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As wars rage around them, Armenian Christians in Jerusalem's Old City feel the walls closing in
Read full article: As wars rage around them, Armenian Christians in Jerusalem's Old City feel the walls closing inAs the war in Gaza rages, Syria's government transforms, and the Israeli-occupied West Bank seethes, Armenian residents of the Old City of Jerusalem fight a different battle.
Verdicts are due in the historic French rape trial that turned Gisèle Pelicot into a feminist hero
Read full article: Verdicts are due in the historic French rape trial that turned Gisèle Pelicot into a feminist heroFrench judges plan to deliver hugely anticipated verdicts this week in a historic drugging-and-rape trial that has turned the victim, Gisèle Pelicot, into a feminist hero.
Israel's borders have shifted throughout its history. Action in Syria may reshape them again
Read full article: Israel's borders have shifted throughout its history. Action in Syria may reshape them againPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli troops will remain in Syrian territory indefinitely, and that blurs the border with Israel's northern neighbor.
Japanese space startup aborts 2nd satellite launch attempt minutes after liftoff
Read full article: Japanese space startup aborts 2nd satellite launch attempt minutes after liftoffA Japanese space startup says its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit had been aborted minutes after liftoff.
Rescuers dig for survivors of Vanuatu earthquake with no water and unclear death toll
Read full article: Rescuers dig for survivors of Vanuatu earthquake with no water and unclear death tollVanuatu’s capital is without water after reservoirs were destroyed by a violent magnitude 7.3 earthquake that wrought havoc on the South Pacific island nation, with the number of people killed and injured expected to rise.
Deadly violence in Nigeria linked to breakup of United Methodist Church over LGBTQ policies
Read full article: Deadly violence in Nigeria linked to breakup of United Methodist Church over LGBTQ policiesUnited Methodist News Service reports that a religious schism has turned deadly in Nigeria, with a church member fatally shot and two young children killed as homes were set ablaze.
Brazilian Santa swaps sleigh for Jet Ski to deliver toys — and joy — to disabled children in Rio
Read full article: Brazilian Santa swaps sleigh for Jet Ski to deliver toys — and joy — to disabled children in RioDozens of children with disability gathered on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach on Tuesday to receive presents — and joy — from the white-bearded man, a joint effort by the city’s firefighters and nonprofit associations.
Former Church of England leader resigns as priest after claims he mishandled an abuse case
Read full article: Former Church of England leader resigns as priest after claims he mishandled an abuse caseA former leader of the Church of England has resigned as a priest following allegations that he failed to properly handle the case of a priest accused of sexual misconduct.
Roadside bomb kills 3 police officers escorting polio workers in northwest Pakistan
Read full article: Roadside bomb kills 3 police officers escorting polio workers in northwest PakistanPakistan's police say a roadside bomb has exploded near a vehicle carrying police officers assigned to protect polio workers in northwest Pakistan.
Iran pauses the process to implement a new, stricter headscarf law for women, official says
Read full article: Iran pauses the process to implement a new, stricter headscarf law for women, official saysAn Iranian official says authorities have paused the process of implementing a new, stricter law on women’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab.
Russian opposition figure says fears of his mother's poisoning in Berlin proved false
Read full article: Russian opposition figure says fears of his mother's poisoning in Berlin proved falseA prominent Russian opposition politician freed as part of the largest East-West civilian prisoner swap since the Cold War says that fears of his mother’s poisoning in Berlin have proven false.
The killing of a Russian general is one of several that Moscow blames on Ukraine
Read full article: The killing of a Russian general is one of several that Moscow blames on UkraineUkraine’s Security Service has claimed responsibility for killing Lt. General Igor Kirillov, head of the military’s nuclear, biological and chemical protection forces, in a bombing in Moscow.
Global demand spurring Indonesia's mining boom comes at a cost for many communities
Read full article: Global demand spurring Indonesia's mining boom comes at a cost for many communitiesIndonesia's mining industry is rapidly expanding on demand for the minerals needed to help power the global energy transition, like nickel, cobalt and bauxite.
Filipina who won a last-minute reprieve from an Indonesian firing squad returns home
Read full article: Filipina who won a last-minute reprieve from an Indonesian firing squad returns homeIndonesian authorities have returned a Filipina woman to the Philippines who had been on death row and nearly executed by firing squad in Indonesia in 2015, after a longstanding request from her home country.
Father and stepmother sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a 10-year-old girl in England
Read full article: Father and stepmother sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a 10-year-old girl in EnglandThe father and stepmother of a severely abused 10-year-old girl found dead in her home in England have been sentenced to life in prison for murder.
