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December 9, 2025
Gaza flotilla activists allege mistreatment while being detained
ROME (AP) : Some of the activists detained while trying to reach Gaza by sea have returned to their home countries to describe mistreatment at the hands of Israeli guards, claims that Israel denies.…
December 9, 2025
Thousands celebrate thanksgiving festival
ADDIS ABABA (AP): Thousands gathered in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, on Saturday for the East African country’s thanksgiving festival, which is celebrated annually by the largest ethnic group,…
December 9, 2025
Ruling party claims landslide win in local vote boycotted by main Opposition
TBILISI (AP) : Georgia’s ruling party claimed victory in every municipality across the South Caucasus country in a local election that was boycotted by the two main opposition blocs as a sham. Tens of…
December 9, 2025
Hundreds of thousands march in support of Palestinians
ISTANBUL (AP) : Hundreds of thousands of people across several Turkish cities marched Sunday in support of Palestinians and an aid flotilla’s attempt to reach Gaza. At the largest demonstration in…
December 9, 2025
Trump orders Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas partially accepts his peace plan
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — US President Donald Trump on Friday ordered Israel to stop bombing the Gaza Strip after Hamas said it had accepted some elements of his plan to end the nearly two-year…
December 9, 2025
Trump sets Sunday deadline for Hamas to agree to deal for ending war in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP): US President Donald Trump said Friday that Hamas must agree to a proposed peace deal by Sunday evening, threatening an even greater military onslaught nearly two years…
December 9, 2025
Crews pull more bodies from rubble of collapsed school as death toll rises
SIDOARJO(AP): Recovery crews on Friday pulled multiple bodies from beneath the rubble of a school that collapsed in Indonesia, with dozens of students still unaccounted for and the death toll expected…
December 9, 2025
As Amazon’s ‘flying rivers’ weaken with tree loss, scientists warn of worsening droughts
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP): Droughts have withered crops in Peru, fires have scorched the Amazon and hydroelectric dams in Ecuador have struggled to keep the lights on as rivers dry up. Scientists say the…
December 9, 2025
Gov’t using shutdown to dole out firings, political punishment
WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, meeting with budget director Russ Vought on…