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Astronomers discover a solar system of six planets in rare synchrony

Astronomers have discovered a rare in-sync solar system with six planets moving like a grand cosmic orchestra, untouched by outside forces since their birth billions of years ago. The find, announced Wednesday, can help explain how solar systems across the Milky Way galaxy came to be. This one is 100… Read More

86-year-old Pope Francis has serious health concerns

Pope Francis presided at his weekly audience with the public at the Vatican, but admitted that he’s still unwell and needed an aide to read his remarks for him on Wednesday, a day after canceling an overseas trip. Francis, who will turn 87 on Dec. 17 and had part of… Read More

41 Indian minders rescued after 17 days, minister says

All 41 construction workers who were trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel in northern India for more than two weeks were pulled out on Tuesday, bringing an end to a drawn-out rescue mission that had grabbed the country’s attention for days. A crowd of local residents gathered around the tunnel… Read More

Israel and Hamas ceasefire extended

Israel and Hamas terrorists agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days past Monday, the Qatari government said, bringing the prospect of a longer halt to their deadliest and most destructive war and further exchanges of the terrorist kidnap victims in exchange for Palestinians criminals held in prison in… Read More

Ukraine bypasses Russian blockade

Grain thunders into rail cars and trucks zip around a storage facility in central Ukraine, a place that growing numbers of companies turned to as they struggled to export their food to people facing hunger around the world. Now, more of the grain is getting unloaded from overcrammed silos and… Read More

Missiles fired from Yemen at U.S. warship after it stops hijackers

Armed assailants seized and later let go of a tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Yemen on Sunday before being apprehended by the United States Navy, officials said. Two ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen then landed near a U.S. warship aiding the tanker in the Gulf of… Read More

Breaking: 2 dead in attempted terror attack at U.S.-Canada border

A vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on the American side of a U.S.-Canada bridge in Niagara Falls Wednesday. The explosion left two people dead, a border agent injured, and prompted the closing of four border crossings in the area, authorities said. Fox News reported that the vehicle exploded in an… Read More

Israel-Hamas War: Both sides say they’re close to deal

Senior Hamas officials said Tuesday that an agreement could be reached soon in which the terrorist group would release hostages and Israel would free Palestinian prisoners. Meanwhile, Israeli officials announced that meetings of key decision-making bodies would be held late Tuesday to discuss “the issue of the release of hostages.”… Read More

1970s rock star to put guitars up for auction

Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler will sell off a collection of guitars he considers “old friends” at a Christie’s auction in London next year. The musician whose distinctive finger-picking style drove hits for the British rockers including “Sultans of Swing” and “Money for Nothing,” is putting 120 guitars and amps… Read More