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At least 58 people have died and more than 150 taken to hospital after a roof collapsed at a Dominican Republic club. The disaster happened during a performance by merengue singer Rubby Pérez, renowned for his chart-topping hits such as Buscando Tus Besos. Pérez was at first listed among the missing but local reports have […]
King Charles III has been admitted to hospital after suffering “temporary side effects” during his treatment for cancer. Buckingham Palace shared in a statement that the hospitalisation came amid “scheduled and ongoing medical treatment for cancer” and that the King “required a short period of observation in hospital” on Thursday morning. His afternoon engagements were […]
The U.N. special envoy for Syria is calling for an end to violence and for the protection of civilians, as the country grapples with renewed violence three months after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad. Geir Pedersen issued his appeal Friday, which is the 14th anniversary of the start of pro-democracy protests of al-Assad that […]
While U.S. President Donald Trump has reiterated his pledge to take control of Gaza, pressure grew for Israel and Hamas to extend the fragile ceasefire beyond its initial stage. A United Nations official said famine has largely been averted, with more than 12,600 aid trucks entering the enclave since the ceasefire began. But if the […]
MOSCOW — The first Russian official delegation to visit Syria since the toppling of long-term Moscow ally Bashar al-Assad has arrived in Damascus, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday. The visit comes with Moscow keen to secure the fate of two military bases there and after Russian President Vladimir Putin denied that Moscow had suffered a […]
The expected ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has begun after being delayed by almost three hours when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it would not start unless Hamas provided a list of the three hostages set for release Sunday. “The prime minister instructed the IDF [Israel Defense Forces] that the ceasefire, which is supposed […]
KYIV, UKRAINE — Ukraine’s air force said on Friday on Russia attacked it with 72 drones overnight though it downed 33 of them while 34 others disappeared from radar without reaching their targets. Five drones struck various buildings in the northern region of Chernihiv, wounding one person, the air force said. One downed drone fell on […]
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he will implement the “toughest” anti-U.S. policy, less than a month before Donald Trump takes office as U.S. president, the country’s state media reported Sunday. Trump’s return to the White House raises prospects for high-profile diplomacy with North Korea. During his first term, Trump met […]
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA — Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday ruled out negotiations with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump over control of the Panama Canal, denying that China was interfering in its operation. Mulino also rejected the possibility of reducing tolls for U.S. vessels in response to Trump’s threat to demand control of the vital waterway […]
Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year “to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions” plaguing the world, from the Middle East to Ukraine, Africa to Asia. The pontiff’s “Urbi et Orbi” — “To the City and the World” […]
