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Strikes in Gaza kill 85 overnight, bringing the total since Israel broke ceasefire to nearly 600

Strikes in Gaza kill 85 overnight, bringing the total since Israel broke ceasefire to nearly 600

DEIR-AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Local health officials said Israeli strikes killed at least 85 Palestinians across he Gaza Strip overnight and into Thursday, bringing the total to nearly 600 killed since Israel shattered a truce that had facilitated

Yeshiva University will recognize LGBTQ+ student club after years of dispute

NEW YORK (AP) — Yeshiva University in New York has agreed to recognize an LGBTQ+ student club after years of legal disputes that at one point reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
Israeli hostage freed after 491 days asks: Where was the United Nations, the Red Cross, the world?

Israeli hostage freed after 491 days asks: Where was the United Nations, the Red Cross, the world?

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi, who was beaten, chained and starved while held for 491 days by Hamas, expressed his anger during an appearance at the U.N.
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill at least 85 Palestinians in Gaza, hospitals say

Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill at least 85 Palestinians in Gaza, hospitals say

Israeli airstrikes overnight into Thursday struck several homes in the Gaza Strip and killed at least 85 Palestinians, according to local health officials.
Man pleads guilty in pipe bomb attack on Massachusetts group Satanic Temple

Man pleads guilty in pipe bomb attack on Massachusetts group Satanic Temple

BOSTON (AP) — An Oklahoma man accused of throwing a pipe bomb at the Massachusetts headquarters of a group called The Satanic Temple pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court.
Quebec bill would expand religious symbol ban, force students to uncover faces

Quebec bill would expand religious symbol ban, force students to uncover faces

MONTREAL — In an effort to reinforce secularism in schools, the Quebec government is planning to expand the province’s ban on religious symbols to everyone who interacts with students.
Ex-PM Stephen Harper says he's perplexed, heartbroken by Canada-India tensions

Ex-PM Stephen Harper says he's perplexed, heartbroken by Canada-India tensions

OTTAWA — Former prime minister Stephen Harper told a conference in India last month that he doesn't "entirely understand" why Canada has such a poor relationship with India, and suggested the Liberal party has become infiltrated by Sikh activists who
Muslims with tattoo regrets flock to a free removal service during Ramadan

Muslims with tattoo regrets flock to a free removal service during Ramadan

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Teguh Islean Septura groans in pain as each staccato rat-a-tat-tat of the laser fires an intense beam at the elaborate tattoos on his arm.
Middle East latest: Israeli forces are recapturing a key corridor that cuts Gaza in half

Middle East latest: Israeli forces are recapturing a key corridor that cuts Gaza in half

The Israeli military is retaking control of a key corridor that cuts off northern Gaza from the south, Israel's military said, deepening its renewed offensive in Gaza .
Israeli troops advance in Gaza to retake part of a corridor dividing north from south

Israeli troops advance in Gaza to retake part of a corridor dividing north from south

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said Wednesday its troops retook part of a corridor that bisects Gaza, and its defense minister warned that attacks would intensify until Hamas frees dozens of hostages and gives up control of the territory.