The families of Thai farm workers held for over a year in Gaza cheered and wept with relief Thursday as they were freed in a hostage-prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas.
Five Thais were released along with three Israelis held by Hamas as…
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Trump insists Egypt, Jordan will take Gazans
US President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that Egypt and Jordan would take in displaced Gazans, despite the two Arab nations dismissing his plan to move Palestinians from the territory.
Trump’s comments came a day after Egyptian President Abdel…
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Turkey’s actors, artists under pressure as govt turns up the heat
Ayse Barim, a renowned manager of Turkish television stars, has always steered clear of politics, but that did not help her escape prison on charges of “attempting to overthrow the government”.
Barim, put into pre-trial detention on Monday,…
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US eliminates senior terrorist from Al-Qaeda offshoot in strike in Syria
CENTCOM announces that its forces conducted a precision strike in Northwest Syria, targeting and killing Muhammad Salah al-Za’bir, a senior operative in the Hurras al-Din terrorist organization.
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Guantanamo deportations: What’s Trump’s plan? Why is it controversial? | Donald Trump News
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order that seeks to repurpose Guantanamo Bay, a US prison in Cuba, into a detention centre for unauthorised immigrants.
About 11 million such immigrants live in the US, where…
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'Yad Vashem Way' inaugurated in New York
"Yad Vashem Way" named at 67th Street and 3rd Avenue, in a move marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
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Trump pledges to go ahead with 25% tariffs on Canada, Mexico from Saturday | Business and Economy
The US president says he ‘may or may not’ exclude oil imports from tariffs.
United States President Donald Trump has reiterated his threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico from Saturday while leaving open the possibility that…
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Amb. Leiter thanks Trump: No more double standard on Israel
Israel’s Ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, thanks President Trump for signing an Executive Order seeking to combat antisemitism on campuses and colleges: "Anti-Israel = antisemitism".
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UN spokesman: UNRWA continues its operations in Gaza, despite Israeli law
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric says UN agency for "Palestinian refugees" continues its operations in the Gaza Strip even after the Israeli law banning its activities in Israel has gone into effect.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,072 | Russia-Ukraine war News
Here are the key developments on the 1,072nd day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Here is the situation on Friday, January 31:
Fighting
- Nine people were reportedly killed and 13 others injured including a child when a Russian drone…
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