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War of words after Taiwan election highlights the intractable divide over the island's fate

Associated Press
Jan 14, 2024 8:07 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan — A war of words erupted the day after Taiwan's presidential and parliamentary elections, with Taiwan on Sunday accusing China of making “fallacious commen...
Counting the days: Families of Hamas hostages prepare to mark loved ones’ 100th day in captivity

By DANICA KIRKA
Jan 13, 2024 11:35 pm - LONDON (AP) — It has become a daily ritual. Every morning, before she’s even out of her pajamas, Rachel Goldberg-Polin tears a piece of masking tape off the roll, grabs a...
As Israel-Hamas war reaches 100-day mark, here's the conflict by numbers

By JULIA FRANKEL
Jan 13, 2024 11:33 pm - JERUSALEM (AP) — Now 100 days old, the latest Israel-Hamas war is by far the longest, bloodiest, and most destructive conflict between the bitter enemies. The fighting e...
Two Navy SEALs are missing after Thursday night mission off coast of Somalia

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP
Jan 13, 2024 11:32 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. Navy SEALs are missing after conducting a nighttime boarding mission Thursday off the coast of Somalia, according to three U.S. officials. The...
A global day of protests draws thousands in Washington and other cities in pro-Palestinian marches

By DANICA KIRKA, FATIMA HUSSEIN and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS
Jan 13, 2024 11:29 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators converged opposite the White House on Saturday to call for an end to Israeli military action in Gaza, while children joined a...
A weekend of ferocious winter weather could see low-temperature records set in the US heartland

By JIM SALTER and JENNIFER PELTZ
Jan 13, 2024 11:25 pm - O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Icy winter weather blanketed the U.S. on Saturday as a wave of Arctic storms threatened to break low-temperature records in the heartland, spread col...
More than 30 Palestinians killed in Israeli Gaza strikes while fears grow the conflict could widen

By NAJIB JOBAIN, DAVID RISING and SAMY MAGDY
Jan 13, 2024 8:44 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — More than 30 Palestinians, including young children, were killed in Israeli bombardments overnight into Saturday in the Gaza Strip, officials said, wh...
Huge fire engulfs warehouse in Russia outside city of St. Petersburg

Associated Press
Jan 13, 2024 8:43 am - MOSCOW (AP) — A huge fire tore through a large warehouse used by Russia’s largest online retailer south of St. Petersburg on Saturday morning. The blaze covered an area o...
Winter storm to bring snow, winds, ice and life-threatening chill to US, forecasters warn

By JIM SALTER and CLAIRE RUSH
Jan 13, 2024 8:41 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brutally cold weather could prove a deadly challenge Saturday amid a continuing wave of Arctic storms that has hammered much of the country with blinding...
Israel defends itself at the UN's top court against allegations of genocide in Gaza

By MIKE CORDER and RAF CASERT
Jan 12, 2024 2:22 pm - THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Accused of committing genocide against Palestinians, Israel insisted at the United Nations’ highest court Friday that its war in Gaza was a legit...

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