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Four Palestinians were killed on Tuesday in a drone strike during an Israeli raid on the West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp, the Palestinian health ministry and the Palestinian official news agency WAFA said. One other person was injured in the attack on Al-Sibat neighborhood in the …

Katerina vividly recalls the day a younger boy from a nearby school pressed a knife to her friend’s throat.Underage crime in Greece is on the rise, official data shows, presenting authorities with a challenge they have never faced at this level before.“He can’t have been over 14 years old — …

MUMBAI — New satellite images show the extent of the damage caused by deadly flash floods that hit a village in India’s north-eastern state of Sikkim in October. The photos show how the Teesta river broke its banks and submerged a huge portion of a nearby village. The devastating floods …

China’s President Xi Jinping attends the Leaders Retreat at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 17, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Xi embarks on first Vietnam trip in six years China looks to boost ties with Hanoi Possible deals on railways, digital …

A group of colonists stormed last night parts of Qaryut village, south of Nablus in the West Bank, under security protection from the Israeli occupation forces.Local sources told Palestinian news agency (WAFA) that colonists stormed a water spring in the village, performed Talmudic rituals at the place and fired live …

SYDNEY — A sperm whale that became stranded on a sandbank at a popular beach near Perth, Western Australia on the weekend has died. Officials from the Parks and Wildlife Service of Western Australia confirmed the 15-meter (49-feet) long whale died Tuesday morning after it swam off the sandbank into …

Rina Gonoi, a former member of Japan’s Self Defence Forces, who has accused colleagues of sexually assaulting her during her time in the military, speaks to Reuters in Yokohama, Japan, December 8, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Gallagher/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights FUKUSHIMA, Japan, Dec 12 (Reuters) – A Japanese court on Tuesday …

Donald Tusk speaks after he was nominated to be new prime minister in the Polish Parliament in Warsaw yesterday. (AFP) Poland’s parliament voted in favour of Donald Tusk becoming prime minister yesterday, putting an end to eight years of nationalist rule and setting the stage for a thawing of relations …

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to decide whether Donald Trump has any immunity from criminal prosecution for alleged crimes he committed while in office — the first time that the high court will weigh in on the historic prosecution of the former …

CNN — Lawyers for Alexey Navalny said Monday they have lost contact with the jailed Russian opposition leader, who was believed to be imprisoned in a penal colony about 150 miles east of Moscow, and his whereabouts are unknown. Navalny was sentenced to 19 years in prison in August, after he was …