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Man held in France for murder of wife and 4 children
AFP, Published on 26/12/2023
» MEAUX, France - French police on Tuesday arrested a 33-year-old man with a history of psychiatric illness on suspicion of murdering his wife and their four children, a prosecutor said.
Israel PM says no peace until Hamas destroyed
AFP, Published on 26/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted peace can only be achieved in Gaza if Hamas is destroyed, the territory demilitarised and Palestinian society "deradicalised", after warning the war is set to intensify.
Turkey's parliament set to debate Sweden NATO bid
AFP, Published on 26/12/2023
» ISTANBUL - The Turkish parliament was Tuesday set to resume debate on approving Sweden's bid to join NATO, a thorny issue that was further complicated after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan linked it to Ankara's request for F-16 fighter jets from its ally the United States.
Attacks kill at least 160 people in central Nigeria
AFP, Published on 26/12/2023
» BOKKOS (NIGERIA) - Armed groups have killed at least 160 people in central Nigeria in a series of attacks on villages, local government officials said on Monday.
Israel pounds Gaza with no end in sight to war
AFP, Published on 25/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): Israel pounded Gaza on Monday, exacerbating the dire conditions for civilians with no end in sight to the war Hamas says has killed more than 20,000 people in the Palestinian territory.
Deal struck to end Geneva airport strike
AFP, Published on 24/12/2023
» GENEVA - A deal has been reached to end an hours-long strike by ground staff at Geneva airport, which had caused numerous flight delays and cancellations during the holiday rush.
Gaza war rages on Christmas Eve as Biden urges caution
AFP, Published on 24/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): Israel pushed on Sunday with its military campaign to destroy Hamas over the Oct 7 attacks, as the focus of the deadly combat shifted to southern Gaza where most displaced Palestinians are trapped.
Indonesia nickel smelter furnace blast kills 13 workers, wounds 38
Published on 24/12/2023
» JAKARTA: Thirteen workers were killed and 38 were injured on Sunday in the explosion of a nickel smelter furnace owned by Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS) on Sulawesi island, the owner of the industrial park where the smelter is located said.
Israel trains fire on south Gaza, as Biden urges caution
AFP, Published on 24/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): Israel said its armed forces were increasingly focused on Hamas targets in south Gaza Sunday, as the United States again pressed its ally to do more to protect Palestinian civilians.
At least 15 dead after a shooting rampage at a Prague university
New York Times, Published on 22/12/2023
» PRAGUE - Fourteen people were killed and more than 20 others wounded in a shooting rampage at Charles University in the Czech Republic on Thursday, the authorities said. The gunman, a 24-year-old student in world history at the university, also killed himself after the shooting spree in central Prague.