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FILE - A stray cat sits on a wall in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. The famous felines that roam the historic area of Puerto Rico's capital and attract hordes of tourists will be removed, according to a plan that the U.S. National Park Service unveiled Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo, File)
Puerto Rico's famous stray cats will be removed from grounds surrounding historic fortress
Officials say that hundreds of stray cats that roam a historic seaside tourist area of Puerto Rico’s capital will be removed over the coming year.  The plan to remove the cats, who are considered … more
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As Israel and Hamas agreed to extend the truce for another two days, one Palestinian family celebrated the return of their 17-year-old son. (Nov. 28) (AP Video/ Sam McNeil)
Fragile truce in Gaza holds as talks go on to extend Israel-Hamas cease-fire
A truce between Israel and Hamas is holding for a fifth day, and the militant group is promising to release more civilian hostages to delay the expected resumption of the war. Israel is under growing … more
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FILE - Cardinal Raymond Burke applauds during a news conference at the Italian Senate, in Rome, on Sept. 6, 2018. Pope Francis has taken measures to punish one of his highest-ranking critics, Cardinal Raymond Burke, by yanking his right to a Vatican apartment and salary in the second such radical action against a conservative American prelate this month, according to two people briefed on the measures. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)
Pope punishes leading critic Cardinal Burke in second action against conservative American prelates
Pope Francis has decided to take measures to punish Cardinal Raymond Burke, who is one of his highest-ranking critics. Two people briefed on the measures say Francis has decided to revoke Burke's … more
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Rescuers are 16 feet away from 41 Indian workers trapped for over 2 weeks in tunnel, official says
Officials in India say rescuers are 5 meters (about 16.4 feet) away from the 41 construction workers who have been trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel in the country’s north for over two weeks, … more
Ruth Munder, a released Israeli hostage, walks with an Israeli soldier shortly after her arrival in Israel on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. A four-day cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war began in Gaza on Friday with an exchange of hostages and prisoners. (IDF via AP)
Freed Israeli hostage describes deteriorating conditions while being held by Hamas
An Israeli hostage freed by Hamas has said in an interview that she was initially fed well in captivity until conditions worsened and captives became hungry. She was kept in a “suffocating” room … more
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Mika Shani, a supporter of Israel, holds a photo as she stands amongst cutout cardboard effigies, representing Israeli hostages, during a protest outside Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. Relatives and a friend of Israelis kidnapped and killed by Hamas visited Australia's Parliament House on Tuesday, sharing personal stories to lobby for international support for all hostages to be freed and to support Israel's war effort.(AP Photo/Rod McGuirk)
Relatives and a friend of Israelis kidnapped and killed by Hamas visit Australia's Parliament House
Relatives and a friend of Israelis kidnapped and killed by Hamas are visiting Australia this week and sharing personal stories in an effort to lobby for international support for all hostages to be … more
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards his aircraft prior to departure, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., as he travels to Brussels for a NATO Foreign Ministers meeting. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)
Blinken will return to Israel as the US hopes to see further extensions of the Gaza cease-fire
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will return this week to the Middle East as the U.S. hopes to find a way to extend a cease-fire in Gaza and get more hostages released. It will be his third … more
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FILE - Protesters hold up blank pieces of paper and chant slogans as they march to protest strict anti-virus measures in Beijing, Nov. 27, 2022. Thousands of people demonstrated across China in what came to be called the White Paper movement, after the blank sheets of paper protesters used to represent the country's strict censorship controls. One year later, China has all but forgotten the protests. The state reacted quickly, breaking up the marches with arrests and threats and ending COVID-19 controls. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
One year after protests shook China, participants ponder the meaning of the brief flare of defiance
A year ago, Li Houchen was on the streets of Shanghai, hollering “Freedom!” to protest China’s harsh “zero COVID” controls and growing authoritarianism. He was one of thousands of people … more
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FILE - Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani listens a question with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Doha, Qatar, Friday Oct. 13, 2023. Qatar is the go-to mediator in the Israel-Hamas war. On Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, a Qatari jet landed in Israel's Ben-Gurion International Airport with an urgent task: save the cease-fire deal between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)
Qatar is the go-to mediator in the Mideast war. Its unprecedented Tel Aviv trip saved a shaky truce
The hostage deal had seemed on the verge of unraveling. Hamas had accused Israel of failing to keep its side of the bargain and Israel threatened to resume its lethal onslaught on the Gaza Strip. … more
