Six babies have died from cold in Gaza over two weeks, medics say
Five newborns and a two-month-old have reportedly died, with doctors blaming a lack of shelter and heating.
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While sanctions still cripple a shattered Syria, one Jewish leader returns from exile
During the Assad regimes, Western nations placed crippling economic sanctions on the country. Some have been lifted, but most are still in place, so how does a country shattered by civil war rebuild? And we follow the return to Damascus of one US Syrian Jewish leader, after decades in exile.
The view from Greenland: ‘We don’t want to be Americans’
President Trump’s calls for the U.S. to take over Greenland have sparked alarm and outrage.Denmark, which is responsible for Greenland’s security, recently announced that it would further boost its defense spending.And a recent poll found 85 percent of Greenlanders are opposed to being part of the United States.Parliamentary candidate Naaja Nathanielsen is one of them.It isn’t clear whether...
Dead body placed beside Australian couple on flight
Cabin crew placed the body of a passenger who died mid-flight in an empty seat beside the pair.
Chile power outage leaves millions without electricity
An area covering most of the country is being impacted by an ongoing power outage.
News24 | Ailing pope works on saints from hospital as Catholics pray for recovery
Pope Francis has approved the canonisation of two new saints from his hospital bed, the Vatican revealed on Tuesday, as the 88-year-old pontiff, who has pneumonia in both lungs, works through his recovery.
The odds of a ‘city-killer’ asteroid hitting Earth have fallen to zero
After weeks at the top of the Sentry list at the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies, the asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer considered a threat to Earth.
News24 | Taiwan probes ‘intentional sabotage or a simple accident’ subsea cable break, detains China crew
Taiwan detained a Chinese-crewed cargo ship after a subsea telecoms cable was severed off the island, the coast guard said.
How is Pope Francis doing? The Vatican says he rested well and met church officials
Pope Francis “rested well throughout the night” in the hospital, the Vatican says, and even met with Vatican officials to sign several documents linked to sainthood designations on Monday.
US Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip
Glossip has had nine execution dates postponed, and eaten his “last meal” three times.
Syrian leader hails ‘historic’ dialogue conference
Hundreds are attending the event, which the interim president promised after ousting Bashar al-Assad.
News24 | ‘I saw them on the ground’: 17 hurt in Colombia explosion, as peace talks break down
An apparent bomb attack in Colombia’s restive southwest wounded 17 people on Monday including three children and two police officers, authorities said, amid growing concern for a fragile peace process.
Is German ‘firewall’ under threat after AfD success?
Germany’s main parties refuse to work with the far right, but the AfD wants to tear the firewall down.
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes loses fraud appeal
Holmes was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for defrauding investors in her blood-testing company.
News24 | ‘All eyes are on the Arctic’: Canada boosts border security amid new race for oil, gas, fish
Thawing ice caused by climate change is opening up the Arctic and creating access to oil and gas resources, in addition to minerals and fish – presenting a new challenge to Canada.
Venezuelan opposition activist dies in jail
The politician was seized by masked men a day before Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a third term.
Putin offers Russian and Ukrainian rare minerals to US
The proposal to give the US access to minerals would also include those from territories taken from Ukraine.
Spanish city ‘adopts’ migrants who intervened in homophobic attack
Ibrahima Diack and Magatte N’Diaye are given “adopted sons of the city” status in A Coruña.
News24 | ‘The camp has become uninhabitable’: Fears of displacement as Israel flattens Jenin refugee camp
Israeli bulldozers have demolished large areas of the now virtually empty Jenin refugee camp and appear to be carving wide roadways through its once-crowded warren of alleyways.
5 signs that a U.S.-Europe split is widening
As the Trump administration ramps up its rhetoric against Ukraine and NATO, European countries are taking note — with increasing alarm.
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U.S. opposes a resolution demanding that Russia withdraw from Ukraine, Trump funding freeze includes payments to keep the Colorado River flowing, massive child sex abuse trial begins in France.