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Court papers say ex-NBA player Jontay Porter laid out betting scheme in a text; 6th person arrested
A sixth person has been charged in the federal sports betting case involving ex-NBA player Jontay Porter More »
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Significant progress made in talks over Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release, officials say
Officials say U.S. and Arab mediators made significant progress overnight toward brokering a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and the release of scores of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, but a deal has not been reached yet More »
What are the main obstacles to a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages?
Israel and Hamas have been holding indirect talks for more than a year aimed at ending the war in Gaza and returning scores of militant-held hostages in exchange for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel More »
Some Israeli soldiers refuse to keep fighting in Gaza
A growing number of Israeli soldiers are speaking out against the Israel-Hamas war More »
Russian forces bypass a key stronghold in a bid to cut off its supplies, a Ukrainian officer says
A Ukrainian official says Russian forces are bypassing a key stronghold in eastern Ukraine that they have fought for months to capture and are focusing instead on cutting supply lines to it More »
Seoul's spy agency says North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine haven't shown desire to defect
South Korea’s spy agency has told lawmakers that two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces while fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region haven’t expressed a desire to seek asylum in South Korea More »
At least 100 illegal miners have died while trapped in a South African mine for months, group says
A group representing informal miners in South Africa says at least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine have died after being trapped deep underground for months while police tried to get them out More »
New Brazil law restricts use of smartphones in elementary and high schools
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a global trend for such limitations More »
Prominent diplomat and jurist who heads top UN court named Lebanon's new prime minister
Lebanon’s new president has asked prominent diplomat and jurist Nawaf Salam to form the country’s new government after Salam was named prime minister by a large number of legislators More »
At least 40 farmers killed by Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria, an official says
A Nigerian official says at least 40 farmers were killed by militants in a weekend attack in northeastern Borno state More »