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In this undated photo released by Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry, a newly born Sumatran rhino calf walks in its enclosure at Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary at Way Kambas National Park, Indonesia. The critically endangered Sumatran rhino was born on Sumatra Island Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, the second Sumatran rhino born in the country this year and a welcome addition to a species that currently numbers fewer than 50 animals. (Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry via AP)
A critically endangered Sumatran rhino named Delilah successfully gives birth in Indonesia
A critically endangered Sumatran rhino was born in Indonesia’s western island Sumatra on Saturday, becoming the second Sumatran rhino born in the country this year. A female rhino named Delilah … more
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A policewoman stand guard on a bridge as an anti-Semitism demonstration with protesters holding placards flags and banners, including the flag of Israel, takes place in London, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Tens of thousands march against antisemitism in London including UK ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson
Tens of thousands of people including former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson have gathered in London for a march against antisemitism. The demonstration on Sunday came a day after large crowds … more
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In this photo provided by Thailand's Foreign Ministry, Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, right, talks to one of the freed Thai hostages at the Shamir Medical Center in Israel Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. Hamas freed 10 Thai nationals seized in the group's surprise attack on southern Israel last month, releasing them alongside Israeli hostages who were part of the first swap under a new cease-fire deal. (Thailand's Foreign Ministry via AP )
Israel summons Irish ambassador over tweet it alleges doesn't adequately condemn Hamas
Israel’s Foreign Ministry says it will summon the Irish ambassador over a tweet celebrating the release of a 9-year-old girl from Hamas captivity. The ministry alleged that the post didn't … more
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Pope Francis to skip weekly window appearance a day after Vatican described him as having a mild flu
The Vatican says Pope Francis is skipping his weekly Sunday appearance at a window overlooking St. Peter's Square. The previous day it said he was suffering from a mild flu. The Holy See's press … more
Palestinians walk by a damaged building following an Israeli army operation in Jenin refugee camp, West Bank, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. Israeli forces operating in the occupied West Bank killed at least eight Palestinians in a 24-hour period, Palestinian health officials said Sunday. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Israeli forces kill at least 8 Palestinians in surging West Bank violence, health officials say
Health officials say Israeli forces operating in the occupied West Bank killed at least eight Palestinians in a 24-hour period. The surging violence in the West Bank comes as a fragile pause in … more
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The pause in Israel-Hamas fighting offered some respite to Palestinians in northern Gaza's Jabaliya refugee camp. Residents took advantage of the cease-fire to take stock of widespread damage to their neighbourhoods. (Nov. 25) (AP video: Mahmoud Abu Salama/Production: Wafaa Shurafa)
Fragile truce in Gaza is back on track after hourslong delay in a second hostage-for-prisoner swap
The tense cease-fire between Israel and Hamas appears to be back on track after the release of a second group of militant-held hostages and Palestinian prisoners. But an hourslong delay underscored … more
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FILE - People clash with anti riot Turkish police officers during a pro Palestinian protest outside U.S. - Turkish Incirlik military air base in Adana, southern Turkey, on Nov. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Mehmet Sancakzade, File)
With antisemitism rising as the Israel-Hamas war rages, Europe's Jews worry
Antisemitism is spiking across Europe after Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre and Israel's bombardment of Gaza, worrying Jews from London to Geneva and Berlin. But Jewish people say in interviews that they … more
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Ali Salman inspects damages to his family house that was hit by Israeli shelling in the Kfar Kila border village with Israel in south Lebanon, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. With a cautious calm prevailing over the border area in south Lebanon Saturday, the second day of a four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel, villages that had emptied of their residents came back to life at least briefly. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Lebanese residents of border towns come back during a fragile cease-fire between Hamas and Israel
A cautious calm has prevailed over the border area in south Lebanon. Saturday was the second day of a four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel. Villages in south Lebanon that had emptied of their … more
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One of world's largest icebergs drifting beyond Antarctic waters after it was grounded for 3 decades
The British Antarctic Survey says that one of the world’s largest icebergs is drifting beyond Antarctic waters after being grounded for more than three decades. The iceberg known as A23a split from … more
Palestinian militants kill 2 alleged informers for Israel and mob drags bodies through camp alleys
Palestinian officials say militants in a northern West Bank refugee camp have shot and killed two suspected collaborators with Israel. Footage shows mobs attacking the two corpses early Saturday, … more
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Pope Francis smiles as he waves faithful at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Pope Francis has a hospital checkup after coming down with the flu
The Vatican says Pope Francis went to the hospital for tests after he came down with the flu. The results ruled out any respiratory problems. Francis, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, … more
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