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For most child athletes, sports usually take place in a gymnasium, or on an outdoor or indoor field. But for Wassim Naqqar, the war in Gaza has forced him to practice in unusual places — on top of a demolished building, in refugee camps, and sometimes on the sand by the sea. The 11-year-old was the Palestinian territory’s top gymnastics …

A military court in Congo on Friday sentenced 37 people, including a Canadian, to death after they were convicted of taking part in a coup attempt. The suspects, mostly Congolese but also a Briton, a Belgian and three Americans, have five days to appeal the verdict on charges that include attempted coup, terrorism and criminal association. Fourteen people were acquitted …

The suspects in the foiled plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna earlier this month planned to kill “tens of thousands” of fans before the CIA uncovered intelligence that disrupted the planning and led to arrests, the agency’s deputy director said. The CIA alerted Austrian authorities to the plan, which reportedly included ties to the Islamic State group. …

A treasure trove of documents detailing more than two centuries of tornado events in Canada is now accessible to anyone with an Internet connection. The files are stored in the Environment Canada archives and have been digitized and posted online as part of a multi-year project led by the Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) at Western University in London, Ontario. The …

At least 70 people have been killed in multiple landslides triggered by torrential rains in southern India, with many more feared trapped under the rubble, officials said Tuesday, as rescue efforts have been hampered by bad weather. The landslides struck hilly villages in Kerala state’s Wayanad district early Tuesday morning, destroying many homes and a bridge, but authorities have yet …

California officials said winds and temperatures were expected to increase slightly due to a drop in humidity, they said in an update Monday morning, as the Park Fire burned an area larger than the city of Los Angeles. Nearly 4,000 firefighters are battling the blaze, aided by numerous helicopters and firefighting aircraft. Reinforcements are expected to provide much-needed respite for …

WARNING: This story contains disturbing details. The fate of a Winnipeg man who confessed to killing four women but denies criminal responsibility will be decided Thursday after an unusual trial for the confessed serial killer. Jeremy Skibicki’s lawyers argued that he was driven by delusions related to schizophrenia and hearing voices that made him believe he was on a mission …

An Iranian-born Norwegian man was found guilty on Thursday of terrorism charges in connection with a 2022 attack on a 2SLGBTQ+ festival in Oslo and sentenced to 30 years in prison. The shooting at three locations, mainly outside the London Pub, a popular gay bar, on June 25, 2022, left two people dead and nine seriously injured. The Oslo District …