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World·Updated An Israeli strike killed at least 30 Palestinians and wounded 50 others who were sheltering in a post office in central Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll on Thursday in the enclave to 66. Israel says its target was an Islamic Jihad leader of attacks on Israeli civilians and troopsThomson Reuters ·Continue Reading

World U.S. president-elect Donald Trump criticized Ukraine’s use of U.S.-supplied missiles for attacks deep into Russian territory in a Time magazine interview published on Thursday, comments that suggest he could alter Washington’s policy toward Ukraine. ‘It’s crazy what’s taking place,’ Trump tells Time magazineThomson Reuters · Posted: Dec 12, 2024Continue Reading

When Donald Trump jokes that Canada could become the 51st state, and refers to Justin Trudeau as a governor rather than prime minister, it’s all an effort to “humiliate” the Canadian leader, a former senior Trump adviser says. And it’s to be expected from the U.S. president-elect, said John Bolton,Continue Reading

World The Utah mom influencer behind the viral ’17 diapers’ trend is being investigated by police after an internet uproar over a video she posted that appeared to show her son flinching. Hannah Hiatt, TikToker behind viral ’17 diapers’ video, calls allegations ‘insane’ Natalie Stechyson · CBC News · Posted: Dec 12,Continue Reading

World Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju of India became the youngest chess world champion by beating defending champion Ding Liren of China on Thursday in a dramatic turn of events in the last game of a 14-game match in Singapore. Dommaraju is 4 years younger than Garry Kasparov, the previous youngest-ever champThomsonContinue Reading

World Under the proposed new rules, any internet company that refuses to negotiate with publishers or removes news from its platform — as Facebook owner Meta Platforms did in Canada — would be forced to pay regardless, reports said. Tech companies include Meta, Google owner Alphabet and ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTokThe Associated Press ·Continue Reading

World A Serbian court on Thursday convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison a young man who gunned down nine people and wounded 12 in one of two back-to-back mass killings last year that shook the Balkan nation. Because of his age, Uros Blazic’s sentence is capped, but hisContinue Reading

World South Korea’s president defended his martial law decree as an act of governance and denied rebellion charges Thursday, rejecting the opposition-led impeachment attempts against him and investigations into last week’s move. ‘I will fight to the end,’ Yoon tells nation in televised statementThe Associated Press · Posted: Dec 11,Continue Reading

World Russian troops destroyed or captured several Ukrainian positions near the eastern city of Pokrovsk, Kyiv’s military said on Wednesday, as Moscow bears down on the strategic logistics hub that is home to a unique Ukrainian coking mine. Ukrainian military spokesperson says efforts being made ‘to restore positions’Thomson Reuters ·Continue Reading