Israel acknowledges it killed ex-Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran

Haniyeh was killed in a guesthouse in Tehran on July 31

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NORTH GAZA GOVERNORATE / Only 12 trucks delivered food, water since Oct

Just 12 trucks distributed food and water in northern Gaza in two-and-a-half months, aid group Oxfam said on Sunday, raising the alarm over the worsening humanitarian situation in the besieged territory.

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Joe Biden commutes sentences of 37 death row inmates

US President Joe Biden yesterday commuted the sentences for 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row, converting them to life in prison without parole before he hands over power to President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20.

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Gaza truce talks make headway

Gaps between Israel and Hamas over a possible Gaza ceasefire have narrowed, according to Israeli and Palestinian officials’ remarks yesterday, though crucial differences have yet to be resolved.

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UKRAINE WAR / North Korea suffers 1,100 casualties

More than 1,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded in Russia’s war with Ukraine, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said yesterday.

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India police kill 3 Sikh separatist militants

Indian police said yesterday they had killed three Sikh militants fighting for a separate homeland known as “Khalistan”, the struggle for which sparked deadly violence in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Woman killed when set on fire on New York subway train, police say

Asked whether the man watching from the bench was the attacker, police said that responding officers had no reason to think he was a suspect when they rushed to the woman's aid.

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Indian FM to visit US from Dec 24-29

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is set to embark on a six-day official visit to the United States from tomorrow to discuss key bilateral, regional and global issues

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Japan watchdog accuses Google of antitrust violation

The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) accuses Google of breaking the law by imposing "transactions with binding conditions" on Android smartphone manufacturers in Japan.

Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates

With less than a month left in office, Biden had faced growing calls from death penalty opponents to commute the sentences of those on death row to life in prison without parole, which the 37 will now serve.

Russian forces capture another village in eastern Ukraine

Russia yesterday said it had captured the village of Storozheve in eastern Ukraine, near the town of Velyka Novosilka which its troops is apparently trying to encircle.

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp to sell Foxtel to Britain's DAZN for $2.1 bln

News Corp will gain a board seat and hold a 6% stake in DAZN, a London-headquartered global streaming platform available in North America, Europe, and Asia and backed by Ukranian-born billionaire Len Blavatnik.

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Israeli strikes kill 28 in Gaza Strip

Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 28 Palestinians, eight of them at a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza City, medics said, as the Israeli military ordered the evacuation of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the north.

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US fighter shot down over Red Sea

The US military said it mistakenly shot down one of its own fighter aircraft over the Red Sea early yesterday, forcing both pilots to eject.

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Putin vows ‘destruction’ on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday vowed to bring more “destruction” to Ukraine in retaliation for a drone attack on the central Russian city of Kazan a day earlier.

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Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal

Incoming US president Donald Trump on Saturday slammed what he called unfair fees for US ships passing through the Panama Canal and threatened to demand control of the waterway be returned to US.

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Suspect held on murder charges

A man suspected of ploughing a car through crowds at a German Christmas market in an attack that killed five people and injured scores faces multiple charges of murder and attempted murder, police said yesterday.

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Syria won’t negatively interfere in Lebanon

Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani, told Lebanese Druze leaders yesterday that his country would not negatively interfere in Lebanon and would respect its neighbour’s sovereignty.

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Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill 28

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes overnight and early Sunday killed at least 28 Palestinians, including at one family's home and at a school building the military said was used by Hamas

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Helicopter crashes into Turkish hospital, killing four

Four people died when a helicopter crashed into a hospital in southwestern Turkey on Sunday, the provincial governor said, blaming the accident on thick fog

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China says it 'firmly opposes' US military aid to Taiwan

"This move gravely infringes on China's sovereignty and security interests," Beijing's foreign ministry said in a statement, adding it "firmly opposes this action".

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