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<p>Gaza residents gather to get their share of food offered by aid group volunteers in Rafah</p>
Middle East

Struggling to survive in Gaza: ‘If war does not kill us, hunger will’

Residents of Khan Younis tell Tom Bennett about not being able to feed their children as Israel expands its war on Hamas and supplies run out

<p>North Korean sisters Kim Cheol-ok (in circle) seen with her family, resting her hand on her sister Kim Kyu. Kyu is now searching for her sister Cheol-ok after reports of forcible deportation to North Korea by China </p>
East Asia

The North Korean sisters kept apart by China, traffickers and two Kims

<p>US President Joe Biden gestures as he delivers remarks on aid to Ukraine from the White House in Washington</p>
LiveEurope

Biden says history will judge US as funds for Kyiv collapse - live

<p>There have been increasing calls for a formal reporting mechanism for child abuse and exploitation</p>
News

Rise in child marriage in Bangladesh linked to climate crisis

Just in

<p>File: Pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow arrives at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts to face charges related to illegal assembly stemming from 2019, in Hong Kong</p>
China

‘Mulan of Hong Kong’ activist refuses to return from Canada

<p>The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) conducts routine underway operations in the Taiwan Strait, on Sept. 9, 2023</p>
China

Taiwan spots Chinese balloon over Taiwan Strait ahead of election

<p>Ukrainian servicemen of the 42nd Mechanised Brigade take part in a field military exercise in the Donetsk region on 6 December 2023</p>
South Asia

Why so many of Nepal’s Gurkhas end up fighting for Russia in Ukraine

<p>File: Soldiers from the Gurkhas Brigade march on the Parade Ground during a passing out ceremony at Catterick Garrison</p>
South Asia

Nepal calls on Russia not to deploy its Gurkhas in Ukraine war

<p>A new report has warned of inequality in pneumonia care between parts of England</p>
Health

What is ‘white lung syndrome’? Ohio pneumonia outbreak explained

<p>Oppenheimer</p>
News

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer finally set for release in Japan

<p>Chinas HL-2M nuclear fusion device, known as the new generation of “artificial sun”, is displayed at a research laboratory in Chengdu, in eastern China’s Sichuan province on December 4, 2020</p>
Tech

China launches world’s ‘most advanced’ nuclear reactor

<p>Rescuers carry the body of a hiker killed in the eruption of Mount Marapi in Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday</p>
Southeast Asia

Body of last missing hiker from Indonesia’s Mount Marapi volcano found

<p>Two people have been arrested in France </p>
Europe

Two arrested after pensioners ‘targeted in bed bug scam’

Europe

Two arrested after pensioners ‘targeted in bed bug scam’

<p>Two people have been arrested in France </p>
<p>Ukrainian military soldiers fire from the MT-12 or 2A29 gun 'Rapira' is a Soviet smoothbore 100-mm anti-tank gun on 7 December in Avdiivka, Ukraine</p>
LiveEurope

Putin suffers losses on front line as 11,000 troops killed in November

<p>Elijah Wood</p>
Europe

Russia used celebrity Cameo videos to spread propaganda, says report

<p>Actor Vasyl Kukharskyi died after suffering injuries during Ukraine-Russia war</p>
Europe

Ukraine actor dies after battling frontline wounds for months

US politics

Senate goes into overtime on Ukraine-immigration talks

US politics

Senate goes into overtime on Ukraine-immigration talks

<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin </p>
US politics

Putin allies jubilant as US Republicans balk on Ukraine aid

Russia Navalny
Europe

Kremlin foe Navalny's lawyers to remain in detention at least through mid-March, Russian court rules

Middle East

<p>Palestinian men guardian by Israeli soldiers </p>
Middle East

Dozens of Palestinian men stripped and detained by Israeli military

<p>Israel Palestinians</p>
US politics

Blinken says Israel ‘cannot’ continue current rate of Gaza deaths

<p>APTOPIX Germany Hanukkah</p>
Middle East

Watch: Families light 138 menorah candles for Hamas hostages

<p><em>Reuters </em>photographer Issam Abdallah was killed on 13 October </p>
Middle East

