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Fighting between Israel and Hamas rages in Gaza’s second-largest city, blocking aid from population

Published On: December 7, 2023 01:04 PM NPT By: Associated Press

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops battled Hamas militants Wednesday in the center of the Gaza Strip’s second-largest city, the military said. The ground offensive has sent tens of thousands of Palestinians fleeing to the territory’s southernmost edge and prevented aid groups from delivering food, water and other supplies.

Scientists say November is 6th straight month to set heat record; 2023 a cinch as hottest year

Published On: December 6, 2023 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Dec 6: For the sixth month in a row, Earth set a new monthly record for heat, and also added the hottest autumn to the litany of record-breaking heat this year, the European climate agency calculated.

Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ is No. 1 at the box office with $21 million debut

Published On: December 4, 2023 01:50 PM NPT By: Associated Press

Her concert picture, “ Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé,” opened in first place with $21 million in North American ticket sales, according to estimates from AMC Theatres Sunday.

11 bodies recovered after volcanic eruption in Indonesia, and 12 climbers are still missing

Published On: December 4, 2023 12:17 PM NPT By: Associated Press

PADANG, Indonesia, Dec 4: The bodies of 11 climbers were recovered Monday a day after a furious eruption of the Mount Marapi volcano as Indonesian rescuers searched for 12 apparently still missing.

7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes off the southern Philippines, briefly prompting a tsunami warning

Published On: December 3, 2023 08:25 AM NPT By: Associated Press

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck Saturday off the southern Philippine coast, prompting many villagers to flee their homes in panic around midnight after Philippine authorities issued a tsunami warning.

Israel intensifies its assault on southern Gaza, causing renewed concern about civilian deaths

Published On: December 2, 2023 02:47 PM NPT By: Associated Press

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip, Dec 2: Israel pounded targets in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, intensifying a renewed offensive that followed a weeklong truce with Hamas and giving rise to renewed concerns about civilian casualties.

Israel announces resumption of combat in Gaza Strip as truce with Hamas expires

Published On: December 1, 2023 11:47 AM NPT By: Associated Press

JERUSALEM, Dec 1: Israel’s military said it had resumed combat operations in the Gaza Strip minutes after a temporary truce with Hamas expired Friday, blaming the militant group for breaking the cease-fire.

More Israeli hostages freed and more Palestinian prisoners released under tenuous Gaza truce

Published On: December 1, 2023 08:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip, Dec 1: Israel released another group of Palestinian prisoners Friday, hours after Hamas freed additional Israeli hostages under a last-minute agreement to extend their cease-fire by another day in Gaza. But any further extension renewal, now in its eighth day, could prove more challenging as Hamas is expected to set a higher price for many of the remaining hostages.

Truce in Israel-Hamas war extended by a day, minutes before it was set to expire

Published On: November 30, 2023 02:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press

JERUSALEM, Nov 30: Israel and Hamas on Thursday agreed to extend a temporary truce by another day minutes before it was set to expire, said Qatar, which has been mediating between the two sides.

Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100

Published On: November 30, 2023 10:38 AM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Nov 30: Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China, died Wednesday, his consulting firm said. He was 100.

Pakistan’s army says it killed 8 militants during a raid along the border with Afghanistan

Published On: November 27, 2023 10:06 PM NPT By: Associated Press

Pakistan’s military said its forces raided a militant hideout in a former stronghold of the local Taliban near the border with Afghanistan, triggering an intense shootout that killed eight militants.

6 teenagers go on trial for their alleged role in the 2020 beheading of a French teacher

Published On: November 27, 2023 06:41 PM NPT By: Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — Six teenagers go on trial Monday in Paris for their alleged roles in the beheading of a teacher who showed caricatures of the prophet of Islam to his class, a killing that led authorities to reaffirm France’s cherished rights of expression and secularism.

Kim Kardashian Comedy ‘The Fifth Wheel’ Lands at Netflix

Published On: November 27, 2023 11:46 AM NPT By: Associated Press

Kim Kardashian will be the fifth wheel for Netflix.

Russia puts the spokesman for Facebook owner Meta on a wanted list

Published On: November 27, 2023 11:28 AM NPT By: Associated Press

Russia has added the spokesman of U.S. technology company Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, to a wanted list, according to an online database maintained by the country’s interior ministry.

Paris Hilton announces the arrival of a baby daughter, London

Published On: November 25, 2023 02:58 PM NPT By: Associated Press

Paris Hilton had a Thanksgiving surprise to share: a daughter named London.

4-day truce begins in Israel-Hamas war, sets stage for release of dozens of Gaza-held hostages

Published On: November 24, 2023 01:56 PM NPT By: Associated Press

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip, Nov 24: A four-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war took effect early Friday, setting the stage for the exchange of dozens of hostages held by militants in Gaza in return for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.

Babies evacuated from Gaza's Shifa Hospital arrive in Egypt, state-run media say

Published On: November 20, 2023 06:38 PM NPT By: Associated Press

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip, Nov 20: Egypt’s state-run media say babies evacuated from Gaza’s embattled Shifa Hospital have arrived in Egypt.

Microsoft hires OpenAI founders to lead AI research team after ChatGPT maker’s shakeup

Published On: November 20, 2023 05:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

Microsoft announced Monday that it has hired Sam Altman and another co-founder of ChatGPT maker OpenAI after they unexpectedly departed the company days earlier in a corporate shakeup that shocked the artificial intelligence world.

Shakira to appear in Barcelona court on the first day of her tax fraud trial in Spain

Published On: November 20, 2023 02:39 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BARCELONA, Spain, Nov 20: Global pop star Shakira has been summoned Monday to a Barcelona courthouse to attend the first day of her trial for allegedly defrauding Spanish tax officials of millions of euros.

At least 30 premature babies evacuated from Gaza’s main hospital, health officials say

Published On: November 19, 2023 06:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip, Nov 19: At least 30 premature babies were evacuated from Gaza’s main hospital on Sunday and will be transferred to facilities in Egypt, the territory’s Health Ministry said.