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Month: November 2023

Yemen’s Houthi rebels hijack an Israeli-linked ship in the Red Sea and take 25 crew members hostage

By ISABEL DEBRE and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have seized an Israeli-linked ship in a crucial Red Sea shipping route and taken the 25-member crew hostage. The rebels said they hijacked the ship Sunday over its connection to Israel. The group warned it would continue to target ships

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Negotiations to free hostages held by Hamas are closer than ‘perhaps any point,’ White House official says

By Priscilla Alvarez and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — Negotiations to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas are close and the disagreements among parties have narrowed amid intensive talks, deputy national security adviser Jon Finer said Sunday. “We think that we are closer than we have been perhaps at any point since these negotiations began

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Australia wins record-extending sixth Cricket World Cup as host India falters under nationwide pressure

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Australia won a record-extending sixth men’s Cricket World Cup on Sunday, defying the odds and a partisan home crowd in Ahmedabad, to defeat host nation India by six wickets. India fell just short of fulfilling its country’s expectations after it had dominated much of this tournament, cruising to 10 consecutive wins and

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The Bidens are getting an early start on the Thanksgiving week by having dinner with service members

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden is visiting naval installations in Virginia on Sunday for an early kickoff to the Thanksgiving holiday week. He plans to host a screening of the movie “Wonka” and have a “friendsgiving” meal with service members and their relatives. The president and first lady

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An orphaned teenager who was taken to Russia early in the Ukraine war is back home with relatives

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An orphaned Ukrainian teenager who was taken to Russia last year during the war in his country returned home on his 18th birthday. The head of the Ukrainian president’s office confirmed that Bohdan Yermokhin arrived back in Ukraine on Sunday and thanked UNICEF and Qatari negotiators for facilitating the young man’s

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Israel says Yemen’s Houthi rebels hijacked an Israeli-linked ship. The Houthis haven’t commented

By ISABEL DEBRE and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says Yemen’s Houthi rebels have seized an Israeli-linked ship in a crucial Red Sea shipping route. There was no immediate comment from the Houthis, an Iran-backed rebel movement in Yemen that threatened earlier Sunday to target Israeli-linked vessels in the Red Sea. Israeli

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Trump visita la frontera entre EE.UU. y México mientras intensifica su retórica antiinmigración

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump tiene previsto dar un discurso este domingo en Texas, cerca de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México, mientras intensifica su retórica antiinmigrante y hace campaña con propuestas de duras políticas de inmigración. El favorito para la designación presidencial republicana en 2024 aparecerá junto con el gobernador

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31 ‘very sick’ babies have been evacuated from Gaza’s largest hospital, where trauma patients remain

By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Health officials said Sunday that 31 “very sick” premature babies were safely transferred from Gaza’s main hospital to another in the south and will later go to Egypt, as scores of critically wounded patients remained stranded there days after Israeli forces

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