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World Central Kitchen to resume Gaza aid work after death of staff
The World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid organization said on Sunday it would resume operations in the Gaza Strip four weeks after seven of its staff members died in an Israeli aerial attack. "We have been forced to make a decision: stop feeding altogether during one of the worst hunger crises ever, ending our operation that accounted for 62% of all International non-governmental organization aid, or keep feeding knowing that aid, aid workers, and civilians are being intimidated and killed," WCK said
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Some 1,200 people comb woods in Germany for missing autistic boy
The largest search operation to date for a 6-year-old boy with autism who went missing in northern Germany nearly a week ago was carried out on Sunday. Police, soldiers, firefighters, members of the THW civil protection agency and hundreds of volunteers banded together to scour an area centred near Bremervörde, a town to the west of Hamburg. In all, about 1,200 people took part in the hunt for the boy named Arian. But by evening there was still no sign of him. Arian left his parents' house alone
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German interior minister: Hamburg Islamist demo hard to accept
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser called for police to act vigorously if crimes are committed during political demonstrations. Faeser was speaking after a rally by more than 1,000 Islamists in Hamburg on Saturday, which passed off peacefully, but where allegations of anti-Islamic policies and an anti-Islam media campaign in Germany were heard. Some carried posters that read "Caliphate is the solution" or "Germany - a dictatorship of values." "Seeing an Islamist demonstration of this kind on
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Russia to introduce drone training classes for schoolchildren in occupied areas of Ukraine, reports say
Russia plans to introduce drone training sessions, covering design features and assembly, in schools in occupied parts of Ukraine, report says.
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Israeli minister will bring down Netanyahu if Rafah is not invaded
Hardline Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich warned on Sunday that he would bring down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government if a planned military ground assault on Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip is called off. Smotrich's warning came amid attempts in Egypt to secure a fresh ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages held by the militant Palestinian organization Hamas. "Agreement with the Egyptian deal is a humiliating capitulation and grants the Nazis a victory on the ba
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Von der Leyen mocks Germany's far-right AfD over scandals
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen mocked the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's European parliamentary election campaign launch, which has been overshadowed by spying scandals and suspicions of foreign influence-buying. The AfD's lead candidate, Maximilian Krah, sat out the campaign launch event on Saturday, less than a week after a top aide to Krah was arrested on allegations of spying for China. Krah himself is currently the subject of a preliminary investigation
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French minister calls for greater powers against organized crime
Those convicted of belonging to organized crime groups in France will face up to 20 years in prison under new criminal statutes being introduced by the government, French Justice Minister Éric Dupond-Moretti said in an interview with the Tribune Dimanche newspaper published on Sunday. A new specialized national public prosecutor's office will also be created to better coordinate the fight against organized crime, Dupond-Moretti said. He said France should introduce protections and benefits for c
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Dozens in Italy give a fascist salute on the anniversary of Mussolini's execution
Dozens of people raised their arms in the fascist salute and shouted a fascist chant during ceremonies Sunday to honor Italian dictator Benito Mussolini on the 79th anniversary of his execution. Dressed in black, these nostalgics marched through northern Italian towns where Mussolini was arrested and executed at the end of World War II, and also in Predappio, Mussolini’s birthplace and final resting place. Mussolini was stopped by anti-fascist partisans in Dongo, on the shores of Lake Como, on
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Top French diplomat arrives in Lebanon in attempt to broker a halt to Hezbollah-Israel clashes
French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné arrived in Lebanon on Sunday as part of diplomatic attempts to broker a de-escalation in the conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border. Séjourné met with United Nations peacekeeping forces in south Lebanon and with Lebanon's parliament speaker, army chief, foreign minister and caretaker prime minister. France “is refusing to accept the worst-case scenario" of a full-scale war in Lebanon, he told journalists after the meetings.
