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Israeli strikes on a Gaza tent camp kill at least 21 people, hospital says

By MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH and WAFAA SHURAFA
Dec 04, 2024 2:32 pm - Israeli aircraft struck a sprawling tent camp housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 21 people, according to a local health official, setting off fires in the coastal tent city that Israel has designated a humanitarian zone but which has been repeatedly targeted.
South Korean President Yoon's martial law declaration raises questions over his political future

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG
Dec 04, 2024 12:58 pm - President Yoon Suk Yeol’s stunning martial law declaration lasted just hours, but experts say it raised serious questions about his ability to govern for the remaining 2 1/2 years of his term and whether he will abide by democratic principles.
Trump is bringing back Peter Navarro as a White House adviser as he builds out his administration

By CHRIS MEGERIAN
Dec 04, 2024 12:22 pm - Former White House adviser Peter Navarro, who served prison time related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, will return to serve in Donald Trump’s second administration, the president-elect announced Wednesday.
Majority of Supreme Court seems reluctant to block state bans on medical treatments for minors

By MARK SHERMAN
Dec 04, 2024 12:19 pm - Hearing a high-profile culture-war clash, a majority of the Supreme Court seemed reluctant Wednesday to block Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
Starbucks and Nestlé face scrutiny over labor practices in China

Vic Chiang, Christian Shepherd
Dec 04, 2024 8:54 am - Coffee farms in Starbucks’ and Nestlé’s supply chains in China are not living up to the multinationals’ ethical standards, sometimes using children as workers, excessive hours and lax safety standards to meet their targets, according to a report by China Labor Watch, a New York-based human rights group.
Australia is banning social media for people under 16. Could this work elsewhere — or even there?

By BARBARA ORTUTAY
Dec 04, 2024 8:51 am - It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history — one that experts say could accomplish something that parents, schools and other governments have attempted with varying degrees of success: keeping kids off social media until they turn 16.
Trump threatens tariffs to protect dollar against threat few see as real

David J. Lynch
Dec 04, 2024 8:47 am - President-elect Donald Trump says he wants to protect the U.S. dollar from the rise of an alternative new currency that does not yet exist and that few independent analysts take seriously.
‘Amtrak Joe’ Biden uses his visit to Angola to promote a major US-backed rail project in Africa

By WILL WEISSERT
Dec 04, 2024 8:18 am - Even in the waning days of his presidency and thousands of miles from home, U.S. President Joe Biden is finding ways to celebrate trains.
Sources: Trump considers DeSantis for the Pentagon with Hegseth under pressure over allegations

By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and TARA COPP
Dec 04, 2024 8:15 am - Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's Pentagon pick, was fighting to hold on to his Cabinet nomination amid growing questions Wednesday about his personal conduct as the president-elect's team considers alternatives, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
South Korean president declares emergency martial law, accusing opposition of anti-state activities

Dec 03, 2024 8:32 am - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an “emergency martial law,” Tuesday accusing the country’s opposition of controlling the parliament, sympathizing with North Korea and paralyzing the government with anti-state activities.

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