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Israeli tribunal backs soldier's plea deal in fatal shooting
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli military tribunal has upheld a contentious plea bargain that avoids jail time for a soldier who killed a Palestinian man and seriously wounded another in the West Bank last year.
Offshore earthquake shakes buildings in Taiwan's capital
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A strong earthquake off the eastern coast of Taiwan shook the capital city of Taipei on Thursday night. There were no immediate reports of damage.
Pope's Midnight Mass to start early to respect COVID curfew
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis will celebrate Midnight Mass earlier than usual to comply with Italy’s anti-coronavirus curfew and will deliver his Christmas and New Year's blessings in ways that aim to prevent crowds fro…
Lebanese judge charges caretaker PM in August port explosion
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese prosecutor probing last summer’s port explosion in Beirut filed charges on Thursday against the caretaker prime minister and three former ministers, accusing them of negligence that led t…
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Indian government offers more talks with protesting farmers
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s government on Thursday offered to meet again with leaders of tens of thousands of farmers who have been blockading key highways for two weeks, but rejected their demand for the repeal of th…
Church identified as hate group gets permit in Minnesota
MURDOCK, Minn. (AP) — The city council in a small Minnesota farming community has voted to grant a permit that allows a controversial Nordic heritage church that has been identified as a white supremacist group to …
Mexican Senate approves law limiting U.S. agents
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Senate has approved a proposal from President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to restrict U.S. agents in Mexico and remove their diplomatic immunity. The bill must still be approved by the l…
Official news agency: Lebanese judge files charges against caretaker PM, 3 ex-ministers over Beirut port explosion
BEIRUT (AP) — Official news agency: Lebanese judge files charges against caretaker PM, 3 ex-ministers over Beirut port explosion.
Lebanese judge charges caretaker PM in port blast
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese prosecutor probing last summer’s port explosion in Beirut filed charges on Thursday against the caretaker prime minister and three former ministers, accusing them of negligence leading to…
Spain: 3 dead in inferno of building occupied by squatters
BADALONA, Spain (AP) — Firefighters in northeastern Spain found three bodies in an abandoned industrial complex occupied by migrants and other squatters that caught fire and partially collapsed, while ongoing emerg…
Jersey City marks 1 year since deadly bias attack
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Jersey City paused Thursday to mark the one-year anniversary of a bias attack that killed a police officer and three people in a Jewish grocery store, and shone a light on tensions between …
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Azerbaijan stages parade to mark Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — A military parade was held Thursday in the Azerbaijani capital in celebration of the peace deal with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh that saw Azerbaijan reclaim much of the separatist region a…