Israeli strikes claim 28 lives in Gaza
GAZA STRIP, Dec 22 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes overnight and early Sunday killed at least 28 Palestinians, including at one family's home and at a school building the military said was used by Hamas.There was no let-up in the violence in the Gaza Strip more than...
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Pope calls Gaza air raids 'cruelty'
VATICAN, Dec 22 (Reuters): Pope Francis on Saturday again condemned Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, a day after an Israeli government minister publicly denounced the pontiff for suggesting the global community should study whether the military offensive there constitutes a genocide of the Palestinian people.Francis opened his annual Christmas address to...
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Attempted arson attacks hit Russia
MOSCOW, Dec 22 (AFP): Russia has seen a wave of attempted arson attacks targeting banks, shopping centres, post offices and government buildings over the last three days, according to media reports.Around 20 separate cases of individuals trying to set off small explosive devices or launching fireworks into buildings have been...
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Turkey's minister meets Syrian leader
ANKARA, Dec 22 (AFP): Turkey's foreign minister Hakan Fidan met with Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Sunday, Ankara's foreign ministry said.A video released by the Anadolu state news agency showed the two men greeting each other.No details of where the meeting took place in the Syrian capital...
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News in Brief -2024-12-23
Two US pilots shot down over Red Sea in 'friendly fire' incidentWASHINGTON, Dec 22: Two US Navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea early Sunday in "an apparent case of friendly fire," the American military said. Both pilots were recovered alive but "initial assessments indicate that one of...
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