressman accused of orchestrating killings of governor and 8 others is arrested at golf range
Former Filipino congressman accused of orchestrating killings of governor and 8 others is arrested at golf range

For the first time, Russia admits it's
For the first time, Russia admits it's "in a state of war" with Ukraine

Russia and China veto U.S. resolution calling for cease-fire in Gaza as Blinken visits Israel
Russia and China veto U.S. resolution calling for cease-fire in Gaza as Blinken visits Israel

Viral ad campaign challenges perceptions for World Down Syndrome Day 2024
Viral ad campaign challenges perceptions for World Down Syndrome Day 2024

Russia attacks Ukraine's capital with missiles after Putin's threat to
Russia attacks Ukraine's capital with missiles after Putin's threat to "respond in kind" to strikes in Russia

Iceland's latest volcanic eruption will have an impact as far as Russia
Iceland's latest volcanic eruption will have an impact as far as Russia

South Africa water crisis sees taps run dry across Johannesburg
South Africa water crisis sees taps run dry across Johannesburg

U.K. authorities probe possible Princess Kate medical record breach as royals slog through photo scandal
U.K. authorities probe possible Princess Kate medical record breach as royals slog through photo scandal

Dodgers' star Shohei Ohtani targeted by bomb threat, prompting police investigation in South Korea
Dodgers' star Shohei Ohtani targeted by bomb threat, prompting police investigation in South Korea

Images from deep inside Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant show daunting scale of clean-up job
Images from deep inside Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant show daunting scale of clean-up job

Blinken says all of Gaza facing
Blinken says all of Gaza facing "acute food insecurity" as U.S. pushes Netanyahu over his war plans

Protesters in Cuba decry power outages, food shortages
Protesters in Cuba decry power outages, food shortages

Hope for Israel-Hamas war truce tempered by growing rift between Netanyahu and his U.S. and European allies
Hope for Israel-Hamas war truce tempered by growing rift between Netanyahu and his U.S. and European allies

Gambia may become first nation to reverse female genital mutilation ban
Gambia may become first nation to reverse female genital mutilation ban

First flight of Americans from Haiti lands at Miami International Airport to escape chaos
First flight of Americans from Haiti lands at Miami International Airport to escape chaos

Russia's Vladimir Putin hails election victory, but critics make presence known despite harsh suppression
Russia's Vladimir Putin hails election victory, but critics make presence known despite harsh suppression

North Korea resumes missile tests days after U.S., South Korea conclude military drills
North Korea resumes missile tests days after U.S., South Korea conclude military drills

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro clinches nomination for upcoming national election; seeks third term
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro clinches nomination for upcoming national election; seeks third term

U.S. government charter flight to evacuate Americans from Haiti, as hunger soars:
U.S. government charter flight to evacuate Americans from Haiti, as hunger soars: "There are a lot of desperate people"

Wales elects Vaughan Gething, first Black national leader in Europe
Wales elects Vaughan Gething, first Black national leader in Europe

Biden praises Schumer's
Biden praises Schumer's "good speech" criticizing Netanyahu

Biden faces Irish backlash over Israel-Hamas war ahead of St. Patrick's Day event with Ireland's leader
Biden faces Irish backlash over Israel-Hamas war ahead of St. Patrick's Day event with Ireland's leader

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer calls for new election in Israel amid increasing criticism of Netanyahu
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer calls for new election in Israel amid increasing criticism of Netanyahu

North Korea says Kim Jong Un test drove a new tank, urged troops to complete
North Korea says Kim Jong Un test drove a new tank, urged troops to complete "preparations for war"

Dozens feared drowned crossing Mediterranean from Libya, aid group says
Dozens feared drowned crossing Mediterranean from Libya, aid group says

Russian media claims Houthis have hypersonic missiles to target U.S. ships in the Red Sea
Russian media claims Houthis have hypersonic missiles to target U.S. ships in the Red Sea

Another mayoral contender killed in Mexico, 6th politician murdered this year ahead of national elections
Another mayoral contender killed in Mexico, 6th politician murdered this year ahead of national elections

Banning same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a Japanese high court rules
Banning same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a Japanese high court rules

Anti-terrorism team of U.S. Marines sent to Haiti to protect U.S. Embassy after prime minister says he will resign
Anti-terrorism team of U.S. Marines sent to Haiti to protect U.S. Embassy after prime minister says he will resign

UNRWA says Israeli strike hit Gaza food aid center, killing 1 staffer and wounding 22 others
UNRWA says Israeli strike hit Gaza food aid center, killing 1 staffer and wounding 22 others

Nigeria hit by another mass kidnapping, with more than 300 now believed missing
Nigeria hit by another mass kidnapping, with more than 300 now believed missing

Putin again threatens to use nuclear weapons, claims Russia's arsenal
Putin again threatens to use nuclear weapons, claims Russia's arsenal "much more" advanced than America's

Commercial rocket seeking to be Japan's first to boost satellite into orbit is blown up right after liftoff
Commercial rocket seeking to be Japan's first to boost satellite into orbit is blown up right after liftoff

U.S. giving Ukraine $300 million in weapons even as Pentagon lacks funds to replenish stockpile
U.S. giving Ukraine $300 million in weapons even as Pentagon lacks funds to replenish stockpile

Russian military plane with 15 people on board crashes after engine catches fire during takeoff
Russian military plane with 15 people on board crashes after engine catches fire during takeoff

India implements controversial citizenship law singling out Muslims, drawing accusations of polarization
India implements controversial citizenship law singling out Muslims, drawing accusations of polarization

American-Israeli IDF soldier Itay Chen confirmed to have died during Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack
American-Israeli IDF soldier Itay Chen confirmed to have died during Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack

Influencer Andrew Tate detained in Romania, given British arrest warrant alleging sexual aggression
Influencer Andrew Tate detained in Romania, given British arrest warrant alleging sexual aggression

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry agrees to resign, bowing to international and internal pressure
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry agrees to resign, bowing to international and internal pressure

Israel likely to face Hamas resistance
Israel likely to face Hamas resistance "for years to come," U.S. intelligence assessment says

5 missing skiers found dead in Swiss Alps, search for 6th continues:
5 missing skiers found dead in Swiss Alps, search for 6th continues: "We were trying the impossible"

Netanyahu dismisses Biden's warning over
Netanyahu dismisses Biden's warning over "innocent lives being lost" in Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza

U.S. military airlifts embassy staff from Port-au-Prince amid Haiti's escalating gang violence
U.S. military airlifts embassy staff from Port-au-Prince amid Haiti's escalating gang violence

Pope Francis says Ukraine should have
Pope Francis says Ukraine should have "courage of the white flag" against Russia

Chaos unfolds in Haiti as Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday
Chaos unfolds in Haiti as Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday

Nigeria police say 15 school children were kidnapped, days after armed gunmen abducted nearly 300
Nigeria police say 15 school children were kidnapped, days after armed gunmen abducted nearly 300

U.S. forces, allies shoot down more than 2 dozen Houthi drones in Red Sea
U.S. forces, allies shoot down more than 2 dozen Houthi drones in Red Sea

CIA director returns to Middle East to push for hostage, cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel
CIA director returns to Middle East to push for hostage, cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel

At least 10 dead, 10 missing as flash floods and landslide hit Indonesia's Sumatra island
At least 10 dead, 10 missing as flash floods and landslide hit Indonesia's Sumatra island

Families still hope to meet with Biden as first National Hostage Day flag is raised
Families still hope to meet with Biden as first National Hostage Day flag is raised

Maritime corridor for aid to Gaza will take two months to build and 1,000 U.S. forces, Pentagon says
Maritime corridor for aid to Gaza will take two months to build and 1,000 U.S. forces, Pentagon says

Dozens of Indian nationals duped into joining Russia's war against Ukraine, government says
Dozens of Indian nationals duped into joining Russia's war against Ukraine, government says

Biden to announce construction of temporary port on Gaza coast for humanitarian aid
Biden to announce construction of temporary port on Gaza coast for humanitarian aid

Witnesses in Nigeria say hundreds of children kidnapped in second mass-abduction in less than a week
Witnesses in Nigeria say hundreds of children kidnapped in second mass-abduction in less than a week

Israel-Hamas cease-fire unlikely before Ramadan as Hamas delegation leaves talks, but says they'll resume
Israel-Hamas cease-fire unlikely before Ramadan as Hamas delegation leaves talks, but says they'll resume

What is happening in Haiti? Here's what to know.
What is happening in Haiti? Here's what to know.

