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Girl, 12, killed at Gaza hospital weeks after she said, ‘I only want … the war to end’
Defense for Children International (NEW YORK) — A 12-year-old girl has died in an apparent strike at a Gaza hospital weeks after she said in an interview that she only wanted “the war to end.” [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Hamas releases video of 3 elderly hostages
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]

Pope Francis approves allowing Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples
Pope Francis leaves after an audience to the participants of the live nativity scene of Santa Maria Maggiore, on December 16, 2023 at Paul-VI hall in The Vatican. ANDREAS SOLARO/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Pope [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: In Israel meetings, Secretary Austin discussed shifting to lower intensity operations
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]

Egypt’s President El-Sisi wins third term with 89.6% of vote
A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on Dec. 10, 2023, shows Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi casting his vote in the presidential election at Mustafa Yousry Emmera School in Cairo. — Egyptian Presidency/AFP [Read More…]

North Korea tests long-range ballistic missile capable of reaching US, Japanese prime minister says
People sit near a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on Dec. 18, 2023. — Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images [Read More…]

National security trial begins for Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy media mogul
In this file photo, pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is escorted into a Correctional Services van outside the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong on Feb. 1, 2021. — AFP via Getty Images (HONG [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF says it’s discovered one of Hamas’ biggest tunnels under Gaza
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]

Cardinal sentenced to 5 1/2 years in Vatican’s financial ‘trial of the century’
SimpleImages/Getty Images (ROME) — The Vatican city court on Saturday sentenced Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, once touted as a possible papal contender, to 5 1/2 years in prison for mismanaging a Vatican property portfolio which [Read More…]

3 Israeli hostages killed by IDF troops in ‘unbearable tragedy’ identified
Nancy Brown/Getty Images (GAZA) — The Israel Defense Forces said they mistakenly killed three hostages during combat this week in Shejaiya, Gaza, spokesman Daniel Hagari said during a press briefing Friday. The three men killed [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF says soldier who shot hostages felt ‘threatened’
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]

Prince Harry wins phone hacking court case
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex leaves from the Royal Courts of Justice, Britain’s High Court, in central London on March 27, 2023. (Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images, FILE) (LONDON) — A U.K. judge on Friday [Read More…]

Houthi ballistic missile fired at container ship near Bab el Mandeb strait
JeanUrsula/Getty Images (WASHINGTON)– The U.S. military accused the Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen of having fired a ballistic missile at a container ship in the Red Sea Thursday in the latest provocation that is raising [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Bodies of 3 hostages recovered in Gaza
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]

Prince Harry wins phone hacking court case
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex leaves from the Royal Courts of Justice, Britain’s High Court, in central London on March 27, 2023. (Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images, FILE) (LONDON) — A U.K. judge on Friday [Read More…]

Houthi ballistic missile fired at container ship near Bab el Mandeb strait
JeanUrsula/Getty Images (WASHINGTON)– The U.S. military accused the Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen of having fired a ballistic missile at a container ship in the Red Sea Thursday in the latest provocation that is raising [Read More…]

National security adviser Jake Sullivan urges Israel to lower intensity of military campaign in Gaza
GPO – Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images (JERUSALEM) — National security adviser Jake Sullivan touched down in Israel on Thursday with a blunt message from the Biden administration imploring the Israeli government to lower the intensity [Read More…]

Tanzanian national taken hostage by Hamas confirmed dead
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (LONDON) — A Tanzanian national who had been missing since being taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7 has been confirmed dead, Tanzania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced. Joshua Mollel, 21, was [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Deadliest year ever for Palestinians in West Bank: UN
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]

Woman who stole ‘truck filled with donuts’ arrested after being on the run for more than 2 weeks: Police
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A woman has been arrested and charged more than two weeks after she allegedly stole a truck “filled with donuts” from a service station, police say. The incident occurred at [Read More…]