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Israeli Forces Kill 2 Palestinians in West Bank, Health Ministry Says

The two teenagers were killed Tuesday during Israeli army raids in the occupied West Bank.

US Sends First of Three Military Planes With Gaza Aid

The flights start a day after President Joe Biden said he would use an extension of the truce to get more aid into Gaza

Ex-US Marine Paul Whelan Assaulted in Russian Prison, Family Says

Whelan was "hit in the face" by a new prisoner, breaking his glasses, his brother David Whelan said in a statement.

Iran's Raisi Not Coming to Turkey on Tuesday: Ankara

The visit had been announced earlier this month by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Finland Will Close Last Russian Border Crossing if Necessary, Its PM Says

Finland has seen surge in asylum-seekers entering without visas across its 1,300-kilometer border with Russia, with around 800 crossing since August

Top ICC Prosecutor Ends Further Probes into 2010 Kenya Case

The decision by the ICC's deputy chief prosecutor Nazhat Shameen Khan ends a 13-year legal saga which involved senior Kenyan politicians

China's Top Diplomat to Visit UN For Israel-Hamas Talks

Bangladesh Arrests Thousands in 'Violent' Crackdown: HRW

Prisons are now at more than double their capacity, the rights group said.

Argentina President-Elect Milei Heads to US on Private Visit

The far-right economist plan to meet with U.S. and international lending officials, according to diplomatic sources

Israeli Airstrikes Put Damascus Airport Out of Service Again

Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes on its northern neighbor in recent years, primarily targeting Iran-backed forces and Lebanese Hezbollah fighters

China Opens Probe of Indebted Asset Management Firm

Zhongzhi Enterprise Group declared itself insolvent Wednesday with its arrears estimated at nearly $66 billion, according to a letter to investors cited by local media

Heat, Disease, Air Pollution: How Climate Change Impacts Health 

Myanmar Armed Group Seizes China-Myanmar Border Crossing

Offensive by Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) -- one of the three allied groups -- captured Kyin San Kyawt border gate, local media outlet affiliated with the group says

Greek PM to 'Persist' With UK Over Parthenon Marbles

The sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles, were taken from the Parthenon temple at the Acropolis in Athens in the early 19th century by British diplomat Thomas Bruce, the earl of Elgin

Meals To Woof Down at Italy's First Dog Restaurant

Mali Militants Claim to Seize Military Base, Army Denies

The group also claims to have hit another army camp a few miles away

4 Dead, Dozens Injured in South India Stampede

A crowd rushed to seek cover from a downpour when some people slipped on stairs and were trampled, officials said

DRC's Nobel Winner Mukwege Stages Presidential Rally in Hometown

The renowned doctor says he will use political power to "put an end to war, put an end to famine" and to fight graft

Booming Migrant Charter Flights to Nicaragua Prompt US Crackdown

From Nicaragua, they seek to travel overland to the United States

Protester Executed, Buried in Iran Under Heavy Security, Rights Group Says

Milad Zohrevand was executed at dawn Thursday in a prison in the western city of Hamadan