UAE arrests three over death of rabbi Israel says was murdered in ‘anti-Semitic' attack

• 5:03 PM

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Israel said Sunday that the body of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates has been found after he was killed in what it condemned as a “heinous antisemitic terror incident.” The UAE's Interior Ministry later said authorit

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Italy retains Davis Cup after Sinner and Berrettini defeat the Netherlands

• 4:49 PM

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Italian Jannik Sinner completed a remarkable season on Sunday by sealing his country a second successive Davis Cup title with a 2-0 victory over Netherlands in the final at the southern Spanish city of Malaga. Matteo Berrettini laid the foundations with

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Israel: healing the traumas of volunteers who collect the remains of corpses through therapy

• 4:24 PM

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More than one year after October 7, Zaka volunteers, who collect the remains of the dead, including terror victims, are trying to find resilience in therapy sessions. These orthodox Jews were not accustomed to these methods, but some were surprised by th

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PM Marcel Ciolacu leads first round of Romanian presidential vote, show exit polls

• 4:07 PM

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In the first round of Romania's presidential election on Sunday, far-right leader George Simion is campaigning to replace President Klaus Iohannis, a liberal and staunch Ukraine ally. The election is being held amid a surge in inflation and fears over th

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More than 80 killed, dozens injured amid Pakistan sectarian violence

• 3:46 PM

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At least 82 people were killed and dozens were injured after days of clashes that began Thursday after gunmen attacked convoys of Shiite Muslims traveling under police escort. The incident sparked retaliatory attacks against Sunni residents and gunfights

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Live: Hezbollah fires about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel in massive barrage

• 11:47 AM

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Hezbollah fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel on Sunday, wounding seven people in one of the militant group's heaviest barrages in months, in response to deadly Israeli strikes in Beirut. This comes as the EU's foreign policy chief

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Palestinian pottery sees revival in war-ravaged Gaza Strip

• 11:19 AM

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Traditional clay pottery is seeing a resurgence in the Gaza Strip, where Palestinians are forced to find solutions for a shortage of plates and other crockery to eat from in the territory ravaged by more than a year of war.

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Pakistan: outbreak of violence between Sunnis and Shiites, at least 82 dead

• 11:01 AM

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The new outbreak of violence between Sunnis and Shiites in northwest Pakistan since Thursday has left at least 82 people dead and 156 wounded. Community violence has been going on in the region for years, as France 24's local correspondent Shahzaib Wahla

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Six to face trial in Paris for blackmailing France footballer Paul Pogba

• 10:53 AM

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Six men with ties to French footballer Paul Pogba go on trial Tuesday on blackmail and extortion charges and for holding him at gunpoint. Three of Pogba's childhood friends and his own brother are among the accused.

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At least 82 killed in three days of Pakistan sectarian violence

• 9:50 AM

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Three days of bitter sectarian gunfights in northwestern Pakistan have killed at least 82 people and wounded 156 more, a local official said Sunday. Pakistan is a Sunni-majority country but Kurram district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province -- near the borde

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Developing nations blast 'paltry' $300 billion deal approved at COP29 UN climate summit

• 7:48 AM

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The contentious deal reached at the UN climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, commits developed nations to paying at least $300 billion a year by 2035 to help developing countries reduce their greenhouse gas emissons and prepare for disasters related to glo

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PM Marcel Ciolacu leads first round of Romanian presidential vote

• 7:41 AM

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In the first round of Romania's presidential election on Sunday, far-right leader George Simion is campaigning to replace President Klaus Iohannis, a liberal and staunch Ukraine ally. The election is being held amid a surge in inflation and fears over th

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Key points of the COP29 deal to help poorer nations cope with climate change

• 3:19 AM

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The Baku accord raises the amount of money that developed countries must provide to help poorer nations adapt to global warming to at least $300 billion per year by 2035. The deal states that the money will come from a "wide variety of sources", includin

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Uruguay voters head to polls with leftist alliance hoping for a comeback

• 2:25 AM

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Former history teacher Yamandu Orsi of the Frente Amplio leftist alliance faces Alvaro Delgado of the National Party, part of the ruling Republican Coalition, as voters head to polls on Sunday. A victory for Orsi would see Uruguay shift left after five y

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Famine in Sudan: the head of an NGO blasts the international community

• 12:58 AM

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War-torn Sudan is the victim of “the biggest humanitarian crisis on the planet”, Jan Egeland, Director of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), told AFP on Saturday, criticizing the indifference of the international community. Since April 2023, a war has

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EU urges immediate halt to Israel-Hezbollah war

• 12:46 AM

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The EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called for an "immediate ceasefire" in the Israel-Hezbollah war while on a visit to the Lebanese capital for talks, as the militant group claimed a wave of cross-border attacks. Analysis by Yossi Mekelberg, Sen

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Basel approves splashing the bucks to host Eurovision Song Contest

• 12:01 AM

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Voters in the Swiss city of Basel on Sunday approved putting nearly $40 million into hosting the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. With funding approved, the annual TV event will proceed, despite opposition from a small, ultra-conservative party. 

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