February 2024 was the hottest on record, with global temperatures surpassing critical climate threshold
February 2024 was the hottest on record, with global temperatures surpassing critical climate threshold

Ship sunk by Houthis likely responsible for damaging 3 telecommunications cables under Red Sea
Ship sunk by Houthis likely responsible for damaging 3 telecommunications cables under Red Sea

Haiti's top gang leader warns of
Haiti's top gang leader warns of "civil war that will lead to genocide" unless prime minister steps down

U.S. warship downs Houthi drones and missiles fired at it in Red Sea, as Iran says it's seizing oil shipment
U.S. warship downs Houthi drones and missiles fired at it in Red Sea, as Iran says it's seizing oil shipment

Starbucks Middle East franchisee cuts 2,000 workers amid Gaza war boycotts
Starbucks Middle East franchisee cuts 2,000 workers amid Gaza war boycotts

Ukraine says it sank a Russian warship off Crimea in much-needed victory amid front line losses
Ukraine says it sank a Russian warship off Crimea in much-needed victory amid front line losses

Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport as thousands escape prisons:
Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport as thousands escape prisons: "Massacring people indiscriminately"

U.N. says
U.N. says "reasonable grounds to believe" Hamas carried out sexual attacks on Oct. 7, and likely still is

Tesla's Giga Berlin plant in Germany evacuated as suspected arson fire knocks out power to surrounding area
Tesla's Giga Berlin plant in Germany evacuated as suspected arson fire knocks out power to surrounding area

Biden administration asks Supreme Court to block Texas from arresting migrants under SB4 law
Biden administration asks Supreme Court to block Texas from arresting migrants under SB4 law

Top Israeli cabinet official meets with U.S. leaders in Washington despite Netanyahu's opposition
Top Israeli cabinet official meets with U.S. leaders in Washington despite Netanyahu's opposition

France enshrines woman's constitutional right to an abortion in a global first
France enshrines woman's constitutional right to an abortion in a global first

British warship and U.S. aircraft seize 6,000 pounds of cocaine and other drugs after
British warship and U.S. aircraft seize 6,000 pounds of cocaine and other drugs after "high-speed chase" in Caribbean Sea

Germany accuses Russia of
Germany accuses Russia of "hybrid attack" with leaked audio of military officials discussing Ukraine

Vice President Kamala Harris calls for Israel-Hamas war immediate cease-fire
Vice President Kamala Harris calls for Israel-Hamas war immediate cease-fire "given the immense scale of suffering" in Gaza

Alexey Navalny's funeral in Russia draws crowds to Moscow church despite tight security
Alexey Navalny's funeral in Russia draws crowds to Moscow church despite tight security

Israel faces mounting condemnation over killing of Palestinians in Gaza City aid distribution melee
Israel faces mounting condemnation over killing of Palestinians in Gaza City aid distribution melee

Haiti capital Port-au-Prince gripped by chaos as armed gangs kill police, vow to oust prime minister
Haiti capital Port-au-Prince gripped by chaos as armed gangs kill police, vow to oust prime minister

Prince William visits synagogue after bailing on event as Kate and King Charles face health problems
Prince William visits synagogue after bailing on event as Kate and King Charles face health problems

Putin says talk of NATO troops being sent to Ukraine
Putin says talk of NATO troops being sent to Ukraine "raises the real threat of a nuclear conflict"

Israel accused of opening fire on Gaza civilians waiting for food as Hamas says war death toll over 30,000 people
Israel accused of opening fire on Gaza civilians waiting for food as Hamas says war death toll over 30,000 people

Returning to Ukraine's front line, CBS News finds towns falling to Russia, and troops begging for help
Returning to Ukraine's front line, CBS News finds towns falling to Russia, and troops begging for help

Ghana's parliament passes strict new anti-LGBTQ legislation to extend sentences and expand scope
Ghana's parliament passes strict new anti-LGBTQ legislation to extend sentences and expand scope

Prince Harry loses legal case against U.K. government over downgraded security
Prince Harry loses legal case against U.K. government over downgraded security

Alexey Navalny's team announces Moscow funeral arrangements, tells supporters to
Alexey Navalny's team announces Moscow funeral arrangements, tells supporters to "come early"

Alexey Navalny's team announces Moscow funeral arrangements, tells supporters to "come early"

Alexey Navalny's team announces Moscow funeral arrangements, tells supporters to come early

The funeral service for Russia's most prominent opposition figure, Alexey Navalny, will be held on Friday at a church in the Moscow neighborhood where he lived, his press secretary said Wednesday.

"Alexey's funeral service will take place in the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God 'Relieve My Sorrows' in Maryino on March 1 at 14:00. Come early." Navalny's ally Kira Yarmysh said on social media. "The funeral will take place at the Borisov Cemetery."

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Prince Harry loses legal case against U.K. government over downgraded security

Prince Harry loses legal case against U.K. government over downgraded security

Prince Harry was not improperly stripped of his publicly funded security detail during visits to Britain after he gave up his status as a working member of the royal family and moved to the U.S., a London judge ruled Wednesday. Justice Peter Lane said in the High Court that the decision to provide security to Harry on a case-by-case basis was not unlawful, irrational or unjustified.

The Duke of Sussex claimed he and his family were endangered when visiting the U.K. because of hostility toward him and his wife on social media and relentless hounding by news media. His lawyer argued that the government group that evaluated Harry's security needs acted irrationally and...more



 

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Wed, February 28, 2024 5:24pm
 
Ghana's parliament passes strict new anti-LGBTQ legislation to extend sentences and expand scope

Ghana's parliament passes strict new anti-LGBTQ legislation to extend sentences and expand scope
People attend a rally against a controversial bill being considered by Ghana's parliament that would make identifying as LGBTQ or advocating for LGBTQ rights a criminal offense punishable by prison, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, Oct. 11, 2021. EMILY LESHNER/AP

Ghana's parliament approved a highly controversial anti-LGBTQ bill on Wednesday after months of debate. The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values bill is one of the toughest pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislation in Africa.

Homosexuality is already illegal in Ghana and punishable by up to three years in prison. Under the new law, that maximum sentence will increase to...more



 

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Wed, February 28, 2024 5:32pm
 
Returning to Ukraine's front line, CBS News finds towns falling to Russia, and troops begging for help

Returning to Ukraine's front line, CBS News finds towns falling to Russia, and troops begging for help
Ukrainian servicemen of 93rd brigade fire a 2S1 Gvozdika self propelled howitzer towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, Feb. 22, 2024. STRINGER/REUTERS

Ukraine's ammunition starved troops pulled back from two more villages in the country's war-torn east this week, ceding them to Russian forces who've capitalized on their enemies' shortages to seize more territory after taking the hard-fought city of Avdiivka about two weeks ago.

After punishing battles that decimated Bakhmut and then Avdiivka — cities that stood as symbols of Ukrainian resistance for months, even years, but...more



 

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Thu, February 29, 2024 2:05pm
 
Israel accused of opening fire on Gaza civilians waiting for food as Hamas says war death toll over 30,000 people

Israel accused of opening fire on Gaza civilians waiting for food as Hamas says war death toll over 30,000 people
Palestinians receive medical care at Kamal Edwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, Feb. 29, 2024, after Israeli soldiers allegedly opened fire at Gaza residents who rushed toward trucks loaded with humanitarian aid. AFP VIA GETTY

Witnesses and medics said Israeli forces opened fire Thursday on thousands of Palestinians who had gathered in an open area of Gaza City hoping to receive food and other desperately needed humanitarian aid. Hamas, which controlled the Gaza Strip for almost two decades before it sparked the current war with its Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel, said Israeli forces "targeted a...more



 

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Thu, February 29, 2024 2:26pm
 
Putin says talk of NATO troops being sent to Ukraine "raises the real threat of a nuclear conflict"

Putin says talk of NATO troops being sent to Ukraine raises the real threat of a nuclear conflict
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers an annual address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, in Moscow, Feb. 29, 2024. KREMLIN PRESS OFFICE/HANDOUT/ANADOLU/GETTY

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to fulfill Moscow's goals in Ukraine and sternly warned the West against deeper involvement in the fighting, saying that such a move is fraught with the risk of a global nuclear conflict. Putin's blunt warning came in a state-of-the-nation address ahead of next month's election, which he's all but certain to win, underlining his readiness to raise the stakes in the tug-of-war with the West to protect the Russian gains in...more



 

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Thu, February 29, 2024 2:37pm
 
Prince William visits synagogue after bailing on event as Kate and King Charles face health problems

Prince William visits synagogue after bailing on event as Kate and King Charles face health problems
William, the Prince of Wales, wears a kippah as he visits the Western Marble Arch Synagogue in London, England, Feb. 29, 2024. TOBY MELVILLE/WPA POOL/GETTY

Prince William condemned antisemitism during a visit to a London synagogue on Thursday, the first time he appeared in public after unexpectedly pulling out of a royal event earlier in the week. William's bailing on the memorial event for his late godfather fueled speculation over the royal family's vague assurances that both William's father King Charles III, and his wife Kate, the Princess of Wales, continue to do well amid health problems.

The royal said he and...more



 

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Fri, March 01, 2024 4:38pm
 
Haiti capital Port-au-Prince gripped by chaos as armed gangs kill police, vow to oust prime minister

Haiti capital Port-au-Prince gripped by chaos as armed gangs kill police, vow to oust prime minister
Police are seen during an anti-gang operation in the Portail neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Feb. 29, 2024. ODELYN JOSEPH/AP

Gun battles across the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince Thursday left four police officers dead as a prominent gang leader said a coordinated attack by armed groups was underway to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Shots were heard across the city as authorities battled assailants who had targeted police stations, including two that were set on fire, as well as a police academy and the Toussaint-Louverture International Airport.

