The Israeli military on Wednesday said that a February strike on Khan Younis in southern Gaza may have led Hamas militants to execute six hostages. The bodies of those six male hostages were recovered in…
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French prime minister ousted in no-confidence vote, throwing country into deep uncertainty
by adminFrench Prime Minister Michel Barnier has been ousted in a no-confidence vote just three months into his term, after lawmakers on the left and the right united to plunge the country into deeper political instability.…
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Georgian opposition politician beaten unconscious by police, party says, as government crackdown intensifies
by adminA leader of one of Georgia’s opposition parties has been detained by police after he was beaten unconscious by officers in the capital Tbilisi, his party said Wednesday, in the wake of fierce protests in…
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South Korean president accepts defense minister’s resignation amid backlash over martial law move
by adminSouth Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has accepted the resignation of his Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun amid growing criticism over the leader’s short-lived declaration of martial law. The defense ministry said South Korea’s ambassador to…
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13 Philippine women convicted in Cambodia of acting as pregnancy surrogates for foreigners
by adminThirteen women from the Philippines have been convicted on human trafficking-related charges for acting as surrogates in Cambodia for a ring selling babies to foreigners for cash. The women were each sentenced to four years…
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Amnesty International says there is ‘sufficient evidence’ to accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza
by adminAmnesty International on Wednesday said that it had gathered “sufficient evidence to believe” that Israel’s conduct during the war in Gaza amounts to genocide against the Palestinian people – a charge the Israeli government has…
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‘I dream of the day I can hug you’: How Russian teenagers are being locked up for expressing dissent
by adminOn a cold November morning, Irina Turbina packs bags filled with food, adds two large shower gels, two bulky packs of toilet paper, nail clippers, a novel, and a geography atlas, and sets out on…
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South Korean opposition leader thought martial law announcement was ‘a deepfake’
by adminPresident Yoon Suk Yeol announced the decree – which only lasted a few hours before being struck down by lawmakers who forced their way past soldiers into parliament – in an extraordinary late-night television address…
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in an unannounced late-night TV address, saying the move was necessary to protect the country from “communist forces.” “To safeguard a liberal South Korea from the…
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A judge in Italy has sentenced a 23-year-old man to life in prison for the stabbing murder of his former girlfriend, a heinous act of femicide that has put violence against women in the spotlight…