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Palestinian journalist Plestia escaped Gaza to Lebanon. The war followed her there
Plestia Alaqad had found a new beginning. The young Palestinian journalist, who risked her life to document the horrors of the war in Gaza for her millions around the...
Soldier dies in non-operational incident in Brecon
A soldier has died during a "non-operational incident", the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.Cpl Christopher Gill, of 4th Battalion, The Ranger Regiment, died at Brecon, Powys, on 16 October.Known...
Kyiv launches more than 100 drones over Russia as a missile strike on Ukraine injures 17
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian air defenses shot down more than 100 Ukrainian drones Sunday over Russia’s western regions, Moscow officials said, while 17 people were injured in the...
Razor-Close British Columbia Vote Indicates No Strong Majority
(Bloomberg) -- A election in Canada’s British Columbia province was too close to call on polling day, leaving the left-leaning New Democratic Party’s majority in doubt while support soared...
Ex-General Prabowo Sworn in as Indonesia’s Next President
(Bloomberg) -- Former general Prabowo Subianto was sworn in as Indonesia’s eighth president on Sunday, capping a 26-year rise that followed his dismissal from the military over alleged human...
Cameroon’s separatist conflict forces hundreds of thousands of students out of education
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Jane Ndamei’s dream of becoming a medical doctor almost cost her life five years ago.The 20-year-old student from Cameroon’s restive southwestern region was taking her...
UN biodiversity conference: what’s at stake?
The world's pledges to halt humankind's destruction of nature will be put to the test when the 16th UN conference on biodiversity opens Monday in Colombia.The COP16, held in...
Sisters of Saint Joseph celebrate 164th year in Erie
The Sisters of Saint Joseph celebrated their founding in Erie on Saturday, which dates all the way back to 1860.While the group has been in Erie for more than...
At least 73 killed in Israeli strike in northern Gaza, medics say
Israeli strikes have killed at least 73 people, including women and children, in the city of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, the strip's Hamas-run authorities say.Dozens of others are...
French protesters urge calmer roads after cyclist killed
Hundreds of people gathered across France on Saturday, urging an end to "motorised violence" and calling for measures to ease tensions on the French capital's congested streets, days after...
Flood situation in France gradually easing
Major floods that struck parts of France due to heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday began slowly easing on Saturday.In many areas, clean-up and repair work has commenced. Emergency...
Demonstrators in France praise Gisèle Pélicot’s courage in harrowing drug and rape trial
PARIS (AP) — Women and men demonstrated together Saturday in Paris and other French cities in support of Gisèle Pélicot and against sexual violence highlighted by the harrowing trial...