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UK’s Sunak survives knife-edge vote as Rwanda bill clears Commons

By Peter HUTCHISON   LONDON, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak survived a key test of…

Heavy snow, freezing rain hamper German travel

BERLIN, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) - Severe winter weather prompted the cancellation of hundreds of flights Wednesday at Frankfurt airport,…

Hamas sets new conditions in hostage medicines deal

GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) - A top Hamas official announced new conditions Wednesday for delivering medicines…

Princess of Wales in hospital after surgery: palace

LONDON, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) - The Princess of Wales is facing up to two weeks in hospital and several…

Russian police, demonstrators clash in rare protest over jailed activist

MOSCOW, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) - Protesters and riot police were injured Wednesday when clashes erupted in a small town…

Kenya cult leader faces mental health tests before murder charges

MALINDI, Kenya, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) - A Kenyan court on Wednesday gave prosecutors two weeks to conduct mental health…

US strikes Yemen missiles that posed threat to ships

By W.G. DUNLOP WASHINGTON, Jan 16, 2024 (AFP) - American forces destroyed four anti-ship missiles in Yemen on Tuesday that…

WTO head ‘less optimistic’ for world trade due to Red Sea strikes

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) - The World Trade Organization's chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday said she was "less…

Two children killed in Iran air strike on Pakistan

By Emma CLARK ISLAMABAD, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) - Pakistan said Wednesday that Iran carried out an air strike on…

23 dead in Thai fireworks factory explosion

BANGKOK, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) - Twenty-three people have died after an explosion at a fireworks factory in central Thailand…

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