"Today, we announce that all armed groups are going to act to get...more



 

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Fri, March 01, 2024 4:43pm
 
Israel faces mounting condemnation over killing of Palestinians in Gaza City aid distribution melee

Israel faces mounting condemnation over killing of Palestinians in Gaza City aid distribution melee
Protesters demand a cease-fire and condemn the death of over 100 people earlier in the day as a crowd gathered in Gaza City hoping to collect food aid, during an emergency rally calling for an end to the war, the return of Israeli hostages, and a better future for Israelis and Palestinians, Feb. 29, 2024, in Tel Aviv, Israel. ALEXI ROSENFELD/GETTY

China and Turkey joined Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan on Friday in condemning Israeli forces for firing on Palestinians waiting for the delivery of aid in Gaza the previous day, with its foreign ministry calling the event "yet another crime against humanity." France called for an independent...more



 

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Fri, March 01, 2024 4:47pm
 
Alexey Navalny's funeral in Russia draws crowds to Moscow church despite tight security

Alexey Navalny's funeral in Russia draws crowds to Moscow church despite tight security
An image shared by Alexey Navalny's organization shows the late Russian opposition leader in his casket during his funeral service at the Mother of God 'Relieve My Sorrows' church in Moscow, Russia, March 1, 2024. REUTERS/HANDOUT/ALEXEY NAVALNY

People lined up for at least half a mile outside the Moscow church where Alexey Navalny's funeral took place Friday to bid farewell to Russia's most prominent opposition figure. Navalny, one of the most vocal critics of President Vladimir Putin, died two weeks ago in a remote Russian prison, and his family and allies have accused the Russian leader of having him killed.

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Fri, March 01, 2024 4:52pm
 
Vice President Kamala Harris calls for Israel-Hamas war immediate cease-fire "given the immense scale of suffering" in Gaza

Vice President Kamala Harris calls for Israel-Hamas war immediate cease-fire given the immense scale of suffering in Gaza
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in Selma, Alabama, March 3, 2024. ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/GETTY

Rania Abu Anza's twins, a boy and a girl, were conceived after she spent more than a decade and three rounds of fertility treatments trying to become a mother. At just six months old, they were both killed Saturday, along with at least 14 other members of the Abu Anza family, in an Israeli strike on the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

"What did these babies do," the bereaved mother asked, holding her babies' bodies. "What are you doing? Just watching us die?"

After nearly five months of a war that has killed...more



 

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Tue, March 05, 2024 2:16pm
 
Germany accuses Russia of "hybrid attack" with leaked audio of military officials discussing Ukraine

Germany accuses Russia of hybrid attack with leaked audio of military officials discussing Ukraine
German Ambassador to Russia Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, is seen outside of Russian Foreign Ministry building in Moscow after being summoned to appear following the publication by Russian media of an audio recording of a meeting between senior German military officials discussing weapons for Ukraine, March 4, 2024. SEFA KARACAN/ANADOLU/GETTY

The Kremlin said Monday that a leaked audio recording broadcast over the weekend by Russian media, of a meeting between high-ranking German military officers discussing the hypothetical provision of long-range missiles to Ukraine, showed "the direct involvement of the collective West" in the...more



 

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Tue, March 05, 2024 2:23pm
 
British warship and U.S. aircraft seize 6,000 pounds of cocaine and other drugs after "high-speed chase" in Caribbean Sea

British warship and U.S. aircraft seize 6,000 pounds of cocaine and other drugs after high-speed chase in Caribbean Sea

In a scene that could have been lifted from a Hollywood screenplay, a British warship and an American patrol aircraft chased down a speedboat as its crew tried to flee and dump its cargo of drugs into the water near the U.S. Virgin Islands, officials announced Monday.

British sailors on HMS Trent and a U.S. Coast Guard team eventually intercepted the alleged drug-smuggling boat and recovered about 6,000 pounds of cocaine and other drugs, the U.K.'s Ministry of Defence said in a news release. The drugs had an estimated street value of $280 million.

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Tue, March 05, 2024 2:32pm
 
France enshrines woman's constitutional right to an abortion in a global first

France enshrines woman's constitutional right to an abortion in a global first
A woman clenches her fist and others hold flags of the "Fondation des Femmes" women's rights group as they gather at the Place du Trocadero in Paris, France, March 4, 2024, during the broadcasting of the convocation of both houses of parliament to vote on a bill to enshrine the right of abortion in the country's constitution. DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/GETTY

France became the first country to enshrine a woman's right to an abortion in its constitution. Lawmakers from France's upper and lower houses of parliament met Monday and easily passed the historic amendment.

The bill was approved in an overwhelming 780-72 vote, and nearly the entire joint session...more



 

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Tue, March 05, 2024 2:48pm
 
Top Israeli cabinet official meets with U.S. leaders in Washington despite Netanyahu's opposition

Top Israeli cabinet official meets with U.S. leaders in Washington despite Netanyahu's opposition
Israel's former defense minister Benny Gantz speaks during a parliament meeting in Jerusalem on July 10, 2023. MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz is meeting with top leaders in Washington this week, although Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opposes his visit.

Gantz, who is the chairman of Israel's National Unity Party and a political opponent of Netanyahu, met with Vice President Kamala Harris and national security adviser Jake Sullivan at the White House on Monday, and was set to sit down with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Capitol Hill later in the day. On Tuesday, Gantz is...more



 

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Tue, March 05, 2024 2:54pm
 
Biden administration asks Supreme Court to block Texas from arresting migrants under SB4 law

Biden administration asks Supreme Court to block Texas from arresting migrants under SB4 law

The Biden administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to block Texas from enforcing an immigration law known as SB4 that would allow state law enforcement officials to arrest migrants suspected of crossing into the U.S. without authorization.

One of the most far-reaching state immigration laws in modern U.S. history, SB4 would empower Texas law enforcement officials to stop, jail and prosecute migrants on state criminal charges of illegal entry or reentry. It would also allow state judges to issue de facto deportation orders against suspected violators of the law.

Last week, U.S. District Court Judge David Ezra granted a request from...more



 

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Tue, March 05, 2024 3:05pm
 
Tesla's Giga Berlin plant in Germany evacuated as suspected arson fire knocks out power to surrounding area

Tesla's Giga Berlin plant in Germany evacuated as suspected arson fire knocks out power to surrounding area
Fire department and other vehicles are seen outside Tesla's Giga Berlin factory in Grünheide, Brandenburg, Germany, where production was brought to a standstill due to a power outage on March 5, 2024. SEBASTIAN GOLLNOW/PICTURE ALLIANCE/GETTY

A Tesla "gigafactory" near Berlin was evacuated Tuesday after a fire and major power outage that was being investigated as a suspected case of arson. Police in the state of Brandenburg said they were inspecting a letter the force had received claiming that a far-left environmental organization known as Vulkangruppe (Volcano Group) was responsible for the fire, but that it had yet to be...more



 

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Tue, March 05, 2024 3:10pm
 
U.N. says "reasonable grounds to believe" Hamas carried out sexual attacks on Oct. 7, and likely still is

U.N. says reasonable grounds to believe Hamas carried out sexual attacks on Oct. 7, and likely still is
An Israeli soldier visits the site where revelers were killed on Oct. 7, 2023 in a cross-border attack by Hamas militants at the Supernova music festival in Re'im, southern Israel, Jan. 21, 2024, during an event where friends and relatives planted trees in memory of their loved ones. LEO CORREA/AP

A United Nations report released Monday said there were "reasonable grounds to believe" sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, occurred at several locations during Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel. The report by the U.N.'s special envoy on sexual violence Pramila Patten said there was also reason to believe sexual abuse of Israeli hostages...more



 

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Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport as thousands escape prisons: "Massacring people indiscriminately"

Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport as thousands escape prisons: Massacring people indiscriminately
Tires burn near the main prison of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 3, 2024, after a breakout by several thousand inmates. At least a dozen people died as gang members attacked the main prison in Haiti's capital. LUCKENSON JEAN/AFPTV/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Heavily armed gangs tried to seize control of Haiti's main international airport on Monday, exchanging gunfire with police and soldiers in the latest attack on key government sites in an explosion of violence that includes a mass escape from the country's two biggest prisons.

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Ukraine says it sank a Russian warship off Crimea in much-needed victory amid front line losses

Ukraine says it sank a Russian warship off Crimea in much-needed victory amid front line losses
A still from video released by the Ukraine's military intelligence directorate on March 5, 2024, shows smoke rising from what the agency said was the Russian Black Sea Fleet patrol ship Sergey Kotov after it was critically damaged by a Ukrainian sea drone attack off the coast of Russian-occupied Crimea. MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF UKRAINE/HANDOUT/REUTERS

Ukraine's military intelligence service said Tuesday that a special operations unit from the war-torn country had managed to sink another Russian warship. The intel agency released a statement early Tuesday morning saying the Russian patrol ship Sergey Kotov was destroyed near the Kerch Strait,...more



 

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Wed, March 06, 2024 12:08pm
 
Starbucks Middle East franchisee cuts 2,000 workers amid Gaza war boycotts

Starbucks Middle East franchisee cuts 2,000 workers amid Gaza war boycotts

Starbucks' Middle East franchisee is laying off roughly 2,000 workers at its restaurants throughout the region as it grapples with ongoing boycotts of the brand over the Israel-Hamas war.

The Starbucks operator cited business conditions as behind its decision to fire just over 10% of its workforce in its Middle Eastern and North African locations.

"As a result of the continually challenging trading conditions over the last six months, we have taken the very sad and very difficult decision to reduce the number of colleagues" in Starbucks stores in the region, the Kuwait-based family business, Alshaya Group, told the Associated Press.

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U.S. warship downs Houthi drones and missiles fired at it in Red Sea, as Iran says it's seizing oil shipment

U.S. warship downs Houthi drones and missiles fired at it in Red Sea, as Iran says it's seizing oil shipment
Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker Advantage Sweet sails at Marmara sea near Istanbul, Turkey, in a Jan. 10, 2023 file photo. YORUK ISIK/REUTERS

A U.S. Navy destroyer shot down drones and a missile launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels toward the vessel in the Red Sea, officials said Wednesday, as the Indian navy released images of it fighting a fire aboard a container ship earlier targeted by the Houthis.