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Elon Musk makes surprise visit to Beijing
Billionaire Elon Musk unexpectedly landed in Beijing aboard a private flight on Sunday. Musk, who runs leading electric vehicle company Tesla among other ventures, will reportedly meet Ren Hongbin, president of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), for negotiations during the visit, according to Chinese state television. His visit also coincides with the Beijing Auto Show, China's largest automotive industry event, although it remains unclear whether Musk plans to v
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Armed men kidnap a senior judge in Pakistan’s restive northwest
Armed men ambushed and kidnapped a senior judge in Pakistan’s restive northwest, a police official said Sunday. Around 15 men on motorbikes intercepted Judge Shakirullah Marwat’s vehicle as he was travelling toward Dera Ismail Khan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said police official Faheem Khan. The assailants set the car on fire before fleeing with him.
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German minister urges universities to weigh China ties after spy case
Germany's minister of education and research, Bettina Stark-Watzinger, has called on universities to scrutinize any joint projects with China in the light of recent arrests over spying allegations. "The arrest of three Germans for suspected espionage once again makes it abundantly clear that we must not be naive in our dealings with China," the liberal politician told German news magazine Wirtschaftswoche. "We need to weigh up the risks and benefits of cooperation even more carefully, especially
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Nepal hosts an investment summit in hopes of attracting foreign money for hydropower projects
Nepal hosted an investment summit Sunday in hopes of attracting much-needed foreign investment, especially in developing hydropower projects to produce more electricity that it can sell to neighboring countries. Several foreign investors were attending the two-day meetings in the capital, Kathmandu, where Nepali officials urged investment in developing hydropower projects and in other areas like tourism and industry.
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China's submarine force is stressed by their more realistic training for combat
Submarine crews are undergoing more arduous training to sail farther from China, and it's taking a toll.
6 min read - LifestyleThe Spruce
Your Complete Guide to French Interior Design, Straight From the Pros
French interiors show off laid-back yet sophisticated details. Here's how to decorate your home and feel straight from France.
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Mali heatwave: Ice becomes a hot commodity as temperatures soar
People are grappling with power cuts as well as extreme heat blamed on human-induced climate change.
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Germany grapples with wave of spying threats from Russia and China
Six arrests in quick succession show Germany is being targeted by spies but also that it is fighting back.
5 min read - WorldThe Cool Down
Drought devastates crops in southern Africa: 'The grain I have is only enough for the next two months'
Seventy percent of southern Africa's maize comes from South Africa.
2 min read - Worlddpa international
World Economic Forum leader sees some movement in Gaza hostage talks
The president of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Saturday reported some movement in the arduous Middle East negotiations over releasing the hostages kidnapped from Israel on October 7 by the Palestinian Islamist Hamas group in Gaza. "There is some movement in the talks about the hostages and a possible way out of the impasse we are in," Børge Brende said in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh. Saudi Arabia is hosting a WEF business conference in Riyadh on Sunday and Monday. Parallel to this, foreign
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Power restored to Sierra Leone as minister quits
Most of the electricity in the capital is supplied by a Turkish ship floating off the country’s coast.
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Israel minister says Rafah advance could be delayed for hostage deal
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz held out the prospect of postponing a planned offensive in the Gaza city of Rafah in the event of a hostage agreement with the Palestinian Islamist Hamas militia. "The release of the hostages is our top priority," Katz told Israel's Channel 12 on Saturday. Also citing the minister, the Kan channel reported that Israel was prepared to postpone the military operation if a hostage deal was reached. Hamas said it is currently examining an Israeli proposal for a c
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Blinken to travel to Saudi Arabia amid stalled negotiations between Israel and Hamas
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia next week to meet with regional partners as talks between Israel and Hamas remain deadlocked, the State Department announced Saturday.
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Thousands rally in Madrid to urge Spanish leader Pedro Sánchez not to resign
Thousands of supporters and party members of Spain’s Socialist party rallied outside the party’s national headquarters in Madrid on Saturday to show their support for Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and urge him not to step down. Sánchez stunned Spain on Wednesday when he announced that he was canceling his itinerary while he considers whether or not to resign after what he described as a “smear campaign” against his wife. Sánchez’s shocking announcement came hours after a Spanish judge opened a
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Ships from Turkey planning to deliver aid to Gaza were denied right to sail
A three-ship flotilla planning to reach Gaza with humanitarian aid from Turkey was prevented from sailing by Guinea-Bissau authorities, which took down their country's flags from two ships, organizers said. Just before the flotilla was set to sail from Turkey to Gaza on Friday with 5,000 tons of aid, a surprise inspection by the Guinea-Bissau International Ships Registry resulted in the removal of the flags from two of the Freedom Flotilla ships.
