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Israeli jets Bomb Gaza in the cover of darkness early this morning. Israel’s military confirmed the attack and said early Sunday morning it launched strikes in the Gaza Strip, a day after rockets were fired from the Hamas-ruled territory. Video from Sawt Asharq news agency in Palestine showed three huge explosions and fighter jets could be heard flying overhead. There was no immediate confirmation of possible casualties. The Israeli military said the attacks targeted a rocket manufacturing facility and a military post for Hamas. It also blamed the militant Islamic group for any violence emanating from the territory it controls.…

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A fire erupted at the South African parliament on Sunday, with flames bursting from the roof of a building and a plume of smoke that could be seen from miles away, but authorities said after several hours that firefighters had the situation under control. Several hours after the blaze started in the legislative capital of Cape Town, thick smoke was still pouring from one of the several buildings that make up the parliament complex. Follow WTX News on Twitter for Live updates 24 hours a day Fire at South African parliament Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia De Lille told…

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France prepared once again for 2022 New Year’s Eve celebrations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Masks have been made mandatory outdoors in French cities including Paris, Lyon and Dijon Muted New Year’s Eve celebrations were taking place across Europe as renewed COVID restrictions prevented large-scale events from taking place, and people were discouraged from gathering in large crowds. Fireworks displays and live TV shows went ahead in several capitals, but often without spectators as many instead watched from home. 2022 New Year’s Eve celebrations in France The new measure is only one of several new restrictions put in place to slow…

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At least 12 people were killed and scores were injured, in a stampede at Hindu shrine ‘Shri Mata’ Vaishno Devi, during New Year celebrations. After a row broke out outside a Hindu shrine in a small town in the Indian-administered part of Kashmir, sparking a deadly stampede. The tragedy took place outside Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, dedicated to the Hindu Mother Goddess, Devi, in the town of Katra on Saturday. Marking the first day of the year, worshippers streamed to the shrine en masse as the clock struck midnight. The scene descended into chaos after two groups of pilgrims waiting…

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Controversial former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II this week, sparking outrage from Brits who argued he should be in prison for his involvement in the Iraq War instead. Blair was knighted in the 2022 New Year Honours list, alongside Covid-19 response officials Chris Whitty and Jonathan Van-Tam. Blair received the Most Noble Order of the Garter – one of the most prestigious royal honours and the highest order of knighthood – and It will be “Sir Tony” after the Queen’s award. Tony Blair knighthood “an honour”In a statement, former prime minister Tony Blair said it was…

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France stops British driving through and closes its borders to all Brits. Britons who live in the European Union can no longer drive through France to their homes elsewhere in the bloc under new regulations that have created confusion for many holiday travellers. Thousands of Britons take the Channel Tunnel from England to France, using Eurotunnel’s Shuttle service, to drive from the UK to their homes in other EU countries. The change caught hundreds of Britons off guard as they prepared to return from family visits over the holidays. Paris and London have been at loggerheads over a range of…

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