The U.S. military's Central Command said the Houthi's Tuesday assault had targeted the USS Carney, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer that's been involved in the U.S.-led campaign...more



 

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Haiti's top gang leader warns of "civil war that will lead to genocide" unless prime minister steps down

Haiti's top gang leader warns of civil war that will lead to genocide unless prime minister steps down
Former police officer Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier, leader of the 'G9' gang alliance, is flanked by gang members after a press conference in Delmas 6, Port-au-Prince, Haiti March 5, 2024. RALPH TEDY EROL / REUTERS

The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Wednesday on violence-wracked Haiti, hours after a powerful Haitian gang leader warned that the chaos engulfing the capital Port-au-Prince will lead to civil war and "genocide" unless Prime Minister Ariel Henry steps down.

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Ship sunk by Houthis likely responsible for damaging 3 telecommunications cables under Red Sea

Ship sunk by Houthis likely responsible for damaging 3 telecommunications cables under Red Sea
Handout photo provided by Yemeni Al-Joumhouria TV shows British-registered cargo ship Rubymar sinking after it was targeted by Yemen's Houthi forces in international waters in the Red Sea, March 3, 2024. PHOTO BY AL-JOUMHOURIAH CHANNEL VIA GETTY IMAGES

The U.S. assesses that three sea cables under the Red Sea damaged last week were likely severed by the anchor of a ship as it was sinking after an attack by the Houthis.

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Thu, March 07, 2024 2:01pm
 
February 2024 was the hottest on record, with global temperatures surpassing critical climate threshold

February 2024 was the hottest on record, with global temperatures surpassing critical climate threshold
Daily global average surface air temperature anomalies (°C) relative to estimated values for 1850-1900 plotted as time series for each year from Jan. 1, 1940 to March 3, 2024. C3S/ECMWF

The world has marked yet another consecutive month of record-breaking heat. New data from Copernicus, the European Union's climate change monitoring service, shows that last month was the hottest February on record globally, with "exceptionally high" temperatures in both the air and sea.

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What is happening in Haiti? Here's what to know.

What is happening in Haiti? Here's what to know.
Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry gives a public lecture at the United States International University (USIU) in Nairobi, Kenya, March 1, 2024. ANDREW KASUKU/AP

Criminal gangs more powerful that Haiti's state security forces have attacked prisons and the airport serving the country's capital, forcing businesses and schools to close and driving an estimated 15,000 people from their homes in Port-au-Prince.

The U.N.'s top human rights official warned Wednesday that the situation in Haiti was "beyond untenable," noting that more than 1,190 people had been killed since the start of 2024 alone. But the chaos and bloodshed started long before that in the small, deeply impoverished Caribbean...more



 

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Thu, March 07, 2024 2:12pm
 
Israel-Hamas cease-fire unlikely before Ramadan as Hamas delegation leaves talks, but says they'll resume

Israel-Hamas cease-fire unlikely before Ramadan as Hamas delegation leaves talks, but says they'll resume
Palestinians walk on a street filled with the debris of buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes, in the al-Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City, March 7, 2024. DAWOUD ABO ALKAS/ANADOLU/GETTY

Hamas said Thursday that its delegation had left Cairo and that talks on a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release would resume next week, making it extremely unlikely that mediators will broker a deal before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. President Biden had voiced hope, and urged both parties to strike a deal to halt the Israel-Hamas war before Ramadan begins, which is expected on Sunday evening.

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Thu, March 07, 2024 2:27pm
 
Witnesses in Nigeria say hundreds of children kidnapped in second mass-abduction in less than a week

Witnesses in Nigeria say hundreds of children kidnapped in second mass-abduction in less than a week
A screengrab taken from video shows families of abducted pupils gathering during the visit of Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani on March 7, 2024, after gunmen kidnapped more than 280 pupils from a school in Kuriga, Kaduna, northern Nigeria. AFPTV/AFP VIA GETTY

More than 280 students were kidnapped from their elementary school in northern Nigeria early Thursday morning by unknown assailants on motorcycles, witnesses have told the French news agency AFP. If the numbers are confirmed, it could be an even bigger kidnapping event than the notorious 2014 raid by Boko Haram Islamic militants on a school in the Nigerian town of Chibok, which saw 276...more



 

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Fri, March 08, 2024 4:03pm
 
Biden to announce construction of temporary port on Gaza coast for humanitarian aid

Biden to announce construction of temporary port on Gaza coast for humanitarian aid
Palestinians wait for an airdrop of humanitarian aid by the Egyptian Air Force at the beach in Deir al Balah, Gaza, on Feb. 27, 2024. ASHRAF AMRA/ANADOLU VIA GETTY IMAGES

President Biden will announce a plan in his State of the Union address Thursday for the U.S. military to help establish a temporary port on the Gaza coast, increasing the flow of humanitarian aid for the beleaguered territory during the Israel-Hamas war, according to administration officials.

The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview the announcement, said the operation will not require that American troops be on the ground to build the pier that is intended...more



 

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Fri, March 08, 2024 4:12pm
 
Dozens of Indian nationals duped into joining Russia's war against Ukraine, government says

Dozens of Indian nationals duped into joining Russia's war against Ukraine, government says
Mohammed Imran shows a picture of his brother Mohammed Asfan along the Russian border with Ukraine, at their home in Hyderabad, India, on Feb. 22, 2024. NOAH SEELAM/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Dozens of men in India were duped into joining Russia's war against Ukraine, according to India's government. At least two men who were lured into the scheme have died, their families told media outlets.

The Indian government said Friday said it has taken up the matter with the Russian government and asked for the Indian nationals caught up in the scheme to be discharged.

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Sat, March 09, 2024 4:40pm
 
Maritime corridor for aid to Gaza will take two months to build and 1,000 U.S. forces, Pentagon says

Maritime corridor for aid to Gaza will take two months to build and 1,000 U.S. forces, Pentagon says

About 1,000 U.S. forces will be needed to build a temporary maritime corridor to get aid to the besieged Gaza Strip, Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said on Friday. No U.S. forces will be on the ground in Gaza, but the U.S. military will help build out a pier and causeway to transport aid.

"This is part of a full court press by the United States," Ryder said during a news briefing. "The president has said not enough aid is getting in and so this is a capability that we have, and it's a capability that we are going to execute."

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Sat, March 09, 2024 4:48pm
 
Families still hope to meet with Biden as first National Hostage Day flag is raised

Families still hope to meet with Biden as first National Hostage Day flag is raised
March 8, 2024. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell shown with flag to be raised outside the State Department every year to commemorate National Hostage Day on March 9. STATE DEPT. FLICKR ACCOUNT

On Saturday, the U.S. is marking its first National Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day. Bipartisan legislation signed into law by President Biden established March 9 as a day of remembrance for Americans wrongfully held overseas.

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Sat, March 09, 2024 4:53pm
 
At least 10 dead, 10 missing as flash floods and landslide hit Indonesia's Sumatra island

At least 10 dead, 10 missing as flash floods and landslide hit Indonesia's Sumatra island

Torrential rains have triggered flash floods and a landslide on Indonesia's Sumatra island, killing at least 10 people and leaving 10 others missing, officials said Saturday.

Tons of mud, rocks and uprooted trees rolled down a mountain late Friday, reaching a river that burst its banks and tore through mountainside villages in Pesisir Selatan district of West Sumatra province, said Doni Yusrizal, who heads the local disaster management agency.

Rescuers pulled out seven bodies in the worst-hit village of Koto XI Tarusan, and recovered two others in two neighboring villages, said National Disaster Management Agency's spokesperson...more



 

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CIA director returns to Middle East to push for hostage, cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel

CIA director returns to Middle East to push for hostage, cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel
CIA Director William Burns depart from the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 30, 2024.
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CIA Director William Burns quietly traveled to the Middle East and was in Doha, Qatar, on Friday to press the Biden administration's case for a hostage release deal between Hamas and Israel that would coincide with a six-week temporary pause in fighting to allow humanitarian aid to be surged into Gaza, multiple sources told CBS News.

Burns arrived in Doha on Thursday night ahead of meetings with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Friday, having first traveled to Cairo for a round of talks with officials...more



 

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U.S. forces, allies shoot down more than 2 dozen Houthi drones in Red Sea

U.S. forces, allies shoot down more than 2 dozen Houthi drones in Red Sea

The U.S. military and its allies shot down a flurry of at least 28 drones in the Red Sea fired by Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen early Saturday, the Pentagon said.

The drones were fired over an approximately four-hour period from about 4 a.m. to 8:20 a.m. local time, U.S. Central Command reported on social media.

There were no reports of commercial or naval vessels damaged in the assault, CENTCOM said.

U.K. Defense Secretary Grant Shapps posted video to social media early Saturday showing what he said was the British warship HMS Richmond using missiles to shoot down two Houthi drones.

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Mon, March 11, 2024 12:12pm
 
Nigeria police say 15 school children were kidnapped, days after armed gunmen abducted nearly 300

Nigeria police say 15 school children were kidnapped, days after armed gunmen abducted nearly 300
A general view of a classroom at Kuriga school in Kuririga on March 8, 2024, where more than 250 pupils kidnapped by gunmen. HAIDAR UMAR VIA GETTY IMAGES

Armed men broke into a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria early Saturday and seized 15 children as they slept, police told The Associated Press, about 48 hours after nearly 300 students were taken hostage in the conflict-hit region.

