The story of a family that never lost faith: David and Ariel, who were kidnapped by Hamas in 2023, have been released after two years of captivity. Their grandmother, Esther Cunio, a 90-year-old Argentine woman living in Israel, received the news with tears and relief in her home at Nir Oz kibbutz.
Category: 4. World
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The Cunio hostages return home 2 years after the kidnapping that shocked Israel
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Landslides and flooding cut off 300 communities in Mexico with dozens dead and missing
TIANGUISTENGO, México — When a river that winds through the mountains of central Mexico suddenly turned into a crushing wall of water over this past week, it practically wiped the 400-person village of Chapula off the map.
Residents only had…
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NATO defence ministers seek more arms for Ukraine as Western military support fades
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NATO defence ministers will meet later on Wednesday to try to drum up more military support for Ukraine amid a sharp drop in deliveries of weapons and ammunition in recent months to the war-torn country still…
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NATO agonizes over leaky air defenses while Russian threat grows – POLITICO
Flexible response
Still, strengthening allied air defenses may also require giving a broader mandate to Grynkewich.
Historically, national caveats have restricted NATO from deploying troops to certain locations and have limited the use…
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Afghanistan and Pakistan exchanged their deadliest fire in years. Here’s what we know
Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have flared in recent days with the exchange of deadly gunfire between the neighbors that has stoked fears of a wider conflict.
The fighting followed strikes in the Afghan capital Kabul and the border…
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Deadly flooding and landslides cut off 300 communities in Mexico
TIANGUISTENGO, México (AP) — When a river that winds through the mountains of central Mexico suddenly turned into a crushing wall of water over this past week, it practically wiped the 400-person…
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snapping the world’s rarest hyena
Maddie MolloyClimate & Science reporter
Wim van den HeeverA brown hyena standing beside the ruins of an abandoned diamond mining settlement has earned wildlife photographer Wim van den Heever the title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
He set…
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Netanyahu says Hamas must disarm or “all hell breaks loose”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he’s hopeful for a peaceful next phase in the deal between Israel and Hamas, but noted President Trump’s conditions are “very clear:” Hamas must give up its arms and demilitarize, or “all hell…
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‘Coming back to life’: Freed hostages’ families give updates, thank yous; some snub PM
As their loved ones begin recovering from over two years in Hamas captivity, relatives and close friends of the remaining 20 living hostages released by Hamas on Monday said Tuesday evening that the freed captives are rehabilitating but…
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