Palestinians celebrate as Israel frees prisoners
WEST BANK, Oct 13 (AP/AFP): Palestinians celebrated on Monday as Israel began releasing nearly 2,000 Palestinians from prison in exchange for Hamas's freeing of Israeli hostages under a breakthrough ceasefire deal in Gaza.Hundreds cheered as two buses carrying dozens of released prisoners arrived in Beitunia in the Israeli-occupied West Bank....
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Trump may approve Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine if Russia continues war
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he may offer long-range Tomahawk missiles that could be used by Kyiv if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not end the war in Ukraine.Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he flew to Israel that he and Ukrainian...
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South Africa bus crash claims at least 42 lives
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 13 (AFP): A passenger bus rolled down an embankment in South Africa, killing at least 42 people including workers from Malawi and Zimbabwe, authorities said Monday.The bus was travelling to Zimbabwe when it crashed around 90 kilometres (55 miles) from the border on Sunday after the driver apparently...
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14 injured in aftershock in Philippines
MANILA, Oct 13 (AFP): A moderately strong earthquake struck the central Philippine island of Cebu Monday, injuring at least 14 people and damaging infrastructure already weakened by a deadly tremor two weeks earlier, officials said.The magnitude 5.7 aftershock, recorded by the United States Geological Survey, struck just after 1:00 am...
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Spain suffers fresh floods as torrential rains strike
MADRID, Oct 13 (AFP): Floods trapped people in vehicles and homes in Spain on Sunday as torrential rain drenched the northeastern Catalonia region.Local media shared videos of roaring torrents of brown water tearing through streets and submerging vehicles.National weather agency AEMET decreed the highest red alert in the province of...
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Spread of drug-resistant superbugs surging, warns WHO
GENEVA, Oct 13 (AFP): The World Health Organisation (WHO) sounded the alarm Monday over soaring numbers of drug-resistant bacterial infections, compromising the effectiveness of life-saving treatments and rendering minor injuries and common infections potentially deadly.The United Nations' health agency warned that one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections worldwide in 2023...
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