An Israeli man who battled the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas inside the Gaza Strip is now being charged with posing as an Israeli soldier and stealing weapons from the country’s military. Roi Yifrach, a 35-year-old from Tel Aviv, took advantage of the chaotic situation in the aftermath of Hamas’ Oct. …
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The Kansas City Chiefs will host the Miami Dolphins on Saturday night in the AFC wild-card round of the NFL playoffs, but the game will exclusively be on NBC’s streaming service Peacock. Chiefs defensive end Charles Omenihu appeared to be taken aback when he realized the game was only going …
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday argued that his forces can overcome Russia but requires stronger air defense systems as he seeks help from the Baltic States while the U.S. continues to stall on making stronger commitments to Kyiv. “Zelenskyy has put up a good fight against Putin,” Rebekah Koffler, …
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A plane carrying Gambia’s national soccer team made an emergency landing after a sudden loss of oxygen during their flight to compete in the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. A chartered flight Wednesday carrying the “Scorpions” returned to Gambia’s capital Banjul after being airborne for nine minutes when the crew …
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A Belarusian journalist went on trial Friday on charges linked to his professional work covering protests, the latest move in a relentless government crackdown on dissent. Photojournalist Alyaksandr Zyankou faces up to six years in prison if convicted on charges of “participation in an extremist group” at Minsk City Court. …
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ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s state-run news agency say police have detained four people suspected of cheating by leaking questions to military school entrance exams. The Anadolu Agency said Wednesday’s arrests in the central Turkish city of Kayseri and in the capital, Ankara, were part of a crackdown on supporters of …
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – A U.S. judge has multiplied the size of Argentina’s debt to holdout bondholders and the country’s government says it will appeal. U.S. District Judge Thomas Griesa on Friday added $5.4 billion to the total he says Argentina owes holdouts who refused earlier debt restructuring deals after …
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MADRID – Spanish clothes retailer Inditex, owner of the Zara store chain, says its net profit rose by 28 per cent in the first quarter following a boost in sales. The company said Wednesday that profit for February through April rose to 521 million euros ($586 million) compared with 406 …
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YANGON, Myanmar – A raid by India’s army on insurgents accused of killing 18 Indian soldiers last week took place on Indian soil, not inside Myanmar as some Indian media reported, a Myanmar official said Thursday. Although Myanmar has relatively little control over the porous border region, it would be …
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TUNIS, Tunisia – An armed militia stormed into the Tunisian general consulate in Libya’s capital on Friday, taking 10 employees hostage, officials said. Mokhtar Chaouachi, a spokesman for the Tunisian Foreign Ministry, said it was not clear whether the attackers were holding the hostages on site or had taken them …
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