Netanyahu condemns Hamas’ ‘repeated violations’ against hostages, postpones exchange

Israel will delay the seventh hostage-prisoner exchange in protest of Hamas’ “humiliating” treatment of hostages, according to Israeli officials. The release of 620 Palestinian prisoners, which was scheduled for Saturday, has been postponed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. On Sunday morning, Netanyahu’s office issued a statement condemning Hamas propaganda generated during the exchange. “In light […]

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Trump envoy Kellogg brings Ukraine rare earth deal closer

After his whirlwind two-day visit to Ukraine, President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Russia and Ukraine retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg is within striking distance of sealing a rare-minerals agreement with the country under attack by Russian strongman Vladimir Putin.  “Minerals deal nearly done,” a well-placed source told Fox News.   The Ukrainian side made suggestions to the […]

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Brazil’s prosecutor-general files charges against ex-President Bolsonaro over alleged coup plan

Brazil’s prosecutor-general on Tuesday filed charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro for attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat. Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet alleges that Bolsonaro and 33 others participated in plan to remain in power despite losing to current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. BRAZIL’S FORMER PRESIDENT BOLSONARO AND […]

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US citizen carrying cannabis gummies detained in Moscow, charged with narcotics smuggling: Russia media

A U.S. citizen who was allegedly carrying cannabis gummies has been detained at an airport in Moscow, Russian media reported.  The 28-year-old American was detained at the Vnukovo Airport Feb. 7 after a K-9 with the Russian Federal Customs Service detected something in his luggage, Russia’s TASS news agency said.  He had arrived in Russia via […]

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Russia claims Trump, Putin talk brought world from ‘brink of Apocalypse’, EU warns ‘dirty tricks’

Russia’s deputy chairman of the Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, on Thursday claimed that the recent discussion held between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin brought the world back from the “brink of the Apocalypse.” “It just so happened at some point that the U.S. appointed itself the country-in-chief on our planet with the […]

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Ecuador’s presidential election goes to runoff between conservative incumbent, leftist lawyer

Ecuador will choose its next president in a runoff election in April between conservative incumbent Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González. Crime is a major issue for voters. The trafficking of cocaine produced in neighboring Colombia and Peru has contributed to skyrocketing rates of homicide, kidnapping and extortion. Ecuador’s National Electoral Council said that […]

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US Marine identified as victim of surveillance flight that crashed in Philippines

The Marine who died alongside three defense contractors last Thursday when their surveillance flight crashed in the Philippines has been identified as Sgt. Jacob M. Durham, according to officials. Last week, a Department of Defense-contracted aircraft went down in the southern province of Maguindanao del Sur while “providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support at the […]

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Hungarian official says only President Trump can end Ukraine-Russia war

NEW YORK CITY, NY – President Donald Trump, who echoed former President Ronald Reagan’s “peace through strength” mantra, has the credibility to end the nearly three-year-long war between Ukraine and Russia, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó told Fox News Digital. “If he doesn’t have the ability, no one has the ability,” Foreign Minister Szijjártó said. […]

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Belarus’ election extends President Lukashenko’s rule, called a sham by opposition, EU

UN chief meets with Putin, hugs Lukashenko at BRICS summit United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres drew condemnation for his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin as well as his warm embrace with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko while attending the BRICS summit in Russia. Belarus held an orchestrated election over the weekend that the opposition […]

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Ukrainian human rights lawyer, Nobel Prize winner urges Trump to show strength and end the war

President Donald Trump is calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to “make a deal” to end the “ridiculous” war with Ukraine, which started nearly three years ago. During his 2024 campaign, Trump often spoke about ending major world conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war, invoking former President Ronald Reagan’s “peace through strength” doctrine. Now that he’s […]

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German ambassador warns Trump will ‘undermine’ democratic principles with ‘maximum disruption’ agenda: report

Germany’s ambassador to the U.S. has warned that President-elect Trump’s administration will “undermine” democratic principles with a “maximum disruption” agenda, according to a report. Reuters reported that it viewed a confidential briefing document signed by Ambassador Andreas Michaelis that describes the incoming Trump agenda as “a redefinition of the constitutional order – maximum concentration of […]

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South Korean investigators make second attempt to detain impeached president

Authorities investigating suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived at his residence Wednesday in a second attempt to detain him over his ill-fated martial law declaration last month. Police dispatched some 3,200 officers to the president’s sprawling hillside estate in Seoul, according to Reuters, where he has spent weeks in hiding whilst surrounded by […]

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Ukraine has captured 2 North Korean soldiers: South Korea’s intelligence service

Ukraine captured two wounded North Korean soldiers who were fighting on behalf of Russia in a Russian border region, South Korea’s intelligence service said, confirming an account from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday. Seoul’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) told AFP it has “confirmed that the Ukrainian military captured two North Korean soldiers on January […]

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The world’s oldest person dies at 116

