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Rescuers break through to trapped Indian miners

World News // 48 minutes ago

Rescuers break through to trapped Indian miners

Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Rescuers in India have broken through a massive mound of debris blocking the entrance to a tunnel and have started freeing 41 trapped miners.

Irish writer Paul Lynch wins 2023 Booker Prize for 'Prophet Song'

World News // 8 hours ago

Irish writer Paul Lynch wins 2023 Booker Prize for 'Prophet Song'

11 more Israeli hostages released by Hamas captors as truce extended

World News // 12 hours ago

11 more Israeli hostages released by Hamas captors as truce extended

German firm gets clearance to design, manufacture electric 'flying taxi'

World News // 17 hours ago

German firm gets clearance to design, manufacture electric 'flying taxi'

North Korea restoring guard posts, placing firearms along border with South

World News // 18 hours ago

North Korea restoring guard posts, placing firearms along border with South

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- North Korea has begun rebuilding guard posts and placing heavy firearms along the border with South Korea after effectively scrapping a 2018 inter-Korean military tension reduction deal, the defense ministry said Monday.

Elon Musk tours Israeli kibbutz with Benjamin Netanyahu, meets hostage families

World News // 18 hours ago

Elon Musk tours Israeli kibbutz with Benjamin Netanyahu, meets hostage families

Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Elon Musk on Monday toured a kibbutz razed by Hamas alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of a meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who was expected to push Musk to do more to tackle anti-Semitism.

Vatican: Pope Francis cancels meetings to recover from illness

World News // 20 hours ago

Vatican: Pope Francis cancels meetings to recover from illness

Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Lung inflammation and breathing difficulties forced Pope Francis to cancel several meetings, the Vatican said Monday.

Indian rescuers 'back to the drawing board' as tunnel rescue effort enters week 3

World News // 20 hours ago

Indian rescuers 'back to the drawing board' as tunnel rescue effort enters week 3

Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Indian rescuers in the state of Uttarakhand trying to reach a construction crew trapped in a collapsed highway tunnel were drilling from above and excavating sideways Monday as authorities scrambled for a new solution.

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Displaced Palestinians take refuge at U.N. school in Gaza

Palestinian children receive food at makeshift charity kitchen

Palestinian families flee Gaza City amid bombing

U.S. captures 5 in attempted pirating of commercial ship in Gulf of Aden

World News // 21 hours ago

U.S. captures 5 in attempted pirating of commercial ship in Gulf of Aden

Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Five armed intruders surrendered to U.S. forces after they tried to take control of a merchant ship near Yemen over the weekend in the Gulf of Aden in what appeared to be the latest attempt at piracy by Houthi rebels.

Shooting in Winnipeg leaves three people dead, two in critical condition

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Shooting in Winnipeg leaves three people dead, two in critical condition

Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Police are investigating a shooting early Sunday that left three people dead and two others critically injured in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, police said.

Third round of hostages and prisoners released, Gaza truce could be extended

World News // 1 day ago

Third round of hostages and prisoners released, Gaza truce could be extended

Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Hamas has released 14 Israeli hostages and three foreign nationals in exchange for Israel's freeing of 39 Palestinian prisoners, officials reported.

Shooting in Sierra Leone's main jail prompts nationwide curfew

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Shooting in Sierra Leone's main jail prompts nationwide curfew

Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Sierra Leone's president declared a nationwide curfew Sunday after gunmen attacked the military's main and largest barracks in the West African nation's capital and then overran detention centers, including a prison.

Erdoğan speaks with Iranian leader; criticism of Israel by NATO nations grows

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Erdoğan speaks with Iranian leader; criticism of Israel by NATO nations grows

Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke Sunday with his Iranian counterpart, President Ebrahim Raisi, about the war in Gaza as international criticism of Israel continues to grow.

Netanyahu visits Gaza, marking first such trip by Israeli leader since 2005

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Netanyahu visits Gaza, marking first such trip by Israeli leader since 2005

Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Israel's embattled leader Benjamin Netanyahu, facing criticism from his own citizens about his handling of the war in Gaza, visited the occupied territory Sunday in body armor and a tactical helmet.

Majority of Israelis support enshrining full equality for non-Jewish citizens

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Majority of Israelis support enshrining full equality for non-Jewish citizens

Nov. 26 (UPI) -- A majority of Israelis support enshrining equality for non-Jewish citizens, who are considered by some to be treated as separate and unequal in Israel under laws passed by the Knesset in recent years.

Israeli software company opens Hamas.com propaganda site

World News // 1 day ago

Israeli software company opens Hamas.com propaganda site

Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The Israeli software company Wix has created a website to spread anti-Hamas propaganda amid the war in Gaza. The Palestinian militia's actual website, Hamas.ps, currently appears to be offline.

Former N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces civil sex abuse suit from ex-aide

World News // 2 days ago

Former N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces civil sex abuse suit from ex-aide

Nov. 25 (UPI) -- An aid for former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who accused him of groping her in 2020 filed a civil lawsuit under the state's Adult Survivors Act for "continuous sexual harassment."

Immigrant delivery driver hailed as hero after stopping Dublin knife attack

World News // 2 days ago

Immigrant delivery driver hailed as hero after stopping Dublin knife attack

Nov. 25 (UPI) -- A 43-year-old Brazilian delivery driver is being hailed a hero after using a motorcycle helmet to thwart a stabbing during Dublin's anti-immigrant violence.

Iceland residents remain in holding pattern as volcano eruption threat decreases

World News // 2 days ago

Iceland residents remain in holding pattern as volcano eruption threat decreases

Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Even as the likelihood of Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcano eruption decreases, officials said it could be months before local resident can return home.

Musk critical of Irish PM as tensions remain high following Dublin riot

World News // 2 days ago

Musk critical of Irish PM as tensions remain high following Dublin riot

Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Billionaire Elon Musk criticized Ireland's prime minister on Saturday as tensions in the capital of Dublin remained high following violent anti-immigrant riots earlier in the week.

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