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US military Osprey aircraft with 8 aboard crashes into the sea off southern Japan
By The Associated Press on November 29th, 2023
TOKYO (AP) – A U.S. military Osprey aircraft carrying eight people crashed Wednesday into the sea off southern Japan, and the Japanese coast guard is heading to the site for search and rescue operations, officials said. Details about what happened to the Osprey, a tiltrotor aircraft that can function as a helicopter and a turboprop ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Finland will close its entire border with Russia over migrant concerns
By Jari Tanner, The Associated Press on November 28th, 2023
HELSINKI (AP) – Finland said Tuesday it will close its last remaining border crossing with Russia amid concerns that Moscow is using migrants as part of “hybrid warfare” to destabilize the Nordic country following its entry into NATO. Finland already had shut seven of the eight checkpoints on its 1,340-kilometer (830-mile) border with Russia this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamas and Israel exchange more hostages for prisoners on fifth day of temporary cease-fire
By Wafaa Shurafa, Jack Jeffery And Lee Keath, The Associated Press on November 28th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Hamas released 12 hostages and Israel released 30 Palestinian prisoners on Tuesday, the fifth day of a fragile cease-fire that has enabled humanitarian aid to flow into Gaza and that mediators hope to extend even as Israel pledges to resume the war. Israel said 10 of its citizens and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel releases 30 Palestinian prisoners on fifth day of temporary cease-fire
By Wafaa Shurafa, Jack Jeffery And Lee Keath, The Associated Press on November 28th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israel released 30 Palestinian prisoners Tuesday on the fifth day of its temporary ceasefire with Hamas. Earlier Tuesday, Hamas released 12 hostages the group had been holding captive since Oct. 7. The exchange is part of an ongoing cease-fire between the warring sides, and came as mediators met in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pope cancels trip to Dubai for UN climate conference on doctors’ orders while recovering from flu
By Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press on November 28th, 2023
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis canceled his trip to Dubai for the U.N. climate conference on doctors’ orders Tuesday, even though he is recovering from the flu and lung inflammation, the Vatican said. Francis, who turns 87 next month, was scheduled to leave Rome on Friday to address the COP28 meeting first thing Saturday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamas frees 12 more hostages from Gaza as fragile truce with Israel holds
By Wafaa Shurafa, Jack Jeffery And Lee Keath, The Associated Press on November 28th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – A fragile truce between Israel and Hamas held for a fifth day Tuesday, as international mediators in Qatar worked to extend it and more hostages were freed from Gaza. Israel came under pressure from the United States to better protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza if it follows through on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!41 Indian construction workers rescued from collapsed tunnel where they were trapped for 17 days
By The Associated Press on November 28th, 2023
UTTARKASHI, India (AP) – Forty-one construction workers emerged dazed and smiling Tuesday from a collapsed tunnel in northern India where they had spent the last 17 days – a happy ending to an ordeal that had gripped the country and led to a massive rescue operation that overcame several setbacks. Locals, relatives and government officials ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pope cancels trip to Dubai for UN climate conference on doctors’ orders after getting the flu
By The Associated Press on November 28th, 2023
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis canceled his trip to Dubai for the U.N. climate conference on doctors’ orders Tuesday, even though he is recovering from the flu and lung inflammation, the Vatican said. The announcement marked the second time the pope’s frail health had forced the cancellation of a foreign trip: He had to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel says 12 more hostages have been freed by Hamas and have arrived in Egypt
By Wafaa Shurafa, Jack Jeffery And Lee Keath, The Associated Press on November 28th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Israeli army said Tuesday that 10 Israelis and 2 foreigners held hostage in Gaza have been released, arriving in Egypt on the fifth day of a temporary cease-fire. Hamas released 9 women and a 17-year-old teenager late on Tuesday evening, the Israeli army said. The hostages will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indian rescuers pull out all 41 workers who were trapped in a tunnel for 17 days
By The Associated Press on November 28th, 2023
UTTARKASHI, India (AP) – All 41 construction workers who were trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel in northern India for more than two weeks were pulled out on Tuesday, bringing a happy end to a drawn-out rescue mission that had gripped the country for days. Locals, relatives and government officials erupted in joy, set off ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Finland will close its border with Russia over migrant concerns
By Jari Tanner, The Associated Press on November 28th, 2023
HELSINKI (AP) – Finland said Tuesday it will close its last remaining border crossing with Russia amid concerns that Moscow is using migrants as part of “hybrid warfare” to destabilize the Nordic country following its entry into NATO. Finland already had shut seven of the eight checkpoints on its 1,340-kilometer (830-mile) border with Russia this ... Read More »
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