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The Philippines lodged its “strongest protest” against Beijing on Monday and summoned a senior Chinese diplomat over a water cannon assault by the Chinese coast guard that injured Filipino navy crew members and heavily damaged their boat in the disputed South China Sea, officials said....

Israel has destroyed Gaza during five months of military operations, the Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese said today....

I suspect the fedi-collective has more negotiating power in this moment than it realizes. We may as well make some asks, see how Meta responds, and they in turn will see how the public, the media and the regulators respond to them in this bold new era of pervasive Big Tech skepticism....

It was the middle of the night when a dispatcher’s 12-second warning crackled over the radio: A massive cargo ship had lost its steering capabilities and was heading toward the Francis Scott Key Bridge....

At a press update near the bridge, officials said two people had been rescued, but others are believed to still be in the water. The number of those missing fluctuated between seven and 20....

A cargo ship crashed into one of two main supports for the 2.5km long bridge at around 1:30AM EDT....

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Amit Soussana, an Israeli woman, bravely shares her story of surviving sexual assault and violence during her 55-day captivity following the Hamas-led

WASCO, Calif. (KBAK) — A man has been arrested after being suspected of taking the leg of a pedestrian who was struck by an Amtrak train in California and eating it.

Exclusive: Scientists say people with disease who drink two to four cups a day are less likely to see it return...