Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans makes NFL history, helps lead team to playoff berth
For a while it looked like it would not happen but in the final seconds of Tampa Bay’s 27-19 win over the New Orleans Saints – not only did the…
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Congo executes 102 ‘urban bandits’ with 70 more set to be killed, officials say
Some 102 men were executed by the Congolese government in the past week, and 70 more are set to be executed, the country’s minister of justice said Sunday in a…
A soccer-loving nun from Brazil tops list of world’s oldest living person at nearly 117
A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world’s oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of a woman from Japan. Sister Inah Canabarro…
Israeli military enlists first group of ultra-Orthodox recruits into brigade
The Israeli military has enlisted the first batch of about 50 recruits into its new ultra-Orthodox brigade after a controversial decision to end their decades-long exemption from service. By the…
Hamas approves Israeli list of hostages for potential exchange: Reuters
Hamas has approved an Israeli list of 34 hostages to be exchanged in a possible ceasefire deal, Reuters reported, citing a Hamas official. The Israeli government denied receiving a list…
Israeli soldiers face growing risk of arrest abroad after Gaza service
A former Israeli soldier on vacation in Brazil fled the country suddenly after a case was brought against him there alleging he was responsible for war crimes while serving in…
Israel warns Lebanon truce could collapse if Hezbollah doesn’t withdraw in south
Israel warned on Sunday that the ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah could collapse if the Iran-backed group does not withdraw beyond the Litani River in southern Lebanon, one of the key…
Russia ‘getting what it deserves,’ Ukraine says, after launching counterattack in border region
Ukraine has launched a counterattack in the southern Russian border region of Kursk, warning that Russia is “getting what it deserves.” Andrii Kovalenko, the head of the Ukrainian Center for…
Trump hails Italy’s PM as a ‘fantastic woman’ as she visits him in Florida
US President-elect Donald Trump hailed Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as a “fantastic woman” as she became the latest world leader to visit his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida.…
Britain wants to get close to Trump. Will Elon Musk stand in the way?
It was not the start to 2025 that Keir Starmer wanted or expected: in the early hours of New Year’s Day, Elon Musk lobbed a series of angry posts and…