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Search resumes for body of last Israeli hostage in Gaza
Members of Hamas and employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross are once again searching for the remains of the last…
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Court extends detention of bus driver who rammed into ultra-Orthodox protesters
The court ordered the suspect held until January 15 to allow investigators to complete inquiries into the circumstances of the incident.…
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Rare mountain gorilla twins born in Africa's oldest national park
A pair of twin mountain gorillas has been born in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - a rare occurrence for the endangered…
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MPs would vote on using troops in Ukraine, Starmer says
Sir Keir Starmer has pledged that MPs would get a vote on the deployment of British soldiers to police any peace agreement in Ukraine. The…
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AfD politician on trial over Nazi song played at his birthday party
A controversial member of the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party accused of incitement to hatred and money laundering…
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China Launches Chip Material Probe as Export Curbs on Japan Take Effect
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. China's Ministry of Commerce has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into dichlorosilane…
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The Perils of Killing the Already Dead
He goes on to say that to behead a corpse is to follow the path of Satan, and that it is God, not a lip-smacking corpse, who holds power…
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Plot to kill Burkina Faso leader foiled, says junta
A plot to kill Burkina Faso's military leader, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, has been thwarted, the West African nation has announced. The…
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Choice Hotels to open six new Ascend Collection properties in Canada
Choice Hotels International has announced the expansion of its Ascend Collection brand in Canada, with six new properties set to open in…
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Photo of Israeli soldiers during Bangkok quake rescue falsely linked to Thai-Cambodia conflict
Border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia reignited in December 2025, but a picture of Israeli soldiers circulating on social media…
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Dozens dead, thousands arrested, alleged Israeli spy executed as Iran protests move into day 11
Entangled in a decades-long shadow war with Israel, Iran has executed many people it has accused of having links with Israel's…
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Harry Bliss’s “Wintry Mix”
For the cover of the January 12, 2026, issue, the cartoonist Harry Bliss used color and composition to contrast the warmth inside with the…
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All Hail the Jamaican Patty
The leader of the fancy-patty movement, for me, though, is Bar Kabawa, the swanky, sexy East Village Daiquiri joint that’s attached to…
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Joan Lowell and the Birth of the Modern Literary Fraud
Sensing that she was losing the argument, Lowell rushed at Colcord, winding up to throw a punch before stopping short a few feet away from…
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January Festivals Bring the Weird, Wonderful Shows
Also: “Tartuffe” mania, the guitar stylings of William Tyler and Yasmin Williams, Justin Chang’s movies for a new year, and more. Source…
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Arctic League passes goal with Elmira police support
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM)—The Arctic League officially closed its 2025 Christmas Campaign “Big Book” on Wednesday, Dec. 31, after receiving a…
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Reading for the New Year
To start the new year, New Yorker writers are looking back on the last one, sifting through the vast number of books they encountered in…
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A Colombian city swaps iconic horse buggies for electric carriages amid animal welfare concerns
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Colombian city of Cartagena began replacing its iconic horse buggies with electric carriages Tuesday,…
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Turkiye’s Erdogan calls Israel’s Somaliland recognition ‘unacceptable’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned Israel’s decision to recognise Somaliland as a sovereign state, calling the move…
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South Korea to End Bear Bile Farming and Find New Homes for the 200 Bears Stuck in the Industry
NEED TO KNOW South Korea began bear bile farming for health purposes in the 1980s Though the bile is used in medicinal treatment for…
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Curl Up With Some Hot Chocolate And Watch Mighty Car Mods Explore Japan In A Honda City Turbo II
Reader, welcome to Silly Week. This is the time between the Hanukkah-Christmas holiday period and the beginning of the New Year, when…
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Far-right leader Le Pen to attend Brigitte Bardot's funeral
France's three-time presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is to attend the funeral next week of 1950s and 1960s film star Brigitte Bardot,…
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Donald Trump’s Golden Age of Awful
No matter how low one’s expectations were for 2025, the most striking thing about the year when Donald Trump became President again is how…
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Erdogan calls Israel's recognition of Somaliland 'illegal,' unveils plans for Somalia
Erdogan said Turkey plans offshore energy drilling off Somalia's coast in 2026 and will add two new drilling vessels. Turkish President…