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person, according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of elderly policies, said Itooka died Dec. 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, central Japan. Itooka, who loved bananas […]

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South Korea’s impeached president avoids arrest attempt after hourslong standoff

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday fended off an arrest attempt Friday after a hourslong standoff between investigators with the country’s anti-corruption agency and presidential security.  Investigators left the president’s official residence after the presidential security service blocked them from entering for nearly six hours due to concerns about their safety.  The […]

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu leaves hospital after prostate surgery

close Video Netanyahu wishes Christians worldwide a merry Christmas Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wished Christians worldwide a merry Christmas. (X/Benjamin Netanyahu) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was released from hospital on Thursday after his prostate surgery ended “successfully,” his office reported on X. NETANYAHU GOES AGAINST DOCTOR’S ORDERS, APPEARS IN ISRAELI PARLIAMENT AFTER SURGERY […]

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Benjamin Netanyahu successfully undergoes major prostate surgery after UTI diagnosis

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu successfully underwent surgery on Sunday, Fox News has learned. The Israeli leader had his prostate removed after suffering a urinary tract infection, which had reportedly “stemmed from a benign enlargement of his prostate,” according to Netanyahu’s office. On Sunday, Netanyahu’s office announced that the surgery “ended successfully and without complications.” […]

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Zelenskyy lambastes Putin over Christmas strikes: ‘What could be more inhumane?’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy excoriated Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday for launching attacks against energy infrastructure on Christmas Day. Zelenskyy suggested the attacks were “inhumane,” but said they would not ruin Christmas. “Today, Putin deliberately chose Christmas for an attack. What could be more inhumane? Over 70 missiles, including ballistic ones, and more than […]

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Christmas season in Puerto Rico lasts over a month, with songs being sung and lights illuminating the streets through December into January

Christmas, Navidad in Puerto Rico, extends far beyond Dec. 25.  The island proudly proclaims itself as having the “longest holiday season in the world,” according to the website Discover Puerto Rico.  On average, the holiday festivities in Puerto Rico last about 45 days, per the source, commencing right after Thanksgiving, and stretching all the way […]

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France’s Macron names centrist ally François Bayrou as next PM

French President Emmanuel Macron named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister, after a historic parliamentary vote ousted the previous government. Former Prime Minister Michel Barnier resigned last week following a no-confidence vote, leaving France without a functioning government. Bayrou leads the centrist Democratic Movement, known as MoDem, which he founded in 2007. French President […]

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Syria’s liberated political prisons reveal grim reality of Bashar Assad’s regime of torture

Former Syrian President Bashar Assad’s brutal regime of imprisonment and torture is on full display this week as victorious rebels dig through the dictator’s now-liberated political prisons. Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani vowed to dissolve the Assad regime’s remnant security forces as well as close prisons that had been used to house political dissidents. […]

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Citing the Gospel, Pope Francis says migrants must be ‘welcomed’ and ‘integrated’

Pope Francis has cited the Gospel while calling for migrants to be “welcomed, encouraged and integrated” as Europe and the United States struggle to cater to unprecedented levels of global mass migration. The pontiff, a steadfast advocate for asylum seekers, refugees and economic migrants, said that many migrants are faced with the “drama of forced migration” […]

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Brazilian President Lula in ICU after surgery to drain head hemorrhage, hospital says

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is recovering in an intensive-care unit after undergoing surgery for an intracranial hemorrhage, the Sirio-Libanes hospital said in a statement in the early hours of Tuesday. The procedure was performed after the 79-year-old leftist leader felt headaches doctors believed resulted from a fall at home in October. BRAZIL’S […]

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Israel deploys paratroopers to Syria in ‘defense activities’ after fall of Assad

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) deployed paratroopers into Syria to conduct “defense activities” on Sunday, after the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime. The IDF said the deployment was meant to “proactively ensure the defense of Golan” amid the instability in Syria. Footage and images show paratroopers and heavily armored tanks deploying to […]

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Actress dies after consuming amphibian’s venom at spiritual cleansing retreat

A Mexican actress is dead after voluntarily participating in a spiritual cleansing ritual during which she reportedly consumed poisonous Amazonian frog venom. Marcela Alcázar Rodríguez, 33, took some of the poison as part of a spiritual cleansing return that some South American natives have used for toxic cleansing, according to local reports.  Rodríguez started throwing […]

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Experts says martial declaration was a blunder by South Korean president

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s surprising short-lived move to declare martial law, which drew condemnation from opposition lawmakers, to root out “anti-state” forces was a “blunder” and possibly an attempt to “reassert himself,” an expert says.  Opposition parties moved Wednesday to impeach the president, which would require the support of two-thirds of the 300-seat […]

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Archaeologists in Denmark uncover what they suggest is a weapons sacrifice during routine excavations

