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• Nov 23, 2024, 8:37 AM
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EU's top diplomat Borrell in Beirut as Israel and Hezbollah trade strikes
• 5:59 AM
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FRANCE 24 correspondent Rawad Taha reports on the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell's visit to the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Sunday, as world leaders push for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
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Israel, Hezbollah trade strikes across Lebanese border
• 5:46 AM
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Israeli air strikes again rocked southern Beirut's suburbs on Sunday, with more attacks targeting eastern Lebanon. Hezbollah fired more than 250 projectiles into Israel, targeting the Tel Aviv area and the southern part of the country.
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Live: Lebanon shuts schools in Beirut after deadly Israeli air strikes
• 5:37 AM
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Lebanon announced the suspension of in-person classes in educational institutions in and around Beirut on Monday, citing ‘security’ reasons following a series of deadly Israeli strikes on the capital. The G7 foreign ministers meet near Rome on Monday for
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Number of children recruited by violent gangs in Haiti up 70%, says UNICEF
• 5:06 AM
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With violence surging across Haiti, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday that almost half of the gangs which control the vast majority of the capital are made up of children, and the recruitment of children has seen a 70% increase o
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Court moves to sentencing in French mass rape trial
• 4:05 AM
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With evidence over in the trial of a man who drugged his wife for years so he could invite dozens of strangers to abuse her, French prosecutors will from Monday set out their sentencing requests to judges.
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Sudan on 'countdown to famine', says aid group
• 3:53 AM
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The head of the Norwegian Refugee Council said on Sunday that the ongoing war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has pushed Sudan to the edge of famine, with both parties accused of weaponizing hunger and impeding the flo
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Leftist candidate Orsi wins Uruguay's presidential election
• 12:53 AM
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Former history teacher Yamandu Orsi of the Frente Amplio leftist alliance defeated conservative Alvaro Delgado of the National Party, part of the ruling Republican Coalition, in Uruguay's presidential election on Sunday. The Orsi victory sees Uruguay shi
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