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Channel deaths: Teenager describes chaos as boat launched
Marcus, 16, says he fled a life as a child soldier in South Sudan and hopes to study in the UK.
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South Africa Freedom Day: Did the 'get-out-of-jail' vote live up to the hype?
Thirty years after Nelson Mandela's election and apartheid's end, South Africans reflect on democracy.
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To Experience Pure Anxiety, Watch This Video of a Self-Driving Car Navigating India's Chaotic Traffic
Vishnu Take the Wheel We're willing to bet that you've never seen anything quite as anxiety-inducing as a recent video shared by Indian startup Swaayatt Robots, showing an extremely adventurous self-driving SUV navigating the hectic streets of Bhopal, India. The nation's streets are infamously chaotic, with basic rules of the road taking a backseat. In […]
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It's 30 years since apartheid ended. South Africa's celebrations are set against growing discontent
South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy with a ceremony in the capital Saturday that included a 21-gun salute and the waving of the nation's multicolored flag. The ANC has been in power ever since the first democratic, all-race election of April 27, 1994, the vote that officially ended apartheid.
4 min read - ScienceFuturism
Japanese Spacecraft Chases Down Derelict Rocket
Spaced Out A Japanese spacecraft claims it has recently rendezvoused with a three-ton piece of rocket debris in a high-stakes flight, the BBC reports, in an effort to see if it's possible to remove the increasing amounts of space junk floating around our planet. A satellite developed by Astroscale Japan Inc. tracked down the 15-year-old […]
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Russian troops advanced and captured large parts of village after apparent Ukrainian blunder left front line unmanned
Russian forces were able to take most of Ocheretyne, northwest of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, after a rotational error by Ukrainian troops.
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F-16s headed to Ukraine this summer will face their most dangerous battlefield ever
The F-16 Fighting Falcons going to Ukraine will face a major test against advanced Russian air-defense systems, despite decades of combat experience.
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Huge search for missing boy in Germany turns to 'silent strategy'
A massive search operation for a missing 6-year-old boy with autism in a wooded area of northern Germany has gone into its sixth day after a new tactic to help locate the child proved unsuccessful. "Unfortunately, the night did not bring us any progress," said a police spokesman on Saturday morning in Bremervörde, a town west of Hamburg. Using a so-called "silent strategy," around 200 German soldiers looked for the boy named Arian in small groups and with night vision equipment. Their search did
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Book at these times to save money on summer flights for 2024
In travel news this week: a gelato ban in Italy, runaway horses in central London, the orange fog that hit Athens and – if you’re still feeling brave enough – the best dates and times to book summer flights.
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Las Vegas-area pizza shop helps find homes for dozens of homeless animals
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A Boulder City pizza shop is helping find homes for dozens of homeless pets in a very unique way. The Boulder City Animal Shelter created flyers of adoptable dogs and Vinny’s Little Italy sent them out with every pizza order by posting the flyer on top of each box. Within 48 […]
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UN warns Sudan paramilitary forces are encircling a capital in western Darfur, urges against attack
Sudanese paramilitary forces are encircling the only capital they haven’t captured in the western Darfur region, the United Nations said Friday, warning that an attack would have “devastating consequences” for the city's 800,000 inhabitants. At the same time, the U.N. said, the rival Sudanese Armed Forces “appear to be positioning themselves.” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres again called on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and government forces to refrain from fighting in the Nort
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Planemaker Embraer CEO says supply chain has been improving
SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS (Reuters) -The chief executive of Brazil's Embraer said on Friday that supply chain issues impacting planemakers have been improving but some challenges remain. Francisco Gomes Neto told reporters at an event in Sao Jose dos Campos, where the company is based at, that Embraer is in a "very good place" right now after overcoming some difficult years. Embraer intends to invest some 2 billion reais ($390.9 million) in the country this year and hire over 900 people, Neto said a
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NBC News investigation reveals Israel strikes on Gaza areas it said were safe
NBC News investigates 7 deadly airstrikes, reveals Palestinians killed in Israeli-designated Gaza 'safe zones'
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German president cancels Gaza round table without Palestinian guests
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has cancelled a planned panel discussion on the Gaza war at his official residence in Berlin amid criticism that no Palestinian voice had been invited to take part. At the event called "How do we talk about the war in the Middle East?" originally scheduled at Bellevue Palace for Thursday, Steinmeier had intended to give a speech and discuss the topic with three guests, Meron Mendel, director of the Anne Frank Educational Centre, journalist Tilo Jung and M
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Brazil fire: 10 killed in homeless guesthouse fire
The blaze erupted in the middle of the night at a guesthouse in Porto Alegre in southern Brazil.
