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News Articles: World

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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By:
  • 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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By:
  • The Associated Press
Palestinians try to extinguish a fire at a building of an UNRWA vocational training center that displaced people use as a shelter on Jan. 24, 2024.

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  • Middle East

'It felt like my head burst': Survivors recount attack on U.N. facility

Some of the people injured from this week's attack on a United Nations training facility in Khan Younis are receiving treatment in Rafah.

January 26, 2024
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By:
  • Hadeel Al-Shalchi and
  • Anas Baba
Palestinians inspect destruction after an Israeli bombing of Omar bin Abdul-Aziz Mosque in Rafah, Gaza Strip, on Thursday.

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  • Middle East

A top U.N. court says Gaza genocide is 'plausible' but does not order cease-fire

The International Court of Justice ordered Israel to ensure its military does not take actions that violate the Genocide Convention, but the court did not call for a cease-fire.

January 26, 2024
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By:
  • Fatima Al-Kassab
United Nations and Red Crescent workers prepare aid for distribution to Palestinians at a UNRWA warehouse in the Gaza Strip. The U.S. says 12 employees of UNRWA, which provides aid to Palestinians, were involved in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

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  • Middle East

U.N. agency in Gaza fires employees over alleged involvement in Oct. 7 attack

The U.N. has announced it has launched an investigation into the allegations. The U.S., which said 12 employees were involved, said it would pause funding to UNRWA, which provides aid to Palestinians.

January 26, 2024
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel
Britain's King Charles III attends a ceremony in Paris on Sept. 20, 2023. The monarch was admitted to a private London hospital on Friday to undergo a "corrective procedure" for an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace said.

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  • Europe

King Charles III 'doing well' after scheduled prostate treatment, Queen Camilla says

The 75-year-old British monarch is doing well after undergoing a "corrective procedure" for an enlarged prostate, Queen Camilla said Friday as she left the private hospital where he was being treated.

January 26, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso testified before a judge at the Audiencia Nacional court in Madrid on Jan. 2 about her interaction with Luis Rubiales, the disgraced former head of Spain's soccer federation.

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  • Sports

Criminal trial for Spain's former soccer head is proposed for his unwanted kiss

A high court judge also says three men who pressured Jenni Hermoso to absolve Luis Rubiales — by acting together in an attempt "to break the will" of the star forward — could also face charges.

January 26, 2024
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) speaks to soldiers on a visit to the northern Gaza Strip on Dec. 25, 2023. Netanyahu says the militant group Hamas must be destroyed in the current war in Gaza, though some critics say that goal is unrealistic.

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  • Middle East

The long and bitter relationship between Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas

Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas have a tortured relationship dating back to the 1990s. Yet at various times, the hardline policies of one have boosted the other.

January 26, 2024
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  • Greg Myre
Israeli army troops drive through a dirt road along the border with Gaza in southern Israel on January 25.

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  • Middle East

Friendly fire and accidents have killed a lot of Israeli soldiers in Gaza. Here's why

Nearly 1 in 5 Israeli casualties since the invasion of Gaza were caused by friendly fire or accidents. Experts say it's one of the highest such percentages in recent military history.

January 26, 2024
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By:
  • Fatma Tanis
A Lebanese boy stands atop the roof of a crumbling house within the bustling streets of the Shatila refugee camp in Beirut.

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  • Middle East

War in Gaza opens scars for Palestinians in Lebanon, firming up support for Hamas

In Beirut's Shatila refugee camp, Palestinian refugees say they support Hamas' fight for their homeland.

January 26, 2024
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By:
  • Jane Arraf
Funafuti, the main island of the nation state of Tuvalu, is photographed from a Royal New Zealand airforce C130 aircraft as it approaches the tiny South Pacific nation.

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  • World

Voting begins in tiny Tuvalu in election that reverberates from China to Australia

The elections come as China, the U.S. and others wrangle for influence in the South Pacific region. Tuvalu is one of 12 countries that have official diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

January 26, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Foul-mouthed parrots at an animal park in England have become an attraction in their own right — but staff still do their best to shield young visitors from the birds' profanities.

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  • Animals

Sweary parrots become unlikely stars at a British zoo ($#@%!)

The profane parrots please patrons, despite the staff's fears that visitors might be scandalized from hearing so much salty language from the birds.

January 25, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
A U.S. scientist has stirred the pot with Britain by offering some controversial advice about tea.

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  • Europe

A U.S. scientist's tea recipe has Brits aghast. Salt? Warm milk? The horror!

Some 250 years after Americans ruined a lot of British tea in Boston Harbor, a U.S. chemist's salty tip for the perfect cup has prompted an intervention from the U.S. Embassy in London.

January 25, 2024
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer
Soccer fans wave Palestinian flags at the AFC Asian Cup Group C soccer match between Hong Kong and the Palestinian soccer team.

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  • Middle East

Palestinians find a bit of hope as their national soccer team advances in Asian Cup

The national team's 3-0 victory over Hong Kong brought Palestinians a moment of hope as the squad advances to the knockout stage for the first time in the AFC Asian Cup.

January 25, 2024
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By:
  • Hadeel Al-Shalchi
Nanmoku, Japan, is about 70 miles northwest of the capital city, Tokyo. The village has the most aged population in Japan, with two-thirds of residents over age 65.

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  • Asia

Japan's village with the oldest population is wooing young residents to survive

Some Japanese are trying to reinvigorate their country's most aged village — where two-thirds of residents are over 65.

January 25, 2024
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By:
  • Anthony Kuhn
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