Authorities impose overnight curfew in cyclone-ravaged Mayotte as France rushes in aid
Read full article: Authorities impose overnight curfew in cyclone-ravaged Mayotte as France rushes in aidAn overnight curfew goes into force Tuesday evening as Mayotte struggles to recover from Cyclone Chido, the strongest storm to hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago in 90 years.
Middle East latest: Israel plans an extended occupation of Syrian buffer zone
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israel plans an extended occupation of Syrian buffer zoneIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli troops will occupy a buffer zone inside Syria for the foreseeable future.
Battle erupts over South Korean court that will determine the fate of impeached Yoon
Read full article: Battle erupts over South Korean court that will determine the fate of impeached YoonSouth Korea’s acting leader has vowed to convey to the world that things are back to normal following parliament’s impeachment of conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Grassroots funding for Ukraine's military declines as groups look for creative ways to raise money
Read full article: Grassroots funding for Ukraine's military declines as groups look for creative ways to raise moneyAdvertisements pasted along the sidewalk in Kyiv ask for donations to help fill financial gaps across Ukraine's military.
Australian state proposes ban on protests at places of worship to fight rising antisemitism
Read full article: Australian state proposes ban on protests at places of worship to fight rising antisemitismAn Australian state government has proposed new restrictions on protesters in response to rising antisemitism, including a ban on demonstrations outside places of worship.
14 dead and hundreds injured in magnitude 7.3 quake in Vanuatu. Some people are trapped in rubble
Read full article: 14 dead and hundreds injured in magnitude 7.3 quake in Vanuatu. Some people are trapped in rubbleAt least 14 people are dead and hundreds more are injured after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off Vanuatu, causing widespread damage across the South Pacific island nation.
Notorious drug lord Osiel Cárdenas returned to Mexico after US sentence, is quickly re-arrested
Read full article: Notorious drug lord Osiel Cárdenas returned to Mexico after US sentence, is quickly re-arrestedNotorious drug lord Osiel Cárdenas has been returned to Mexico after serving a U.S. sentence and was quickly re-arrested and sent to a maximum security prison to face Mexican charges.
Bolivian prosecutors seek the arrest of former President Morales in sexual abuse case
Read full article: Bolivian prosecutors seek the arrest of former President Morales in sexual abuse caseProsecutors in Bolivia are seeking the arrest of former President Evo Morales in connection to a sexual abuse investigation involving his alleged fathering of a child with a 15-year-old girl.
Negotiators say Israel and Hamas are inching toward a ceasefire deal. This is what it may look like
Read full article: Negotiators say Israel and Hamas are inching toward a ceasefire deal. This is what it may look likeAfter months of deadlock, Israel and Hamas appear to be moving closer toward a ceasefire to end their 14-month war.
26 people arrested in crackdown on illegal deforestation along Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina border
Read full article: 26 people arrested in crackdown on illegal deforestation along Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina borderInterpol says a crackdown on suspected illegal deforestation in South America has netted 26 arrests.
Palestinian security forces launch a rare crackdown on militants in the West Bank
Read full article: Palestinian security forces launch a rare crackdown on militants in the West BankPalestinian security forces have launched a rare crackdown against local militant groups in the northern West Bank.
UN announces initiative to overcome political deadlock in Libya
Read full article: UN announces initiative to overcome political deadlock in LibyaThe top U.N. official in Libya has announced a new initiative to overcome a three-year deadlock and move the divided oil-rich North Africa nation toward a national election.
Who is the alleged Chinese spy with close ties to Britain's Prince Andrew?
Read full article: Who is the alleged Chinese spy with close ties to Britain's Prince Andrew?An alleged Chinese spy who cultivated close ties with Prince Andrew said Monday he has done “nothing wrong or unlawful” as Britain’s government faces questions about what it is doing to thwart security threats from China.
As he prepares to leave leadership, McConnell challenges Trump on foreign policy
Read full article: As he prepares to leave leadership, McConnell challenges Trump on foreign policySenate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is challenging President-elect Donald Trump to reject the isolationist voices within their party and build his foreign policy around military strength.
Venezuelan rights group reports 3rd in-custody death among people detained in post-election unrest
Read full article: Venezuelan rights group reports 3rd in-custody death among people detained in post-election unrestA man detained in Venezuela during the civil unrest that followed the country’s disputed July presidential election has died while in custody.
Syria's ousted leader Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russian allies evacuated him
Read full article: Syria's ousted leader Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russian allies evacuated himOusted Syrian leader Bashar Assad said Monday he wanted to stay in the country after rebels captured the capital, but Russia's military evacuated him from their base in western Syria after it came under attack.
