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• December 16, 2023

  Prince Harry Secures Landmark Victory in Tabloid Phone Hacking Case

  LONDON — Prince Harry’s victory against Mirror Group Newspapers on Friday over what a British judge called “habitual” illegal activity is a landmark moment in the long and twisting saga of lawbreaking by Britain’s tabloid press.

• December 15, 2023

  US National Security Advisor Meets Palestinian President in Ramallah

  The United States National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Friday as talks over postwar scenarios for Gaza are held.

• December 15, 2023

  Denmark and Germany Arrest Hamas Suspects

  COPENHAGEN — Denmark and Germany have announced arrests of several terror suspects, including alleged Hamas members suspected of plotting attacks on Jews in Europe over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

• December 14, 2023

  Kenya's Military Evacuates Hundreds from Flood-Hit Areas

  MANDERA, KENYA — Kenya’s military hastened efforts Thursday to evacuate hundreds of people trapped by raging floods that have hit many parts of the East African country.

• December 14, 2023

  House Approves Impeachment Inquiry Into President Biden

  WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday authorized the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Joe Biden, with Republicans rallying behind the process despite lingering concerns that the investigation has yet to produce evidence of misconduct by the president.

• December 14, 2023

  Turkish Minister: Somali President's Son to Return for Fatal Crash Trial

  ANKARA — The son of the president of Somalia will return to Turkey in the coming days to face trial over a fatal highway crash in Istanbul, Turkey’s justice minister said Thursday.

• December 14, 2023

  Israel Vows to Fight on in Gaza Despite Deadly Ambush, Rising Pressure

  RAFAH, GAZA — Israel has vowed to keep fighting in Gaza until it crushes Hamas after one of the deadliest single battles of the war for its soldiers, even as it faces mounting international calls for a cease-fire.

• December 13, 2023

  International Creditors Grant Somalia $4.5 Billion in Debt Relief

  WASHINGTON — Somalia has secured a $4.5 billion debt relief deal from its international creditors.

• December 13, 2023

  South Africa Announces Plan to Build More Nuclear Power Plants

  CAPE TOWN — The South African government has announced plans to build new nuclear power stations to generate more electricity amid an energy crisis in the continent’s most advanced economy. The move to invite bids on Tuesday was immediately criticized by the main political opposition party.

• December 13, 2023

  Nine Israeli Soldiers Ambushed in Gaza City

  RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli media report that Palestinian militants have ambushed Israeli troops in a dense Gaza City neighborhood, killing at least nine of them. Hamas is putting up stiff resistance in areas that Israel has isolated and pounded with airstrikes for over nine weeks.

• December 13, 2023

  Congo Electoral Campaigns Underway Amid Fighting in the East

  GOMA — Congo's presidential election is a week away, and the major issue is the deadly conflict in the nation's east that has forced millions of people to flee their homes. There are concerns that the violence will affect election logistics, but electoral officials say the vote will occur on time.

• December 13, 2023

  UK's Sunak Gets Respite as Lawmakers Vote in Favor of Rwanda Migration Bill

  LONDON — British lawmakers have voted to support the government’s plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda, keeping alive a policy that has angered rights groups and cost the U.K. at least $300 million, with flights yet to get off the ground.

• December 12, 2023

  UN General Assembly Votes for a Cease-Fire in Gaza

  UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to demand a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza in a strong demonstration of global support for ending the Israel-Hamas war. The vote also shows the growing isolation of the United States and Israel.

• December 12, 2023

  South African Court Rules President's Recognition of Zulu King 'Unlawful'

  JOHANNESBURG — South African court has overturned President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to recognize Misuzulu kaZwelithini as the king of the country's 15 million-strong Zulu nation in what may spark a lengthy battle for the throne.

• December 12, 2023

  UK's Sunak Faces Key Vote on Rwanda Migration Bill

  LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was trying to persuade resistant lawmakers into supporting his signature immigration policy in a vote Tuesday, with defeat likely to leave his government teetering.

• December 12, 2023

  Israel Military Operation Could Go on For Months, Says Defense Minister

  RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces have carried out strikes across Gaza overnight as they press ahead with an offensive that officials say could go on for weeks or months. The operations come even as global calls for a cease-fire have left both Israel and its main ally, the United States, increasingly isolated.

• December 12, 2023

  WHO Says Anthrax Strikes Five Countries in East and Southern Africa

  CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The World Health Organization says five countries in East and southern Africa are in the middle of outbreaks of the anthrax disease with more than 1,100 suspected cases and 20 deaths this year.

• December 12, 2023

  UN Envoy: DRC, Rwanda Tensions Heighten Risk of Military Confrontation

  UNITED NATIONS — Tensions between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have escalated, heightening the risk of a military confrontation that could draw in Burundi, the top U.N. official in the DRC warned the Security Council on Monday.

• December 12, 2023

  COP28: Activists Propose Plan to Help Poorer Countries Go Green

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A major, long-shot effort is gearing up to mobilize money to save Planet Earth by helping poorer countries go greener. Climate experts say trillions of dollars are needed to roll out forestry projects and renewable energies like solar and wind in the developing world, but governments just don’t have that kind of cash.

• December 12, 2023

  COP28 Talks May Be Extended Amid Continuing Debate Over Final Agreement

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Hopes for finishing a critical climate summit on time faded early Tuesday as countries were still far apart on key issues, including an agreement on what to do about the fossil fuels that are causing dangerous global warming.

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