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Israel finds body of Gaza hostage near Al-Shifa hospital

Israeli opposition leader says time has come to replace Netanyahu

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said on Thursday it was time to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and that there would be broad support to form a unity government led by Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party.

France calls West Bank Israeli settler violence 'policy of terror'

Biden: Gaza op will end when Hamas can no longer murder Israelis

The US president said that it was "established" that Hamas uses Al Shifa Hospital and other medical centers for its terror operations.

Sweden dumps 100% renewables target, will build massive new nuclear power fleet instead

Official: Russian army “eliminated” almost all Ukrainian literature in occupied Luhansk, Donetsk

No condemnation of Hamas: UN Security Council passes resolution calling for temporary cease-fire, hostage return

The resolution submitted by Malta is first to pass since war began, and calls for a cease-fire for several days as well as the unconditional release of all hostages, but somehow failed to condemn Hamas war crimes; Amb. Erdan: 'Resolution is disconnected from reality'

Eight Israelis Wounded, One Critically, in Jerusalem Checkpoint Shooting Attack; Three Gunmen Killed

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In first in war, IDF calls on some southern Gaza residents to evacuate

"The Guardian" removes Bin-Laden's "Letter to America" from website, after it goes viral on TikTok

Osama bin Laden's 'Letter to America,' published a year after 9/11, found a new fandom on TikTok and got removed from The Guardian's website.

McDonald's has lost its legal dispute with fast-food rival Hungry Jack's (The Australian name of Burger King) over its Big Mac lookalike burger the "Big Jack".

McDonald's loses its case against Hungry Jack's after a court finds the Big Jack burger is not "deceptively similar" to the Big Mac, following a trial in which experts were called in to examine the products.

Xi told Biden Taiwan is biggest, most dangerous issue in bilateral ties -US official

Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Joe Biden during their four-hour meeting on Wednesday that Taiwan was the biggest, most dangerous issue in U.S.-China ties, a senior U.S. official told reporters.

Czech Republic to freeze all Russian state assets - government's decision

The Czech government has decided to freeze all Russian state assets. — Ukrinform.

Earth is 'big enough' for U.S. and China to succeed, Xi says as he meets Biden

U.S. President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping of China are expected to discuss fentanyl flows, use of artificial intelligence and access to high-end tech.

Hamas agrees to tentative deal to free dozens of hostages, pending Israel’s approval

Hamas wants a pause in fighting, humanitarian aid, and freedom for an unknown number of Palestinians in Israeli jails in exchange for at least 50 women and children held in Gaza.

Biden Again Calls Xi a Dictator, Showing Limits of Cooperation

US Official: Major Ukraine F-16 Maintenance Will Take Place in Poland

Moscow will not be happy about NATO planning to maintain and repair, in Poland, fighter jets the Ukrainian Air Force wants to use to shoot down as many Russian combat aircraft as possible.

Brazil: Health warnings as country gripped by 'unbearable' heatwave. Rio de Janeiro recorded 42.5C on Sunday - an all-time record for November - and high humidity on Tuesday meant that it felt like 58.5C.

More than a hundred million people are thought to have been affected by the extreme weather.

Hospital director in Haiti says a gang stormed in and took hundreds of women and children hostage

A heavily armed gang surrounded a hospital in Haiti, trapping women, children and newborns inside until police rescued them. That's according to the director of the medical center, who pleaded for help via social media.