School abductions are common in Nigeria's northern region, especially since the 2014 kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by Islamic extremists in Borno state's Chibok village shocked the world. Armed gangs have since targeted schools for kidnap...more



 

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Mon, March 11, 2024 12:42pm
 
Chaos unfolds in Haiti as Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday

Chaos unfolds in Haiti as Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday
Haitian police officers deploy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 9, 2024, as residents desperately sought shelter amid the recent explosion of gang violence in the Haitian capital. CLARENS SIFFROY/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Police and palace guards worked Saturday to retake some streets in Haiti's capital after gangs launched massive attacks on at least three police stations.

Guards from the National Palace accompanied by an armored truck tried to set up a security perimeter around one of the three downtown stations after police fought off an attack by gangs late Friday.

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Mon, March 11, 2024 12:52pm
 
Pope Francis says Ukraine should have "courage of the white flag" against Russia

Pope Francis says Ukraine should have courage of the white flag against Russia
People waves Ukrainian flags before Pope Francis Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, March 10, 2024. ALESSANDRA TARANTINO / AP

Pope Francis said in an interview that Ukraine, facing a possible defeat, should have the courage to negotiate an end to the war with Russia and not be ashamed to sit at the same table to carry out peace talks.

The pope made his appeal during an interview recorded last month with Swiss broadcaster RSI, which was partially released on Saturday.

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Mon, March 11, 2024 12:57pm
 
U.S. military airlifts embassy staff from Port-au-Prince amid Haiti's escalating gang violence

U.S. military airlifts embassy staff from Port-au-Prince amid Haiti's escalating gang violence
Haitian police officers deployed in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 9, 2024, as residents desperately sought shelter amid a recent explosion of gang violence in the Haitian capital. CLARENS SIFFROY/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

The United States military conducted an overnight operation Saturday into Sunday to evacuate American personnel by airlift from the U.S. Embassy in Haiti as violence escalates in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and across the Caribbean country, U.S. Southern Command said in a statement Sunday. Additional security was deployed as part of the operation, officials said.

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Mon, March 11, 2024 1:24pm
 
Netanyahu dismisses Biden's warning over "innocent lives being lost" in Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza

Netanyahu dismisses Biden's warning over innocent lives being lost in Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza

In interviews over the weekend, President Biden said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's disregard for the "innocent lives being lost" amid his country's war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip was "hurting Israel more than helping Israel."

Netanyahu said Mr. Biden was "wrong on both counts," claiming that both his political and military policies were supported by an "overwhelming majority" of Israelis who "support the action that we're taking to destroy the remaining terrorist battalions of Hamas."

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Mon, March 11, 2024 2:19pm
 
5 missing skiers found dead in Swiss Alps, search for 6th continues: "We were trying the impossible"

5 missing skiers found dead in Swiss Alps, search for 6th continues: We were trying the impossible

Five cross-country skiers - including members of the same Swiss family - were found dead along a high Alpine ridge after going missing over the weekend near Switzerland's famed Matterhorn, Swiss police said Monday. Another skier remains missing.

Christian Varone, commander of Valais regional police, told a news conference in Sion, Switzerland, that six skiers set out in "relatively good" conditions on Saturday but that the situation deteriorated quickly. The weather conditions became "catastrophic," with freezing temperatures and a significant avalanche risk, Varone said.

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Tue, March 12, 2024 1:01pm
 
Israel likely to face Hamas resistance "for years to come," U.S. intelligence assessment says

Israel likely to face Hamas resistance or years to come, U.S. intelligence assessment says
Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lieutenant General Jeffrey Kruse, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray, Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testify before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence about global threats against the United States during an open hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 11, 2024 in Washington, DC. CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES

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Tue, March 12, 2024 1:33pm
 
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry agrees to resign, bowing to international and internal pressure

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry agrees to resign, bowing to international and internal pressure
Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry giving a public lecture at the United States International University (USIU) in Nairobi, Kenya, on March. 1, 2024. ANDREW KASUKU / AP

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced early Tuesday that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is created, capitulating to international pressure that seeks to save the country overwhelmed by violent gangs that some experts say have unleashed a low-scale civil war.

Henry made the announcement hours after officials including Caribbean leaders and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Jamaica to urgently discuss a solution to halt Haiti's...more



 

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Tue, March 12, 2024 1:46pm
 
Influencer Andrew Tate detained in Romania, given British arrest warrant alleging sexual aggression

Andrew Tate, right, and his brother Tristan leaving the tribunal in Bucharest, Romania on Feb. 29, 2024
Andrew Tate, right, and his brother Tristan leaving the tribunal in Bucharest, Romania on Feb. 29, 2024. VADIM GHIRDA / AP

Online influencer Andrew Tate was detained in Romania and handed an arrest warrant issued by British authorities, his spokesperson said Tuesday.

Tate, 37, and his brother Tristan Tate were detained Monday evening on allegations of sexual aggression in a U.K. case dating back to 2012-2015, spokesperson Mateea Petrescu said.

She said the Bucharest Court of Appeal is set to make a "pivotal decision" Tuesday on whether to execute the warrants issued by U.K.'s Westminster Magistrates Court.

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American-Israeli IDF soldier Itay Chen confirmed to have died during Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack

American-Israeli IDF soldier Itay Chen confirmed to have died during Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack
Ruby Chen holds up a portrait of his 19-year-old son, American-Israeli IDF soldier Itay Chen, who was then believed to be a hostage in Gaza, as people watch a broadcast of France's tribute in Paris to the French victims of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas against Israel, in Tel Aviv, Feb. 7, 2024. AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/GETTY

Itay Chen, a 19-year-old Israeli soldier with dual Israeli-U.S. nationality, has been confirmed dead, the Israel Defense Forces announced Tuesday. President Biden later issued a statement mourning Chen, who's father the U.S. leader met late last year at the White House.

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Wed, March 13, 2024 4:20pm
 
India implements controversial citizenship law singling out Muslims, drawing accusations of polarization

India implements controversial citizenship law singling out Muslims, drawing accusations of polarization
Members of the Students Federation of India (SFI) protest against the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Chennai, March 12, 2024. R.SATISH BABU/AFP/GETTY

India's government announced on Monday the implementation of hugely controversial citizenship law that singles out Muslims, four years after it was passed by parliamentarians, and just ahead of general elections in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hoping to win a third term. Opponents say the move by Modi and his party is "designed to polarize" India's already divided population ahead of the voting, which takes place in April and May.

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Wed, March 13, 2024 4:25pm
 
Russian military plane with 15 people on board crashes after engine catches fire during takeoff

Russian military plane with 15 people on board crashes after engine catches fire during takeoff
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A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed on Tuesday while taking off from an air base in western Russia, the Defense Ministry said. The crash comes just weeks after the same type of plane went down near the Ukrainian border.

The ministry said the Il-76 aircraft with eight crew and seven passengers crashed in the Ivanovo region. It didn't say whether there were any survivors.

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Wed, March 13, 2024 4:30pm
 
U.S. giving Ukraine $300 million in weapons even as Pentagon lacks funds to replenish stockpile

U.S. giving Ukraine $300 million in weapons even as Pentagon lacks funds to replenish stockpile

The Pentagon will rush about $300 million in weapons to Ukraine after finding some cost savings in its contracts, even though the military remains deeply overdrawn and needs at least $10 billion to replenish all the weapons it has pulled from its stocks to help Kyiv in its desperate fight against Russia, senior U.S. officials said Tuesday.

It's the Pentagon's first announced security package for Ukraine since December, when it acknowledged it was out of replenishment funds. It wasn't until recent days that officials publicly acknowledged they weren't just out of replenishment funds, but $10 billion overdrawn.

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Wed, March 13, 2024 4:36pm
 
Commercial rocket seeking to be Japan's first to boost satellite into orbit is blown up right after liftoff

Commercial rocket seeking to be Japan's first to boost satellite into orbit is blown up right after liftoff
Smoke rises after Japan's Space One's small, solid-fueled Kairos rocket was exploded shortly after its inaugural launch from Space One's launching pad on the tip of the Kii peninsula in Kushimoto town, Wakayama prefecture, Japan on March 13, 2024, in this photo taken by Kyodo. KYODO VIA REUTERS

A commercial rocket trying to put a satellite into orbit was intentionally exploded shortly after liftoff Wednesday morning in central Japan following a problem that's still under investigation.

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Wed, March 13, 2024 4:51pm
 
Putin again threatens to use nuclear weapons, claims Russia's arsenal "much more" advanced than America's

Putin again threatens to use nuclear weapons, claims Russia's arsenal much more advanced than America's
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President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia's nuclear triad — its three-pronged arsenal of weapons launched from land, sea and air — was "much more" advanced than that of the United States.

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Wed, March 13, 2024 4:55pm
 
Nigeria hit by another mass kidnapping, with more than 300 now believed missing

Nigeria hit by another mass kidnapping, with more than 300 now believed missing
Nura Ahmad, assistant head teacher of LEA Primary and Secondary School, speaks during an interview in Kuriga, Kaduna, Nigeria, March 9, 2024, after gunmen seized more than 250 students from the schools. SUNDAY ALAMBA/AP

Gunmen have abducted dozens of people from a northwest Nigerian village, according to two local representatives and a United Nations source, just days after the kidnapping of more than 250 pupils from a school in the same state. A ransom demand emerged on Wednesday for the release of the larger group, taken last week, meanwhile.

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Wed, March 13, 2024 5:02pm
 
UNRWA says Israeli strike hit Gaza food aid center, killing 1 staffer and wounding 22 others

UNRWA says Israeli strike hit Gaza food aid center, killing 1 staffer and wounding 22 others
A Palestinian man reacts as blood stains the floor at an UNRWA aid distribution center following an Israeli strike, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, March 13, 2024. MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees on Wednesday said at least one of its staff members was killed in an Israeli strike on a food distribution center in war-torn Gaza.

