A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world’s oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of a woman from Japan.
A soccer-loving nun from Brazil tops list of world’s oldest living person at nearly 117
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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed last year inside the war operations room, aide says
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike last year while inside the fighter group’s war operations room, according to new details Sunday disclosed by a senior Hezbollah official.
Today in History: ‘Rapper’s Delight’ becomes the first hip-hop song to reach the Billboard Top 40
On Jan. 5, 1980, “Rapper’s Delight,” by The Sugarhill Gang, became the first hip-hop song to reach the Billboard Top 40.
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill at least 21, hospital workers say
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 21 people, including at least two children, on Saturday in Gaza, hospital staff said, while a new effort at ceasefire talks was underway in Qatar after nearly 15 months of war.
Austrian Chancellor Nehammer says he will resign after talks on forming a new government fail
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed a second time.
The fragile Israel-Hezbollah truce is holding so far, despite violations
A fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese fighter group Hezbollah has held up for over a month, even as its terms seem unlikely to be met by the agreed-upon deadline.
Congress is notified by the Biden administration of a planned $8 billion weapons sale to Israel
The State Department has informed Congress of a planned $8 billion weapons sale to Israel, U.S. officials say, as the American ally presses forward with its war against Hamas in Gaza.
Today in History: Nancy Pelosi becomes first female speaker of the House
On Jan. 4, 2007, Nancy Pelosi was elected the first female speaker of the House as Democrats took control of Congress.
Mexico opens possibility of receiving non-Mexican deportees from Donald Trump
Mexico opened the possibility Friday of receiving non-Mexican migrants deported by the United States after initially saying they would push President-elect Donald Trump to return other nationalities directly to their countries of origin.
Small caravan of migrants sets out from southern Mexico but is unlikely to reach the US
A new caravan of migrants began walking from southern Mexico on Thursday toward the U.S. border, starting out from the city of Tapachula near the border with Guatemala.