Beijing has criminalised much dissent in China and Hong Kong, and most protest leaders have been arrested, jailed or fled overseas
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Denmark calls in army to defend Jewish sites
Denmark will deploy army units to protect Jewish and Israeli sites in Copenhagen in response to an increase in antisemitism
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Hamas says ready to swap all detained Israeli soldiers for all Palestinian prisoners
In 2011, more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners were exchanged for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, taken prisoner by Hamas five years earlier
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Canadian court sentences ‘incel’ attacker as terrorist
The sentence marks the first time in Canada — and possibly the world — that authorities recognized gender-based violence as terrorism
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Montreal Jewish community centre targeted by firebombing
A Molotov cocktail was thrown through the building’s front door on Monday, coming on the heels of several shootings and firebombings
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Trudeau, EU leaders talk Ukraine and climate at Canada summit
The leaders discussed Ukraine, Canada’s mineral resources, a Canada-EU Green Alliance and the US’ Inflation Reduction Act
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Israel awaits ‘miracle’ hostage release as truce begins
Israel was eagerly awaiting what one official called the “miracle” release Friday of women and children taken hostage by Palestinian militants during the deadliest attack in the country’s history. About 240 hostages were seized when militants from the Gaza Strip broke through the Hamas-ruled territory’s militarized border with Israel on October 7 and killed about […]
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Cold, mud and mice: Ukraine enters second winter of war
Ukrainian soldiers are bringing more cloths and chemical handwarmers to battle, as more are “taking care of themselves” against the cold
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Biden says Gaza, West Bank should be ‘reunited’ under Palestinian Authority
Gaza and the West Bank should eventually be “reunited” under a new Palestinian Authority, President Biden said in an opinion piece Saturday
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Can hospitals be military targets? What international law says
It’s generally prohibited, but an exception is made if the building is used for ‘acts harmful to the enemy’