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Ground battles rage in Gaza as communications cut off

October 28, 2023
 AFP
Battles were raging in Gaza early on Saturday, as Israel expanded its ground operations and cut communications to the Palestinian territory, three weeks after the deadliest attack in the country’s history. The United Nations warned of a looming “unprecedented avalanche of human suffering” inside the Gaza Strip, following weeks of relentless bombing by Israel, while […]
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New York police arrest hundreds at Jewish protest urging Gaza ceasefire

October 28, 2023
 AFP
Hundreds of people were arrested Friday when police broke up a large demonstration of mostly Jewish New Yorkers who had taken over the main hall of Grand Central station in protest of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, police and organizers said. The New York Police Department said at least 200 people had been arrested, while protest […]
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Cop in Quezon town road rage sacked

October 27, 2023


LUCENA CITY --- A police officer has been relieved from his post at a local station in Gumaca town, Quezon after he reportedly inflicted physical harm on a truck helper during a road rage incident on Thursday, Oct. 26.

In a report, the Quezon po...