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Pope Francis injured as Vatican confirms 2nd fall in matter of weeks

Pope Francis’ arm is in a sling Thursday after the Vatican confirmed he was injured in a fall, the second such incident in a matter of weeks.The Vatican said Francis fell inside his residence Thursday morning and said he is now using a cloth sling to support his right arm.…

American college rape suspect is being extradited to the US

A California resident is being extradited back to the U.S. Thursday after allegedly sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and then reportedly messaging her on Facebook “So I raped you” years later. Ian Cleary, who was wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service, was handed over to American authorities today…

Kirby ‘confident’ Americans in Gaza will be freed Sunday amid reports of Israel, Hamas deal holdup

White House national security communications adviser John Kirby said Thursday morning that he is “confident” that a cease-fire and hostage exchange deal can still be “implemented” Sunday as families of two Americans slated for immediate release await answers. “There’s a deal,” Kirby told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. “We’re confident that we’re going to…

Israel’s Netanyahu accuses Hamas of trying to back out of cease-fire deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday accused Hamas of backing out of a cease-fire deal to release hostages and bring a pause to more than a year of fighting. Netanyahu’s office said Thursday his Cabinet won’t meet to approve the Gaza cease-fire deal until Hamas backs down from what it…

Mozambique’s Chapo sworn in as president after disputed election

Daniel Chapo of Mozambique’s long-ruling Frelimo party was sworn in as president on Wednesday at a sparsely attended ceremony after months of protests against his disputed election victory.A local civil society monitoring group says more than 300 people have been killed in clashes with security forces since the Oct. 9…