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Relatives of families struggling after Cyclone Chido ripped through the French island territory of Mayotte expressed helplessness Wednesday, a day before France’s president and another 180 tons (163 tonnes) of aid were expected to arrive.

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Survivors recount 'very apocalyptic' cyclone that ripped through French territory of Mayotte

By SAM MEDNICK, ADRIENNE SURPRENANT AND SYLVIE CORBET SAM MEDNICK, ADRIENNE SURPRENANT AND SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press
Wed,12/18/24-8:02AM, 60 Reads
MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — They clustered around water taps, rare sources of electricity and each other.
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People look at the floral tribute at the Atkinson arts centre in Southport, England, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024 after three young girls were killed in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club the week before. (AP Photo/Darren Staples, File)

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Teen charged in UK dance class stabbings pleads not guilty to murder

By BRIAN MELLEY BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press
Wed,12/18/24-8:31AM, 85 Reads
LONDON (AP) — A teen charged with killing three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England this summer remained silent in court Wednesday as not guilty pleas were
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Released hostage Ilana Gritzewsky poses for a portrait in her apartment in Kiryat Gat, Israel, on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, near photos of her boyfriend, Matan Zangauker, who is being held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

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Families of hostages endure uncertainty even as hopes rise for a ceasefire in Gaza

By MELANIE LIDMAN MELANIE LIDMAN - Associated Press
Wed,12/18/24-8:20AM, 53 Reads
KIRYAT GAT, Israel (AP) — Ilana Gritzewsky is fighting a battle against time to save her boyfriend from Hamas captivity.
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Flowers are attached to the facade of an apartment block in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, where a bomb killed Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia's Radiation, Biological, and Chemical Defense Forces, and his assistant, Ilya Polikarpov. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)

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What's known about the brazen bombing that killed a top Russian general in Moscow

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wed,12/18/24-8:21AM, 49 Reads
The killing of a senior Russian general in a bombing outside his apartment building in Moscow was the boldest assassination yet of a top military officer and again brought the war in Ukraine to the streets of the capit
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