Hamas releases 3 Israeli hostages
KHAN YUNIS, Feb 15 (AFP): Palestinian militants handed three Israeli hostages over to the Red Cross on Saturday, while buses carrying freed Palestinian prisoners rolled out of two Israeli jails in the latest exchange under an ongoing Gaza truce deal.An AFP journalist saw masked Hamas militants parade the hostages onto...
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Argentine court issues warrants for Myanmar officials accused of Rohingya 'genocide'
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 15 (AFP): An Argentine court has issued arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar's military junta and former officials including Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi over alleged "genocide and crimes against humanity" targeting the Rohingya minority group.The court ruling, seen by AFP on Friday,...
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White South Africans 'victims of racism'
PRETORIA, Feb 15 (AP): Some white South Africans showed support for President Donald Trump on Saturday and gathered at the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria to claim they are victims of racism by their own government.Hundreds of protesters held placards that read "Thank God for President Trump" and displayed other messages...
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Zelensky calls for creation of an 'army of Europe'
KYIV, Feb 15 (BBC): Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for the creation of an "army of Europe" to guard against Russia as he suggested the US may no longer come to the continent's aid.Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, he also said that Ukraine would "never accept deals made...
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Protests at Tehran University after student's murder
PARIS, Feb 15 (AFP): Dozens of students protested at Tehran University on Friday in a show of anger against the institution's leadership following the murder of a student earlier this week, activists said.According to media reports, the students are unhappy over the lack of security around the university premises, despite...
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Trump creates energy council to power AI race with China
WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (AFP): US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday creating a "National Energy Dominance Council" that will be tasked with helping meet the vast electric power needs to win the AI race with China."We're going to be energy dominant like nobody else, and this doesn't...
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Los Angeles fire zones hit by mudslides after heavy rain
LOS ANGELES, Feb 15 (AFP): Mudslides blocked roads around Los Angeles on Friday after heavy rain pounded areas burned by last month's wildfires, sending denuded hillsides tumbling.Parts of Los Angeles got as much as 2.8 inches (7 centimeters) of rain in a day, leaving areas flooded and burn scars in...
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6.4 quake causes minor damages in S Siberia
MOSCOW, Feb 15 (AP): An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 struck Russia's Altai Republic in southern Siberia on Saturday morning, according to Russian seismologists.The quake occurred at 8:48 a.m local time (0148 GMT), according to Russian state news agency Interfax, citing the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy...
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