4 d. ago Munich Oktoberfest fairgrounds closed after bomb threat and deadly explosion

MUNICH — German police closed the Oktoberfest fairgrounds Wednesday morning following a bomb threat from the suspected perpetrator of an explosion in northern Munich, city officials said. At least one person’s death was believed to be connected to the explosion at a residential building early Wednesday, which Munich police said was deliberately set on fire […]

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4 d. ago Israeli troops kill 31 in Gaza as Qatar says discussion needed on Trump peace plan

CAIRO — Qatar said Tuesday that further talks were needed over details of U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan aimed at ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza, as Hamas weighed its reply. In Gaza, Israeli forces killed at least 36 Palestinians, local hospitals said. The comments by Qatar, a key mediator, appeared to reflect […]

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9 d. ago Former Arsenal youth player dies after sustaining brain injury during soccer game

Former Arsenal youth player Billy Vigar has died after sustaining a “significant brain injury” during a lower-league soccer match in England. He was 21. His death was confirmed by his club Chichester City on Thursday. Vigar was placed in an induced coma after sustaining the injury in a game on Saturday for the English non […]

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2 w. ago Israeli troops press forward into Gaza City as death toll passes 65,000

JERUSALEM — Israeli troops and tanks pushed deeper into Gaza City on Wednesday as more people fled the devastated area, and strikes cut off phone and internet services, making it harder for Palestinians to summon ambulances during the military’s new offensive. Meanwhile, the Palestinian death toll in the Israel-Hamas war surpassed 65,000, local health officials […]

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2 w. ago Israel opens new temporary route out of Gaza City as death toll rises

Palestinian and U.N. officials say no place is safe, including in the southern area designated by Israel as a "humanitarian zone."

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2 w. ago ‘Gaza is burning,’ Israel’s defence minister says, amid IDF’s fight to free hostages, defeat Hamas

Israeli troops have begun an 'expanded' ground operation in the de facto capital of the Palestinian territory

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last month Man accused of firing machine gun on NYC street after drug robbery, killing 69

NEW YORK — An 18-year-old man was arrested Thursday on federal charges alleging that he fired a machine gun on a New York City street, causing the stray-bullet death of a woman. Faisil McCants was expected to appear before a magistrate judge Friday. Federal Defenders of New York did not immediately respond to a message […]

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