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A 13-year-old Ohio boy who pleaded guilty on Friday to planning a mass shooting at a synagogue was sentenced to a year of probation and must write a book report about a World War II diplomat who saved Jews, according to court records. The boy was arrested in September after creating a detailed plan to carry out an attack at the Temple Israel in Canton, Ohio, according to a complaint from an official with the Stark County Sheriff's office. The judge ordered that the boy have no unsupervised use of the Internet and continue with counselling. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/8FWVf2m

The UN Security Council vote on a resolution for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was postponed due to disagreements over wording. The death toll in Gaza continues to rise, and conditions are deteriorating. Israel and its ally, the United States, oppose the use of the term "ceasefire." Russia and the Arab League are pressuring Israel to end the fighting. There is uncertainty about how the situation will be resolved, even among US diplomats. The US previously blocked a resolution on the war, despite pressure from the UN Secretary-General. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/Fp6GJCZ

Convex, a Russian telecommunications company, found a solution to obtain American equipment despite trade limits imposed on Russia. They easily obtained Cisco gear through a Russian e-commerce site called Nag, which bypassed restrictions by purchasing the equipment from suppliers in China. Convex engineers installed the gear at Russia's Federal Security Service offices. Russian authorities and companies have exploited cracks in the global response by using intermediaries in China, shell companies, and ports in Morocco and Turkiye for transshipment. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/0Ejmnr7

Unidentified persons set on fire a passenger train here in the Bangladesh capital on Tuesday killing at least four people, including a woman and her minor son, amidst the political unrest over the January 7 elections. The attack coincided with the nationwide stoppage called by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday as part of its ongoing campaign to boycott the polls and launch a formal protest against the Election Commission's polls schedule. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/ifIh0ed

Cyprus disrupts Iranian plot targeting Israeli businessmen with the arrest of two Iranian asylum-seekers in contact with a Revolutionary Guard member. The suspects have been in custody since Nov. 3 and will be deported. The operation was a joint effort with Israel's Mossad. Cypriot security services had been surveilling the men before their arrest, which prevented a potential killing. The targeted individuals were primarily Israeli businessmen. This is the third Iranian plot in Cyprus in over a year. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/CmBaYj1

United States President Joe Biden was interrupted while speaking with reporters in Wilmington, Delaware on Sunday when a sedan slammed into a Secret Service vehicle protecting the president's motorcade, as he was leaving his campaign offices. A man was later charged with drunk driving, the Wilmington Police said, describing the incident as an "accidental collision". Biden and Jill Biden, the first lady, were not injured, according to the White House. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/534wGqK

Artificial intelligence allowed Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan to campaign from behind bars on Monday, with a voice clone of the opposition leader giving an impassioned speech on his behalf. Imran has been locked up since August and is being tried for leaking classified documents, allegations he says have been trumped up to stop him contesting general elections due in February. But his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party used AI to make a four-minute message from the 71-year-old. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/p7wvTMz