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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 19, target chemical weapons sites in Syria

Israel's offensive has killed over 44,500 Palestinians in the Gaza since the start of the war, according to local health authorities. They say most of the dead are women and children but do not

Biden's nod for oil lease sale may permit drilling in Alaska's Arctics

President-elect Donald Trump pledged during his latest run for the White House to expand oil drilling in the US, and he's pointed to the passage of a 2017 law that enabled Alaska drilling

Boeing lays off hundreds in Washington, California as part of planned cuts

CEO Kelly Ortberg has said the strike did not cause the layoffs, which he said was the result of overstaffing

Americans realise Trump's tariffs on Canada will make life costly: Trudeau

Trudeau also said dealing with Trump will be a little more challenging than the last time because Trump's team is coming in with a much clearer set of ideas of what they want to do right away

Ethnic armed group 'captures' Myanmar town, controls border with Bangladesh

The capture by the Arakan Army makes the group's control of the northern part of Rakhine state complete, and marks another advance in its bid for self-rule there

Trump's pick for intel chief, Gabbard, faces questions amid Syria fallout

Gabbard ignored shouted questions about her 2017 visit to war-torn Syria as she ducked into one of several private meetings with senators who are being asked to confirm Trump's unusual nominees

US says terror designation does not hinder talks with Syrian rebel group

President Joe Biden and Jordan's King Abdullah II spoke by phone about the rapidly evolving situation in Syria and joint efforts to keep the Islamic State militant group from exploiting the situation

As Israel advances on Syrian buffer zone, it sees peril, opportunity

Israeli military over the weekend began seizing control of a demilitarised buffer zone in Syria created as part of a 1974 ceasefire between the countries

Suspect in UnitedHealthcare's CEO killing faces weapons, forgery charges

NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny identified the suspect as Luigi Nicholas Mangione, who was born and raised in Maryland, has ties to San Francisco

US hostage envoy in Beirut to ask details on missing journalist Austin Tice

President Joe Biden said on Sunday that his administration believed Tice was alive and was committed to bringing him home, though he also acknowledged that we have no direct evidence of his status

Govt services halted in Syria as workers stay home after rebel takeover

Nearly two days after rebels entered the capital, some key government services had shut down after state workers ignored calls to go back to their jobs

Trump promises to end birthright citizenship: What is it, could he do it?

Birthright citizenship means anyone born in the United States automatically becomes an American citizen

Omnicom to acquire Interpublic, forming ad giant with $26 bn annual revenue

Shares of Interpublic jumped more than 15 per cent before the market open on Monday, while Omnicom's stock fell more than 2 per cent

Hundreds of Syrians at Turkish border crossing, waiting to return home

Authorities set up a checkpoint some 5 kilometres from Cilvegozu, only allowing Syrians with proper documents to the border gate

US polygamist religious leader jailed for sexual crimes against minors

Samuel Bateman, whose small group was an offshoot of the sect once led by Warren Jeffs, has pleaded guilty to a years-long scheme to transport girls across state lines for his sex crimes

Evacuations underway in Philippines as volcano at Mt Kanlaon erupts

The 2,435-metre (7,988-foot) volcano, one of the country's 24 most-active volcanoes, last erupted in June sending hundreds of villagers to emergency shelters

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 6 as UNSC plans to meet over Syria issue

Strikes came as ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad fled to Moscow on Sunday and received asylum from his longtime ally, according to Russian media

Netanyahu to take witness stand for first time in his corruption trial

The trial, which began in 2020, involves three separate cases in which prosecutors say Netanyahu exchanged regulatory favors with media titans for favorable press coverage and advanced the personal

Russia used Oreshnik hypersonic missile: Here are its key capabilities

For some priority targets, Russia has used faster and harder-hitting missiles, including the ground-launched Iskander short-range ballistic missile with a range of 500 kilometers (310 miles)

Landslides, floods hit Indonesia's Java island; 10 dead, 2 missing

The disasters also destroyed 31 bridges, 81 roads and 539 hectares of rice fields, while 1,170 houses were flooded up to the roof