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Palestinian Authority suspends Al Jazeera broadcasts
The Palestinian Authority on Wednesday ordered the suspension of broadcasts by the Qatar-based Al Jazeera across the Palestinian territories, accusing the network of airing "inciting content", official media reported."This decision comes in response to Al Jazeera's insistence on broadcasting inciting content and reports characterised by misinformation, incitement, sedition and interference in Palestinian internal affairs," it added.
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Terrorism suspected in New Orleans truck-ramming that killed 10
A US citizen with an Islamic State flag and "hellbent" on carnage steered a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year revelers in New Orleans on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than 35, officials said.The New Orleans attack came 10 days after a similar car-ramming assault at a Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg that killed five and wounded more than 200.
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Bourbon Street attacker identified after deadly rampage. What to know.
A man "hellbent" on creating carnage drove around barricades and hurtled down Bourbon Street in New Orleans' French Quarter, police said.
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Saudi Arabia says it executes 6 Iranians for drug smuggling
Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that the kingdom executed six Iranian men for drug smuggling, sparking strong objections from Iran at a time when the two countries are trying to mend relations. The Saudi Interior Ministry said the six men had been caught smuggling hashish into the kingdom and were executed after an appeal was rejected by the country’s Supreme Court. In Tehran, the Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the Saudi ambassador in protest, the official IRNA news agency said.
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New Orleans barriers to prevent vehicle attacks were in the process of being replaced
Seven years ago, New Orleans officials began installing adjustable barriers at intersections in the famed French Quarter to temporarily prevent vehicles from entering the tourist area where the narrow streets are typically teeming with pedestrians every night of the week. The project to remove and replace the bollards along about eight blocks of bustling Bourbon Street, from St. Ann Street to Canal Street, began Nov. 18, city documents show. Temporary asphalt patches were installed in the spots where the steel columns were removed, according to the documents.
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New Orleans attack suspect was US-born army veteran
The New Orleans attack suspect, identified by the FBI as 42-year-old US citizen Shamsud-Din Jabbar, appeared to be a real estate agent from Texas who had spent 10 years as an IT specialist in his country's army.The FBI confirmed at a news conference that Jabbar was a US army veteran but did not detail his role.
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Israel's sacked defence minister Gallant quits parliament
Israel's former defence minister Yoav Gallant, who was dismissed in November after spearheading the military campaign in Gaza for more than a year, announced Wednesday that he would resign from parliament.In November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant as well as Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif, who the Israeli military says it killed in Gaza.
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1 person dies when Tesla truck catches fire and explodes outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel
Eric Trump praised the fire department and local law enforcement “for their swift response and professionalism.”
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Several killed in a shooting in Montenegro, police and local media say. The shooter is on the run
Several people were killed in a shooting on Wednesday in the Montenegrin city of Cetinje, police and local media said. The shooter is on the run.
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Man slams truck into crowd in New Orleans, killing 10 and injuring dozens
Officials identified the man who intentionally drove a pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street as revelers were celebrating the new year. The driver was killed by police.
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Tesla Cybertruck explodes, killing 1 outside Trump Hotel in Vegas
A Tesla Cybertruck exploded and caught fire outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year's Day.
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Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas: 1 dead, 7 injured
One person is dead and seven people were hurt after a Tesla Cybertruck caught fire outside Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year's morning.
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New Orleans truck attack: what we know so far
The United States saw 2025 begin with a violent attack, after a man drove deliberately at high speed into a crowd of New Year's revelers in New Orleans, killing at least 10 and wounding more than 35. - At least 10 people were killed and more than 35 were wounded, said New Orleans police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick.
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Power is restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a major blackout
BAYAMÓN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Power was restored to nearly all electrical customers across Puerto Rico on Wednesday after a sweeping blackout plunged the U.S. territory into darkness on New Year’s Eve. Lights returned to households as well as to Puerto Rico’s hospitals, water plants and sewage facilities after the massive outage that exposed the persistent electricity problems plaguing the island. “Given the fragile nature of the grid, we will need to manage available generation to customer demand, which will likely require rotating temporary outages,” Juan Saca, president of Luma Energy, said in a statement.
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California's fentanyl fight: Politicians v. grieving parents
This year-long investigation provides an unprecedented look at California's one-party supermajority legislature through the eyes of grieving parents who discover how California lawmakers kill popular bills by not voting.
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Honolulu fireworks explosion leads to multiple injuries, police say
Police were still assessing the scene Wednesday morning, and could not say how many people were injured.
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Notre Dame v. Georgia Sugar Bowl postponed after deadly New Orleans truck attack
"All parties and all agree that it's in the best interest of everybody and public safety that we postpone the game for 24 hours," Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said Wednesday afternoon.
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1 person dies when truck catches fire and explodes outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel
One person died and seven more were injured Wednesday when a Tesla truck caught fire and exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel, authorities said. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and Clark County Fire Department officials said at a news conference that a person died inside the vehicle and that they were working to get the body out. A county spokeswoman said in a statement that the fire in the valet area of the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas was reported at 8:40 a.m.
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Witnesses describe 'war zone' left in wake of New Orleans attack
Witnesses described terrifying scenes of "insanity" that they likened to being in a "war zone" after Wednesday's early morning vehicle-ramming attack in the US city of New Orleans that killed at least 10 people."The best way I can describe it is truly a war zone."
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New Orleans was replacing street barriers at time of truck attack
(Reuters) -The city of New Orleans had begun replacing security barriers along Bourbon Street before Wednesday's truck attack, which killed at least 10 people and injured more than 30, and officials conceded a stop-gap security plan did not work. The suspect, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, was able to drive around a police car and onto the sidewalk. "We did indeed have a plan, but the terrorists defeated it," New Orleans Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick said during a press conference, adding that the prior barriers had suffered malfunction issues.

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