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• Tourist arrested, attacked by locals after scaling world-famous sacred Mayan temple, video shows

  23-03-2025 22:22 via foxnews.com
  
  A tourist in Mexico is facing charges after he climbed stairs of one of the New Seven Wonders of the World before furious locals took justice into their own hands by beating the man. Bystander footage shows the individual – who authorities have yet to name – scaling the side of the Temple of Kukulcan in Chichén Itzá in Yucatan last week. The man was one of two separate visitors filmed climbing the pyramid on Thursday, as approximately 9,000 tourists flock
  
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• South African ambassador expelled from US welcomed home by supporters

  23-03-2025 21:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Ebrahim Rasool, declared persona non grata by Washington, was surrounded by crowds at Cape Town airportThe South African ambassador who was expelled from the US and declared persona non grata by the Trump administration was welcomed home on Sunday by hundreds of supporters who sang songs praising him.Crowds at Cape Town International airport surrounded Ebrahim Rasool and his wife Rosieda as they emerged in the arrivals terminal in their home town, and they needed a police escort to help them nav
  
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• Turkey jails Istanbul mayor before trial, protests rage throughout city

  23-03-2025 20:00 via foxnews.com
  
  A Turkish court on Sunday jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, pending trial on corruption charges, in a move likely to inflame the country's biggest protests in more than a decade.The decision to send Imamoglu to jail comes after the main opposition party, European leaders and tens of thousands of protesters criticized the actions against him as politicized and undemocratic.As the courtroom developments unfolded, there were signs that the mayor'
  
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• New Canadian prime minister calls snap election to respond to Trump

  23-03-2025 19:39 via foxnews.com
  
  New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Conservative opponent kicked off their election campaigns Sunday against the backdrop of a trade war and annexation threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.Carney announced there will be a five-week election campaign before the vote on April 28.The governing Liberals had appeared poised for a historic election defeat this year until Trump declared a trade war. Trump has repeatedly said that Canada should become the 51st U.S. state and he acknowled
  
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• Gaza medics issue malnutrition alert as total Israeli blockade enters fourth week

  23-03-2025 19:27 via theguardian.com
  
  Israel continues to batter territory in renewed offensive as death toll from nearly 18 months of war passes 50,000Malnutrition is spreading in Gaza, medics and aid workers in the devastated Palestinian territory are warning, as a total Israeli blockade of all supplies enters its fourth week.There has been no sign that Israel will open entry points to allow essential aid to flow or ease its new offensive in Gaza, which started on Tuesday with a wave of airstrikes that killed 400 people, mostly ci
  
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• Canada to head to polls as Mark Carney calls snap election for 28 April

  23-03-2025 17:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Prime minister launches contest expected to focus on US relations, as Liberals enjoy lead over ConservativesCanada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, has called a snap election on 28 April, firing the starting gun on a contest that is widely expected to focus on the strained relationship with the US amid threats to Canada’s economic and political future.“We are facing the most significant crisis of our lifetime because of President [Donald] Trump’s unjustified trade actions a
  
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• Christian watch group rises up to protect community amid growing violence in Syria

  23-03-2025 16:15 via foxnews.com
  
  FIRST ON FOX: The growing violent attacks and killings in Syria under the Islamist rule of the new regime led by Ahmed al-Sharaa have put the country's Christian community on edge, with many fearing for their future."The situation for Christians in Syria has reached a critical threshold, and I'd argue they're teetering on the edge of catastrophe," Jeff King, the president of International Christian Concern, told Fox News Digital."A jihadist storm is beginning to rain down on them and, so how lon
  
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• Massive Russian drone attack kills 7 in Ukraine ahead of US peace talks

  23-03-2025 15:09 via foxnews.com
  
  Russia launched a massive drone attack targeting Kyiv and other major cities in Ukraine overnight on Sunday, killing at least seven people.The attack comes just days before Ukrainian and Russian delegations are set to meet for indirect peace talks with the U.S. in Saudi Arabia. The U.S. will mediate the talks and meet with representatives separately.Ukraine's air force says Sunday's attack from Russia involved 147 drones, 97 of which were shot down and another 25 failed to reach their targets.Th
  
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• Finding God in Gaza: Former Israeli hostage found faith to help her survive Hamas terror

  23-03-2025 15:00 via foxnews.com
  
  After 482 days in Hamas captivity, Agam Berger was finally home. The world first saw her in the horrific footage from Oct. 7, 2023 – bloodied, terrified, alongside four other young women soldiers abducted from the Nahal Oz IDF base. The terrorists paraded them through the streets of Gaza as trophies.At a recent ceremony, held at the Yehezkel Synagogue in Tel Aviv at a traditional meal of gratitude to God, Berger made an emotional plea to God for the 59 hostages who remain in Gaza."The livi
  
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• Alcohol safety ads to target young Australian travellers amid push for answers over methanol deaths

  23-03-2025 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Penny Wong says families of Laos poisoning victims Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles ‘foremost in mind’ as Smartraveller campaign announcedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government will launch a new alcohol safety campaign targeting young travellers as the families of Melbourne teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, who died after drinking alcohol tainted with methanol while on holiday in L
  
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• Israel-Hezbollah truce in jeopardy after rocket barrage kills 6

  23-03-2025 14:48 via foxnews.com
  
  Israel launched airstrikes on several locations in Lebanon on Saturday in retaliation for a rocket attack, killing six people in the heaviest exchange of fire since its ceasefire with the militant group Hezbollah began nearly four months ago.The exchange sparked concern about whether the ceasefire would hold, days after Israel relaunched its war with another Iran-backed militant group, Hamas, in Gaza. In a statement, Hezbollah denied being responsible for the attack, saying it was committed to t
  
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• Chinese premier meets pro-Trump senator and calls for ‘dialogue over confrontation’

