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Jerusalem marks Holocaust Remembrance Day

8 months ago

World News - South Korean plane evacuated after fire erupts before takeoff - Jan. 28 (UPI) -- An Airbus passenger plane traveling from Busan, South Korea, to Hong Kong caught fire before takeoff, forcing 176 people to evacuate using its inflatable slides, officials said on Tuesday evening.

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World News -- Britain, Canada respond to Belarus' 'sham' presidential election with sanctions -- Britain and Canada have imposed sanctions targeting the regime of Belarus' dictator president, Alexander Lukashenko, following his disputed election over the weekend to a seventh term.

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World News -- EU sanctions 3 Russian military hackers for attacking Estonia -- The European Union on Monday sanctioned three officers of a Russian military intelligence unit accused of being behind a series of cyberattacks targeting Estonia in 2020.

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U.S. News -- CBP officers seize cocaine worth $1.4M in two U.S.-Mexico border busts -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Monday that officers confiscated more than $1.4 million worth of cocaine in two seizures at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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World News -- Preliminary report suggests bird strikes caused recent Jeju Air crash in South Korea -- Authorities have suggested that migratory bird strikes were the cause of last month's deadly plane crash in South Korea, according to multiple reports.

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Supporters of impeached President Yoon rally in South Korea

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Israelis call for hostage deal, cease-fire

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Moments from Tokyo Auto Salon 2025

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World News -- After agreement on gas intake, Hungary signs off on EU renewal of sanctions on Russia -- The European Union will moved forward with a renewal on Russian sanctions after a deal was struck with Hungary, according to multiple reports.

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World News -- Hezbollah chief rejects cease-fire extension; says Israel must withdraw without delay -- Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said Monday that Israel should withdraw from the occupied border areas in southern Lebanon, rejecting the extension of the cease-fire arrangements to Feb. 18.

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World News -- At corruption trial, Netanyahu says witnesses forced to lie about him -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stand during his corruption trial Monday in Tel Aviv, defending himself against two aides after failing to get the hearing delayed.

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World News -- Holocaust survivors gather at Auschwitz to mark 80 years since liberation -- Holocaust survivors and their supporters marked the 80th recognition of Soviet Union soldiers liberating Auschwitz on Monday.

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World News -- Sweden boards ship suspected of undersea cable damage -- Swedish authorities boarded a vessel suspected of being involved in an earlier underwater sabotage of cables in the Baltic Sea on Monday.

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World News -- Thousands of displaced Palestinians begin return to northern Gaza -- Displaced Palestinians began streaming across the central Netzarim Corridor, returning to their homes in northern Gaza after Israel and Hamas resolved a hiccup that threatened to derail their cease-fire.

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World News -- Lukashenko re-elected in vote decried as 'sham' by opposition, Western leaders -- Many Western leaders are decrying Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's re-election victory Sunday, calling it a sham along with the country's opposition.

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World News -- Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo capture Goma -- M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo were reported to have taken the key eastern city of Goma in fierce fighting with government forces that sent streams of refugees fleeing area communities.

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World News -- U.S. backed Lebanese-Israeli cease-fire deal extended to mid-February -- A U.S. backed ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel will remain in effect until the middle of next month, the White House announced Sunday.

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World News -- Hamas to release more hostages after Israel receives list of detainees -- Hamas will release more Israeli hostages this week, officials said Monday, including Agam Berger, who was not released along with four of her colleagues on Saturday.

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World News -- Korean-Americans rally in D.C. against President Yoon's impeachment -- Korean-Americans rally in D.C in support of South Korean president, Yoon Suk-yeol. They represent a growing push back against the effort to impeach him for his short-lived martial law declaration.

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World News -- Israel kills 22, wounds 124 as displaced south Lebanon residents force way back -- Israeli forces killed 22 people and wounded 124 others Sunday when displaced residents of southern Lebanon defied Israel's decision not to withdraw from border villages and tried to return home.

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Federal judge delays Trump-ordered pause on federal grants, loans

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Trump signs executive orders to reshape military, transgender troops, missile defense

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Quaker meetings sue DHS over directive to make arrests in 'sensitive' spaces

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Police fatally shoot gunman accused of killing two inside Indiana supermarket

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Google to use 'Gulf of America,' 'Mount McKinley' following Trump order

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