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Month: May 2024

The Latest | UN says over half a million people flee fighting in Gaza; Israel marks Independence Day

By The Associated Press More than half a million Palestinians have been displaced in recent days by escalating Israeli military operations in Rafah and northern Gaza, the United Nations says. Israelis celebrated their Independence Day on Tuesday with barbecues in parks across the country, although the normally raucous parties were smaller and quieter this year

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Hong Kong leader hits out after UK charges three with spying for city

By Lucas Lilieholm, Chris Lau and Jerome Taylor, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Hong Kong’s leader responded on Tuesday after three people were charged by British police for allegedly spying on behalf of the city’s intelligence services. On Monday, three men appeared in Westminster Magistrates’ court in London charged with national security offenses, including assisting the Hong

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France imposes curfew in New Caledonia after unrest by people who have long sought independence

PARIS (AP) — Authorities in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia have announced a two-day curfew and banned gatherings after violent unrest on the vast archipelago with decades of tensions between indigenous Kanaks seeking independence and colonizers’ descendants who want to remain part of France. French media say the unrest started with protests against

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Army whistleblower who exposed alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan is sentenced to prison

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A former Australian army lawyer has been sentenced to almost six years in prison for leaking classified information that exposed allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan. David McBride was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to three charges including theft and sharing secret documents with the

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Hong Kong calls for respect of its overseas-based trade offices after UK charged its London staffer

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader has urged foreign governments to respect its overseas-based trade offices after a staff member in its London branch was charged in Britain for allegedly working for the Chinese city’s intelligence service. Chief Executive John Lee said Tuesday his administration has demanded the British

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Indonesian rescuers search through rivers and rubble after flash floods that killed at least 52

By KASPARMAN PILIANG Associated Press TANAH DATAR, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers are searching in rivers and the rubble of devastated villages for bodies, and whenever possible survivors, of flash floods that hit Indonesia’s Sumatra Island over the weekend. Monsoon rains and a landslide of mud and cold lava from Mount Marapi caused rivers to breach

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