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Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip.

Fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas rages after nearly 200 killed in Gaza

Israeli forces have been pounding Khan Younis in preparation for an anticipated further advance into the main southern city.

  • by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Arafat Barbakh

Opinion & Perspectives

How the watermelon emoji got tied up with the Israel-Hamas war

On and off social media, watermelons are being used as a symbol to communicate solidarity with Palestinians – but the story goes back much further than the current conflict.

Callie Holtermann

Doubts over Israel’s ability to dismantle Hamas grow

Israel has “been saying this for a while, that Hamas is collapsing,” said one intelligence expert. “But it’s just not true.”

Neil MacFarquhar

Christmas Day showed King’s vision for monarchy at its clearest yet

Here was The Firm and The Family, together but separate, and as clear a statement of regal intent as the public had seen since Charles took the throne.

Hannah Furness
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Members of the Sipoteni bear pack put on their outfits in Racova, northern Romania, while touring villages to perform the bear dance ritual. Centuries ago, people in what is now northeastern Romania would don bear fur and dance to fend off evil spirits. Nowadays, the unique custom thrives, with popular festivals drawing large crowds of locals and tourists.
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World of photos, December 31, 2023

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

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Donald Trump at the UFC 296 mixed martial arts event in Las Vegas earlier this month.

Campaign to remove Trump from state ballots kicks into gear

Challenges are under way in several US states, based on an obscure clause of a constitutional amendment enacted after the Civil War that disqualifies officials who “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” from holding office.

  • by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Europe

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Asia

McDonald’s fries in Shanghai, China.

How US fast food giants are supersizing investment in China

Bullishness for China as other industries try to de-risk and detangle from Beijing may be a profit-increasing strategy for the fast food industry.

  • by Aamer Madhani, Paul Wiseman and Elaine Kurtenbach
A North Korean cargo ship.

Ghost ships at reawakened North Korea port put Ukraine in peril

An extra one million shells means about 2700 rounds more per day Russia could fire at Ukraine, which is already having trouble procuring artillery and may face more difficulty if aid from the US isn’t secured.

  • by Jon Herskovitz

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Gal Abdush’s parents, center, and her sisters at their home in Kiryat Ekron, a small town in central Israel, Dec. 7, 2023. The photograph on the wall shows Gal and her husband, Nagi — they had been together since they were teenagers. (Avishag Shaar-Yashuv/The New York Times)

How Hamas weaponised sexual violence

A New York Times investigation shows a pattern of rape, mutilation and extreme brutality against women in the October 7 attacks in Israel. Warning: Extremely graphic descriptions.

  • by Jeffrey Gettleman, Anat Schwartz and Adam Sella

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