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News Articles: World

Palestinians mourn relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip outside a morgue in Khan Younis on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023.

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  • Middle East

A weekend of combat in Gaza kills 14 Israeli soldiers, in sign of Hamas' entrenchment

Fourteen Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in the Gaza Strip over the weekend, the Israeli military said Sunday, a sign that Hamas is still putting up a fight despite weeks of brutal war.

December 24, 2023
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  • The Associated Press

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  • Global Health

Don't mope, have hope: Global stories from 2023 that inspire optimism and delight

We found joy in mail-order chicks, soothing lullabies, a celebration of long-lasting love, the magic touch that can calm a grumpy child (and even a stressed out adult) and beach day in Mogadishu.

December 24, 2023
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  • Gabriel Spitzer
Yekaterina Duntsova looks on after submitting her documents as a presidential candidate for the upcoming election. She secured a nomination from a group of more than 500 supporters as required by Russian electoral law.

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  • World

A pro-peace Russian presidential hopeful is blocked by election commission

Yekaterina Duntsova is a former journalist-turned-politician who opposes the Ukraine war and hopes to challenge Putin, but her efforts to run stalled after election officials rejected her nomination.

December 23, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Students Hannah Levitan, left, and Lindsay Ruhl launched <em>The Tulane Hullabaloo</em>'s first student podcast in response to campus tensions over Israel's war in Gaza.

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  • Education

The war in Gaza is a big story on campus. These student reporters aren't shying away

Tensions have been high on college campuses ever since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, and the resulting war in Gaza. For student journalists, it's likely the biggest story they've ever covered.

December 23, 2023
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  • Aubri Juhasz
Palestinian farmers Naser El Khatib and Thaer El Taher stand on land filled with their olive trees at the edge of Beitunia, across from an area controlled by Israel in the occupied West Bank, on Dec. 2.

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  • World

In the West Bank, Palestinian olive farmers fear for the worst in this year's harvest

Usually at this time of year, Palestinian olive farmers in the West Bank are hard at work in their groves. But because of the war in Gaza, many have not been able to access their land.

December 23, 2023
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  • Eleanor Beardsley
Martin Luther King Jr. waves to supporters on August 28, 1963, during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on the Mall in Washington, D.C. Activists marked 60 years since the march in 2023.

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  • History

2023 was a year of big anniversaries

In 2023, we marked 20 years since the Iraq War, 50 years since the birth of hip-hop, and 60 years since the JFK assassination. Here's a roundup of historical events we wrote about over the past year.

December 23, 2023
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  • James Doubek
An American classic car makes its way down a street in Havana, Cuba, Nov. 11, 2023.

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  • Latin America

Cuban government defends plans to either cut rations or increase prices

The Cuban government said Friday it will have to either increase prices for fuel and electricity, or reduce rations for basic supplies.

December 23, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Children from Madrid's San Ildefonso school sing out the numbers from one of the main prizes from awarded lottery balls in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023.

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  • Europe

The top prize in Spain's 'El Gordo' Christmas lottery goes to the number 88008

Lucky holders of 20-euro tickets with the number 88008 are celebrating. They have each won 400,000 euros ($440,000), in the top prize of Spain's huge Christmas lottery.

December 23, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building at U.N. headquarters.

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  • Middle East

U.N. Security Council calls for expanded humanitarian aid in Gaza, as U.S. abstains

The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution Friday seeking "urgent steps" to expand aid in Gaza, but could not secure the unanimous support needed to call for an immediate cease-fire.

December 22, 2023
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  • Becky Sullivan and
  • Michele Kelemen
People shop for Nike shoes at a store in New York.

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  • Business

Nike will lay off workers as part of $2-billion cost-cutting plan

The company slashed its sales forecast and said it plans to cut up to $2 billion in costs over three years. Slowing sales in China are a big reason why.

December 22, 2023
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  • Alina Selyukh
Journalist Masha Gessen received a prize named after political theorist Hannah Ahrendt in Bremen, Germany on Saturday. The ceremony almost didn't happen after sponsors condemned Gessen's recent remarks on the Middle East.

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  • Middle East

Despite backlash, Masha Gessen says comparing Gaza to a Nazi-era ghetto is necessary

Journalist Masha Gessen talks to NPR's Morning Edition about their recent New Yorker essay on German Holocaust memory and the situation in Gaza — and the controversy that ensued.

December 22, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman and
  • Leila Fadel
Investigation officials from Tokyo's district prosecutors office head to an office of a Liberal Democratic Party faction led by politician Toshihiro Nikai, on Tuesday.

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  • Asia

Party bosses fall in Japan's worst political corruption scandal in decades

Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party replaced two of its top executives as part of a purge related to investigations into alleged political slush funds.

December 22, 2023
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  • Anthony Kuhn
More than 20,000 people have now been killed in Gaza since the start of the war, according to Gaza's Ministry of Health. Above, a home in Rafah is shown in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike.

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  • News

Up First briefing: Gaza deaths top 20,000; Colorado Supreme Court Justices threatened

More than 20,000 people have died in Gaza, according to the Health Ministry. Violent rhetoric increased online following the Colorado Supreme Court decision to bar Trump from the 2024 primary ballot.

December 22, 2023
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
People wait for the start of the draw at Madrid's Teatro Real opera house during Spain's bumper Christmas lottery draw known as El Gordo, or The Fat One, in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023.

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  • Europe

Spain's Christmas lottery 'El Gordo' starts dishing out millions of dollars in prizes

The immensely popular lottery will distribute a total of $2.8 million in prizes this year, much of it in small prizes. Street and bar celebrations normally break out with winners singing and dancing.

December 22, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Czech Interior Minister Vit Rakusan (center) and Prague Police Chief Martin Vondrasek (left) speak to the media after a mass shooting in downtown Prague on Thursday.

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  • World

Day of mourning declared after gunman kills at least 14 at Prague university

The bloodshed took place in the philosophy department building of Charles University, where the shooter was a student, police said said. The gunman also died, authorities said.

December 22, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
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