Israel accused of killing journalist in strike on southern Lebanon

<p>British surgeon Tom Potokar, who works for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza</p>
Middle East

Screaming children to amputations: Inside a southern Gaza hospital

<p>Vladimir Putin shakes hands with UAE foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed upon arrival at the airport in Abu Dhabi</p>
Middle East

Putin’s plane escorted by four fighter jets on rare trip out of Russia

<p><em>Reuters </em>photographer Issam Abdallah was killed on 13 October </p>
Middle East

Israel accused of killing journalist in strike on southern Lebanon

<p>British surgeon Tom Potokar, who works for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza</p>
Middle East

Screaming children to amputations: Inside a southern Gaza hospital

<p>Vladimir Putin shakes hands with UAE foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed upon arrival at the airport in Abu Dhabi</p>
Middle East

Putin’s plane escorted by four fighter jets on rare trip out of Russia

<p>File. Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Deir Al-Balah, in central Gaza Strip, 6 November 2023</p>
Middle East

Amnesty says US-made missiles used in Gaza strikes that killed 43

Middle East

Amnesty says US-made missiles used in Gaza strikes that killed 43

<p>File. Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Deir Al-Balah, in central Gaza Strip, 6 November 2023</p>
<p>Dr. Claudine Gay, President of Harvard University, testifies before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on December 05, 2023 in Washington, DC</p>
Americas

Harvard defends efforts fighting antisemitism after hearing backlash

<p>An Israeli soldier secures a tunnel underneath Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City</p>
Middle East

Israel plans to destroy Hamas tunnels by flooding them with seawater

<p>Houthi fighters march in support of Palestine during a parade in Sanaa, Yemen, on 2 December</p>
Middle East

Houthis: The Iran-backed rebels attacking ships in the Red Sea

<p>Israel has been striking Khan Younis heavily in southern Gaza</p>
Middle East

Israeli troops ‘in heart’ of Gaza’s second city as it steps up assault

<p>Israel has been striking Khan Younis heavily in southern Gaza</p>
Middle East

Israeli troops ‘in heart’ of Gaza’s second city as it steps up assault

<p>Israelis fleeing for their lives after gunmen opened fire at the Supernova festival</p>
Business News

Did someone in the City know what was going to happen on 7 October?

<p>US President Joe Biden</p>
Middle East

Biden calls on world to condemn rape of women during Hamas attack

US

<p>Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel pranked former congressman George Santos into making some hilarious Cameo videos</p>
TV & Radio

Jimmy Kimmel pranks George Santos into making hilarious Cameo videos

<p>Young Thug: The chart-topping rapper on trial in Georgia</p>
US Crime News

Young Thug, YSL, lyrics: The controversial ‘gang’ trial is here

<p>Hunter Biden is facing multiple legal fights </p>
US politics

Hunter Biden hit with new criminal charges by DoJ

<p>Hunter Biden leaving court in July 2023 </p>
US Crime News

Read the indictment against Hunter Biden in full

Biden
Americas

Biden heads to Las Vegas to showcase $8.2B for 10 major rail projects around the country

<p>Sabrina Rahman, 24, had just moved in with her family to the neighbourhood where she was attacked</p>
US Crime News

Young mother among six dead in Texas shooting spree

<p>Jonathan Majors is seen in court on 20 June 2023</p>
US Crime News

Why is Jonathan Majors on trial for assault?