"At least one UNRWA staff member was killed and another 22 were injured when Israeli forces hit a food distribution center in the eastern part of Rafah," in southern Gaza, the agency said in a statement.

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Anti-terrorism team of U.S. Marines sent to Haiti to protect U.S. Embassy after prime minister says he will resign

Anti-terrorism team of U.S. Marines sent to Haiti to protect U.S. Embassy after prime minister says he will resign

An anti-terrorism team of U.S. Marines has been dispatched to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to bolster the protection of the U.S. Embassy amid escalating gang violence and a deepening political crisis that has left some Americans stranded.

With no clear plan for a transition to a new government and with free and fair elections in doubt, Haitians are seeking to escape their turmoil-ridden country. Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced Tuesday that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is created. Henry made the announcement hours after officials that included Caribbean leaders and U.S. Secretary of...more



 

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Banning same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a Japanese high court rules

Banning same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a Japanese high court rules
A supporter of the LGBTQ+ community holds up a poster on March 14, 2024 as plaintiffs speak in front of media members at the main entrance of the Tokyo District Court after hearing the ruling regarding LGBTQ+ marriage rights, in Tokyo, Thursday, March 14, 2024. The poster reads, "Legalize the same-sex marriage." HIRO KOMAE / AP

A Japanese high court ruled Thursday that denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and called for urgent government action to address the lack of any law allowing such unions.

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Another mayoral contender killed in Mexico, 6th politician murdered this year ahead of national elections

Another mayoral contender killed in Mexico, 6th politician murdered this year ahead of national elections

Prosecutors in southern Mexico said Wednesday that a mayoral candidate was killed in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero, one of a half-dozen local politicians murdered so far this year ahead of the June 2 national elections.

Tomás Morales was hoping to become mayor of the violence-wracked city of Chilapa, Guerrero.

The ruling Morena party had not formally named Morales as candidate, but he was considered a top contender in the race.

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Russian media claims Houthis have hypersonic missiles to target U.S. ships in the Red Sea

Russian media claims Houthis have hypersonic missiles to target U.S. ships in the Red Sea
A truck carries a missile said by officials to be an Iranian-made Fattah hypersonic ballistic missile during an annual military parade in Tehran, Sept. 22, 2023. AFP/GETTY

Yemen's Houthi rebels claim to have a new, hypersonic missile in their arsenal, Russia's state media reported Thursday, potentially raising the stakes in their ongoing attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways, which the group claims it is carrying out in response to Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

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Dozens feared drowned crossing Mediterranean from Libya, aid group says

Dozens feared drowned crossing Mediterranean from Libya, aid group says
A migrant is helped evacuate a partially deflated rubber dinghy by the rescue personnel of the SOS Mediterranee humanitarian ship Ocean Viking in the Central Mediterranean Sea, Wednesday, March 12, 2024. JOHANNA DE TESSIERES/ SOS MEDITERRANEE VIA AP

Survivors rescued from a deflating rubber dinghy in the central Mediterranean Sea have reported that some 60 people who departed Libya with them a week ago perished during the journey, the humanitarian rescue group SOS Mediterranee said Thursday.

The European charity's ship Ocean Viking spotted the dinghy with 25 people on board Wednesday. Two were unconscious, and were evacuated by the Italian military for treatment. The...more



 

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North Korea says Kim Jong Un test drove a new tank, urged troops to complete "preparations for war"

North Korea says Kim Jong Un test drove a new tank, urged troops to complete preparations for war
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sits inside a tank during a military demonstration involving tank units, in North Korea, March 13, 2024 in a picture released the following day by the Korean Central News Agency. KCNA VIA REUTERS

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un joined troops training on a new tank model and drove one himself, state media reported Thursday, as his rivals South Korea and the U.S. wrapped up their annual military exercises. It's the third time Kim was reported to have observed military exercises since the start of the 11-day South Korean-U.S. drills, which he views as rehearsals for an invasion.

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer calls for new election in Israel amid increasing criticism of Netanyahu

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer calls for new election in Israel amid increasing criticism of Netanyahu
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in the U.S., on Thursday for the first time called for the Israeli government to hold an election, calling it the "only way" to determine Israel's path forward after its war with Hamas.

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Biden faces Irish backlash over Israel-Hamas war ahead of St. Patrick's Day event with Ireland's leader

Biden faces Irish backlash over Israel-Hamas war ahead of St. Patrick's Day event with Ireland's leader
President Biden meets Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on April 13, 2023 in Dublin, Ireland. IALL CARSON/GETTY

This St. Patrick's Day will see all of the customary White House traditions: Green ties will be worn, grip-and-grin photo opportunities between diplomats will be had, and a bowl of shamrocks will be presented to President Biden by Ireland's leader, Leo Varadkar, as he visits the White House before a traditional lunch with congressional leaders Friday.

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Biden praises Schumer's "good speech" criticizing Netanyahu

Biden praises Schumer's good speech criticizing Netanyahu

President Biden praised Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's speech that criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling it "a good speech," though he declined to elaborate.

Mr. Biden said Friday the White House was given advance notice of Schumer's speech, in which the New York Democrat and highest-ranking Jewish elected official in the U.S. called Netanyahu a "major obstacle to peace" and said he "lost his way by allowing his political survival to take the precedence over the best interests of Israel."

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Wales elects Vaughan Gething, first Black national leader in Europe

Wales elects Vaughan Gething, first Black national leader in Europe
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Vaughan Gething won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest on Saturday, and is set to become the first Black leader of Wales' semi-autonomous government.

Gething, who is currently Welsh economy minister, narrowly beat Education Minister Jeremy Miles in a race to replace First Minister Mark Drakeford. Drakeford announced late last year he would step down once a replacement was chosen.

Gething, 50, won 51.7% of the votes cast by members of the party and affiliated trade unions, and Miles 48.3%.

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U.S. government charter flight to evacuate Americans from Haiti, as hunger soars: "There are a lot of desperate people"

U.S. government charter flight to evacuate Americans from Haiti, as hunger soars: There are a lot of desperate people
A wave of violence triggered by armed groups in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 12, 2024. GUERINAULT LOUIS/ANADOLU VIA GETTY IMAGES

The U.S. government said on Saturday that it is arranging a charter flight from Haiti to the U.S. for those with valid passports.

The flight will leave from the Cap-Haitien International Airport, which can only accommodate limited travel amid violence in the country. The State Department instructed citizens and eligible family members interested in traveling to the U.S. to fill out an intake form.

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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro clinches nomination for upcoming national election; seeks third term

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro clinches nomination for upcoming national election; seeks third term
FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2021 file photo, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a ceremony marking the start of the judicial year at the Supreme Court in Caracas, Venezuela. AP PHOTO/MATIAS DELACROIX, FILE)

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday became his party's official nominee for July's highly anticipated presidential election, which would allow him to stroll into a third consecutive term with no real competition on the horizon.

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North Korea resumes missile tests days after U.S., South Korea conclude military drills

North Korea resumes missile tests days after U.S., South Korea conclude military drills

North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Monday morning, its neighbors said, days after the end of the South Korean-U.S. military drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal.

The launches were North Korea's first known missile testing activities in about a month. Outside experts earlier predicted North Korea would extend its run of missile tests and intensify its warlike rhetoric ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November to boost its leverage in future diplomacy.

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Russia's Vladimir Putin hails election victory, but critics make presence known despite harsh suppression

Russia's Vladimir Putin hails election victory, but critics make presence known despite harsh suppression
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference at his campaign headquarters in Moscow early on March,18, 2024. GETTY IMAGES

President Vladimir Putin basked in an election victory that was never in doubt as officials said Monday that he'd won his fifth term with a record number of votes, underlining the Russian leader's total control of the country's political system. After facing only token challengers and harshly suppressing opposition voices, Putin extended his nearly quarter-century rule for six more years.

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Mon, March 18, 2024 3:29pm
 
First flight of Americans from Haiti lands at Miami International Airport to escape chaos

First flight of Americans from Haiti lands at Miami International Airport to escape chaos

The first flight from Haiti in two weeks landed at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon, a source told CBS News Miami.

The Global X charter flight from Cap-Haïtien touched down at 2:30 p.m.

According to a flight attendant, there were 47 passengers on board, all of whom were U.S. citizens escaping the chaos. Passengers say they became aware of the U.S.-sponsored flight through an email and all became aware through the State Department web page.

The State Department later confirmed the flight's arrival and said government officials were helping the passengers with "next steps."

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Mon, March 18, 2024 3:37pm
 
Gambia may become first nation to reverse female genital mutilation ban

Gambia may become first nation to reverse female genital mutilation ban
A woman shows the camera the tools and techniques she uses to perform female genital mutilation (FGM), which she learned at the age of 15, in the courtyard of her home in Hargeisa, Somaliland, a semi-autonomous breakaway region of Somalia, Feb. 7, 2022. BRIAN INGANGA/AP

Lawmakers in Gambia will vote Monday on legislation that seeks to repeal a ban on female genital mutilation, or FGM, which would make the West African nation the first country anywhere to make that reversal. The procedure, which also has been called female genital cutting, includes the partial or full removal of external genitalia, often by traditional community practitioners with...more



 

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Hope for Israel-Hamas war truce tempered by growing rift between Netanyahu and his U.S. and European allies

Hope for Israel-Hamas war truce tempered by growing rift between Netanyahu and his U.S. and European allies
Protesters chant around a fire during a protest demanding the release of hostages still held in Gaza and against the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, outside The Kirya, the area where Israel's armed forces have their headquarters, March 16, 2024, in Tel Aviv, Israel. ALEXI J. ROSENFELD/GETTY

There was growing optimism Monday around talks of a possible new cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, with both Israel and Hamas returning to the table to discuss a truce that would see more Israeli hostages released in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners.

