Turkey declared Wednesday a national day of mourning after a fire ripped through the Grand Kartal Hotel.
Israel’s prime minister said the West Bank campaign is aimed at Iran-backed militias in the territory.
Serbian gunning for 11th title in Melbourne and will next face No 2 seed Zverev as Aryna Sabalenka stays on course for third straight title.
Iga Swiatek reaches quarters and gets ‘closure’ over doping case, while Australian TV reporter apologises to Novak Djokovic.
Many Gazans have now begun the journey home, while Israel waits for hostages due to be released by Hamas.
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Men’s world No 1 overcame American Marcos Giron after women’s No 2 overpowered Britain’s Emma Raducanu.
The Serb is on collision course with Carlos Alcaraz, who stayed on track with a wobbly win; Zheng Qinwen’s conqueror is thrashed.
Jannik Sinner recovers to win after Emma Navarro fights back from brink of defeat by Wang, while Iga Swiatek and Emma Raducanu set up clash.
Trump had posted on social media that the ‘epic’ hostage deal would not have happened if he had not been elected.
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She says she has not fully recovered from an elbow injury, while Aryna Sabalenka, who beat Zheng in last year’s final, marches on.
The mission, involving frigates and maritime patrol aircraft, aims to enhance vigilance in the region and deter further attacks on critical infrastructure.
Chinese qualifier Wei Sijia beaten by No 4 women’s seed but Wang Xiyu, Wang Yafan and Zhang Shuai get through.
Shang, whose Hong Kong Open was cut short, appeared to be injured while Nick Kyrgios is also out; Djokovic, Osaka, Gauff all win through.
Authorities have imposed a nighttime curfew, and the US president says the military and National Guard will provide security.
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Meta has ditched fact-checkers in the US, opting for a community-driven approach to combat misinformation on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
Musical Emilia Perez and The Brutalist take the top movie awards, Shogun, Hacks and Baby Reindeer the top TV prizes, Demi Moore honoured too.
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Military spokesman called nighttime raid on Iranian-led facility one of Israel’s most complex operations in years.
Kwon, wanted in the US and South Korea for alleged fraud linked to the collapse of his TerraUSD stablecoin, has been extradited from Montenegro to face charges.
US$1.7 billion metro line opens in Vietnam’s commercial capital – but it took 17 years to reach this point.
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Ukrainian president aims to supply food to Syria in the aftermath of the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
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Hundreds, maybe thousands, may have died, says local official after the worst storm in a century.
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Israel’s Netanyahu says ‘central link in Iran’s axis of evil’ has fallen in Syria.
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Earlier, while thousands rallied, hoping the president would be impeached, a boycott by some of his PPP party meant an impeachment motion failed.
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Congo government says it’s on ‘maximum alert’ as patient specimens are being analysed.
The International Criminal Court’s wanted list includes Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony.
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Vice-President Rosario Murillo has become the face of the government as her husband rarely makes public appearances.
The prime minister also promised a ‘safe way out’ of Gaza for the family of anyone who brings an abductee back to Israel.
Ukrainian forces conducted their first strike in Russia using Western-supplied ATACMS missiles.
Donald Trump is picking candidates to serve in his administration before his January 20 inauguration as president.
The US president-elect had been projected to complete his decisive win in all the key swing states.