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Israel-Hamas war: EU demands Meta, TikTok to curb illegal content

The new rules, known as the Digital Services Act, are being put to the test by the Israel-Hamas war

Lionel Messi earns $20.4 million under contract with MLS' Inter Miami

Lionel Messi's annualized compensation from his Major League Soccer contract with Inter Miami is just over $20.4 million, the MLS Players Association said

Palestinians in Gaza feel safe nowhere amid unrelenting Israeli airstrikes

In the nearly two weeks since Israel began attacking in response to a devastating Hamas rampage in towns across southern Israel, airstrikes have relentlessly hit the densely populated territory

Former officials ask Pak not to deport Afghans seeking relocation to US

The appeal in an open letter on Wednesday signed by 80 former US officials, dignitaries and resettlement groups came weeks after Pakistan announced a crackdown on migrants

EU debates how to handle challenges as Israel-Hamas war provokes concerns

Sweden hosted a meeting of ministers from eight countries, among them Germany, Belgium and France, focused on how to handle incidents where people burn the Muslim holy book, the Quran

As auto shipments to US, Europe climb, Japan's exports rise, imports drop

Japan's exports climbed 4.3% in September from a year earlier as shipments of vehicles, machinery and electronics rose while imports of oil and gas fell sharply, the government said Thursday

Protesters in Lebanon decry Gaza blast with security forces near US Embassy

Riot police lobbed dozens of teargas canisters and fired water canons to disperse the protesters, eventually pushing them back. Several protesters were injured

House speaker's race hits impasse as defeated Jim Jordan wants to try again

The House is tentatively set to convene sometime Thursday afternoon for Jordan to try again

Evidence shows Hamas likely used some N Korean weapons to attack Israel

The evidence shines a light on the murky world of the illicit arms shipments that sanction-battered North Korea uses as a way to fund its arms programs

Russian, N Korean ministers meet amid suspicions about weapons' transfers

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov flew to Pyongyang on Wednesday for a two-day trip. During a reception speech later in the day, Lavrov said he thanked North Korea

Bolsonaro should be charged with attempting a coup: Congressional panel

A Brazilian congressional panel on Wednesday accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of instigating the country's Jan 8 riots and recommended that he be charged with attempting to stage a coup

World Food Programme appeals for $19 mn for food in quake-hit Afghanistan

The group said it is working to provide emergency food assistance to 100,000 people in the region

Massachusetts House passes gun bill aimed at tightening firearm laws

The Massachusetts House approved a sweeping gun bill Wednesday aimed at tightening firearm laws, cracking down on unregistered ghost guns" and strengthening the state's assault-style weapons ban

US eases oil, gas, sanctions on Venezuela after electoral roadmap signed

The ban on trading in the primary Venezuelan bond market remains in place, Treasury says

Troops hurt after three drones attack US bases in Iraq as tensions flare

Iranian-backed militias in Iraq have threatened to attack US facilities there because of American support for Israel

Egypt allowed to deliver aid to Gaza as doctors struggle to treat victims

The announcement to allow water, food and other supplies happened as fury over the blast at Gaza City's al-Ahli Hospital spread across the Middle East

Egypt agrees to open Gaza border to allow in 20 trucks with aid: Biden

Biden said he spoke with Egypt President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi after his visit to Israel, where leaders there agreed to allow the aid in

Biden announces $3.5 bn for projects nationwide to strengthen electric grid

Projects to be funded include $ 249 million each for rural areas in Georgia and Louisiana and $ 250 million for a Native American tribe in Oregon

2 arrested in shooting that killed Philadelphia officer, wounded another

Police on Monday had said at least two other suspects were being sought as they announced the arrest of Yobranny Martinez Fernandez, 18, in Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Biden wraps up visit to Israel with warning against being consumed by rage

I understand. Many Americans understand," Biden said, likening the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the US that killed nearly 3,000 people