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Netanyahu says Cabinet won't meet over ceasefire until Hamas backs down from 'last minute crisis'

Netanyahu says Cabinet won't meet over ceasefire until Hamas backs down from 'last minute crisis'

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Thursday his Cabinet won’t meet to approve the Gaza ceasefire deal until Hamas backs down from what it called a “last minute crisis.
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Death toll rises to 87 as standoff between police and miners ends in South Africa

Death toll rises to 87 as standoff between police and miners ends in South Africa

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally underground at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87, police said Thursday as they wound down
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Middle East latest: Israel's Netanyahu says Gaza ceasefire deal is not complete

Middle East latest: Israel's Netanyahu says Gaza ceasefire deal is not complete

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late Wednesday that a ceasefire agreement with Hamas is still not complete and the final details are being worked out.
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UK's Starmer arrives in Ukraine for security talks with Zelenskyy days before Trump is sworn in

UK's Starmer arrives in Ukraine for security talks with Zelenskyy days before Trump is sworn in

KYIV (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Ukraine on Thursday, pledging to help guarantee the country’s security for a century days before Donald Trump is sworn in as U.S. president.
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Biden warns in farewell address that 'oligarchy' of ultrarich in US threatens future of democracy

Biden warns in farewell address that 'oligarchy' of ultrarich in US threatens future of democracy

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation Wednesday to deliver stark warnings of an “oligarchy” of the ultra-wealthy taking root in the country and of a “tech-industrial complex” that is infringing on Americans' ri
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Mediators herald Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal. Israel says final details are in flux

Mediators herald Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal. Israel says final details are in flux

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause the devastating war in the Gaza Strip, mediators announced Wednesday, raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies.
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South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors

South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the survivors and retrieved all the bodies after hundreds of miners were trapped for
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Gaza ceasefire negotiations hit last-minute snag, delaying anticipated deal to pause war

Gaza ceasefire negotiations hit last-minute snag, delaying anticipated deal to pause war

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Negotiations between Israel and Hamas hit a last-minute snag on Wednesday, delaying the expected announcement of a ceasefire agreement to pause the devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip.
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South Korean authorities take impeached President Yoon to detention center after questioning

South Korean authorities take impeached President Yoon to detention center after questioning

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was sent to a detention center near Seoul on Wednesday night, after being questioned by anti-corruption officials who took him into custody over his imposition of martial law
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Polish leader vows to use EU presidency to speed up Ukraine’s membership quest

Polish leader vows to use EU presidency to speed up Ukraine’s membership quest

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk vowed on Wednesday to use his country’s presidency of the European Union to push forward with Ukraine’s membership quest as the two sides reported progress in recent days on a major irritant in
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