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3 sons and three grandchildren of top Hamas leader are killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza
Haniyeh confirmed the deaths in an interview with the Al Jazeera satellite channel, saying his sons “were martyred on the road to liberating Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque.”
PM hopes India, China can restore border peace through bilateral engagement
During the wide-ranging interview with Newsweek magazine, the prime minister talked about a host of issues including the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Biden says he’s considering Australia’s request to drop Assange’s prosecution
Assange’s wife, Stella Assange, has said the WikiLeaks founder “is being persecuted because he exposed the true cost of war in human lives.”
Learn about the Arizona Supreme Court’s reinstatement of a near-total abortion ban from 1864
Arizona’s highest court suggested doctors can be prosecuted under the 1864 law, though the opinion written by the court’s majority didn’t explicitly say that.
Ten years after Chibok, agony of abductions plagues Nigeria
The anniversary of the April 14, 2014 attack comes amid a resurgence of large-scale abductions in Nigeria, with no end in sight to the conflict.
Fire in large Hong Kong residential building kills at least five people and injures 27
Three males and two females were killed, police said.
How the EU wants to reshape its asylum system
Under the new rules, the Dublin III principle of first-country responsibility would be maintained, but with extra criteria that could shift the asylum-seeker's file to another EU country.
Too busy for politics? South Korea’s young voters on what motivates them
This election cycle, younger voters were outnumbered by those over 60, official data showed.
France is proposing to allow terminally ill patients to take lethal medication
Assisted suicide is allowed in Switzerland and Portugal and several US states. Euthanasia is currently legal in the Netherlands, Spain, Canada, Australia, Colombia, Belgium and Luxembourg under certain conditions.
Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Fitr in the shadow of Gaza’s misery
Preachers in their sermons called on people to pray for Muslims in Gaza who were suffering after six months of war.
At least 3 dead and 4 missing in an explosion at hydroelectric plant near Bologna
MILAN: An explosion Tuesday at a decades-old hydroelectric plant in northern Italy killed at least three workers and injured five others, a regional fire chief said. At least four other people were missing.
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Myanmar junta slams UN’s ‘one-sided’ human rights claims
The Southeast Asian nation has been in turmoil since the military seized power in February 2021, ending a brief democratic experiment and sparking clashes with ethnic rebel groups and anti-coup fighters.
Turkey imposes trade restrictions on Israel: Ministry
The new measures come a day after Turkey said Israel had blocked its attempt to airdrop aid to Gaza.
Three killed, 20 injured in two bomb blasts in Pakistan: Police
A senior police official said the blast took place when there was a crowd, including women and children in the market for Eid shopping.
Gaza truce talks make ‘significant progress’: Egypt state media
Israel on Sunday pulled its forces out of the southern Gaza Strip and the main city there, Khan Yunis, allowing large numbers of displaced Palestinians to return to the devastated urban area.
Ukraine denies attacking Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, Europe's largest such facility, has been occupied by Russian forces since the start of their February 2022 invasion.
‘Spectacular’ total solar eclipse leaves North Americans spellbound
Eclipse mania gripped North America on Monday as a breathtaking celestial spectacle captivated tens of millions of people
‘Panama Papers’ trial starts; 27 people charged in the worldwide money laundering case
The Panama Papers include a collection of 11 million secret financial documents that illustrate how some of the world’s richest people hide their money.
Gazans return to ‘indescribable’ destruction of Khan Yunis
Such is the destruction of the city that many residents returning from neighbouring Rafah, where more than 1.5 million Gazans have been sheltering, have struggled to find their way around.
Suspended Maldives minister apologises after uproar over new post on Indian flag
The post, which has since been deleted, showed the Maldivian Democratic Party's (MDP) campaign poster, where the party's logo was replaced with what appears like Ashok Chakra in the Indian flag.