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Gendarmes patrol at the Vatry airport, eastern France, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023 in Vatry, eastern France. About 300 Indian citizens heading to Central America were sequestered in a French airport for a third day Saturday because of an investigation into suspected human trafficking, authorities said. The 15 crew members of the Legend Airlines charter flight en route from United Arab Emirates to Nicaragua were questioned and released, according to a lawyer for the small Romania-based airline. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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Grounded charter jet freed to leave France. Lawyer says most passengers expected to return to India
By ANGELA CHARLTON AND ELISE MORTON - Associated Press
Sun,12/24/23-5:34AM , 76 Reads
PARIS (AP) — A charter plane sequestered while carrying 303 Indians to Nicaragua was authorized Sunday to leave the French airport where it has been grounded for four days for a human trafficking investigation.
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In this picture released by the official website of the Iranian Army on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023, a missile system is displayed in an unveiling ceremony at a naval base near the Indian Ocean in the southern Iranian port of Konarak, some 850 miles (1,400 kilometres) southeast of the capital, Tehran, Iran. Iran's navy on Sunday added domestically produced sophisticated cruise missiles to its arsenal, state TV reported. (Iranian Army via AP)

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Iran’s navy adds sophisticated cruise missiles to its armory
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sun,12/24/23-4:48AM , 29 Reads
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s navy on Sunday added domestically produced sophisticated cruise missiles to its arsenal, state TV reported.
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In solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza, the municipality of Bethlehem has organized an artwork called “Nativity under the Rubble” in Manger Square where a decorated Christmas tree usually stands. (Dec. 23)

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On Christmas Eve, Bethlehem resembles a ghost town. Celebrations are halted due to Israel-Hamas war.
By MELANIE LIDMAN - Associated Press
Sun,12/24/23-3:34AM , 88 Reads
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The typically bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town Sunday after Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war.
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A woman takes a break from the queue outside the passport offices in Harare, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Atop many Christmas wish lists in economically troubled Zimbabwe is a travel document and people are flooding the passport office this holiday season ahead of a price hike planned in the New Year. The desperation at the office in the capital is palpable as some people fear the hike could push the cost of obtaining a passport out of reach and economic gloom feeds a surge in migration. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

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A Christmas rush to get passports to leave Zimbabwe is fed by economic gloom and a price hike
By FARAI MUTSAKA - Associated Press
Sun,12/24/23-2:03AM , 74 Reads
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Atop many Christmas wish lists in economically troubled Zimbabwe is a travel document, and people are flooding the passport office this holiday season ahead of a price hike planned in the New Year.
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