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[ad_1] SAN SALVADOR — The number of homicides in El Salvador dropped nearly 70% during 2023, the Central American country’s security authorities said on Wednesday, crediting a prolonged state of emergency declared by the government of President Nayib Bukele to fight crime gangs. Justice and Security Minister Gustavo Villatoro said 154 murders were committed last…
[ad_1] SYDNEY — With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world’s most venomous arachnid has found a new home at the Australian Reptile Park where it will help save lives after a member of the public discovered it by chance. The deadly Sydney funnel-web spider dubbed “Hercules” was…
[ad_1] ROME — After pushback by some bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere, the Vatican on Thursday defended the recent move by Pope Francis to allow blessings for same-sex couples, insisting there is nothing “heretical” involved. In a five-page statement, the Holy See’s office to safeguard doctrinal orthodoxy expressed understanding that some bishops’ conferences need…
[ad_1] IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Iowa police confirm ‘multiple wounded’ in Perry school shooting 01:55 Iowa student describes scene at Perry High School during shooting 02:15 Shooting reported at Iowa high school 03:37 Now Playing Attacks on ships in the Red Sea could lead…
[ad_1] IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. ‘Where is the humanity?’ asks eyewitness of deadly blasts in Gaza’s Khan Younis 01:00 Now Playing Fighting intensifies on Israel’s northern border amid worries of an escalating conflict 03:30 UP NEXT Double bombing in Iran kills 84 people at…
[ad_1] Israeli army chief says his forces are in ‘a very high state of readiness’ on Lebanese border The Israeli army released video of what it said was the Chief of General Staff, Herzi Halevi, visiting a military base in the country’s northern border area. Mother and uncle of U.S. service member rescued in Gaza …
[ad_1] A fisherman’s survival was an “absolute miracle,” police said after the man was rescued almost 24 hours after falling into the sea off the New Zealand coast, having used the reflection from his watch to signal for help. The man, who has not been named, told officers that a shark came to “have a…
[ad_1] Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in the biggest single release of captives since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Ukrainian authorities said that 230 Ukrainian prisoners of war returned home in the first exchange in almost five months. Russia’s Defense Ministry said that 248 Russian servicemen have been freed…
[ad_1] The narrowness of the Noto Peninsula has added to the challenges in reaching some communities. Water, power and cellphone service were still down in some areas. Naomi Gonno said she and her children got out of their house just as it came crashing down. But her children were screaming “Granma,” and Gonno saw that…
[ad_1] IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Seminary students in Israel drafted into IDF units amid Israel-Hamas war 02:24 UP NEXT Doctors concerned over rising rate of the flu in parts of U.S. 01:54 In-depth look at the front lines of the southern border…