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The complex accord, which has not yet been formally announced, outlines a six-week initial ceasefire phase and includes the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages taken by Hamas in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, the official told Reuters. Read more
A motorcade was seen leaving the gates of his hillside residence where Yoon has been holed up for weeks behind barbed wire barriers and a small army of personal security. Read more
“Self-detonation and suicides: that’s the reality about North Korea,” said Kim, a 32-year-old former North Korean soldier who defected to the South in 2022. Read more
A quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 struck the Kyushu region at 9:19 p.m. (2:19 a.m. Hawaii time) today, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Read more
Kyiv says that North Korean troops are fighting in the Kursk region, where Ukraine launched an incursion in August. Read more
In a wide-ranging, sometimes stilted conversation that touched on immigration, German bureaucracy, energy policy, space colonization, God and Adolf Hitler, Musk and AfD chancellor candidate Alice Weidel agreed that the AfD was the answer to Germany’s malaise. Read more
One of Trump’s heroes, former President William McKinley, gained control of several foreign territories during his time in office, including Puerto Rico and Hawaii. Read more
Over 12,000 North Korean troops are in Russia and last month began fighting against Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region. Read more
The deceased hostage was identified as Youssef Ziyadne of Rahat, an Arab Bedouin city in southern Israel. Read more
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“In my discussions with our European partners, a certain lack of understanding has emerged with regard to recent statements from the USA,” said Scholz in an unusually blunt statement called at short notice. Read more
“Mexican America, that sounds nice,” Sheinbaum joked, pointing at the map from 1607 showing an early portrayal of North America. Read more
The earthquake’s epicenter was about 50 miles north of Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain. Tremors also shook buildings in neighboring Nepal, Bhutan and India. Read more
Trudeau, under heavy pressure from Liberal legislators to quit amid polls showing the party will be crushed at the next election, said at a news conference that parliament would be suspended until March 24. Read more
A Hamas official said the group had approved a list of 34 Israeli hostages to be returned as part of a deal that could eventually lead to a ceasefire. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office swiftly issued a statement saying Hamas had not provided a hostage list. Read more
Protesters have for months demanded an arms embargo against Israel, but U.S. policy has largely remained unchanged. Read more
The thick smog is mostly caused by heavy traffic, trash burning and industrial activities. Read more
As Yoon supporters gathered outside his residence in the pre-dawn hours of Friday in an effort to prevent his arrest, some carried signs in English saying “Stop the Steal,’ a slogan Trump supporters used to question the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, which he lost. Read more
The crew members were in the popular tourist destination on a layover before they were supposed to fly off the following day, Fiji Acting Commissioner of Police Juki Fong Chew said in a statement. Read more
China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, sends its military into the skies and waters near the island on an almost daily basis, and holds what Taiwan calls “joint combat readiness patrols” several times a month. Read more
China regards democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory. Read more
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) confirmed the Seoul Western District Court approved an arrest warrant requested by investigators examining Yoon’s short-lived imposition of martial law. Read more
