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Masked gunmen have broken into a live television studio in Ecuador and threatened terrified staff. Employees were forced onto the floor during the broadcast by the public television channel TC in the city of Guayaq
The US airline regulator has ordered the grounding of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jets after part of one plane fell off during an Alaska Airlines flight. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the inspections wou
The UK's Prince Andrew and former US president Bill Clinton are among high-profile figures named in US court papers detailing connections of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The newly-released records form part o
An Oklahoma teenager is believed to have become the first human player to beat Nintendo's classic video game Tetris, 34 years after its release. Willis Gibson posted a video on his YouTube channel of the moment he
Israel has insisted the assassination of a Hamas leader in Beirut was not an attack on Lebanon, as its enemies warned of "punishment" for his death. An Israeli spokesman said Saleh al-Arouri had died in a "surgica
Five people aboard a Japanese coastguard plane have died after their aircraft collided with a passenger plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. The coastguard plane was due to deliver aid after a deadly earthquake hit cen
The death toll has risen to at least 15 after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the west coast of Japan on Monday, according to local authorities. Roads and buildings were damaged, transport and communication servi
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck western Japan on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey and the Japan Meteorological Agency. Tsunami waves of up to 1.2 meters (4 feet) hit a number of areas alon
Moscow has accused Ukraine of deadly air strikes on south-west Russia - with 18 people killed and more than 100 injured in Belgorod, near the border. The regional governor said three children were among the dead i
At least eight people have been killed with one still missing after severe storms battered Australia’s eastern states over the Christmas holidays, bringing down trees and power lines and leaving tens of thousands of h
Israel's Army Chief Herzi Halevi says Israel's war with Hamas militants in Gaza will continue for "many more months. Halevi told reporters that there are no magic solutions. On Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin
A mass wedding ceremony involving 50 couples has been held in Afghanistan. Such ceremonies have become more common as low-income couples seek to avoid the high costs of a traditional wedding. The brides-to-be
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will intensify its fight against Hamas in the coming days. He told members of his party that he had visited Gaza yesterday morning and Israel's military campaign there
At least 70 have been killed in the Al-Maghazi refugee camp following an Israeli air strike. According to a spokesperson of Gaza's Hamas-run Health Ministry, the death toll was likely to rise given the large number
In a traditional season of merriment, many Palestinian Christians – in Bethlehem and beyond – are gripped with helplessness, pain and worry amid Israel’s brutal war on Gaza. Some are mourning, lobbying for th
The atmosphere in Bethlehem is heavy with absence. Christmas celebrations have been cancelled this year, and the thousands of tourists and pilgrims who would normally fill Manger Square are nowhere to be found.
At least 111 people have been killed and another 220 injured following an earthquake on Monday night in north-west China. State media reports that a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck Gansu province around midnight, b
Bethlehem is gearing up for a subdued Christmas, without the festive lights and customary Christmas tree towering over Manger Square, after officials in Jesus’ traditional birthplace decided to forgo celebrations due
More than 60 migrants are believed to have drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Citing survivors, the UN agency says the vessel left the ci
The Israeli military says it mistakenly killed three hostages during its campaign in Gaza after misidentifying them as a "threat". The IDF has named them as Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka and Alon Shamriz. Earlier,
