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KHUZAA, Gaza Strip -- Locals call it “watermelon salad.” But this delicacy popular in the southern Gaza Strip at this time of year is far from the sweet, refreshing taste the name evokes.“Lasima,” “Ajar,” or “Qursa” are different names for…

A search is ongoing for a US man who fell from a cruise ship off the coast of Florida.However, his partner has already set up a GoFundMe to cover funeral expenses.Ronnie Peale Jr, 35, from Virginia, fell from the Carnival Magic cruise ship…

A six-year-old girl is recovering after both her feet were severed by a ratchet strap she was playing with inside a ute earlier this month.One end of the strap flew out of the window and became wrapped around the vehicle’s rotating drive…

Ukrainian officials say 16,000 children have been deported from Ukraine to Russia, but some estimates are much higher. In March, the international criminal court issued arrest warrants for Vladimir…

A 14-year-old was fatally shot in the back Sunday by a South Carolina convenience store owner who wrongly accused him of shoplifting and chased him after a confrontation, authorities said.Rick Chow, 58, was arrested Monday and charged with…

Ten noted thinkers, writers and filmmakers, including Ken Loach and Nobel literature laureate Annie Ernaux, have signed an open letter calling on the president of Algeria to free a jailed journalist they said was punished for refusing to…

LONDON -- As Britain’s prime minister, Boris Johnson established an independent inquiry into the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.Now the inquiry wants to see, in full, what Johnson wrote to other U.K. officials as the…

A humanitarian charity says that hundreds of refugees in Kenya’s Dadaab camps have been affected by a cholera outbreak as the population in the facilities grows rapidlyNAIROBI, Kenya -- Hundreds of refugees in Kenya’s Dadaab camps have been…

A 15-year-old soccer player has been hospitalized with life-threatening brain injuries after being struck by an opposing player in a post-match fight during an international youth tournament in GermanyFRANKFURT, Germany -- A 15-year-old…

A pizza chain has launched a devilish new Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) scheme in which customers can pay for their pizza after they die.HELL Pizza is inviting customers to apply for the trial scheme, which involves amending their wills.The…