Excavations near Hedensted, Denmark, during the expansion of a freeway revealed several “well-preserved” ancient artifacts from the Iron Age that seemed to have been buried intentionally thousands of years ago.  During excavations at Løsning Søndermark conducted by archaeologists with Vejle Museums, numerous items were uncovered.  Archaeologists suggest the discovered weaponry was buried by a chieftain […]

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South Korean lawmakers demand the lifting of martial law declared by country’s president

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol lifted his martial law declaration after lawmakers rejected the move following Yoon’s vow to eliminate “anti-state” forces in a serious challenge to the country’s Parliament, which he accused of sympathizing with North Korea.  The Tuesday night declaration was vocally opposed by the speaker of Parliament and even the leader […]

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Imprisoned Kremlin critic convicted again, receives 3-year sentence for opposing war in Ukraine

Imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Gorinov was convicted again on Friday and given a three-year prison sentence for opposing Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. The three-day trial against Gorinov again revealed Russian intolerance of dissent. Gorinov, 63, is a former member of a Moscow municipal council who is already serving a seven-year prison term for public […]

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Ireland votes in a close-run election where incumbents hope to cling on to power

Ireland is voting Friday in a parliamentary election that will decide the next government — and will show whether Ireland bucks the global trend of incumbents being ousted by disgruntled voters after years of pandemic, international instability and cost-of-living pressures. Polls opened at 7 a.m.. (0700GMT), and Ireland’s 3.8 million voters are selecting 174 lawmakers […]

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Israel destroys Hezbollah’s ‘largest precision-guided missiles manufacturing site’ as group vows to ‘fight’

Israel’s military says it destroyed Hezbollah’s “largest precision-guided missiles manufacturing site” as a lawmaker is vowing that the terrorist group will “fight and resist” any attacks on Lebanon.  The announcement from the Israel Defense Forces came as both sides entered a ceasefire deal, which is now in its third day Friday. During the 60-day first […]

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Russia and Syria bomb Syrian Islamist rebels after surprise incursion

JERUSALEM – A radical Islamist group unleashed its biggest military incursion against Syrian regime forces since 2020 in the northwest of the war-ravaged Syrian Arab Republic, triggering Russian and Syrian warplanes on Thursday to bomb the insurgent offensive. Rebels led by the U.S-designated Islamist terrorist organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham stormed a dozen towns and villages […]

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Putin mulls striking Kyiv with new hypersonic missile that can reportedly reach US West Coast

Following an overnight missile and drone attack by Russia targeting Ukraine’s key energy infrastructure, Russian President Vladimir Putin now says that government buildings in Kyiv could be targeted next using a new hypersonic missile that could also potentially reach the U.S. Russian attacks have not so far struck “decision-making centers” in the Ukrainian capital as […]

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Over 300,000 ancient finds were unearthed in Greece during construction of a new subway system

A yearslong construction project for a new subway system in Thessaloniki, Greece, has unveiled thousands of ancient artifacts, many of which have been incorporated into the metro station’s design in a unique way.  Construction of the Agias Sofias metro station in Thessaloniki, the second-largest city in Greece behind the capital city of Athens, began in […]

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Buckingham Palace is widely considered the most expensive house in the world at $4.9 billion

The world’s most expensive house is located in London, England. Buckingham Palace, the official London residence of the king, is widely considered the most expensive house in the world, valued at around $4.9 billion.  Buckingham Palace is far from a traditional house with 775 rooms and 50,000 people visiting each year for receptions, dinners, state […]

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US briefed Ukraine ahead of Putin’s ‘experimental Intermediate-range ballistic’ attack

A U.S. official on Thursday confirmed to Fox News Digital that Ukrainian authorities were briefed ahead of Russia’s “experimental Intermediate-range ballistic missile” attack that this type of weapon may be used against Ukraine in order to help it prepare. Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed the attack Thursday evening local time in an address to the […]

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Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile toward Ukraine, air force says

Russian troops launched various missiles, reportedly including an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Astrakhan region, in an early morning attack on Ukraine on Thursday. Ukraine’s Air Force said on its Telegram account that it destroyed six Kh-101 cruise missiles using anti-aircraft combat. The Russian attack hit critical infrastructure in the central-eastern city of Dnipro, according […]

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In a meeting with Biden, China’s Xi cautions US to ‘make the wise choice’ to keep relations stable

China’s leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with President Biden on Saturday, but was already looking ahead to President-elect Donald Trump and his “America first” policies, saying Beijing “is ready to work with a new U.S. administration.” During their talks on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru, Xi […]

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Zelenskyy: Russia using Iranian weapons in ‘massive’ attack targeting energy infrastructure

Russian forces launched hundreds of drones and missiles targeting Ukraine’s energy and power plant infrastructure on Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack included at least 120 missiles and 90 drones, including Iranian-made Shahed drones. Ukrainian officials say it was the largest long-range attack from Russia in at least three months. “The enemy’s target […]

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