  23-03-2025 14:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Meeting comes as China hopes to reach a deal to avert further tariff pressure from WashingtonRepublican senator Steve Daines, a staunch supporter of Donald Trump, met Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing on Sunday, as China hopes to reach a deal to avert further tariff pressure from Washington.The meeting marks the first time a US politician has visited China since Trump took office in January. Earlier this month, China’s ministry of foreign affairs promised that China will “fight to
  
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• Venezuela to resume accepting US deportation flights

  23-03-2025 13:08 via foxnews.com
  
  Venezuela will resume accepting deportation flights from the US after Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro suspended the flights earlier this month.Jorge Rodríguez, the president of Venezuela's Assembly and chief negotiator with the U.S. announced the change in policy on Saturday."We have agreed with the U.S. government to resume the repatriation of Venezuelan migrants with an initial flight tomorrow, Sunday," Rodriguez said.He added that the deal with the U.S. secured the "return of our
  
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• Pope Francis makes 1st public appearance in five weeks, returns to the Vatican

  23-03-2025 12:28 via foxnews.com
  
  Pope Francis returned to the Vatican Sunday morning for the first time since being hospitalized five weeks ago. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church, using a wheelchair and wearing nasal tubes for oxygen, exited Rome's Gemmlli Hospital and was escorted to the Vatican by a convoy of police vehicles. The convoy stopped at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, where the Pope often visits, and delivered a bouquet of flowers to be placed in front of the Salus populi Romani icon. Before being
  
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• At least 19 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, including senior Hamas leader

  23-03-2025 10:49 via foxnews.com
  
  Israeli strikes in the southern Gaza Strip killed at least 19 Palestinians overnight into Sunday, including a senior Hamas political leader as well as several women and children.This, as the Israeli military instructed people to evacuate from part of the city of Rafah on the border with Egypt.The military said it would soon operate in the Tel Sultan area of Rafah. Israel launched a major offensive on the city in May.People were ordered to evacuate on foot along a single route to the Mawasi area.
  
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• Deadly Israeli strikes in Gaza and Lebanon amid calls for halt to ‘endless war’

  23-03-2025 07:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Hamas leader in Khan Younis among 19 dead from Gaza bombing, while Iran-backed rebels in Yemen fire missile at IsraelIsraeli strikes across southern Gaza killed at least 19 people overnight into Sunday, including a senior Hamas political leader, officials said.Iran-backed rebels in Yemen who are allied with Hamas meanwhile launched another missile at Israel, setting off air raid sirens. The Israeli military said it was intercepted with no casualties or damage. Continue reading...
  
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• No. 1 seed Houston survives upset scare, holding off eighth-seeded Gonzaga to reach the Sweet 16

  23-03-2025 05:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  LJ Cryer matched a career high with 30 points, including two free throws with 14.2 seconds left, and No. 1 seed Houston held on to beat eighth-seeded Gonzaga 81-76 on Saturday night to reach the Sweet 16 for the sixth straight NCAA Tournament.
  
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• Woman accused of killing her California fire captain wife captured in Mexico

  23-03-2025 04:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  Yolanda Marodi, suspected of fatally stabbingCapt. Rebecca Marodi at their home in San Diego County, was captured in Mexico after more than a month on the run, officials said Saturday.
  
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• Mark Carney to announce Canadian election and will run in Ottawa’s Nepean riding

  23-03-2025 04:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Recently installed prime minister expected to confirm 28 April ballot as he seeks to keep Liberal party in governmentMark Carney will run for election in the Ottawa riding of Nepean as the new Canadian prime minister seeks to join parliament for the first time, his Liberal party has announced.Carney on Sunday is predicted to trigger an early general election on 28 April. The Liberals said on Saturday that Carney would run to represent the suburban riding, or district, of Nepean, noting in a soci
  
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• NCAA Tournament: What to watch in Sunday's slate of March Madness games

  23-03-2025 01:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  Defending national champion UConn vs. No. 1 Florida highlights a loaded NCAA Tournament slate on Sunday.
  
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• Murphy, beloved bald eagle who incubated a rock, dies after violent storms in Missouri

  23-03-2025 00:50 via nbcnews.com
  
  A beloved bald eagle who gained popularity for incubating a rock and later nurturing an injured eaglet back to health was being mourned after dying following intense storms in Missouri.
  
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• Pope Francis set to be released from hospital

  23-03-2025 00:34 via nbcnews.com
  Pope Francis is scheduled to be discharged from the hospital on Sunday, his doctors at Gemelli Hospital said. Francis, 88, was hospitalized for bronchitis on Feb. 14 and remained under care for more than five weeks. NBC News’ Claudio Lavanga reports from the Vatican.
  
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• Germany temporarily shuts embassy in South Sudan amid fears of civil war

  23-03-2025 00:09 via foxnews.com
  
  Germany has temporarily closed its embassy in South Sudan's capital Juba because of rising tensions that have brought the East African country to the verge of civil war, the German foreign ministry said on Saturday.South Sudan President Salva Kiir this week sacked the governor of Upper Nile state, where clashes have escalated between government troops and an ethnic militia he accuses of allying with his rival, First Vice President Riek Machar.EU DENIES INTENT TO DELAY SOUTH SUDAN ELECTIONSThe st
  
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• Netanyahu claims decision to fire Shin Bet chief not connected to Qatar inquiry

  23-03-2025 00:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Israeli PM says Ronen Bar sacked over 7 October report, rather than investigation into his office’s alleged links to QatarisIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed in a Saturday speech that the decision to fire the country’s domestic security chief Ronen Bar was made before the announcement that Bar was investigating the prime ministry for alleged ties to the Qatari government.Netanyahu said that he had decided to fire Bar, the director of Shin Bet, after the agency’s
  
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