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October 30, 2024 12:00 PM

As Israel hammers north Gaza, Palestinians dig for the dead in multi-storey ruins

After another of Israel's relentless airstrikes in its north Gaza offensive, Palestinians rushed to a bombed-out four-storey house of neighbours on Tuesday and plucked body parts off its walls and floors in a desperate search for any survivors. The ...

October 30, 2024 3:21 PM

U.S. elections: Kamala Harris warns of dangers of another Trump presidency in speech at Jan. 6 site

Democrat Kamala Harris warned tens of thousands of people gathered in Washington at her biggest rally that her Republican opponent Donald Trump was seeking unchecked power as their tightening race for the presidency entered its final week. Harri...

October 29, 2024 11:17 AM

What is ‘Taiwan independence’ and is Taiwan already independent?

Chinese President Xi Jinping asked U.S. President Joe Biden last year to toughen the language the United States uses when discussing its position on Taiwanese independence, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the private conversation. Belo...

October 29, 2024 11:04 AM

Israel votes to ban UN relief agency aiding Palestinians

Israel's parliament passed a law on Monday to ban the UN relief agency UNRWA from operating inside the country, alarming some of Israel's Western allies who fear it will worsen the already dire humanitarian situation in Gaza. Israeli officials cit...

October 28, 2024 10:22 AM

Egypt proposes initial two-day truce in Gaza with limited hostage-prisoner exchange

Egypt has proposed an initial two-day ceasefire in Gaza to exchange four Israeli hostages of Hamas for some Palestinian prisoners, Egypt's president said on Sunday as Israeli military strikes killed 45 Palestinians across the enclave. Egyptian leade...

October 26, 2024 8:57 PM

Reactions to Israel’s strikes against Iran

Following are reactions from abroad to Israel's strikes against Iran on Saturday: SENIOR U.S. GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL “Israel has announced that their response to Iran’s ballistic missile attack on October 1st is now complete. As the Israelis have ...

October 26, 2024 8:44 AM

Harris focuses on abortion in Texas, as Trump heads to Michigan

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump took a detour from barnstorming the battleground states that will decide November's election with Friday stops in Texas, a conservative state that was the first to implement a near-total abortion ban. Texas hasn't back...

October 25, 2024 1:48 PM

King Charles acknowledges Commonwealth’s ‘painful’ history with slavery on summit agenda

Britain's King Charles said on Friday the Commonwealth should acknowledge its "painful" history, as African and Caribbean nations continue to advocate for reparations for the country's role in the transatlantic slave trade. Representatives of 56 cou...

October 24, 2024 1:40 PM

Commonwealth nations to discuss slavery reparations, climate change

The leaders of the Commonwealth group of nations will meet at a welcome banquet in Samoa in the South Pacific on Thursday, with climate change and reparations for Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade on the agenda of summit discussions. L...

October 23, 2024 1:46 PM

A man’s world: Japan makes tepid push on gender gap in politics as election nears

Karen Makishima is the only female running for Japan's ruling party in her 20-seat prefecture for the Oct. 27 general election, reflecting the tough battle women face in breaking into the country's male dominated politics. Her Liberal Democratic Par...

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