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Who are the 95 Palestinian healthcare workers held captive by Israel?
Israel is holding captive 95 Palestinian healthcare workers in its prisons.
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Lebanon’s Aoun calls for end to Israeli attacks in meeting with US envoy
Israel has repeatedly bombed Lebanon, violating a November 2024 ceasefire agreement to end conflict with Hezbollah.
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Olympic ski season opening marred by dangerous course debate
Debate on dangerous ski training courses flares at start of Olympic season, five months ahead of Milan Cortina Games.
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‘No survivors’: Kenyan plane crash kills 10 tourists and pilot
Footage shows the smoldering remains of an airplane that crashed in Kwale, Kenya on Tuesday.
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US kills 14 people in three strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats
The string of strikes in the Eastern Pacific Ocean brings the total known death toll from the US bombing campaign to 57.
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Tanzania’s digital battlefield heats up ahead of election
Amid crackdowns on dissent, a high-stakes struggle between government supporters and critics is under way.
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Does Mamdani mean business, New York’s small businesses wonder?
Small businesses in NYC face steep challenges, as there are few protections preventing them from being priced out.
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Quebec’s disastrous forest reform bill was killed, but the threat remains
A deeply flawed vision of forest management persists within the provincial government.
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OpenAI restructures into public-benefit firm, Microsoft takes 27% stake
The deal removes a major constraint on raising capital for OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, and values firm at $500bn.
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Palestinian grandparents care for 36 children orphaned by Israel in Gaza
More than 39,000 children in Gaza have lost one or both of their parents since Israel's war on Gaza began two years ago.
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Israel kills 18 in new Gaza attacks after claiming Hamas breached truce
Strikes on Gaza City kill two, gunfire, shelling, explosions reported in Rafah and eastern part of Khan Younis in south.
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Eleven killed in Kenya plane crash near Maasai Mara National Reserve
Eight Hungarian and two German passengers were onboard, and the Kenyan pilot was also killed, Mombasa Air Safari said.
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Record rains drive flooding in Vietnam, submerging ancient city
Vietnam's weather agency has recorded its highest level of rainfall for a 24-hour period in the historic city of Hue.
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Campaigning begins in military-run Myanmar ahead of ‘sham’ elections
The vote, which begins on December 28, is being widely viewed as a ploy to legitimise the ruling military government.
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Video: Unidentified Palestinian bodies recovered from Gaza City mass grave
Dozens of Palestinian bodies have been retrieved from mass graves near al-Shifa Hospital.
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‘Ticking environmental bomb’: Water crisis worsens in Russia-annexed Donbas
Residents say they do not have enough water for their basic needs while officials raise alarm as infections grow.
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Ukraine calls for increased pressure on Russian oil
Zelenskyy urges US to raise the pressure on Beijing over Russian energy purchases as Ukraine targets oil revenues.
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Have we lost touch with beauty in the world we’ve built?
Architecture shapes how we live, connect and feel. But have we lost touch with beauty in the world we’ve built?
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Does Andrew Cuomo have path to victory in NYC race against Zohran Mamdani?
Former governor seeks to court conservative voters, but is accused of 'fear mongering' in mayoral race's final stretch.
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Vietnam’s top tourist destination flooded after record rainfall
Record rainfall has caused severe flooding across central Vietnam, submerging UNESCO-heritage site Imperial City of Hue.
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