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Forty-one workers remain trapped in a tunnel in India as rescue efforts experience new challenges, after a week. AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports.

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41 workers remain trapped in tunnel in India for seventh day as drilling operations face challenges
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE - Associated Press
Fri,11/17/23-10:41PM , 65 Reads
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Forty-one workers remained trapped in a collapsed road tunnel in northern India for a seventh day Saturday as a new drilling machine arrived on site to replace the damaged one.
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Several hundred Palestinians in the West Bank city of Ramallah chant and wave Palestinian flags Friday, at a rally and march protesting the Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip.

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UN stops delivery of food and supplies to Gaza as communications blackout hinders aid coordination
By WAFAA SHURAFA, JACK JEFFERY AND LEE KEATH - Associated Press
Fri,11/17/23-2:29AM , 69 Reads
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The United Nations was forced Friday to stop deliveries of food and other necessities to Gaza and warned of the growing risk of widespread starvation after internet and telephone services collapsed in the besieged enclave because of lack of fuel.
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FILE- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at a rally in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. Modi says his country strongly condemns the civilian deaths taking place during the Israel-Hamas war. During his speech at a virtual summit of more than 100 developing countries Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, Modi urged the leaders of the developing countries to unite in the face of growing challenges rising due to the war. Modi also condemned the Oct. 7 attack by the militant group Hamas. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

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At a Global South summit, Modi urges leaders to unite against challenges from the Israel-Hamas war
By SHEIKH SAALIQ - Associated Press
Fri,11/17/23-1:16AM , 177 Reads
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged leaders of developing nations to unite in the face of growing challenges due to the Israel-Hamas war as he convened a virtual summit of more than 100 countries Friday.
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A hospital worker searches for recoverable items from a food depot at the Fontaine Hospital Center the day after it was broken into and robbed during an armed attack on the hospital in the Cité Soleil area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. A heavily armed gang surrounded the hospital on Wednesday, trapping women, children and newborns inside until police rescued them, according to the director of the medical center. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

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Gang attack on Haitian hospital leads to a call for help and an unlikely triumph for police
By EVENS SANON AND DÁNICA COTO - Associated Press
Thu,11/16/23-11:27PM , 305 Reads
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The bullets began piercing the windows of the hospital as women cradling young children ran from room to room searching for a safe place to hide while the heavily armed gang drew closer.
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