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Pope Francis condemned an Israeli sniper’s killing of two women who were taking shelter at a Catholic church in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, describing it as terrorism as he gave his weekend blessing. “Some would say ‘It is war. It is terrorism,’” he said. “Yes, it is war. It …

Stranded residents sheltered on a hospital roof as flash floods swamped northeastern Australia on Monday, with raging waters severing roads and flushing crocodiles into towns.Rescue teams evacuated more than 300 people overnight, police said, and military helicopters were dispatched to help inundated areas cut off by the floods.Damage was reported …

GAZA — Fierce fighting has been continuing across the Gaza Strip after hopes were raised over the weekend for another ceasefire and hostage release deal. In the past 24 hours, there’ve been deadly Israeli air strikes from the north to the south of Gaza. Attacks on the Jabalia refugee camp …

Brent Paterson/Reuters An aerial view of floodwater through the Barron River in Cairns, Australia, on December 18, 2023. Sydney CNN — Floodwaters brought by northern Australia’s heaviest rain in decades left a number of families stranded on rooftops overnight — and even swept a crocodile into one town — as …

The emergency department at the Al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza, devastated by Israeli bombardments, is “a blood bath” and is “in need of resuscitation”, the WHO said Sunday.A team from the World Health Organisation and other United Nations agencies was able to deliver medical supplies Saturday to the hospital, the …

HONG KONG — Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s long-awaited trial over charges that he “colluded with foreign forces” has begun in Hong Kong. The 76-year-old, who has been behind bars since December 2020, could be jailed for life if he is found guilty. Lai was arrested under the National Security …

Sydney CNN — Floodwaters brought by northern Australia’s heaviest rain in decades left a number of families stranded on rooftops overnight — and even swept a crocodile into one town — as weather forecasters predicted more deluges Monday that are likely to hamper rescue efforts. Cairns, a city of more …

A French diplomat has died of injuries following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza Strip.The official had taken refuge in the home of a colleague from the French consulate in the southern Gazan city of Rafah, with two other colleagues and family members. The home was reportedly hit last Wednesday, by …

BELGRADE — Serbia’s ruling populists claimed sweeping victory on Sunday in the country’s parliamentary election, which has been marred by reports of major irregularities both during a tense campaign and on voting day. Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said that with half of the ballots counted, the Serbian Progressive Party’s …

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chileans are voting Sunday on whether to approve a new constitution that will replace the country’s dictatorship-era charter. The vote comes over a year after Chileans resoundingly rejected a proposed constitution written by a left-leaning convention and one that many characterized as one of the world’s …