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Pakistani shopping mall blaze kills at least 10 people and injures more than 20

Pakistani police say a blaze has killed at least 10 people in a shopping mall
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Russia launches largest drone attack on Ukraine since start of invasion

Ukrainian military officials say Russia launched its most intense drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion
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A Ukrainian serviceman stands atop a damaged kindergarten following a Russian drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. Russia launched its most intense drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Saturday morning, military officials said. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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Digging to rescue 41 trapped workers in tunnel in India halted after machine breaks

Officials say they have stopped digging to rescue 41 construction workers who have been trapped for nearly two weeks in a collapsed tunnel in northern India after the drilling machine broke down
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Rescuers rest at the site of an under-construction road tunnel that collapsed in Silkyara in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. Rescuers are racing to evacuate 41 construction workers who have been trapped for nearly two weeks. (AP Photo)
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An Israeli-owned ship was targeted in suspected Iranian attack in Indian Ocean, US official tells AP

A container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire came under attack by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean as Israel wages war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip
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In this photo provided by Manuel Hernandez Lafuente, the CMA CGM Symi is seen at port in Valencia, Spain, Oct. 22, 2023. A container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire came under attack by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean as Israel wages war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, an American defense official said Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. (Manuel Hernandez Lafuente via AP)
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Avalanche in west Iran kills 5 mountain climbers and injures another 4

Iran's state news agency says an avalanche killed five mountain climbers and injured four others from an all-Iranian climbing team in west Iran Rescue teams recovered the bodies of five climbers from San Boran peak, some 300 kilometers (about186 miles)...
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Gaza cease-fire enters second day with more hostages to be exchanged and critical supplies delivered

Hamas is expected to swap more of its hostages for prisoners held by Israel on the second day of a cease-fire
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People react as they hear the news of the release of 13 Israeli hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. Friday marks the start of a four-day cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, during which the Gaza militants pledged to release 50 hostages in exchange for 150 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
November 24

Mexico cancels conference on 1960s and 1970s rights violations raising claims of censorship

Mexico’s Department of the Interior reportedly revoked funding on Friday for a conference on the government’s violent anti-insurgency policy from the 1960s to the 1980s, raising claims of censorship
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'Adopt an axolotl' campaign launches in Mexico to save species from pollution

Academics in Mexico City are asking for donations to protect axolotls, an iconic fish-like type of salamander
November 24
FILE - A canal in Xochimilco Lake, the original natural habitat of the endangered Axolotl, in Mexico City, Oct. 8, 2008. Ecologists from Mexico's National Autonomous University relaunched a fundraising campaign Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, to bolster conservation efforts for the axolotls: an iconic, endangered, fish-like type of salamander. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)
November 24

Palestinian families rejoice over release of minors and women in wartime prisoner swap

More than three dozen Palestinian prisoners have returned home to a hero’s welcome in the occupied West Bank following their release from Israeli prisons as part of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas
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Former Palestinian prisoners who were released by the Israeli authorities, pray upon their arrival in the West Bank town of Beitunia, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. The release came on the first day of a four-day cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas during which the Gaza militants have pledged to release 50 hostages in exchange for 150 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
November 24

Red Cross says it will 'repeat this process' and reduce family separation

ABC News’ Diane Macedo spoke with International Committee of the Red Cross spokesperson John Straziuso about the hostage and detainee release in Israel and Gaza, and what comes next.
November 24
VIDEO: Red Cross says it will 'repeat this process' and reduce family separation
November 24

Canada, EU agree to new partnerships as Trudeau welcomes European leaders

Canada and the European Union say they are making strides toward new partnerships on green energy, digital transformation and research funding, as a Canada-EU Summit got underway in the Atlantic coast province of Newfoundland
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Charles Michel, President of the European Council, from left, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visit historic Signal Hill in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. (Paul Daly/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Inside drone defense training facility in northern Ukraine 

Ukrainian soldiers are using dummy drones to train against Russian attack drones.
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Ukrainian soldiers are using dummy drones to train against Russian attack drones.
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Biden delivers remarks on hostage release

President Joe Biden delivers his remarks after 24 hostages were released from Gaza on Friday.
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VIDEO: Biden delivers remarks on hostage release
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IDF video shows moment Israeli hostages released by Hamas

The release of hostages came amid a cease-fire that brought a temporary halt to weeks of fighting.
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VIDEO: IDF video shows moment Israeli hostages released by Hamas
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Names of first Israeli hostages released