<p>Health officials said no one is at ‘immediate risk’ after one case of tuberculosis confirmed</p>
Americas

Tuberculosis scare strikes North Carolina school

<p>Multiple-Shootings Texas</p>
LiveAmericas

Texas mother and handyman named among six victims in Austin

LiveAmericas

Texas mother and handyman named among six victims in Austin

<p>Multiple-Shootings Texas</p>
<p>Intruder floods winery cellar with 5,000 gallons of wine.</p>
News

Watch: Intruder floods winery cellar with 5,000 gallons of wine

<p> Actor Jonathan Majors arrives at court for a trial on his domestic violence case</p>
LiveAmericas

Jonathan Majors trial shown video from night of alleged assault: Live

<p>Young Thug in court last year </p>
LiveAmericas

Young Thug trial judge sends stark warning to jury: Live updates

<p>Law enforcement at the campus </p>
US Crime News

What we know about the UNLV shooting

<p>Law enforcement at the campus </p>
US Crime News

What we know about the UNLV shooting

<p>Four faculty members. Who were the victims of the UNLV shooting?</p>
US Crime News

First victims in UNLV mass shooting identified

<p>Antony Polito has been identified as the gunman</p>
US Crime News

Who is Anthony Polito? Professor accused of deadly UNLV shooting

Europe

<p>Investigators work at the scene of a shooting in a school classroom in Bryansk, Russia</p>
Europe

Teenage girl kills classmate and herself in Russia school shooting

<p>Peter Hummelgaard, Denmark’s justice minister, after the parliamentary vote</p>
Europe

Denmark parliament passes law to stop burning of Quran

<p>Illia Kvya was shot dead in Moscow allegedly by Ukrainian special services </p>
Europe

Ukraine claims assassination of ‘traitor’ ex-MP who fled to Russia

<p>Russian Alrosa Diamond deputy director for sales Yevgeny Tsybukov shows a coloured, fancy brownish greenish yellow oval diamond</p>
Europe

G7 bans Russian diamonds in show of solidarity to Zelensky

Venezuela Guyana Dispute
Europe

Helicopter carrying 5 senior Guyana military officials is missing near tense border with Venezuela

<p>General view of the Blue Lagoon resort near the evacuated town of Grindavik, in Iceland</p>
LiveEurope

Iceland volcano: Blue Lagoon extends closure as ‘unrest not over’

<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell </p>
US politics

Top senators in shouting match over Ukraine defence talks

<p>President Biden delivers remarks on Ukraine from the White House</p>
US politics

Don’t let Putin win, Biden warns Republicans over spending for Ukraine

Obit Norman Lear
Europe

Norman Lear, producer of TV's 'All in the Family' and influential liberal advocate, has died at 101

Europe

Norman Lear, producer of TV's 'All in the Family' and influential liberal advocate, has died at 101

Obit Norman Lear
<p>The delay in tariff deadlines is seen as a win for prime minister Rishi Sunak, after British industry bosses warned of an increase in the price of electric vehicles in the UK of £6,000 </p>
UK Politics

EU agrees Brexit deal to delay electric car tariffs for three years

COP28 Climate Summit
Europe

European Union calls for "the beginning of the end" of fossil fuels at COP28 climate talks

<p>Soldiers from the Brigade of Gurkhas await inspection during a passing-out ceremony </p>
South Asia

Nepal police arrest 10 for smuggling Gurkhas to fight for Russia

Guyana Venezuela Territory Dispute
Europe

Guyana's president says it is preparing for a possible incursion by Venezuela into disputed area

Guyana Venezuela Territory Dispute
Europe

Guyana's president says it is preparing for a possible incursion by Venezuela into disputed area

Europe

Huge fire breaks out at Berlin Christmas market as tourists evacuated

US Sweden
Europe

NATO member-to-be Sweden and the US sign defense deal, saying it strengthens regional security

Africa

News

Tanzania: Cars submerged by floods and mudslides as death toll rises

News

Tanzania: Cars submerged by floods and mudslides as death toll rises

<p>Safina Namukwaya’s premature babies were placed in an incubator after their birth at 31 weeks, but doctors say they are in a stable condition </p>
Africa