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Protesters in Cuba decry power outages, food shortages

Protesters in Cuba decry power outages, food shortages
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Small groups of protesters took to the streets in the eastern city of Santiago on Sunday, decrying power outages lasting up to eight hours and food shortages across Cuba.

Videos on social media showed demonstrators on the outskirts of the city, which is about 800 kilometers (500 miles) from Havana.

State media confirmed the protests in Santiago, while the U.S. Embassy in Havana said there were also reports of protests in a number of other provinces across the island. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel also referred to protests in a social media post, though he did not specify where they...more



 

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Blinken says all of Gaza facing "acute food insecurity" as U.S. pushes Netanyahu over his war plans

Blinken says all of Gaza facing acute food insecurity as U.S. pushes Netanyahu over his war plans
Palestinian woman Umm Mesbah Heji holds her malnourished daughter Israa, who is quadriplegic and epileptic, at al-Awda health center in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, March 12, 2024. MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS

The entire population of the war-torn Gaza Strip — some 2.3 million people — is now living through "severe levels of acute food insecurity," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday. He spoke amid increasing signs that the U.S. government is losing patience with Israel over its handling of the war with Hamas.

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Images from deep inside Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant show daunting scale of clean-up job

Images from deep inside Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant show daunting scale of clean-up job
This image taken by a drone and provided by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) shows a snake-shaped robot designed to assist a drone inside the No. 1 reactor, as a drone probes inside the worst-hit reactor at the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, northeast Japan, March 14, 2024. TEPCO VIA AP

Images taken by miniature drones from deep inside a badly damaged reactor at the Fukushima nuclear plant show displaced control equipment and misshapen materials but leave many questions unanswered, underscoring the daunting task of decommissioning the plant.

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At least 8 killed as chemical tanker capsizes off Japan's coast

At least 8 killed as chemical tanker capsizes off Japan's coast
The Keoyoung Sun, a South Korean-flagged chemical tanker, is seen capsized off the coast of Yamaguchi prefecture in western Japan, March 20, 2024. KYODO VIA REUTERS

A South Korean tanker capsized off an island in southwest Japan on Wednesday, authorities said, killing at least eight people on board. One crew member survived, and the fate of two others was unknown.

The Japan Coast Guard said it received a distress call from the chemical tanker Keoyoung Sun, saying that it was tilting while seeking refuge from the weather near Japan's Mutsure Island, about 620 miles from Tokyo in southwest Japan.

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Dodgers' star Shohei Ohtani targeted by bomb threat, prompting police investigation in South Korea

Dodgers' star Shohei Ohtani targeted by bomb threat, prompting police investigation in South Korea
The Gocheok Sky Dome ahead of a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres for the MLB World Tour Seoul Series in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. LEE JIN-MAN / AP

A reported bomb threat against the Los Angeles Dodgers' newest star Shohei Ohtani prompted a massive investigation in South Korea as the team prepares for their first game of the season in the Seoul Series.

It took nearly 150 police officers, sniffer dogs, X-ray detectors and other equipment to search Gocheok Sky Dome, in Seoul, South Korea, after learning of a tip that there was a pending threat targeting Ohtani, according to the Associated...more



 

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U.K. authorities probe possible Princess Kate medical record breach as royals slog through photo scandal

U.K. authorities probe possible Princess Kate medical record breach as royals slog through photo scandal

A video clip of Catherine, the Princess of Wales, shopping with her husband Prince William, emerged this week but has failed to quash speculation about Kate's health. Interest is so high, it would seem, that it may have led a London clinic worker to break the law in an effort to obtain Kate's personal medical information.

A British newspaper reported Wednesday that at least one person had tried to access Kate's medical records at the private, upmarket London Clinic, where she underwent unspecified abdominal surgery in January.

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South Africa water crisis sees taps run dry across Johannesburg

South Africa water crisis sees taps run dry across Johannesburg
Residents hold placards during a protest against no access to water in the area in Blairgowrie, Johannesburg, March 12, 2024. WIKUS DE WET/AFP/GETTY

For two weeks, Tsholofelo Moloi has been among thousands of South Africans lining up for water as the country's largest city, Johannesburg, confronts an unprecedented collapse of its water system affecting millions of people.

Residents rich and poor have never seen a shortage of this severity. While hot weather has shrunk reservoirs, crumbling infrastructure after decades of neglect is also largely to blame. The public's frustration is a danger sign for the ruling African National Congress, whose comfortable hold on...more



 

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Thu, March 21, 2024 3:38pm
 
Iceland's latest volcanic eruption will have an impact as far as Russia

Iceland's latest volcanic eruption will have an impact as far as Russia
The skyline of Reykjavik is against the backdrop of orange-colored sky due to molten lava flowing out from a fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula north of the evacuated town of Grindavik, in western Iceland, on March 16, 2024. HALLDOR KOLBEINS/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula is experiencing its fourth volcanic eruption since December. And this time, the impact is expected to be more widespread.

The latest eruption broke out on Saturday between southwest Iceland's Mt. Hagafell and Mt. Stóra Skógfell, quickly producing a nearly 2-mile-long fissure and spewing lava. The small local town of Grindavik was once again evacuated, and as of Wednesday,...more



 

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Russia attacks Ukraine's capital with missiles after Putin's threat to "respond in kind" to strikes in Russia

Russia attacks Ukraine's capital with missiles after Putin's threat to respond in kind to strikes in Russia
A crater is seen on the street after a Russian missile strike on March 21, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine. ADRI SALIDO/GETTY

Russia fired 31 ballistic and cruise missiles at Kyiv before dawn Thursday in the first attack on the Ukrainian capital in six weeks, officials said. Air defenses shot down all the incoming missiles, though 13 people including a child were injured by falling wreckage, they said.

Residents of Kyiv were woken up by loud explosions around 5 a.m. as the missiles arrived at roughly the same time from different directions, said Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv City Administration.

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Viral ad campaign challenges perceptions for World Down Syndrome Day 2024

Viral ad campaign challenges perceptions for World Down Syndrome Day 2024
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People with Down syndrome have a message for the world: "Assume that I can." An international awareness campaign, launched ahead of World Down Syndrome Day on Thursday, challenges negative biases that people with Down syndrome can face.

A young woman, played by Canadian actress Madison Tevlin, discusses the low expectations others have for people like her — whether it be going out to bars, education or even dating with a disability.

"Your assumption becomes reality," she says in the video. "But hey, if your assumptions become reality, then assume that I can."

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Russia and China veto U.S. resolution calling for cease-fire in Gaza as Blinken visits Israel

Russia and China veto U.S. resolution calling for cease-fire in Gaza as Blinken visits Israel

Russia and China vetoed a U.S.-sponsored resolution at the United Nations Security Council on Friday which would have declared "the imperative of an immediate and sustained cease-fire" in the Israel-Hamas war. Russia's ambassador to the U.N., Vassily Nebenzia, said the draft language did not go far enough, and that the council must "demand" a cease-fire.

The vote came as Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv on Friday on the final stop in his sixth urgent trip to the region since the start of the war in October. He said he would share alternatives to Israel's planned ground assault into the southern Gaza city of Rafah during talks with...more



 

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For the first time, Russia admits it's "in a state of war" with Ukraine

For the first time, Russia admits it's in a state of war with Ukraine

Russia admitted two years into its invasion of Ukraine on Friday that it was "in a state of war," as it launched a massive wave of missile and drone attacks on its neighbor's territory. The admission marks an escalation in official language used to describe the conflict, which the Kremlin initially referred to as a "special military operation."

Russia fired almost 90 missiles and more than 60 Iranian-designed kamikaze drones, damaging "dozens" of energy facilities, including power stations, in what Ukrainian officials said was an attempt to cripple the country's electricity and heating network.

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Former Filipino congressman accused of orchestrating killings of governor and 8 others is arrested at golf range

Former Filipino congressman accused of orchestrating killings of governor and 8 others is arrested at golf range
Catholic nuns visit the wake of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo at his home in Dumaguete city, Negros Oriental province, central Philippines on Monday March 6, 2023. ALAN TANGCAWAN / AP

A former Filipino congressman accused of masterminding the killings of a provincial governor and several others has been arrested while playing golf in East Timor and will be deported to the Philippines, Philippine justice officials said Friday.

Police arrested Arnolfo Teves Jr. at the Top Golf Driving Range and Bar Thursday in East Timor's capital of Dili, where he has tried to seek asylum, the Philippine Department of Justice said. His arrest...more



 

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Former gaming executive sentenced to death in poisoning of billionaire Netflix producer in China

Former gaming executive sentenced to death in poisoning of billionaire Netflix producer in China
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A former executive at Yoozoo Games was sentenced to death on Friday in the 2020 poisoning of the founder of the high-profile Chinese gaming company, which has links to Game of Thrones and the new Netflix series, "The Three-Body Problem."

Xu Yao poisoned the food of company founder Lin Qi in December 2020 because of a dispute over the running of the business, the Shanghai First Intermediate People's Court said. The Hollywood Reporter, citing local media,...more



 

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2 Holland America crew members die during "incident" on cruise ship

2 Holland America crew members die during incident on cruise ship

Two crew members on a Holland America cruise ship died during an "incident" in the ship's engineering space, the cruise line said.