Israel releases the names of the Israeli hostages that were released Friday, with ages ranging from 2 years old to 85 years old.
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VIDEO: Names of first Israeli hostages released
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Hamas releases 10 Thai hostages, 4 of whom had not been listed as abducted

Hamas freed 10 Thai nationals who were seized in the group’s surprise attack on southern Israel last month
November 24
This photo provided by Thailand's Foreign Ministry shows a man, left, one of freed Thai hostages, at the Shamir Medical Center in Israel Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. Hamas freed 10 Thai nationals seized in the group’s surprise attack on southern Israel last month, releasing them alongside Israeli hostages who were part of the first swap under a new cease-fire deal. (Thailand's Foreign Ministry via AP )
November 24

First group of Israeli hostages released

ABC News' Diane Macedo spoke with Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman as the first group of hostages was released by Hamas.
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VIDEO: First group of Israeli hostages released
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What's next during 4-day cease-fire in Gaza

ABC News' Diane Macedo spoke with Patrick Reevell on the ground in Tel Aviv as events unfold surrounding the release of hostages by Hamas and what's next during the four-day ceasefire.
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VIDEO: What's next during 4-day cease-fire in Gaza
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The vital question may linger forever: Did Oscar Pistorius know he was shooting at his girlfriend?

In the decade since Oscar Pistorius pulled the trigger four times on his 9mm pistol, firing into the head and body of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp as she stood inside a locked toilet cubicle in his home, the vital question has still never been answered: ...
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FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012 file photo South Africa's Oscar Pistorius starts in the men's semi-finals of the 400-meter in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London. Pistorius could be granted parole on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023 after nearly 10 years in prison for killing his girlfriend. The double-amputee Olympic runner was convicted of a charge comparable to third-degree murder for shooting Reeva Steenkamp in his home in 2013. He has been in prison since late 2014. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)
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Looking ahead as first group of Israeli hostages released by Hamas

ABC News' Diane Macedo spoke with Dani Gilbert, assistant professor of political science at Northwestern University, unpacking the hostage situation and cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.
November 24
VIDEO: Looking ahead as first group of Israeli hostages released by Hamas
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Putin's first prime minister and later his opponent has been added to Russia's 'foreign agent' list

Russia’s Justice Ministry has added President Vladimir Putin’s first prime minister who later became an opponent to its register of “foreign agents.”
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FILE - Former Russian Prime Minister, and one of opposition leaders, Mikhail Kasyanov, center, attends a march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 24, 2019. Russia's Justice Ministry on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, added Mikhail Kasyanov, who was President Vladimir Putin's first prime minister but then became one of his opponents, to its register of “foreign agents.”Russian law allows for figures and organizations receiving money or support from outside the country to be designated as foreign agents, a term whose pejorative connotations could undermine the designee's credibility. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
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NATO member N Macedonia to briefly lift flight ban in case Russia's Lavrov wants to attend meeting

NATO member North Macedonia says it will briefly lift a ban on flights from Russia next week
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Palestinian official says 33 Palestinians have been released by Israel from West Bank prison

Palestinian official says 33 Palestinians have been released by Israel from West Bank prison
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Israel summons Spanish, Belgian ambassadors following criticism during visit to Rafah

The Israeli government says it will summon the Belgian and Spanish ambassadors following remarks by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his Belgian counterpart Alexander de Croo on the war between Israel and Hamas
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Wounded Palestinians lie in Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, as the temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect. (AP Photo/Mohammed Hajjar)
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Russian lawmaker disputes report saying he adopted a child taken from children's home

A Russian lawmaker and staunch supporter of President Vladimir Putin has denied media allegations that he adopted a 2-year-old girl who was seized from a Ukrainian children’s home and changed her name
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FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to Sergey Mironov, 70, the leader of political party A Just Russia in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 14, 2023. A Russian lawmaker and staunch supporter of President Vladimir Putin, Mironov has denied media allegations that he adopted a 2-year-old girl who was seized from a Ukrainian children's home and changed her name in Russia. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
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Israeli military says released hostages have returned to Israel

Israeli military says released hostages have returned to Israel
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International headlines from ABC News

Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
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Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
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24 hostages released from Gaza: Red Cross

The International Committee of the Red Cross announced that 24 hostages have been safely released from Hamas custody Friday evening.
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A newly formed alliance between coup-hit countries in Africa’s Sahel is seen as tool for legitimacy