Woman, 70, gives birth to twins after IVF treatment

Niger Migration Decree
Africa

Niger’s junta revokes law that slowed migration for desperate Africans

CORRECTION South Africa Mine Deaths
Africa

Eleven killed as elevator drops 650 feet at a platinum mine

<p>Former Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius </p>
Africa

Pistorius wins freedom from prison 10 years after killing girlfriend

<p>Former Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius </p>
Africa

Pistorius wins freedom from prison 10 years after killing girlfriend

News

Reeva Steenkamp’s mother shares statement ahead of Pistorius hearing

<p>Sifa* breastfeeding her young baby in the Mugunga camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo</p>
Africa

The anguish of parents battling a global hunger crisis

<p>Cape Town law enforcement officials stand around a burnt-out vehicle in Nyanga</p>
Africa

Route removed from Google after tourists shot driving in South Africa

<p>The Rwanda plan is back in court after it was deemed wrong that the scheme was ruled as ‘lawful’ </p>
Home News

Rwanda asylum plan: Timeline of government’s policy to deport migrants

<p>35 elephants were found dead in 2020 in Zimbabwe </p>
Africa

Why are African elephants dropping dead in Zimbabwe?

<p>A Jacaranda tree in bloom in Nairobi, Kenya</p>
News

Kenya declares surprise public holiday to plant trees

<p>The “Ngil” mask of the Fang people of Gabon was auctioned in March 2022 at the Montpellier auction house</p>
Europe

French dealer in court for selling £130 African mask for £3.7m

<p>US president Joe Biden talks with African leaders before they pose for a family photo during the US-Africa Leaders Summit at the Walter E Washington Convention Center in Washington, 15 December 2022</p>
Americas

US to remove four African countries from Agoa trade deal

<p>South Africa’s Siya Kolisi lifts the Webb Ellis Cup (David Davies/PA)</p>
Rugby Union

South Africa declares public holiday after Rugby World Cup win

<p>Representational photo of a herd of elephants make their way through the Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe in search of water</p>
Africa

Missing German tourist rescued after 3 days in Zimbabwe safari park

Asia

<p>File: Police officers escort Tsang Chi-kin off a police van at the district court on July 14, 2022 in Hong Kong </p>
China

Why jailed Hong Kong protester’s TV interview has sparked outrage

<p>File image: an autopsy showed the pigeon was killed by ‘traumatic shock’ </p>
Japan

Tokyo police arrest man for deliberately killing pigeon with his car

<p>An Indian paramilitary trooper stands guard as a live telecast is aired near a clock tower in Srinagar on August 23, 2023, showing the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft minutes before its successful lunar landing on the south pole of the Moon</p>
Space

India’s Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission spacecraft returns to Earth

<p>Actors Aamir Khan and Vishnu Vishal rescued after being stranded during Chennai floods</p>
India

Bollywood star rescued by boat after 24 hours stuck in Chennai floods

<p>North Koreans use computer terminals at the Sci-Tech Complex in Pyongyang</p>
East Asia

North Korea may have stolen secrets to new laser weapon

<p>100 years old beauty advisor Tomoko Horino talking during an interview with AFP at her house in Fukushima </p>
East Asia

Japan’s ‘super-agers’ reveal secrets to extremely long life

<p>Actors Aamir Khan and Vishnu Vishal rescued after being stranded during Chennai floods</p>
India

Bollywood star rescued by boat after 24 hours stuck in Chennai floods

<p>North Koreans use computer terminals at the Sci-Tech Complex in Pyongyang</p>
East Asia

North Korea may have stolen secrets to new laser weapon

<p>100 years old beauty advisor Tomoko Horino talking during an interview with AFP at her house in Fukushima </p>
East Asia

Japan’s ‘super-agers’ reveal secrets to extremely long life

<p>The Lewke’s cannon, which was returned by the Netherlands, is on public display at the National Museum in Colombo, Sri Lanka</p>
Home News

