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Fact Check: Freed Israeli prisoner Alexander Turbanov didn’t release statement praising his captors
Claim:Freed Israeli prisoner Alexander Turbanov released a statement praising his captors in October 2025, in which he said, in part: "Your kindness will forever be etched on my soul....
Turkey to send Syria weapons in exchange for greater reach against Kurdish group
Syria has reportedly elected to only use the equipment on its northern border, to avoid further stoking the already tense relations with neighboring Israel.Turkey has reportedly agreed to supply...
Royal Mail moves quickly to diversify non-home parcel shipping points
Royal Mail plans to almost double the number of parcel exchanges — including shops, lockers and parcel post boxes — to 45,000 locations by 2030, as part of a...
Gunmen ambush security patrol in Nigeria’s northwest, killing 8
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen ambushed a security personnel in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara state and killed at least eight people, the state's governor said.The attack took place Thursday on...
Maccabi World Union hosts released hostages, families at Kfar Maccabiah
Maccabi World Union has opened its Kfar Maccabiah facilities to hostages recently released from captivity in Gaza and their families, providing them with a place to recover and readjust...
Hamas says return of Israeli hostages’ bodies may take time
Hamas claims the return of Israeli hostages’ bodies will take time, saying some are buried in destroyed tunnels and others under bombed buildings.Hamas claimed on Thursday that the return...
China Launches 600th Long March Rocket as Guowang Constellation Expansion Continues
China successfully launched its 600th Long March rocket with the lift-off of its Long March 8A on Oct. 15. With it, the rocket took the 12th group of Guowang...
Why Russia’s Putin and Syria’s Sharaa agreed to meet after a decade of war
Russia clearly wanted to pivot to work with Sharaa. It likely extended feelers long ago, recognizing HTS as a potential partner, even after a decade of fighting in Syria.Syrian...
Kenya police fire tear gas to disperse crowds at stadium to view body of ex-PM Odinga
Kenyan police have fired tear gas at huge crowds of mourners who had gathered at a stadium in the capital, Nairobi, to view the body of Kenya's former Prime...
France’s Lecornu likely to survive no-confidence votes in parliament
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu faces two no-confidence motions in parliament on Thursday, although his chance of being ousted are seen as slim.Lecornu on Tuesday announced the suspension of...
