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Joe Biden declares emergency over lead in water in US Virgin Islands

Officials told residents to stop using their taps and began distributing bottled water. Lead can have devastating effects on childhood development, behaviour and IQ scores

US unemployment claims drop by 24,000, hints of labour market resilience

The applications are viewed as a proxy for layoffs. They remain extraordinarily low by historical standards, signalling that most Americans enjoy unusual job security

'China expanding its crackdown on mosques to regions outside Xinjiang'

Jinping in 2016 called for the Sinicization of religions, initiating a crackdown that has largely concentrated on the western region of Xinjiang, home to over 11 mn Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities

Gaza war: Four day cease-fire to start Thu morning, 50 hostages to be freed

The deal will also see the release of dozens of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel and the entry of more humanitarian aid into Gaza. Israeli media also reported that the truce would begin Thursday

World Cup Qualifier: ARG beat BRA 1-0 after crowd violence delays start

Argentina vs Brazil football: The violent pre-match incident, starting shortly after the national anthems, stalled the start for 27 minutes

Britain set to start cutting taxes ahead of likely election next year

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has hinted that tax cuts are back on the agenda now that his self-imposed pledge to halve inflation this year has been met and government revenue is higher than anticipated

S Korea partially suspends pact with North after it launches spy satellite

The South Korean announcement which will likely infuriate North Korea came hours after the North claimed to have launched a military reconnaissance satellite

Half of Americans think US spending too much on Ukraine aid: Poll

Yet opposition to aid is down slightly from where it was a month ago in another AP-NORC poll

Strong quake shakes eastern Indonesia, no damage or casualties reported

Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency said there was no potential danger of a tsunami but warned of possible aftershocks

JFK assassination: Surviving witnesses recall incident after 60 years

I was sort of under their armpit, Simpson said, noting that every time she was able to get any information from them, she would rush to a pay phone to call her editors

Russia, IOC clash at UN before states pass Olympic Truce for Paris Games

Two years ago, Russia voted for the previous Olympic Truce resolution then flagrantly breached it by invading Ukraine four days after the 2022 Winter Games closed in Beijing

US fighter aircraft strike Hezbollah targets in Iraq after attacks on bases

They said attacks on US bases included the first use of a short-range ballistic missile against US troops, which happened Tuesday

Israel approves truce with Hamas; Palestinian prisoners also to be freed

The government of Israel is committed to bringing all of the hostages home. Tonight, the government approved the outline for the first stage of achieving this goal, the office said in a statement

China expanding crackdown on mosques to regions outside Xinjiang: Report

Authorities have closed mosques in the northern Ningxia region as well as Gansu province, which are home to large populations of Hui Muslims

North Korea says it put a military spy satellite into orbit on third try

The North's space agency said that its new Chollima-1 carrier rocket accurately placed the Malligyong-1 satellite into orbit on Tuesday night, about 12 minutes after liftoff

US court denies woman's appeal of Ronaldo's 2010 hush-money settlement

Kathryn Mayorga's lawyer had asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a federal judge's dismissal of the case in Las Vegas in June 2022 and reopen the civil lawsuit she filed in 2018.

OpenAI's unusual nonprofit structure led to dramatic ouster of Altman

While OpenAI later transitioned to a for-profit model, its controlling shareholder remains the nonprofit OpenAI Inc. and its board of directors

Israel troops battle militants across Gaza, which has been without power

Israel has been bombarding the area for weeks, and the military said Hamas fighters have regrouped there and in other eastern districts after being pushed out of much of Gaza City

West Indies pick two uncapped allrounders for ODIs against England

West Indies picked uncapped allrounders Sherfane Rutherford and Matthew Forde in a 15-man squad to face visiting England in one-day internationals next month.

Ukrainians who fled nation for Israel find themselves living with war again

Tatyana Prima thought she'd left the bombs behind when she fled Ukraine more than a year and a half ago, after Russia decimated her city, Mariupol.