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Palestinian security forces launch crackdown on militants in West Bank

raid marks an unusual step for the Palestinian Authority, the governing body for semi-autonomous pockets in the occupied West Bank

EU seeks assurances from Syria's leaders in exchange for dropping sanctions

Since Damascus fell on Dec 8 and leader Bashar Assad fled to Moscow, Syria's transition has been surprisingly smooth

15-year-old girl fatally shoots teacher, teenager at school in Wisconsin

Police said the shooter, identified as Natalie Rupnow, was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound when officers arrived and died en route to a hospital

Israel-Hamas war: Death toll in Gaza Strip exceeds 45,000 in 14 months

Israel claims Hamas is responsible for the civilian death toll because it operates from within civilian areas in the densely populated Gaza Strip. Rights groups and Palestinians say Israel has failed

Germany's Scholz loses confidence vote, setting up early election in Feb

Scholz won the support of 207 lawmakers in the 733-seat lower house, or Bundestag, while 394 voted against him and 116 abstained. That left him far short of the majority of 367 needed to win

Damaged Russian ships likely spilled 3,700 tonnes of oil in Kerch Strait

An estimated 3,700 tons of low-grade fuel oil has spilled into the Kerch Strait after two Russian ships were seriously damaged by stormy weather, Russian state media reported Monday.

EU slaps sanctions on dozens more Russian officials; targets oil, gas fleet

Russia's vast shadow fleet of ships that Moscow is exploiting to skirt restrictions on transporting oil and gas, or carrying stolen Ukrainian grain, was also targeted

'Wanted to keep fighting', says Syria's Assad in 1st statement after ouster

Assad said that after the Russian base came under attack by drones, the Russians decided to move him

UK govt approves $4.6 bn takeover of Royal Mail by Czech billionaire

Authorities confirmed Monday that the 3.6 billion-pound ( $4.6 billion) takeover of Royal Mail's owner, International Distribution Services, by billionaire Daniel Kretinsky's EP Group, can go ahead

Journalists anticipate renewed hostility toward work under new Trump govt

The news media is heading into this next administration with its eyes open, said Bruce Brown, executive director of the Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press

Canada Post says operations to resume after nearly monthlong strike

Workers went on strike after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with the primary postal operator in Canada over key issues, including wages, job security, and how to staff a proposed expansion

As Trump threatens mass deportations, Central America braces for migrants

Hondurans, Guatemalans, Salvadorans need to be very, very nervous because (Trump officials) are going to press the bounds of the law

South Korean investigators ask for impeached prez as matter lands in court

A joint investigative team involving police, an anti-corruption agency and the Defense Ministry plans to convey a request to Yoon's office that he appears for questioning

Biden, Harris thank major Democratic donors, urge them to stay engaged

Biden and Harris, along with their spouses, in remarks at the DNC holiday reception sought to buck up key donors who the Democratic Party needs to stay committed as it tries to pick up the pieces

Photos of Syria's Assad expose world beyond crafted, repressive rule

For many Syrians who had endured forced imprisonment, displacement and oppression under the Assads, the photos serve as both a spectacle and a chance to exhale, even laugh

Syrian Christians mark change with tears as UN envoy asks to end sanctions

They are promising us that government will be formed soon and, God willing, things will become better because we got rid of the tyrant, said one worshiper, Jihad Raffoul

Ukraine's drone hits Chechnya as Kyiv retaliates after Moscow attack

Kadyrov pledged revenge on Ukrainian forces and said he had ordered a missile strike against military facilities in Kharkiv in retaliation for the attack. The claim could not be independently verified

UN envoy urges sanctions relief to rebuild Syria after Assad's ouster

The UN envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, told reporters in Damascus that setting Syria back on track after the past few tumultuous weeks will be helped by a speedy relief of sanctions

Iranian singer arrested for not wearing hijab while performing online

Ahmady had posted her concert on YouTube the day before, saying: I am Parastoo, a girl who wants to sing for the people I love. This is a right I could not ignore; singing for the land I love passion

New Syria: Rebels try to bring normalcy while Syrians vow to speak up

Main insurgent force, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, has renounced its al-Qaida past, and its leaders are working to reassure Syria's religious and ethnic communities that future will be pluralist and tolerant