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Israel says it rescued a hostage found alone in an underground tunnel in Gaza

12:18pm August 27, 2024

Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, was taken to a hospital in Israel, where members of his large Bedouin Arab family gathered around his bedside in a joyful reunion.

U.S. Army private who fled to North Korea will plead guilty to desertion, lawyer says

11:36am August 27, 2024

Travis King’s attorney says the U.S. Army private intends to admit guilt to a total of five military offenses, including desertion and assaulting an officer.

Separatist group claims multiple attacks that killed over 40 people in Pakistan

5:35am August 27, 2024

The outlawed Baluchistan Liberation Army group warned in a statement overnight into Tuesday of more attacks.

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A 102-year-old woman becomes the United Kingdom’s oldest skydiver

5:03am August 27, 2024

Manette Baillie broke the record Sunday during a tandem jump in eastern England. She was raising money for three organizations, including her local veterans club.

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Rising anti-immigrant sentiment in Germany causes concerns in the country’s business community

4:50am August 27, 2024

by Esme Nicholson

The German state of Saxony has a thriving tech manufacturing sector, but business leaders worry that the German far-right party is keeping highly skilled immigrant workers away.

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Morning news brief

4:18am August 27, 2024

by A Martínez

There appears to be a respite in fighting across the Lebanon-Israel border. A supermarket merger is in the hands of a federal judge. Massachusetts town closes parks to stop a mosquito-born disease.

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Why the island nation of Palau is a focus of the world’s 2 superpowers: U.S., China

4:10am August 27, 2024

by Emily Feng

The island nation of Palau is at the center of tensions involving the U.S., China and Taiwan. It's a delicate geopolitical balancing act that Palau has had to do since its inception.

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As the Israel-Hamas war goes on, Gaza's hospitals desperately need blood

3:59am August 27, 2024

Doctors in Gaza need to treat the thousands of Palestinian who have been seriously wounded in the war. How are they getting the blood they need despite malnourished donors, who are under bombardment?

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French officials question Telegram CEO about child sexual abuse images and drugs

6:19pm August 26, 2024

Authorities in Paris said on Monday that Durov is being held on questions stemming from an investigation into criminal activity on the app, including the spread of child pornography and facilitating the selling of illegal drugs.

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Fears are stoked in Australia as a super strain of bird flu continues to spread

4:50pm August 26, 2024

Australia fears a more contagious and lethal type of bird flu could trigger a big crisis for the country's poultry industry

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