BEIRUT – Syrian activists say the Islamic State group has released four more Christian hostages from dozens who were abducted by the extremists last week. The four hostages — a married couple, a woman and a 6-year-old girl — were released on Tuesday evening in northeastern Syria. The Assyrian rights …
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BRUSSELS – Belgian authorities are looking for a man who was seen together with the chief suspect after the May terror attack at the Jewish Museum in Brussels that left four people dead. A Belgian judicial official said Friday they were looking to question a bald-headed man with a sporting …
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CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelan officials are denouncing a report that links the head of the socialist South American country’s parliament to the drug trade. Two Spanish-language newspapers reported Monday that the chief bodyguard of National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello has gone to the United States with information implicating him. The …
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An American is in stable condition after unidentified assailants shot at him and another American driving in a car in eastern Saudi Arabia Friday. The Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman told Fox News the shooting happened in the al-Ahsa province of eastern Saudi Arabia. The two were driving when they came …
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BANGKOK – The United Nations human rights office has called on Thailand to speed up an investigation into the disappearance of an ethnic minority environmental activist. Pholachi “Billy” Rakchongcharoen was detained in Thailand’s Kaeng Krachan National Park last April for allegedly possessing illegal wild honey but officials say he was …
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DEVELOPING: U.S. Navy officials say the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is steaming toward the waters off Yemen and will join other American ships prepared to intercept any Iranian vessels carrying weapons to the Houthi rebels fighting in Yemen. The U.S. Navy has been beefing up its presence in the …
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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – Authorities in El Salvador say 14 people were killed dead and 10 others injured when a cargo truck loaded with heavy machinery crashed into a pickup full of people returning from a funeral. Police say five children and nine adults died in the accident Friday …
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JOHANNESBURG – The remains of an American pilot who died in a plane crash in Cameroon last year are still in the cockpit even though villagers discovered the wreckage of his anti-poaching aircraft more than a month ago, officials and the pilot’s family said. The discovery of pilot Bill Fitzpatrick …
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The Philadelphia Eagles used a second half surge behind quarterback Jalen Hurts, as well as key defensive stops, to get their revenge against the Kansas City Chiefs, 21-17, on Monday night. The last time these two teams saw each other was Super Bowl LVII, where it was Patrick Mahomes leading …
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The San Diego Padres hired former St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt to fill their own position, the team announced on Tuesday. Shildt spent more than three years as the Cardinals’ skipper. The two parted ways after the 2021 season following St. Louis’ 90-win year. He guided the team to …
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