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Pro-Palestinian protesters face off with Israel supporters and police last week in Times Square in New York City.

Officials Say Hate Crimes Against Jews Are Growing In The Aftermath Of Gaza Violence

4:13pm May 24, 2021

by Jason Breslow

Attacks have broken out in communities across the country, leaving officials in law enforcement and government scrambling to confront the ripple effects of recent violence between Israel and Hamas.

People mourn the victims of a massacre allegedly perpetrated by Eritrean Soldiers, at the house of Beyenesh Tekleyohannes, in the village of Dengolat, North of Mekele, the capital of Tigray. The U.S. announced visa and aid restrictions to Ethiopia due to

U.S. Imposes Restrictions On Ethiopia And Eritrea Over Tigray Conflict

6:11am May 24, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

The conflict in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region began in early November. Thousands have died and close to 2 million people are reported to have been displaced.

A Ryanair Boeing is parked at Minsk International Airport on Sunday. Belarusian opposition activist Roman Protasevich was detained at Minsk airport after his Lithuania-bound flight made an emergency landing.

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A Ryanair Flight Carrying An Opposition Journalist Is Forced To Land In Belarus

7:17pm May 23, 2021

by Kat Lonsdorf

The passenger flight carrying Roman Protasevich, the former editor of an opposition social media channel, made an emergency landing after reports of a bomb on board. No explosives were found.

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22 Members Of One Family Killed In Gaza

5:29pm May 23, 2021

by Daniel Estrin

Days of airstrikes have left thousands of Gazans homeless and grieving.

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Belarus Intercepts Flight Carrying Opposition Activist

5:07pm May 23, 2021

by Lucian Kim

The authorities in Belarus forced a passenger flight to land in the capital of Minsk and then detained an opposition leader who was one of the passengers on board.

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An aerial tramway car fell to the ground in Northern Italy Sunday, killing 14 and leaving a child in the hospital. The cable line appeared to have snapped, but the cause hasn't yet been determined.

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Cable Car Disaster In Italy Kills 14

4:25pm May 23, 2021

by Dustin Jones

A cable pulling an aerial tram to the top of a mountain appeared to have snapped, causing the car to swing into a pylon before falling to the ground and rolling several times.

Emergency personnel and vehicles wait on standby at the Yellow River Stone Forest tourist site in Baiyin in northwestern China's Gansu Province on Sunday.

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21 Runners Die In Extreme Weather In China Cross-Country Race

2:31pm May 23, 2021

by The Associated Press

The competitors in a high-altitude race were racing on an extremely narrow mountain path when hail, freezing rain and gale-force winds hit, catching them off guard.

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Martin Bashir Apologizes, But Denies His BBC Interview Harmed Princess Diana

1:56pm May 23, 2021

by Dustin Jones

The former BBC reporter said his interview with Diana didn't factor into her life's downward spiral following the interview. "Everything we did in terms of the interview was as she wanted," he says.

Two people are seen silhouetted against a night sky turned red by the eruption of Congo's Mount Nyiragongo on Saturday.

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Congo's Mount Nyiragongo Volcano Erupts, Sending Lava For Miles But Sparing A City

11:58am May 23, 2021

by Kat Lonsdorf

The volcano, which had not erupted in nearly two decades, caused thousands to flee, many across the border to Rwanda. But the lava didn't appear to be flowing toward Goma, a city of nearly 2 million.

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What Makes This Round Of Violence Between Israel And The Palestinians Different

10:34am May 23, 2021

by Greg Myre

The latest Israeli-Palestinian fighting did not resolve any of the core issues in the decades-old dispute. But it did reveal several new dynamics likely to influence the conflict in the coming years.

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