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News Articles: World

A bench is seen at the entrance of the Freedom Theatre in the Jenin refugee camp 10 days after a raid by Israeli forces, Dec. 23, 2023.

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  • Middle East

How a West Bank Palestinian theater went from symbol of hope to casualty of war

Jenin's Freedom Theatre was ransacked by Israeli soldiers, its staff thrown in jail. Once celebrated as a peace initiative, it's the latest casualty of near-daily military raids on the West Bank.

January 28, 2024
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer
Yousef al-Hindi holds a puppet, also named Yousef, that he created using materials found in his camp in Rafah.

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  • Middle East

Gaza puppeteer doesn't let the war stop his passion

Yousef al-Hindi, a puppeteer from Gaza, continues his passion despite the war between Israel and Hamas by using whatever materials he can find.

January 28, 2024
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By:
  • Hadeel Al-Shalchi and
  • Anas Baba
People watch slurry, manure and tyres dumped by farmers at the entrance of the local state administration building, in Agen, southwestern France, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. French farmers have vowed to continue protesting and are maintaining traffic barricades on some of the country's major roads.

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  • Europe

Climate activists throw soup at glass protecting Mona Lisa in Paris

Two climate activists hurled soup Sunday at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris and shouted slogans advocating for a sustainable food system.

January 28, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A woman casts her ballot at a polling station during presidential election in Helsinki, Finland, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024.

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  • Europe

Finns go to polls to elect new president, at unprecedented time for NATO newcomer

Voters in Finland were electing a new president Sunday at an unprecedented time for the Nordic nation that is now a NATO member with its eastern border with Russia closed.

January 28, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
This photo released by the Iranian Defense Ministry on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, claims to show a satellite carrier is launched at the Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran's rural Semnan province. Iran said Sunday it successfully launched three satellites into space, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran's ballistic missiles.

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  • Middle East

Iran launches three satellites into space as tensions rise

Iran says it successfully launched three satellites into space with a rocket that had multiple failures in the past, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran's ballistic missiles.

January 28, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
FILE - A Ukrainian serviceman of the 3rd Assault Brigade fires a 122mm mortar towards Russian positions at the front line, near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, July 2, 2023. Employees from a Ukrainian arms firm conspired with defense ministry officials to embezzle almost $40 million earmarked to buy 100,000 mortar shells for the war with Russia, Ukraine's security service reported.

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  • Europe

Ukraine says corrupt officials stole $40 million meant to buy arms for the war

Employees from a Ukrainian arms firm conspired with defense ministry officials to embezzle almost $40 million earmarked to buy shells for the war with Russia, Ukraine's security service reported.

January 28, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
An F-16 fighter jet is pictured in Santiago, Chile, in September 2023. The U.S. State Department is moving forward with sales to Turkey.

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  • World

The State Department allows the sale of F-16 jets to Turkey to move forward

The sale of the 40 F-16 fighter jets and upgrades to dozens of other jets became linked to Sweden's accession to NATO, after Turkey had objected.

January 27, 2024
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  • Willem Marx
Relatives mourn over the bodies of people killed when the tent where they were sheltering was hit by Israeli bombardment, at the morgue of the Nasser medical center in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Jan. 4.

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  • Middle East

Gaza's largest remaining hospital is near collapse, Doctors Without Borders says

Gaza's largest remaining hospital in Khan Younis can no longer provide critical medical aid to Palestinians, the medical charity group says.

January 27, 2024
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By:
  • Hadeel Al-Shalchi
Migrants walk towards a Border Patrol agent in the town of Jacumba. Those crossing the border are often being instructed by cartels to turn themselves over to agents, in order to receive asylum.

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  • National

A California community sees a dip in immigration. Where have all the people gone?

The town of Jacumba, on the California-Mexico border, has experienced a massive influx of migrants. Unofficial detention camps have popped up throughout the community. Then one day, something changed.

January 27, 2024
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  • Jasmine Garsd
Idit (from left), Ronen and Kobi Ohel — mother, brother and father of Alon Ohel — listen to the concert.

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  • Middle East

Her son was taken by Hamas. She threw him a concert in the hopes he could hear it

Alon Ohel was taken in the early hours of Oct. 7. He is a talented pianist, and his mother believes that music can keep them connected: "It's not the hearing — it's the vibe, it's the energy."

January 27, 2024
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel and
  • Tamir Kalifa
Singer and composer H. Sinno is bringing a site-specific opera to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Temple of Dendur.

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  • Arts & Life

An ancient Egyptian temple in New York inspires a Lebanese American musician

H. Sinno, former lead singer of the pioneering Lebanese rock band Mashrou' Leila, pairs their own history with that of the Metropolitan Museum's Temple of Dendur in their new opera.

January 27, 2024
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Ukrainians hit the slopes at a ski resort in Kyiv. Skiing and snowboarding offer locals a bit of joy, despite frequent missile attacks.

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  • Europe

Between bombings, Ukrainians find fun (and a sense of normalcy) at a Kyiv ski resort

A ski resort in Kyiv offers a respite during a war that has lasted nearly two years. "We are looking forward to victory but we cannot put our lives on stop," says a parent who brought her family here.

January 27, 2024
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny and
  • Claire Harbage
Reema Karki, shown at her home in Nepal, received a letter informing her that her husband, Pritam Karki, had died on Nov. 15 while serving in the Russian military in Ukraine.<strong> </strong>

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  • World

Nepal wants its men back from Russia's war in Ukraine after deaths on the front

Russia recruits Nepali men with promises of citizenship and enticing wages. But after news of at least 10 Nepali troops killed, Nepal's government and families want to bring their soldiers home.

January 27, 2024
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By:
  • Shalu Yadav and
  • Rajneesh Bhandari
Houthi supporters attend a rally in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and against the U.S.-led airstrikes on Yemen, in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024.

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  • Middle East

Yemen Houthi rebels fire a missile at a U.S. warship, escalating Mideast conflict

Houthi rebels launched a missile Friday at a United States warship patrolling the Gulf of Aden. Early Saturday, U.S. forces conducted a strike against a Houthi anti-ship missile.

January 27, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A police officer inspects a public transportation vehicle at a checkpoint in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024.

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  • Latin America

Haitians are desperate after Kenyan court blocks police force deployment

Uncertainty have been spreading since Friday's ruling, blocking the deployment of a U.N.-backed police force, with violence reaching new records as gangs tighten their grip on Haiti's capital.

January 27, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
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