Armed men loyal to the Syrian government carried out field executions and spoke of purifying the country, according to eyewitnesses and video, providing a gruesome picture of a crackdown against remnants of the former Assad…
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Israel will cut the flow of electricity in the Gaza Strip immediately, Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said in a statement Sunday. “I just signed an order for the immediate halt of electricity to the…
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Prince Frederik of Luxembourg has died after a lifelong battle with a rare genetic disorder known as POLG mitochondrial disease. He passed away on March 1 in Paris, his family announced on the website of…
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Mark Carney has been elected leader of Canada’s Liberal Party in a months-long, high stakes race to replace Justin Trudeau. He will now be expected to lead the party into the next federal elections –…
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An Israeli woman and homestay host were gang raped in southern India, police say
by adminPolice in southern India said Saturday that they arrested two men in connection with allegations of gang rape of an Israeli and a local woman. The Israeli and her homestay operator were stargazing along with…
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Why Argentina’s military is deploying to surveil hundreds of Chinese fishing boats off its coast
by adminThe P-3 propellor plane banks sharply, silhouetted against dozens of shimmering lights in the sea against an Argentine sunset. As the camera pans across the scene, it becomes clear: the glaring lights come from dozens…
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Nepal’s authoritarian king was ousted 19 years ago. Now many want the monarchy back
by adminThousands of supporters greeted Nepal’s former king in capital Kathmandu on Sunday and demanded his abolished monarchy be reinstated and Hinduism brought back as a state religion. An estimated 10,000 supporters of Gyanendra Shah blocked…
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Iran, China and Russia launch annual joint naval drills as Trump upends Western alliances
by adminWarships from Iran, China and Russia kicked off their annual joint exercises in the Gulf of Oman on Monday, showing off their military ties as US President Donald Trump upends longstanding Western alliances. The “Security…
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Russia’s goals are unchanged, Zelensky says, as strikes kill 11 in eastern Ukraine
by adminRussian missiles killed 11 people overnight in strikes on Ukraine’s eastern city of Dobropillia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday, saying such attacks “prove that Russia’s goals are unchanged.” The attacks come as the Ukrainian…
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High anxiety and whispers of a conclave: How the Vatican is dealing with Pope Francis’ hospitalization
by adminThe Apostolic Palace in the Vatican is home to the Holy See’s Secretariat of State, the engine room of the Catholic Church’s central administration. Entering the offices on the third floor of the Renaissance palazzo,…