The unidentified crew members died Friday while the Florida-based Nieuw Amsterdam was at Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas, Holland America said in a statement.

Authorities were notified and the cause of the accident is being investigated, the cruise line said.

"The safety, security and welfare of all guests and crew are the company's absolute priority," the cruise line said. The company also noted reports that these crew members perished in a shipboard fire are not accurate.

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Russia observes national day of mourning as concert hall attack death toll climbs to 137

Russia observes national day of mourning as concert hall attack death toll climbs to 137
Emergency services are at the scene following a deadly terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russa, on March 23, 2024. The assault on a popular concert hall marks the deadliest act of terrorism in the Russian capital in more than a decade. VLAD KARKOV/SOPA IMAGES/LIGHTROCKET VIA GETTY IMAGES

Russia on Sunday observed a national day of mourning in the aftermath of an attack at a suburban Moscow concert hall left more than 130 people dead.

Family and friends of those missing were still waiting for news of their loved ones two days after the massacre, which also left some 150 people injured. The death toll, initially placed at around 40,...more



 

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Princess Kate and Prince William "are extremely moved" by public response to her cancer diagnosis, palace says

Princess Kate and Prince William are extremely moved by public response to her cancer diagnosis, palace says

Catherine, Princess of Wales, and her husband, Prince William, "are extremely moved" by the global response to her cancer diagnosis, Kensington Palace said in a statement on behalf of the couple, and reiterated their plea for privacy right now.

The princess, also known as Kate Middleton, announced last week that she had been diagnosed after the abdominal surgery in January that prompted her highly-scrutinized disappearance from public life.

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Court says 2 of 4 men charged in Moscow attack admit guilt as suspects show signs of beating


People lay flowers at the makeshift memorials for the victims of the terrorist attack at the
People lay flowers at the makeshift memorials for the victims of the terrorist attack at the "Crocus City Hall" concert venue on March 24, 2024, in Moscow, Russia. TIAN BING/CHINA NEWS SERVICE/VCG VIA GETTY IMAGES

Four men accused of staging the Russia concert hall attack that killed more than 130 people appeared before a Moscow court Sunday showing signs of severe beatings as they faced formal terrorism charges. One appeared to be barely conscious during the hearing.

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Ecuador's youngest mayor, Brigitte Garcia, and her adviser are found shot to death inside car

Ecuador's youngest mayor, Brigitte Garcia, and her adviser are found shot to death inside car
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Ecuador's youngest mayor was found shot to death Sunday, police said, as the South American country approaches its third month of a state of emergency decreed by the government to crack down on soaring gang violence.

Brigitte Garcia, the 27-year-old mayor of coastal San Vicente, was found dead along with her adviser, the municipality's communications director, Jairo Loor.

During the early hours of the morning "two people were identified inside a vehicle without vital signs, with gunshot wounds," the Ecuadoran national police said on social media.

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Earth just experienced a severe geomagnetic storm. Here's what that means – and what you can expect.

Earth just experienced a severe geomagnetic storm. Here's what that means – and what you can expect.

The planet was just slammed with what government officials dubbed a severe geomagnetic storm, the second-highest level of NOAA's rating system. The event brought "a major disturbance in Earth's magnetic field" that may have impacted infrastructure and made the northern lights visible farther than usual, officials said.

NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center issued a geomagnetic storm watch on Saturday, saying that a coronal mass ejection was detected and expected to hit the planet late that same day with impacts into Monday. Coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, are when a large cloud of plasma and magnetic field bursts from the sun's corona....more



 

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EU investigating Apple, Google and Meta's suspected violations of new Digital Markets Act

EU investigating Apple, Google and Meta's suspected violations of new Digital Markets Act
EU Commissioner for "A Europe Fit for the Digital Age" Margrethe Vestager talks to media in the Berlaymont building, March 4, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. THIERRY MONASSE/GETTY

European Union regulators opened investigations into Apple, Google and Meta on Monday, the first cases under a sweeping new law designed to stop Big Tech companies from cornering digital markets. The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc's executive arm, said it was investigating the companies for "non-compliance" with the Digital Markets Act.

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U.N. Security Council passes resolution demanding immediate Hamas-Israel war cease-fire, release of hostages

U.N. Security Council passes resolution demanding immediate Hamas-Israel war cease-fire, release of hostages
Linda Thomas-Greenfield (2nd L), the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, raises her hand to abstain during a U.N. Security Council vote on a resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, at U.N. headquarters in New York, March 25, 2024. FATIH AKTAS/ANADOLU/GETTY

The United Nations Security Council on Monday demanded a cease-fire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, its first demand to halt fighting. The United States abstained on the resolution, which also demanded the release of all hostages taken captive during Hamas' Oct. 7 surprise attack in southern Israel,...more



 

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Netanyahu cancels delegation to U.S. after it abstains from cease-fire vote at U.N.

Netanyahu cancels delegation to U.S. after it abstains from cease-fire vote at U.N.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he will not send a delegation to Washington after the U.S. refused to veto a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.

The Security Council passed the resolution on Monday that called for a cease-fire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which ends in two weeks. The resolution also demands the unconditional release of the remaining hostages that have been held captive since the Oct. 7 terror attack by Hamas.

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Heavy rains in Brazil kill dozens; girl rescued after more than 16 hours under mud

Heavy rains in Brazil kill dozens; girl rescued after more than 16 hours under mud
Nicelio Goncalves opens the fridge at his flooded home after heavy rains in Duque de Caxias, Brazil, Sunday, March 24, 2024. BRUNA PRADO / AP

Rescuers in boats and aircraft raced against the clock Sunday to help isolated people in Brazil's mountainous southeast after storms and heavy rains killed at least 23 people, officials said, while a 4-year-old girl was rescued after more than 16 hours under mud.

The deluge pounded the states of Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo, where authorities described a chaotic situation due to flooding. Espirito Santos' state government said Sunday that the death toll had risen to 15 as rescuers advanced, while almost 5,000...more



 

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Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, given chance to appeal against U.S. extradition by U.K. court

Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, given chance to appeal against U.S. extradition by U.K. court
Buildings are reflected in the window as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail, in London, May 1, 2019. MATT DUNHAM/AP

A U.K. court has ruled that Julian Assange will not be immediately extradited to face charges in the United States, giving the U.S. government three weeks to "offer assurances" that the American justice system will abide by several specific tenets in its handling of the WikiLeaks founder's case.

The British court said Assange "has a real prospect of success on 3 of the 9 grounds of appeal" he has argued. Specifically, the court demanded that U.S. justice officials...more



 

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Soccer star Vinícius Júnior breaks down in tears while talking about racist insults: "I'm losing my desire to play"

Soccer star Vinícius Júnior breaks down in tears while talking about racist insults: I'm losing my desire to play
Vinicius Junior breaks down in tears during a press conference after a training session of the Brazil team ahead of a friendly soccer match against Spain on Monday March 25, 2024, in Valdebebas, Madrid, Spain. OSCAR J. BARROSO / AP

Vinícius Júnior broke down in tears on Monday while talking about the racist insults that he has been subjected to in Spain, saying that he is losing his desire to keep playing because of what he has been going through.

Vinícius spoke freely about his struggles fighting against racism on the eve of the "One Skin" friendly game between Spain and Brazil on Tuesday at the Santiago Bernabeu...more



 

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Kenya begins handing over 429 bodies of doomsday cult victims to families: "They are only skeletons"

Kenya begins handing over 429 bodies of doomsday cult victims to families: They are only skeletons
Mortuary personnel pull a cart with the remains of a victim of a Kenyan starvation cult at the Malindi Sub-County Hospital Mortuary in Malindi on March 26, 2024. LUIS TATO/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

The Kenyan government on Tuesday began handing over 429 bodies of members of a doomsday cult at the center of a legal case that has shocked the country.

Exhumed bodies from a vast rural area in coastal Kenya have shown signs of starvation and strangulation. Cult leader Paul Mackenzie is accused of asking his followers to starve themselves to death to meet Jesus and now faces charges that include murder.

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Israel and Hamas war rages despite U.N. cease-fire demand, as U.N. envoy accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza

Israel and Hamas war rages despite U.N. cease-fire demand, as U.N. envoy accuses Israel of genocide in GazaWomen mourn over the body of a victim of an Israeli strike, March 26, 2024, in Rafah, southern Gaza. AHMAD HASABALLAH/GETTY

Despite a United Nations Security Council demand for an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, the situation in Gaza is so desperate that some teenagers in the decimated Palestinian territory say they hope to be killed swiftly to escape the "nightmare" around them, a spokesman for the U.N. children's agency said Tuesday.

The grim assessment came as the U.N.'s top envoy for human rights in the Palestinian territories said there were "reasonable grounds to believe that the threshold indicating...more



 

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Thailand lawmakers pass landmark LGBTQ marriage equality bill

Thailand lawmakers pass landmark LGBTQ marriage equality bill
Kan Keaddmeemun, 72, and Pakod-Chakon Wong Supha, 67, take part in a symbolic wedding for LGBTQ+ couples on Valentine's Day at the Siam Center, Feb. 14, 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand. LAUREN DECICCA/GETTY

Lawmakers in Thailand's lower house of Parliament overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill on Wednesday that would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender. The bill passed its final reading with the approval of 400 of the 415 members of the House of Representatives who were in attendance, with 10 voting against it, two abstaining and three not voting.

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