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Israel’s Strikes in Beirut Brings the Once-Bustling Suburbs to a Standstill
Israeli airstrikes transformed Dahiyeh, Beirut’s densely populated southern suburbs, in late September and early October 2024. Streets and businesses emptied…
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60 Dead After Boat Capsizes in Nigeria
At least 60 people were reported dead after an overloaded wooden boat carrying about 300 passengers capsized on the Niger…
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Missing Out on Coldplay’s India Tickets, Some Fans Vented — Even to Police
Demand for Coldplay’s January 2025 concerts in Mumbai overwhelmed BookMyShow in September 2024, leaving millions of fans without tickets and…
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Iran Launches 180 Missiles at Israel After Hezbollah and Hamas Assassinations
Iran launched about 180 ballistic missiles toward Israel on October 1, 2024, in its second direct attack on the country…
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Dozens of Migrants Die Off Djibouti After Smugglers Force Them to Swim
At least 45 migrants died after smugglers forced passengers from two boats into the Red Sea off Djibouti on October…
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Ukraine Withdraws From Vuhledar, Town Long Under Russian Attack
Ukraine confirmed on October 2, 2024, that its forces had withdrawn from Vuhledar, a heavily destroyed coal-mining town in Donetsk…
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UK’s Conservatives Are Surprisingly Upbeat at Their Party Conference
Britain’s Conservative Party gathered in Birmingham from September 29 to October 2, 2024, for its first annual conference after a…
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Catholics Meet to Chart Church’s Future, but Not Women Deacons
Catholic bishops, lay delegates and other participants opened the second session of the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican in…
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Putin Tries to Recruit More Soldiers, Encourage Bigger Families
President Vladimir Putin’s government pursued two problems at once in 2024: finding enough personnel for Russia’s war against Ukraine and…
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‘Nothing Left to Lose’: Britain’s Conservatives Are Surprisingly Upbeat
Conservative activists sounded unexpectedly confident at their October 2024 party conference, barely three months after British voters reduced the party…
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