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World Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 17 Palestinians, eight of them at a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza City, medics said, as the Israeli military ordered the evacuation of a hospital in the north. Military says it was targeting Hamas militants operating from insideContinue Reading

World A man suspected of driving a car into a German Christmas market in an attack that killed at least five people and injured scores of others faces charges of murder and attempted murder, police said on Sunday. Police also reported scuffles at a far-right demonstration on Saturday nightThomson Reuters · Posted: Dec 22,Continue Reading

World A ferry overloaded with people returning home for Christmas capsized on the Busira River in northeastern Congo, leaving 38 people confirmed dead and over 100 others missing, officials and eyewitnesses said Saturday. Twenty people have been rescued so far. Officials have often warned against overloading boats, vowed to punishContinue Reading

World The death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events in Nigeria has increased from 13 to 32, police say. The victims collapsed during crowd surges as people grew desperate for food items while the country grapples with the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. Calls mounting for rampedContinue Reading

5 dead, more than 200 injured after German market attack Police are searching for a motive after a man plowed a van into a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg, killing five people and injuring more than 200 others. The suspect has been identified as a 50-year-old doctorContinue Reading

Hello, royal watchers. This is your regular dose of royal news and analysis. Reading this online? Sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox. The Royal Family is gathering for Christmas celebrations. But amid the festivities, there will be ongoing concerns for the health of King Charles, as his cancer treatmentContinue Reading

World·Analysis As the U.S. Congress scrambled to come up with a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown Friday, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump insisted that a debt ceiling increase be included in any such deal, then went a step further by seeking to suspend or eliminate the debt limit before he takes office. Here’s why.Continue Reading

World A rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv overnight, leaving 30 people slightly injured by shattered glass or while rushing to shelters, the Israeli military said Saturday. Attack comes less than 2 days after a series of Israeli airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebel-held capitalThe Associated PressContinue Reading

World U.S. lawmakers passed legislation overnight to avoid a government shutdown, defying president-elect Donald Trump’s demand to also greenlight trillions of dollars in new debt. President Joe Biden signed the bill into law Saturday. Biden signed bill into law Saturday, defying Trump’s debt demandsThomson Reuters · Posted: Dec 21, 2024Continue Reading