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Dec 26, 2023
London [UK], December 26: A top aid worker has described the "unprecedented scale" of human devastation in 2023 as he warned of the "intense trauma" likely to impact victims in Gaza for decades to come.
Pope Francis urges end to all wars in Christmas message
Plane held for four days over trafficking fears leaves France
Israel accepts to pay the price for its goals in Gaza
Russia and Ukraine announced they shot down each other's planes
Japan is getting closer to its goal of landing on the moon
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Thunderstorms and rain set to hit holiday spots in North Island
Washington [US], December 26: Popular holiday spots are the North Island may be in for a Boxing Day dousing as thunderstorms loom.
Hamas, Islamic Jihad reject Gaza gov. overhaul for permanent ceasefire, Egyptian sources say
Cairo [Egypt], December 26: Hamas and the allied Islamic Jihad have rejected an Egyptian proposal that they relinquish power in the Gaza Strip in return...
Israel's Netanyahu vows no let-up in war against Hamas as Gaza deaths mount
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 26: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to keep up the fight against Hamas militants while Palestinians mourned more than 100...
Israeli airstrike in Syria kills senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards member
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 26: An Israeli airstrike outside the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday killed a senior adviser in Iran's Revolutionary Guards, three security...
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Dec 25, 2023
Vienna [Austria], December 25: Three people were arrested in Austria on Sunday for suspected involvement in a "cross-border Islamist network" as police in the capital...
1 killed, 4 injured in Houston shooting
Houston [US], December 25: One person was killed and four others injured in a shooting following an altercation outside a Houston club on Sunday, authorities...
Japan forecasts elderly majority in 25 prefectures by 2050
Tokyo [Japan], December 25: The elderly population, those aged 65 and above, is expected to make up over 40 percent of the residents by 2050...
2 killed, 29 injured in S. Korea's apartment fire
Seoul [South Korea], December 25: Two people were killed and 29 others injured on Monday in a fire that broke out at an apartment building...
Egypt proposes deal to end Gaza war: Report
Cairo [Egypt], December 25: Egypt has drawn up a phased deal to halt fighting between Israel and Hamas and release more hostages held by the...
UN estimates 50,000 pregnant women in besieged Gaza Strip
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 25: The United Nations estimates that around 50,000 pregnant women are currently living in the besieged and war-torn Gaza Strip.
Nine family members, including eight children, killed in Pakistan house fire
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