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Israel and Hamas reach a Gaza ceasefire agreement

12:20pm January 15, 2025

Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on a multiphase ceasefire that commits them to end the war in Gaza, President Biden and Qatar's prime minister announced separately on Wednesday.

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Gaza and the moon make biennial most-endangered list

12:01pm January 15, 2025

The World Monuments Fund list seeks to raise awareness and funds to help preserve the sites it spotlights. Africa's Swahili Coast, Maine's lighthouses and Buddhist grottoes in China are also in peril.

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Senate Holds Confirmation Hearing For Secretary Of State Nominee Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio on a smooth path to Senate confirmation as next secretary of state

7:56am January 15, 2025

Marco Rubio drew bipartisan support among Senate Foreign Relations Committee members at Wednesday's hearing and appears headed for confirmation under President-elect Donald Trump's administration.

South Korean President Yoon detained after standoff over martial law decree

5:16am January 15, 2025

Yoon and his ruling party supporters remain defiant against the insurrection charges. He is South Korea's first sitting president to be detained.

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South Korea's impeached President Yoon detained over martial law declaration

4:12am January 15, 2025

by Leila Fadel

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained for questioning by police over insurrection charges

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Biden administration removes Cuba from designation as state sponsor of terrorism

4:11am January 15, 2025

by Eyder Peralta

The Biden administration has announced that it is lifting the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism. But when the Trump administration takes over, will the decision be reversed?

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An Israeli father hopes his son will be released in Israel-Hamas ceasefire

4:10am January 15, 2025

by Leila Fadel

Jonathan Dekel-Chen, whose son Sagui is believed to be alive and among the Israeli hostages seized by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attacks, says the ceasefire deal is a way 'to end the madness in Gaza.'

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Israel and Hamas reach a Gaza ceasefire agreement

Gaza and the moon make biennial most-endangered list

Marco Rubio on a smooth path to Senate confirmation as next secretary of state

South Korean President Yoon detained after standoff over martial law decree

South Korea's impeached President Yoon detained over martial law declaration

Biden administration removes Cuba from designation as state sponsor of terrorism

An Israeli father hopes his son will be released in Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Biden moves to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba

Dozens of survivors and dead pulled from abandoned South African mine

South Korean law enforcement officers detain impeached President Yoon