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Saudi Arabia Executed Over 300 People In 2024 So Far: Report
Saudi Arabia has executed more than 300 people this year, a record tally based on official figures, after state media said four more people were put to death on Tuesday.
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Explained: Why Saudi Arabia Executed Over 100 Foreigners This Year
The 101 foreigners executed so far included nationals from Pakistan, Yemen, Syria, Nigeria, Egypt, and other countries.
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"Heard Screams Of...": Freed Hamas Hostage Recounts Nightmarish Captivity
According to reports, while 117 of the 251 hostages held in Gaza have so far been freed, 64 people are still in Hamas' captivity.
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Opinion | Israel And Iran Are Now Stuck In Their Own Zero-Sum Game
The heart of the matter is that Iran - along with its proxies and Israel - has taken a maximalist position on the negotiating table. This makes it far more difficult to arrive at a negotiated settlement.
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Rescuers Save 4 Stranded Killer Whales In Russia's Kamchatka: Report
A group of Russian rescuers and volunteers have saved four killer whales stranded for hours off the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's far east after leading them to deeper waters, the SHOT Telegram channel reported on Wednesday.
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Hezbollah And Hamas Leaders Assassinated So Far
Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander in an airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday, the Israeli military and security sources in Lebanon said, escalating a year-long conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed group.
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9 Killed In Lebanon Walkie-Talkie Blasts, What We Know So Far
While Lebanon was still reeling from the shock of yesterday's pager blasts that killed 12 people, the country has been shaken with a fresh series of nationwide walkie-talkie explosions, which have killed nine people so far and has injured hundreds.
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'Pager Bombs' Target Hezbollah In Lebanon. What We Know So Far - 5 Points
Hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon today, killing eight people and wounding Tehran's ambassador in Beirut in blasts the Iran-backed militant group blamed on Israel. There was no comment from the Israeli military.
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Second Phase Of Polio Vaccination Campaign Begins In Gaza Amid Raging War
Crowds of Palestinians gathered at medical centers in the south of the embattled Gaza Strip on Thursday to have their children vaccinated against polio, the start of the second stage of a campaign that has so far seen 187,000 youngsters inoculated.
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Helicopter With 22 Onboard Goes Missing In Russia
A helicopter with 22 people aboard, most of them tourists, has gone missing in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula in the far east, regional authorities said Saturday.
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"Far From Over" But Joe Biden Has High Hopes For Gaza Ceasefire
US President Joe Biden said on Friday that no party in the Middle East should undermine efforts to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that he claimed was now in sight, but he warned that it was "far from over."
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Chopper With Iran President, Minister Onboard Crashes. What We Know So Far
A helicopter with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian onboard has crashed in the mountains of the Jofa region of the western province of East Azerbaijan, reports said.
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Search For 13 Miners Trapped For 2 Weeks In Russia Called Off
Russian emergency workers on Monday ended a rescue operation at a mine in the country's Far East where 13 workers have been trapped for two weeks, state media reported.
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What Is Vyomorozka, Known As One Of The Hardest Jobs In The World
A drone flies low over a snow-covered shipyard in Russia's Far East, where workers toil in subzero temperatures to maintain the hulking vessels during the bitter Siberian winter.
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Soviet-Era Plane With 30 On Board Lands On Russian Frozen River By Mistake
A Soviet-era Antonov-24 aircraft carrying 30 passengers landed on a frozen river near an airport in Russia's far east on Thursday because of pilot error, transport prosecutors said.
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Saudi Arabia Executed Over 300 People In 2024 So Far: Report
Saudi Arabia has executed more than 300 people this year, a record tally based on official figures, after state media said four more people were put to death on Tuesday.
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Explained: Why Saudi Arabia Executed Over 100 Foreigners This Year
The 101 foreigners executed so far included nationals from Pakistan, Yemen, Syria, Nigeria, Egypt, and other countries.
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"Heard Screams Of...": Freed Hamas Hostage Recounts Nightmarish Captivity
According to reports, while 117 of the 251 hostages held in Gaza have so far been freed, 64 people are still in Hamas' captivity.
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Opinion | Israel And Iran Are Now Stuck In Their Own Zero-Sum Game
The heart of the matter is that Iran - along with its proxies and Israel - has taken a maximalist position on the negotiating table. This makes it far more difficult to arrive at a negotiated settlement.
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Rescuers Save 4 Stranded Killer Whales In Russia's Kamchatka: Report
A group of Russian rescuers and volunteers have saved four killer whales stranded for hours off the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's far east after leading them to deeper waters, the SHOT Telegram channel reported on Wednesday.
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Hezbollah And Hamas Leaders Assassinated So Far
Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander in an airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday, the Israeli military and security sources in Lebanon said, escalating a year-long conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed group.
-
9 Killed In Lebanon Walkie-Talkie Blasts, What We Know So Far
While Lebanon was still reeling from the shock of yesterday's pager blasts that killed 12 people, the country has been shaken with a fresh series of nationwide walkie-talkie explosions, which have killed nine people so far and has injured hundreds.
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'Pager Bombs' Target Hezbollah In Lebanon. What We Know So Far - 5 Points
Hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon today, killing eight people and wounding Tehran's ambassador in Beirut in blasts the Iran-backed militant group blamed on Israel. There was no comment from the Israeli military.
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Second Phase Of Polio Vaccination Campaign Begins In Gaza Amid Raging War
Crowds of Palestinians gathered at medical centers in the south of the embattled Gaza Strip on Thursday to have their children vaccinated against polio, the start of the second stage of a campaign that has so far seen 187,000 youngsters inoculated.
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Helicopter With 22 Onboard Goes Missing In Russia
A helicopter with 22 people aboard, most of them tourists, has gone missing in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula in the far east, regional authorities said Saturday.
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"Far From Over" But Joe Biden Has High Hopes For Gaza Ceasefire
US President Joe Biden said on Friday that no party in the Middle East should undermine efforts to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that he claimed was now in sight, but he warned that it was "far from over."
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Chopper With Iran President, Minister Onboard Crashes. What We Know So Far
A helicopter with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian onboard has crashed in the mountains of the Jofa region of the western province of East Azerbaijan, reports said.
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Search For 13 Miners Trapped For 2 Weeks In Russia Called Off
Russian emergency workers on Monday ended a rescue operation at a mine in the country's Far East where 13 workers have been trapped for two weeks, state media reported.
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What Is Vyomorozka, Known As One Of The Hardest Jobs In The World
A drone flies low over a snow-covered shipyard in Russia's Far East, where workers toil in subzero temperatures to maintain the hulking vessels during the bitter Siberian winter.
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Soviet-Era Plane With 30 On Board Lands On Russian Frozen River By Mistake
A Soviet-era Antonov-24 aircraft carrying 30 passengers landed on a frozen river near an airport in Russia's far east on Thursday because of pilot error, transport prosecutors said.
