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Rainstorms flood tents of Gaza's displaced as Israel steps up strikes
CAIRO/GAZA - Heavy rains flooded tent encampments of displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Monday, adding seasonal winter...
Nov 27, 20243 min read
Indonesia province resumes search for 7 missing after landslide and floods kill 15
JAKARTA - Indonesian rescuers are searching for 7 people still missing four days after torrential rain hit North Sumatra province,...
Nov 27, 20241 min read
Top Hong Kong court backs housing rights for gay couples
HONG KONG - Hong Kong's top court on Tuesday upheld three earlier rulings that favoured granting public housing and inheritance rights to...
Nov 27, 20243 min read
Major food aid 'scale-up' underway to famine-hit Sudan, WFP says
GENEVA - More than 700 trucks are on their way to famine-stricken areas of Sudan as part of a major scale-up after clearance came through...
Nov 27, 20242 min read
Prospect of Lebanon ceasefire leaves Gazans feeling abandoned
CAIRO - The prospect of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah without a similar deal with Hamas in Gaza has left...
Nov 27, 20243 min read
Jordan airdrops aid to northern Gaza for first time in five months, official source
AMMAN - Jordanian military planes dropped aid to northern Gaza on Tuesday for the first time in five months to help relieve the dire...
Nov 27, 20242 min read
Cricket-Indian 13-year-old becomes youngest to earn IPL deal
Rajasthan Royals said they were confident 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi can make the step up to the Indian Premier League (IPL) after...
Nov 27, 20241 min read
Canada's Trudeau urges unity on US tariff threat, some provinces nervous
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said Canada must stay united against a threat by Donald Trump to impose tariffs but two...
Nov 27, 20243 min read
Mexican president warns Trump tariffs will kill jobs, hints at retaliation
MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday warned U.S. President-elect Donald Trump of dire economic consequences for...
Nov 27, 20243 min read
Biden to push for Gaza ceasefire after Israel-Lebanon deal
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday his administration was pushing for an elusive ceasefire in Gaza and that it is...
Nov 27, 20241 min read
Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire brokered by US and France, to take effect Wednesday
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT/JERUSALEM -A ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah will take effect on Wednesday after both sides...
Nov 27, 20244 min read
Trump tariffs would harm all involved, US trade partners say
Officials from Mexico, Canada and China and major industry groups warned that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's threat of hefty tariffs...
Nov 27, 20245 min read
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