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Shiri Bibas: Body returned from Gaza is not mother, Israeli military says – BBC.com
Shiri Bibas: Body returned from Gaza is not mother, Israeli military says BBC.com Israel Says Shiri Bibas Is Missing After Hamas Returns Her Sons’ Remains The New York Times Israel says it has received list from Hamas of hostages slated for release
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Read MoreJapan cabinet approves ’emergency’ urban bear shootings
Japan’s cabinet approved a bill Friday allowing hunters to shoot bears in populated areas at their own discretion after human encounters with the wild animals hit record levels. Across the country, 219 people were attacked by bears in 12 months
Read MoreIsrael says hostage body returned by Hamas not Bibas mother
by Jay Deshmukh with AFP’s team in Gaza Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said he would ensure “Hamas pays the full price” for failing to hand over hostage Shiri Bibas after the militant group released a body Israel
Read MoreNetanyahu Calls Out ‘Malicious Violation’ of Gaza Cease-Fire Over Release of Body
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed revenge Friday for what he described as a “cruel and malicious violation” of the ceasefire agreement after a body that Hamas released as part of the deal was found to not be
Read MoreChinese AI companies celebrate DeepSeek, shrug off global curbs
by Jing Xuan TENG Chinese tech companies shrugged off foreign scrutiny of upstart chatbot maker DeepSeek, telling AFP on Friday they were confident the country’s tech startups would make more gains in the global artificial intelligence race. Hangzhou-based DeepSeek’s R1
Read MoreMyanmar returns 300 more Chinese scam center workers
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Read MoreFate of Bibas Family Renews Fears for Israel-Gaza Cease-fire
Hamas said it had returned the bodies of Shiri Bibas and her two sons. The Israeli military announced that the boys were murdered in Gaza and that Ms. Bibas’s body was that of someone else.
Read MoreApple Cider Vinegar‘s Belle Gibson Faked Cancer. Years Later, Australia Is Still Chasing Her
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A decade after wellness influencer Belle Gibson admitted she didn’t have terminal brain cancer, which she claimed was cured by the healthy lifestyle that made her famous, her story has inspired a new Netflix series —
Read MoreThe F.B.I.’s New Boss, and the Foreign Aid Fallout
Plus, a James Bond takeover.
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