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IDF video: Israeli tank fires at building where Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was barricaded before being killed
Video footage released by the Israel Defense Forces shows tank fire targeting a building where Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar had been…
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Israelis and Palestinians react to Hamas leader Sinwar's death
Many Israelis cheered and danced on the streets at the news that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar - chief architect of the 7 October 2023 attack…
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Fighting continues in Middle East after Israel kills Hamas leader
Fighting continued in the Gaza Strip and in Lebanon on Friday, one day after Israel announced it had killed the leader of Palestinian…
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How Israel found and killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
Israeli troops had for more than a year hunted the leader of Hamas, who disappeared in Gaza soon after masterminding the 7 October…
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Israel declares Hamas leader Yehya al-Sinwar dead
Israel has declared Yehya al-Sinwar, the leader of the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, dead. Al-Sinwar was killed…
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HK Leader May Focus on Economy, Liquor Tax Cut in Speech
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s leader is expected to make bolstering the economy a priority in an annual speech this week, using it to lay out…
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Singapore Starts Trial of Opposition Leader in Lying Scandal
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore’s opposition leader started his trial on Monday for allegedly lying, potentially drawing more scrutiny on his…
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Macau Elects Former Judge Wary of Casinos as Its New Leader
(Bloomberg) -- Former Macau judge Sam Hou Fai, who has warned against the outsize influence of the gambling industry in the city, was…
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Hundreds protest near Berlin as far-right AfD picks regional leader
Hundreds of protesters gathered in the north-eastern German town of Jüterborg on Saturday as the Berlin branch of the far-right…
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Poland's leader plans to suspend the right to asylum as country faces pressure on Belarus border
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's leader said Saturday that he plans to temporarily suspend the right to asylum as part of a new migration…
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Taiwan leader defiant towards China in first National Day address
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said on Thursday in his first National Day address that he would vow to resist any moves towards…
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Where has Cameroon’s 91-year-old leader been? In Europe, an official says
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in Cameroon on Tuesday dismissed widespread speculation about the health of 91-year-old President Paul…
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German Jewish leader: Threshold for violence against Jews is falling
One year after the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, the leading organization for Jews in Germany is warning of increasing threats to…
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Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrike
(ASSOCIATED PRESS) — An Israeli strike on a refugee camp in north Lebanon has killed Hamas official Saeed Atallah Ali and his family, the…
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Mexico leader worried about drinking water after Hurricane John
Mexico's new President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday expressed concern about supplies of drinking water in the country's west after…
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UN calls Israel's ban on its top leader a political statement in long-running rift
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations on Wednesday called Israel’s ban on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres entering the country a…
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Hezbollah confirms leader Hassan Nasrallah killed in Israeli airstrike
Lebanon’s Hezbollah group confirmed on Saturday that its leader and one of its founders, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli…
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Israel went after Hezbollah's leader in a powerful strike on its headquarters. His fate is still unknown.
Israel said Friday that it carried out a strike against Hezbollah's headquarters in Beirut. The strike reportedly targeted the military…
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Top Cameroonian separatist leader arrested in Norway
A Cameroonian separatist leader has been arrested in Norway for his alleged role in the ongoing armed conflict in the Central African…
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Eswatini opposition party claims its leader was poisoned in an assassination attempt
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Eswatini's main opposition leader was poisoned in an assassination attempt, his party claimed Wednesday,…
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Venezuela opposition leader was pressured to recognise Maduro win
Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González said he was put under pressure to sign a document recognising the electoral victory of…
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Italian right-wing leader Salvini faces a potential 6-year prison sentence in migration trial
ROME (AP) — Italian prosecutors on Saturday requested a six-year prison sentence for right-wing League leader Matteo Salvin i for his…
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Post COVID, China is no longer the “undisputed leader” in attracting FDI
Risks of investing in China are outweighing the benefits, according to the European Business in China Position Paper 2024/2025. The EU…
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German opposition leader rejects further cross-party migration talks
Germany's conservative opposition leader, Friedrich Merz, on Wednesday flatly rejected offers from Chancellor Olaf Scholz for further…