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Climate skeptic dismisses severity of Great Barrier Reef bleaching
Scientists predict recent bleaching at Australia's Great Barrier Reef will be the worst on record, but skeptics online dismiss the damage by claiming coral populations are at a record high. This is missing context; while there has been growth over the past decade, marine scientists warn global warming has negatively affected biodiversity and resilience in the region .
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An Orca Calf Trapped in British Columbia Lagoon Has Found Her Way to Freedom
An orca calf found itself stuck in a lagoon in British Columbia, Canada. Now, though, after a worrying length of time, she has found her way to freedom.
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Orca calf stranded in British Columbia lagoon for more than a month swims out on her own
An orca calf that spent over a month stranded in a remote lagoon on Vancouver Island off the west coast of Canada swam out of the lagoon on her own early Friday morning, according to the Ehattesaht First Nation.
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In Japan, Bear Attacks Surge as Authorities Warn Hikers Away
A record number of bear attacks across Japan have caused widespread alarm and six fatalities in the last year, prompting repeated warnings from authorities and wildlife experts. Of the 219 attacks in the last 365 days, one of the most publicized occurred when a brown bear allegedly decapitated a Hokkaido fisherman. Decapitated head found during […]
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Mass Graves of Hundreds Uncovered in Gaza Sound Alarm
Mass graves with hundreds of bodies were discovered at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis and Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
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A coal billionaire is building the world’s biggest clean energy plant and it’s five times the size of Paris
The scale of the project transforming swathes of barren salt desert on the edge of western India into one of the most important sources of clean energy anywhere on the planet is so overwhelming that the man in charge can’t keep up.
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Israel's National Security Minister Ben-Gvir injured in car accident
Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was injured in a car accident on Friday evening after reportedly running a red light. Three people were injured and hospitalized in the accident in Ramle near Tel Aviv, police said, announcing an investigation. Israeli media published a dashcam video from an uninvolved vehicle at the scene of the accident, allegedly showing two cars colliding at a junction. Further footage is said to show Ben-Gvir's car overturned on a road. The Haaretz newspap
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Ritual Offerings, Hallucinogenic Plant Found Under Ancient Maya Ball Court
A baseball player may tap his helmet three times before stepping up to the plate, and an Argentina supporter may burn incense in front of a portrait of Diego Maradona as the Albiceleste kick off. Now, a team of archaeologists have found evidence that the ancient Maya blessed their ball courts with ritual offerings, an indicator of how much sport meant to the Maya communities.
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EU Commission to provide another €68m in aid for Palestinians in Gaza
The European Union is releasing another €68 million ($72.7 million) in humanitarian aid for Palestinians affected by the ongoing war in Gaza, the European Commission said in Brussels on Friday. "In light of the continued deterioration of the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and the steady rise of needs on the ground, the Commission is stepping up its funding to support Palestinians affected by the ongoing war," the EU's executive said in a press release. The additional sum is intended to "sca
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Burkina Faso suspends BBC over HRW report on alleged mass killings
BBC websites and radio are blocked for two weeks over a Human Rights Watch report on alleged mass killings.
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Two British men charged with helping Russian intelligence
It comes after a Ukraine-linked business in London was targeted in a suspected arson attack.
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