Pressure on British Museum as Netherlands returns colonial artefacts

<p>Kim Jong-un</p>
East Asia

Kim Jong-un cries as he begs North Korean women to have more babies

<p>Members of Uyghur communities take part in a protest against China, near the Chinese consulate in Istanbul</p>
China

EU ‘must use Beijing talks to press China on Uyghur rights’

<p>People move in a boat past partially submerged vehicles in Chennai</p>
News

Cyclone Michaung hits India’s southern coast as nine dead in flooding

US politics

Lawmakers want Gold Medal for Hmong vets in ‘secret’ Vietnam war

<p>Natthaporn Onkaew, 26, embraces his family as he arrives back home after being held for nearly two months when he was taken hostage by Hamas in Gaza</p>
Southeast Asia

What happened to the 32 Thai nationals taken hostage by Hamas?

<p>Rescuers evacuate victims from the slopes of Mount Marapi in West Sumatra</p>
Southeast Asia

More bodies found as 23 feared dead after Indonesia volcano eruption

<p>File: Indian prime minister Narendra Modi (C) arrives to attend a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) campaign meeting</p>
India

What Modi’s state poll victories mean for India’s general election

Australasia

<p>Paramedics report to the scene where a man got buried alive in sand in Australia</p>
Australasia

Australian man dies after ‘falling head-first’ into deep sand pit

Australasia

Australian man dies after ‘falling head-first’ into deep sand pit

<p>Paramedics report to the scene where a man got buried alive in sand in Australia</p>
Lifestyle

Horrifying moment dozens of huntsman spider eggs hatch in bedroom

<p>Te Pati Maori co-leader Rawiri Waiti gestures during the swearing-in ceremony at Parliament in Wellington on Tuesday </p>
Australasia

Did Maori MPs deliberately refer to King Charles as ‘skin rash’?

Australia Thalidomide
Australasia

Australia apologises for thalidomide tragedy that caused birth defects

<p>The progressive prime minister was lauded around the world, but not universally popular at home </p>
Australasia

New Zealand smoking ban reversal is a blow to Jacinda Ardern’s legacy

<p>The progressive prime minister was lauded around the world, but not universally popular at home </p>
Australasia

New Zealand smoking ban reversal is a blow to Jacinda Ardern’s legacy

<p>Vape pens stand on a counter at a vape store, in Melbourne, Australia</p>
Australasia

Australia unveils plan to crack down on vaping

<p>New Zealand is reportedly set to repeal its anti-smoking laws</p>
Australasia

New Zealand to repeal historic smoking ban in move slammed by experts

<p>Sean Turnell in a television interview in Sydney earlier this month </p>
Southeast Asia

The economics professor held in Myanmar ‘animal pen’ for 650 days

<p>People take to the water as they continue blockade the access to the coal port in protest for climate action at Horseshoe Beach on 26 November 2023 in Newcastle, Australia</p>
News

Over 100 arrested as climate protest blocks world’s largest coal port

<p>Residents of a fishing town in Queensland are grappling with the challenge of managing dead rats after rat plague. Screengrab</p>
Australasia

Rats cause havoc in Queensland: ‘They’re eating everything’

<p>New Zealand National Party leader and prime minister-elect Christopher Luxon talks to the media at parliament in Wellington on Thursday</p>
Australasia

New Zealand finally agrees makeup of coalition government

<p>Earthquake tremors felt at Vanautu island on Wednesday 22 November 2023</p>
Australasia

Powerful magnitude-7 earthquake strikes Vanuatu region

<p>Singer Robbie Williams in concert at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk</p>
News

Robbie Williams fan dies after falling down at Sydney concert

<p>Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, left, meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing</p>
Australasia

Australian PM hits out at China over ‘dangerous’ sonar use

<p>Girls browse on their mobile phones in front of Australian communications company Optus outlet in the central business district of Sydney on 8 November 2023</p>
Australasia

Millions of Australians left without network after Optus outage

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