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Gazan civil defense teams have retrieved the bodies of at least 66 Palestinians from the rubble of destroyed houses, the agency said Tuesday. Palestinians search for the graves and bodies of loved ones at Shejaia cemetery, which had been flattened by Israeli tanks and bulldozers, Gaza City, Palestine, Jan. 20, 2025. (Reuters Photo) In a […]

Delegations from Qatar, Egypt and the U.S. have made some headway in their efforts to secure a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, but not sufficient to finalize an agreement, Palestinian sources said Thursday. A Palestinian girl inspects her family’s destroyed house following an Israeli air strike on Deir Al Balah refugee camp, […]

President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday morning for his criminal conviction in the Manhattan hush money case, positioning him to become the first convicted felon in the White House. President-elect Donald Trump appears remotely for a sentencing hearing in the criminal case in which he was convicted in 2024 on charges involving hush money paid […]

 The United States carried out an airstrike targeting ISIS in Somalia’s Bari region, an official from Puntland, an autonomous state in northeastern Somalia, confirmed on Saturday. The attack comes amid Puntland’s commitment to continuing the fight against “terrorist groups” with the support of the international community. Mahmoud Mohamed Ahmed, spokesperson for Puntland’s counter-terrorism forces, emphasized […]

Iran’s disputed uranium enrichment drive is nearing a point of no return and European partners to a moribund 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran should consider reimposing sanctions if there is no progress with Tehran, France’s president said on Monday. The flag of Iran flutters in the wind outside of the IAEA headquarters during the International […]

Authorities in the Somali autonomous region of Puntland said eight foreign militants were killed following an attack by Islamic fighters on security forces early Tuesday.   Eight militants died following an attack by Islamic fighters on security forces in the Puntland region of Somalia on Dec. 31, 2024. Residents said the attack started with a […]

Ten people died and 30 were injured when a driver ran a truck through a crowd celebrating the New Year in a popular street in New Orleans. Copyright Ap The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said they were investigating an attack in New Orleans in which a man ploughed a car into a crowd […]

The WHO chief demanded Monday that Israel immediately release a senior Gazan doctor and stop targeting hospitals in the besieged territory. People check the damage outside the Kamal Adwan hospital after an Israeli airstrike, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, Palestine, Dec. 6, 2024. (AFP Photo) Director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus chief called on Tel Aviv […]

The barrages further strain Ukraine’s already devastated energy infrastructure, which has suffered extensive damage during the war. Russia launched an aerial assault on Ukraine early on Tuesday, targeting the capital, Kyiv, and multiple other regions with a combination of missiles and drones. Ukraine’s air force reported a ballistic missile threat at 3:00 am, with at […]

At least 177 people died in a Jeju Air plane crash at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Jeolla Province, Sunday. While there were a total of 181 people onboard, rescue authorities suspect that nearly all others, except for two people rescued, were also killed in the crash. mA passenger plane is ablaze after crashing at […]