Pope Francis suffered a sudden episode of respiratory difficulty and was put on a breathing machine on Friday, according to the latest medical update from the Vatican. The episode was complicated by vomiting, some of…
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Israeli former hostage recounts hearing, on his release, of wife and daughters’ deaths
by adminAn Israeli man who was held hostage by Hamas for 491 days has described how he was starved while in captivity and recalled the moment on his release from Gaza – when he found out…
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The first phase of Gaza’s truce could end in hours. What comes next will be more difficult
by adminIt was improbable from the start. For months, even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted he wanted to bring the hostages home from Gaza, he resisted signing a ceasefire agreement with Hamas. Sustained pressure…
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As consumers face skyrocketing egg prices, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reports an increase of people attempting to smuggle eggs across the border from Mexico. The CBP’s San Diego Field Office reported Thursday seeing…
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Western leaders scrambled to back Ukraine after Friday’s acrimonious meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky deepened the already yawning fault lines between Washington and many of its key allies. The remarkable Oval Office exchange…
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No one knows what this ancient script says. Now there’s a $1 million prize to crack the code
by adminA fish under a roof. A stick figure without a head. A series of lines that look like a garden rake. These symbols are part of an entirely undeciphered script from a sophisticated ancient civilization…
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‘Where are we supposed to go?’ Israel’s West Bank campaign leaves families with nowhere to call home
by adminFatima Tawfeeq, 63, has lived through numerous Israeli military operations in the occupied West Bank. She witnessed Israel’s takeover of the Palestinian territory in 1967 and lived through Israel’s crackdown during the first and second…
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Would Pope Francis resign? Experts say it’s unlikely – but the pontiff often springs surprises
by adminWhen Benedict XVI became the first pope to resign in 600 years it sent shockwaves through the Catholic Church. Now, after spending two weeks in hospital battling pneumonia, the speculation in the Vatican is whether…
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Zelensky bristled at his berating by Trump and Vance. After three years of war, what did they expect?
by adminThe sky felt like it split over Kyiv. On a horizon where drones and airstrikes have killed 47 civilians in Ukraine in the past 10 days, superlatives rained: the most consequential moment in the war…
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Arab countries will give Trump a plan for Gaza ‘within weeks,’ Jordanian official sources say
by adminEarlier this month, the American president proposed expelling 2.1 million Palestinians from Gaza and transforming the enclave into a “riviera” that would be owned by the United States, a plan that triggered outrage across the…