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Teenage boys, 59-year-old woman: the Palestinian prisoners listed for release

JERUSALEM, Nov 22, 2023 (AFP) - The vast majority of Palestinians slated for release under an Israel-Hamas swap deal to…

US strikes kill eight pro-Iran fighters in Iraq, angering Baghdad

By Ammar Karim BAGHDAD, Nov 22, 2023 (AFP) - US fighter jets struck two targets in Iraq early on Wednesday,…

Indonesia moves rejected Rohingya refugees stranded on beach

By Chaideer Mahyuddin with Marchio Gorbiano in Jakarta SABANG, Indonesia, Nov 22, 2023 (AFP) - More than 200 Rohingya refugees…

Israel, Hamas agree to truce, 50 hostages to be released

By Adel Zaanoun GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, Nov 22, 2023 (AFP) - Israel and Hamas agreed to a four-day truce…

N. Korea says spy satellite launch successful

SEOUL, Nov 21, 2023 (AFP) - North Korea said Wednesday it had succeeded in putting a military spy satellite in…

Stampede kills 37 during army recruitment in Congo capital

BRAZZAVILLE, Nov 21, 2023 (AFP) - Thirty-seven youths were killed in a stampede overnight during an army recruitment drive in…

North Korea notifies Japan of satellite launch as early as Wednesday

TOKYO, Nov 21, 2023 (AFP) - North Korea has issued formal notice of a satellite launch as early as Wednesday,…

Hamas leader says ‘close to reaching’ truce deal in Israel-Hamas war

DOHA, Nov 21, 2023 (AFP) - Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said on Tuesday his militant movement was nearing a truce…

Taiwan’s presidential frontrunner picks US envoy as running mate

By Amber WANG TAIPEI, Nov 20, 2023 (AFP) - Hsiao Bi-khim, Taiwan's former envoy to the United States and self-described…

Israeli ships ‘legitimate target’, Yemen’s Huthis warn after seizure

HODEIDA, Yemen, Nov 20, 2023 (AFP) - Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels said on Sunday that they had seized in the…

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