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5 patients die after oxygen cut off in Gaza hospital seized by Israeli forces, health officials say

Five patients in intensive care died after their oxygen was cut off in southern Gaza’s main hospital that was stormed by Israeli troops, causing chaos for hundreds of staff and wounded inside, health officials said Friday. Troops were searching the complex where the military said it believes the remains of hostages abducted by Hamas might be located. The raid came …

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Court video of Navalny in Russian prison day before reported death seems to show Putin critic in good health

The day before Russian prison authorities said fierce Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny had died in a far-flung penal colony, the opposition leader and long-time thorn in President Vladimir Putin’s side appeared in a courtroom via live video link from the prison, looking happy and healthy. Navalny can even be heard in the video joking with the judge. “Your honor, I …

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Putin claims he favors more predictable Biden over Trump

Moscow — President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia would prefer to see President Joe Biden win a second term, describing him as more experienced than Donald Trump. Speaking in an interview with a correspondent from Russian state television, Putin declared that he will work with any U.S. leader who is elected, but noted that he would prefer a Biden …

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Behind the scenes of CBS News interview with a Hamas commander in the West Bank

CBS News senior foreign correspondent Debora Patta conducted a rare interview with a Hamas commander and recruiter in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, four months after the group launched its bloody terror attack on Israel, sparking the ongoing war in Gaza. The militant said the war was helping draw new members to Hamas in the West Bank — a point one …

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Hamas recruiter tells CBS News that Israels actions in Gaza are fueling a West Bank recruiting boom

Jenin, West Bank— After more than four months of war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and despite mounting international pressure to limit the devastating impact on Palestinian civilians, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel’s goal remains the same — to destroy Hamas. But in the other Palestinian territory, the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the seemingly endless war in Gaza is …

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Polar bears stuck on land longer as ice melts, face greater risk of starvation, researchers say

Polar bears, unable to thrive on land in Canada’s Hudson Bay, are facing greater risk of starvation as Arctic ice melts and they endure longer ice-free seasons, researchers said. In a study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications, researchers said they’d hoped polar bears might adapt to longer ice-free seasons by behaving like their grizzly bear relatives. The 20 …

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Israel launches series of strikes in Lebanon as tension with Iran-backed Hezbollah soars

Jerusalem— The Israeli military said Wednesday its fighter jets “began a series of strikes in Lebanon,” raising fears of a war between the two countries after months of cross-border fire and increasing tension fueled by the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military gave no further details on the airstrikes, but Lebanese media said three …

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North Korea launches multiple cruise missiles into the sea, Seoul says

South Korea’s military says it has detected North Korea firing multiple cruise missiles into waters off its northeastern coast in its fifth test of such weapons since January. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff on Wednesday didn’t immediately provide the exact numbers of missiles fired or how far they flew. It added that both South Korea and U.S. intelligence agencies …

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Notre Dames new spire revealed in Paris, marking a milestone in cathedrals reconstruction after fire

Scaffolding that covered the top of Notre Dame cathedral following a devastating fire in April 2019 is being removed, marking a milestone in its reconstruction. As the shell at the summit has been taken down in recent days, it has revealed the cathedral’s new spire for the first time, adorned with a golden rooster and cross, offering a glimpse of …

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Artist says hell destroy $45M worth of Rembrandt, Picasso and Warhol masterpieces if Julian Assange dies in prison

An artist in the south of France says he’s planning to destroy up to $45 million worth of art, including pieces by Rembrandt, Picasso, and Andy Warhol, if WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange dies in prison, British broadcaster Sky News reports. Andrei Molodkin told Sky that he put a collection of masterpieces that had been donated to him into a 29-ton …

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