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Israel has launched more than 1,000 air and artillery strikes into the densely populated coastal strip, saying they were aimed at Hamas and other militant targets.

A man suspected of sexually assaulting three women this month was arrested after officers caught him brutally attacking a 67yearold woman in the front yard of a San Francisco Bay Area home, police said.

Israel will continue to strike in Gaza as long as necessary and do its utmost to avoid civilian casualties.

Hamas, rulers of the impoverished and blockaded Gaza Strip, aims to become the de facto standard bearer of the Palestinian cause.

The UN said 10,000 Gazans had been forced from their homes by the bombardment. Several international airlines cancelled flights amid the Gaza rocket fire.

U.S. stocks rallied in a sharp rebound on Friday as investors set aside inflation worries and bought shares hammered by the week's volatility, with the shift back into riskier assets dragging on the dollar.

Two migrant workers from Mexico are suing a Louisiana crawfish processor over wages they say fell well below the minimum wage.

A group of scientists urged the Biden administration Thursday to restore legal protections for gray wolves, saying their removal earlier this year was premature and that states are allowing too many of the animals to be killed.

The U.N. Security Council will publicly discuss the worsening violence between Israel and Palestinian militants on Sunday, diplomats said, reaching a compromise over U.S. objections to a meeting on Friday.

Monaco fell behind but quickly recovered to rout fourthtier RumillyVallieres 51 on Thursday and set up a French Cup final against title holder Paris SaintGermain.

El Salvador's president sent 34,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to seven towns in Honduras on Thursday, responding to video pleas from their mayors posted to social media.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that the United States would not leave Australia alone in the face of economic coercion from China, and that such behavior toward U.S. allies would hamper improvement in U.S.Sino relations.

An Andy Warhol canvas found years ago in the garage of rocker Alice Cooper could become the highest selling artwork ever in Arizona.

A Myanmar journalist who reported on antijunta protests has been jailed for three years for incitement, his news organisation said, while authorities on Thursday announced a twicearrested Japanese reporter would be freed.

Union members, students, pensioners and workers marched in antigovernment protests around Colombia on Wednesday, as President Ivan Duque urged citizens to reject violence and stereotypes about demonstrators and police alike.

Brazilian senators expecting explosive testimony from a former government official on President Jair Bolsonaros pandemic response expressed anger Wednesday at what they called his evasive responses and, in some cases, lies.