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Hamas releases 4 more hostages as part of ceasefire agreement with Israel

5:04am January 25, 2025

Four female soldiers taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023 by Hamas were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza on Saturday morning, and then transferred to the Israeli military.

Arrest warrant proposed for Taliban leaders for gender-based crimes

4:58pm January 24, 2025

The International Criminal Court, a U.N. agency, has to approve the warrants. They've been condemned by the Taliban and welcomed by Afghan women and their advocates — with some reservations.

French woman who refused sex with husband not to blame for divorce, rights court says

4:31pm January 24, 2025

Europe's top human rights court ruled the woman's right to respect for private and family life had been violated when French courts found her solely at fault for her divorce because she withheld sex.

Lebanese citizens return to their homes in An-Naqoura

Lebanese long to return to war-damaged homes, but Israeli troops remain — for now

1:31pm January 24, 2025

Lebanese residents waiting to return to their villages say the Israeli military has destroyed nearly everything.

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Hamas has named the next 4 hostages it will release as part of ceasefire with Israel

10:41am January 24, 2025

All four hostages are female Israeli soldiers. They are expected to be released Saturday in accordance with a ceasefire agreement with Israel that's halted fighting in the Gaza war since last weekend.

Wuhan Works To Contain Spread Of Coronavirus

5 years after Fang Fang recorded Wuhan lockdown, 2 of her books are being translated

9:35am January 24, 2025

Chinese author Fang Fang posted notes online while being quarantined in Wuhan. They became Wuhan Diary. She talks with us about two more of her books now coming to English readers.

The debut of new pandas in D.C. marks the latest chapter in China's 'panda diplomacy'

9:17am January 24, 2025

Friday's debut of new pandas at the National Zoo in D.C. is the latest chapter in a long tale of "panda diplomacy" between China and the rest of the world.

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The U.S. is trying to unravel a hacking plot that targeted climate activists

5:00am January 24, 2025

by A Martínez

The U.S. claims the hacking was commissioned by a lobbying firm working on behalf of one of the world's biggest oil companies.

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As Syria rebuilds, hope collides with painful memories in one Damascus neighborhood

4:20am January 24, 2025

by Emily Feng

After the fall of Syria's despotic Assad regime, life is slowly returning to one Damascus neighborhood, where the violence and painful memories of the past are still literally being unearthed.

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Fighting between rival factions in Syria threatens its fragile stability

8:01pm January 23, 2025

by Jane Arraf

Fighting between Syrian Kurds -who a decade ago clawed out an autonomous territory in the country's northeast- and Turkish-backed militias is posing a serious threat to the current stability.

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