Three West African nations led by military juntas met this week to strengthen a newly formed alliance which some analysts describe as an attempt to legitimize their military governments
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FILE - Nigeriens, some holding Russian flags, participate in a march called by supporters of coup leader Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani in Niamey, Niger, on July 30, 2023. Three West African nations led by military juntas met this week to strengthen a newly formed alliance described by some analysts on Friday as an attempt to legitimize their military governments amid coup-related sanctions and strained relations with neighbors. In his first foreign trip since the July coup that brought him into power, Niger’s junta leader, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani held separate meetings Thursday Nov. 23, 2023 with his Mali and Burkina Faso counterparts. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick, File)
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Qatari Foreign Ministry confirms release of 24 hostages, including 13 Israelis, after seven weeks in captivity in Gaza

Qatari Foreign Ministry confirms release of 24 hostages, including 13 Israelis, after seven weeks in captivity in Gaza
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Mexico's arrest of cartel security boss was likely personal

The U.S. government has thanked Mexico for arresting a hyper violent, alleged Sinaloa cartel security chief this week
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FILE - Mexican Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval announces the arrest of Ovidio during a press conference in Mexico City, on Jan. 5, 2023. The U.S. government thanked Mexico for arresting a hyper violent alleged Sinaloa cartel security chief, but according to details released Friday, Nov. 24, 2023 the arrest of suspect Nestor Isidro Pérez Salas this week may have been highly personal for the Mexican army. Sandoval said Pérez Salas had ordered a 2019 attack on an unguarded apartment complex where soldiers’ families lived. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
November 24

Israeli hostages set to be released from Gaza

ABC News' Diane Macedo spoke with Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman about the timeline regarding the hostage release and what's ahead when the four-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas ends.
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VIDEO: Israeli hostages set to be released from Gaza
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Unpacking hostage negotiations between Israel and Hamas

ABC News' Diane Macedo spoke with national security and defense analyst Mick Mulroy to unpack the process of the negotiations and the next steps as the deal to release hostages goes into effect.
November 24
VIDEO: Unpacking hostage negotiations between Israel and Hamas
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Crisis negotiator discusses details leading up to release of Israeli hostages

Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman speaks to crisis negotiator Moty Cristal on what to expect in the final moments before hostages are released by Hamas.
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VIDEO: Crisis negotiator discusses details leading up to release of Israeli hostages
November 24

Germany's leader vows to fix a spending crisis that's worsening gloom in the struggling economy

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised quick action to fix a budget crisis after a court decision blew a large hole in the almost-finished plan for next year
November 24
FILE - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, and German Finance Minister Christian Lindner arrive for the debate about the budget 2023 at the parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on Nov. 22, 2022. Germany's economy shrank in recent months and business confidence is still in the dumps, according to figures released Friday, Nov. 24, 2023 while the government is struggling to overcome a budget crisis that threatens to exacerbate problems in what was already the world’s worst-performing major developed economy. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
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Putin to boost AI work in Russia to fight a Western monopoly he says is 'unacceptable and dangerous'

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that he will endorse a national strategy for the development of artificial intelligence
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and Sberbank CEO German Gref, left, visit an exhibition on artificial intelligence in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. Putin takes part in the plenary session of the international conference on artificial intelligence and machine learning "Artificial Intelligence Journey 2023" on the topic "The Generative AI Revolution: New Opportunities." (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
November 24

First group of hostages released from Gaza: Sources

Sources say that the Red Cross have the freed hostages released by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
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VIDEO: First group of hostages released from Gaza: Sources
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Israeli media say Hamas has released 13 Israeli hostages after nearly 7 weeks in captivity in the Gaza Strip

Israeli media say Hamas has released 13 Israeli hostages after nearly 7 weeks in captivity in the Gaza Strip
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Slovak leader calls the war between Russia and Ukraine a frozen conflict

Slovakia’s new prime minister, Robert Fico, says he considers the war between Ukraine and Russia a frozen conflict that cannot be solved by sending arms to the Ukrainian armed forces
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Czech Republic's Prime Minister Petr Fiala, right, welcomes his Slovakia's counterpart Robert Fico in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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History of US support of Israel

The relationship between Israel and the United States stems from shared values and interests, experts say.
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The relationship between Israel and the United States stems from shared values and interests, experts say.
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Head of Egypt's state information service says 12 Thai nationals to be freed from Gaza Friday, with 13 Israeli captives