Can U.N. summits save the planet? A faltering year of talks brings up questions about the process
Read full article: Can U.N. summits save the planet? A faltering year of talks brings up questions about the processIn the past few months United Nations-sponsored negotiations to tackle climate change, plastic pollution, loss of global species and a growing number of deserts have either outright failed or come out with limited outcomes that didn’t address the scale of the problems.
EU slaps sanctions on dozens more Russian officials and targets its shadow oil and gas fleet
Read full article: EU slaps sanctions on dozens more Russian officials and targets its shadow oil and gas fleetThe European Union has imposed fresh sanctions on dozens of officials linked to Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Ukraine and US say some North Korean troops have been killed fighting alongside Russian forces
Read full article: Ukraine and US say some North Korean troops have been killed fighting alongside Russian forcesUkraine’s military intelligence agency and the Pentagon say some North Korean troops have been killed during combat against Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region.
Death toll in Gaza from the Israel-Hamas war tops 45,000 Palestinians, health officials say
Read full article: Death toll in Gaza from the Israel-Hamas war tops 45,000 Palestinians, health officials sayHealth officials in the Gaza Strip say more than 45,000 Palestinians have now been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas militants.
France rushes aid to Mayotte after Cyclone Chido leaves hundreds feared dead
Read full article: France rushes aid to Mayotte after Cyclone Chido leaves hundreds feared deadFrance is rushing rescue workers and supplies to its Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte after the island group off Africa was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century.
For the first time in 8 years, a US Navy ship makes a port call in Cambodia, a top Chinese ally
Read full article: For the first time in 8 years, a US Navy ship makes a port call in Cambodia, a top Chinese allyA U.S. Navy warship has arrived in Cambodia, the first such visit in eight years to a nation that is China’s close ally in Southeast Asia.
Germany's Scholz loses a confidence vote, setting up an early election in February
Read full article: Germany's Scholz loses a confidence vote, setting up an early election in FebruaryChancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a confidence vote in the German parliament, putting the European Union’s most populous member and biggest economy on course to hold an early election in February.
As Trump threatens mass deportations, Central America braces for an influx of vulnerable migrants
Read full article: As Trump threatens mass deportations, Central America braces for an influx of vulnerable migrantsU.S. President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office in January with a promise of carrying out mass deportations, leaving Honduras and other Central American countries bracing for a potential influx of vulnerable migrants — a situation they are ill-prepared to handle.
Filipina who won a last-minute reprieve from Indonesian firing squad prepares to fly home
Read full article: Filipina who won a last-minute reprieve from Indonesian firing squad prepares to fly homeA Filipina who was on death row in Indonesia and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015 will return home this week under an arrangement between the countries.
South Korea’s impeached leader avoids investigators as court begins meeting to determine his fate
Read full article: South Korea’s impeached leader avoids investigators as court begins meeting to determine his fateSouth Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is dodging requests by investigative agencies to appear for questioning over his short-lived martial law decree.
This Week In South Florida Episode: Dec. 15, 2024
Read full article: This Week In South Florida Episode: Dec. 15, 2024Local 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Janine Stanwood interviews Howard Hepburn, the Broward County Public Schools Superintendent; Harold Pryor, the Broward County State Attorney; Kevin Cooper, the chairman of the Republican Party of Miami-Dade County; and Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, a Miami Beach commissioner. Attorney Ed Pozzuoli and Scott Travis, a Sun-Sentinel reporter, join the Roundtable.
Israel will close its Ireland embassy over Gaza tensions as Palestinian death toll nears 45,000
Read full article: Israel will close its Ireland embassy over Gaza tensions as Palestinian death toll nears 45,000Israel says it will close its embassy in Ireland as relations deteriorate over the war in Gaza, where Palestinian medical officials say new Israeli airstrikes have killed over 46 people including children.
Brazilian President Lula discharged from hospital after surgery to stop brain bleed
Read full article: Brazilian President Lula discharged from hospital after surgery to stop brain bleedBrazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been discharged from the hospital after undergoing surgery to stop a brain bleed.
Oil spill in Kerch Strait after two Russian oil tankers seriously damaged in storm
Read full article: Oil spill in Kerch Strait after two Russian oil tankers seriously damaged in stormAt least one person has died after two Russian oil tankers took heavy storm damage in the Kerch Strait, spilling oil and sparking an emergency rescue operation, Russian officials told state news outlets.
Christians in Syria mark country's transformation with tears as UN envoy urges an end to sanctions
Read full article: Christians in Syria mark country's transformation with tears as UN envoy urges an end to sanctionsIn churches across long-stifled Syria, Christians have marked the first Sunday services since Bashar Assad’s ouster in an air of transformation.
Death toll in French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is 'several hundred,' top official says
Read full article: Death toll in French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is 'several hundred,' top official saysThe death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is “several hundred” and may run into the thousands.