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Comment on this story Comment IRBIL, Iraq — An explosive device went off in northern Iraq on Sunday, killing at least nine members of the Iraqi federal police force who were on patrol, Iraqi security officials said. Among the fatalities was an officer with the rank of major, according to a tweet from a military […]

Comment on this story Comment KYIV, Ukraine — Jews in Ukraine waging a “war between darkness and light” lit a giant menorah on Sunday night to start the eight-day Hanukkah holiday as tens of thousands remained without electricity and Russia’s nearly 10-month war produced new victims. Dozens gathered in Maidan Independence Square in the capital, […]

Forecasters are warning of treacherous holiday travel and life-threatening cold for much of the nation as an arctic air mass blows into the already-frigid southern United States. “We’re looking at much-below normal temperatures, potentially record-low temperatures leading up to the Christmas holiday,” said Zack Taylor, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. The “rare and […]

Political unrest in Peru following the impeachment of former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, who has been accused of corruption, has left hundreds of tourists stranded in and around Machu Picchu, one of the seven wonders of the world. Castillo’s supporters are protesting his removal from office by blocking off roads, damaging train tracks and causing […]

Comment on this story Comment KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Thousands of people on Sunday joined the funerals of eight young Palestinian men who drowned off the coast of Tunisia nearly two months ago as they tried to sail to new lives in Europe. The drownings have reverberated across Gaza, drawing attention to the dire […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a message for the hundreds of millions expected to watch the World Cup final Sunday: “There are no champions in war. There can be no draw.” Zelensky said he wanted FIFA to broadcast a video clip of him calling for peace ahead of the big match between Argentina and France […]

Comment on this story Comment JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s coastal city of Durban has closed its North Beach after three people died when they were hit by a large wave, emergency officials said on Sunday. The Emergency Medical Services “responded to reports of a freak wave that swept a group of beachgoers against the pier […]

Comment on this story Comment BEIRUT — The Lebanese army and U.N. peacekeepers held a memorial at the Beirut airport on Sunday for an Irish soldier killed by a mob that opened fire last week at two vehicles belonging to the U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. The attack that killed 24 year-old Pvt. Seán Rooney […]

EL PASO, Texas — The mayor of a Texas border city declared a state of emergency Saturday over concerns about the community’s ability to handle an anticipated influx of migrants across the Southern border. El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser issued the state of emergency declaration to allow the city on the U.S. border with Mexico […]

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea test-fired a pair of ballistic missiles with a potential range of striking Japan on Sunday, in a possible protest of Tokyo’s adoption of a new security strategy to push for more offensive footing against North Korea and China. The launches came two days after the North claimed to have […]