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Protesters during a blockade action of the A10 highway in Amsterdam on Saturday. (AFP) Climate activists blocked a major highway in Amsterdam on Saturday to demand an immediate end to the financing of fossil fuel projects by the country’s largest bank, ING.Hundreds of activists walked onto the A10 highway to …

MOSCOW — Russia said at least 14 people, including two children, were killed in Ukrainian shelling on the Russian city of Belgorod on Saturday, vowing to respond. The deaths on Saturday were the result of a “massive” attack on downtown Belgorod, according to Russian state news agency TASS, quoting the …

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will launch three additional military spy satellites, build more nuclear weapons and introduce modern unmanned combat equipment in 2024, as he called for “overwhelming” war readiness to cope with U.S.-led confrontational moves, state media reported Sunday. …

A Palestinian man carries the body of a child after it was unearthed from the rubble of a building following an Israeli strike on the Zawayda area of the central Gaza Strip on Saturday. AFP The Gaza Strip’s Hamas rulers on Saturday condemned the US approval of a $147.5 million …

CALIFORNIA — Massive waves and coastal flooding are wreaking havoc for a third day in many of California’s coastal communities, where extreme conditions have forced water rescues, washed away cars and injured a handful of enthralled onlookers. The unusually large surf — often towering over 20 feet — has prompted …

30 December 2023, 09:40 GMT Updated 1 hour ago Image caption, A picture of a damaged house, shared by a Russian official, in what he said was a Ukrainian attack on Belgorod Ukraine has carried out a series of deadly air strikes on targets in south-west Russia over the past …

Polish Defence Minister and deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz speaks during a news conference after National Security Council meeting in Warsaw after an unidentified aerial object entered Polish airspace, Poland, December 29, 2023. Dawid Zuchowicz / Agencja Wyborcza.pl via REUTERS Poland summoned Russian charge d’affaires Andrei Ordash Saturday after a …

SINGAPORE — A prominent pro-democracy activist has fled Hong Kong to seek asylum in the UK, breaching a supervision order. Tony Chung, 22, told the BBC he had been under constant scrutiny in Hong Kong, where police had put him under an “enormous amount of stress”. He also claimed …

Israel-Hamas war: IDF says it destroyed Hamas hideout – DW – 12/30/2023  DW (English) IDF: Troops razed Gaza hideout belonging to Sinwar, large tunnel system below it  The Times of Israel A look inside the largest Hamas tunnel ever discovered by the Israeli military  NBC News Israel-Gaza live updates: Tunnels of Hamas’ general …

McDonald’s Malaysia has sued a pro-Palestinian group for $1.3 million over its calls to boycott companies allegedly supporting Israel.In a statement issued Friday, the fast-food chain said the civil suit against BDS Malaysia was aimed at protecting “our rights and interests in accordance with the law”.McDonald’s said it “does not …