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Banked free throws, an unorthodox technique, have a cult following in the Korean Basketball League.

A favorite of President William Ruto, the suit was banned along with other traditional African attire for violating parliamentary dress codes. Proper attire, the speaker decreed, is a Western suit and tie.

Hostages who have returned to Israel in the past week have come home malnourished, ill, injured and bearing psychological wounds.

The Secretary of State went to Israel as part of a diplomatic push to extend a tenuous truce in Gaza and try to exert some influence over the next phase of Israel’s offensive.

The rollout of “Endgame” caused a scandal after a quickly withdrawn translation named family members said to have asked about the skin color of Prince Harry and Meghan’s future son.

Israel’s Shin Bet security service said the gunmen were Palestinian brothers from East Jerusalem who were affiliated with Hamas.

The U.S. diplomat rose from a bookish childhood in Germany to become a power player in the halls of American politics.

Hamas said the weeklong pause in fighting would last another day, though Israel did not immediately confirm that timeline.

The sixth round of hostage releases since the cease-fire began involved 10 Israelis, four Thai nationals and two Israeli-Russian dual citizens.

Some people in the West Bank, where frustration with the Palestinian Authority has been simmering for years, believe Hamas and other armed groups are the only ones they can trust to protect them.