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Israel receives coffin Hamas says contains body of Gaza hostage
Israel has received a coffin that Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad said contains the body of a hostage, Israel’s military says. Hamas’s armed wing said the body had been found on Friday in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. The body has been transported to Israel via the Red Cross for identification. Before this handover,…
Read MoreExiled Russian opposition figures criticize EU’s visa tightening
Russian opposition figures in exile have criticized the European Union’s new restrictions on visas for Russian citizens, saying the measures unfairly target ordinary people. “Russia – it’s not just the Kremlin. It’s millions of people who want to live in their country,” said prominent Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who now resides in London. “It’s more…
Read MoreAt COP30, nations target the jet set with luxury flight tax
France, Spain and Kenya are among a group of countries spearheading a drive at the COP30 climate summit for a new tax on luxury air travel, a source close to the matter told AFP. Rooted in the idea that a small elite of premium flyers should pay more for their outsized contribution to global warming,…
Read MorePatti Smith on Her Memoir “Bread of Angels,” Fifty Years After Her Début Album
Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You Listen Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the best of The New Yorker in your inbox. Patti Smith’s album début album, “Horses,” came out fifty years ago, on November 10, 1975, launching her to stardom almost overnight. An anniversary reissue came out…
Read MoreFrance advises citizens to leave Mali urgently amid jihadist fuel blockade
France has advised its citizens in Mali to leave as soon as possible, as Islamist insurgents continue their blockade of the country. The French foreign ministry advised citizens to depart on commercial flights while they are still available, and to avoid overland travel. A two-month-old fuel blockade on Mali, imposed by al-Qaeda-affiliated group has upended…
Read MoreAt least 240 charged with treason after Tanzania election violence
A Tanzanian court has charged at least 240 people with treason following last week’s deadly election protests. President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared the winner of the election with 98% of the vote, but the opposition – which was barred from contesting – denounced the poll as a sham. Security forces clashed with those protesting…
Read MoreGaza ‘reduced to dust’ as world commits in Doha to eradicate poverty
For Gaza resident Yassir Shaheen, nights were the hardest part of living through Israel’s devastating two-year war on the enclave. “Many nights, we lay awake, our lips dry, our hearts pounding in fear, feeling as though the sky itself was collapsing on us,” he told Al Jazeera. The Strip lies in tatters – its economy…
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Read MoreWhat to know about pirates off the Somali coast who have hijacked a tanker
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Pirates off the coasts of Somalia have hijacked a commercial vessel for the first time in 18 months, raising fears of a resurgence of armed attacks along the coasts of Somalia. This week, the pirates have launched multiple attacks against vessels before successfully boarding the Malta-flagged Hellas Aphrodite, which was en…
Read MoreSiemens wins $2.5 billion order from Swiss railway for 116 trains
A Siemens Mobility “Mireo” train stands in Buchloe station after a test run. Germany’s Siemens Mobility has received an order by Switzerland’s national railway service SBB for 116 double-decker trains. Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa Germany’s Siemens Mobility has received an order by Switzerland’s national railway service SBB for 116 double-decker trains. “Siemens Mobility submitted the most advantageous…
Read MoreTanzania charges dozens with treason over violence linked to disputed election
DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) — Prosecutors in Tanzania on Friday charged dozens of people with treason over their alleged roles in violence surrounding the country’s disputed election. The charge sheet identified 76 suspects accused of intending to obstruct the Oct. 29 election “for the purpose of intimidating” the authorities in Dar es Salaam, the commercial capital.…
Read More6 migrants die in crash after police try to stop a van in Bulgaria
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Six migrants died, while three others and their driver were injured in a vehicle crash near the Black Sea city of Burgas, a senior interior ministry official said Friday. The incident occurred a short time before midnight Thursday as police tried to stop a van with Romanian registration plates carrying nine…
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