Head of Egypt's state information service says 12 Thai nationals to be freed from Gaza Friday, with 13 Israeli captives
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Activists call on France to endorse a consent-based rape definition across the entire European Union

Activists wearing masks depicting President Emmanuel Macron have urged France to change its position and endorse a law proposed by the European Union that would define rape as sex without consent in the bloc’s 27 countries
November 24
Gagged activists hold a placard as persons wearing a mask of French President Emmanuel Macron stand behind putting his hand on their mouth during a protest Friday, Nov. 24, 2023 in Paris. Activists say that France is vetoing a European decision on rape definition based on lack of consent. The large majority of EU member countries already treat violence against women and girls as a crime but the Commission said last year there are gaps in national legislation. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
November 24

Families of hostages not slated for release from Gaza during current truce face enduring nightmare

The cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas will bring relief to dozens whose relatives are being held captive
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A woman looks at an installation of a doll as a child , symbol of children missing and held captive in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. The cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas which gets underway Friday will bring relief to dozens of families. But with militants having abducted 240 people, many families will be left to endure the torment. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
November 24

'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius to be released from prison after murder of girlfriend

Pistorius shot and killed Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.
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Oscar Pistorius gestures at the end of the fourth day of sentencing proceedings in the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. Pistorius will have a second chance at parole at a hearing on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, after he was wrongly ruled ineligible for early release from jail in March.
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Palestinians in Gaza seeking refuge from war find their world is shrinking. They say nowhere is safe

Gaza has always been a small, crowded space with no exits
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FILE - Israeli soldiers stand outside Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. Ayah al-Wakeel, a lawyer, initially sought shelter at the hospital with her family but fled after an Israeli warning to leave. They returned to the hospital on Nov. 4 but she later texted that she felt unsafe and was going south. Israeli forces breached the hospital on Nov. 13. Al-Wakeel has not been heard from since. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, File)
November 24

Gaza shrinks for Palestinians seeking refuge. 4 stories offer a glimpse into a diminished world

Gaza has always been a small, crowded space with no exits
November 24
FILE - Israeli soldiers stand outside Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. Ayah al-Wakeel, a lawyer, initially sought shelter at the hospital with her family but fled after an Israeli warning to leave. They returned to the hospital on Nov. 4 but she later texted that she felt unsafe and was going south. Israeli forces breached the hospital on Nov. 13. Al-Wakeel has not been heard from since. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, File)
November 24

UN confirms sexual spread of mpox in Congo for the 1st time as country sees a record outbreak

The World Health Organization said it has confirmed sexual transmission of mpox in Congo for the first time as the country experiences its biggest-ever outbreak
November 24
FILE - Vials of single doses of the Jynneos vaccine for monkeypox are seen from a cooler at a vaccinations site on Aug. 29, 2022, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The World Health Organization said it has confirmed sexual transmission of mpox in Congo for the first time during the country's biggest-ever outbreak, in a worrying development African scientists warn could make it more difficult to stop the disease. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon, File)
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Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has been granted parole and will be released from prison on Jan. 5

Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has been granted parole and will be released from prison on Jan. 5
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November 24

The second installment of Sri Lanka's bailout was delayed. The country hopes it's coming in December

The governor of Sri Lanka’s Central Bank says he is confident it will receive the second instalment of a $2.9-billion bailout package from the International Monetary Fund before the end of the year
November 24
November 24

Ukraine aims a major drone attack at Crimea

Russian officials say Ukraine has launched one of its biggest drone attacks on the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula since the full-scale war began
November 24
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian 10th Mountain Assault Brigade "Edelweiss", Ukrainian soldiers pass by a volunteer bus burning after a Russian drone hit it near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. (Shandyba Mykyta, Ukrainian 10th Mountain Assault Brigade "Edelweiss" via AP)
The Korean war started in 1950 and although the fighting stopped with the 1953 armistice, recent tensions on the Korean Peninsula are once again drawing attention to this part of the world. <br><br> A North Korean soldier looks through the window of the building that sits on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Panmunjom, South Korea, that separates the two Koreas, July 21, 2010.
The Korean war started in 1950 and although the fighting stopped with the 1953 armistice, recent tensions on the Korean Peninsula are once again drawing attention to this part of the world. <br><br> A North Korean soldier looks through the window of the building that sits on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Panmunjom, South Korea, that separates the two Koreas, July 21, 2010.
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    U.S. Central Command said the target of the strike, Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, was a senior leader of an al-Qaida-affiliated terrorist group known as Hurras al-Din.
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