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Israel dismisses two officers over deadly drone strikes on aid workers in Gaza
The findings of an investigation into the Monday killings marked an embarrassing admission by Israel, which faces growing accusations from key allies, of not doing enough to protect Gaza's civilians.
‘Bracing for conflict’: Armenians fear Azerbaijani land claims
The small village's residents are gathering daily to share their fears since Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signalled in March his readiness to make territorial concessions to Baku to put some momentum into stalled peace talks.
South Africa’s Kaizer Chiefs footballer Luke Fleurs shot dead
South Africa's Kaizer Chiefs footballer Luke Fleurs shot dead
Rescuers scour debris as death toll climbs to 10, many still missing
Mayor Hsu Chen-wei said 48 residential buildings were damaged in Wednesday's quake, some of which were tilting at precarious angles with their ground floors crushed.
Russian drone attack kills five, wounds 12 in Kharkiv city
Shahed drones smashed into two apartment buildings in the city near the Russian border that has frequently been targeted during more than two years of war.
10 Iranian security personnel killed in jihadist attacks near Pakistan border
The number of dead is almost as large as from a similar attack in December, which the same group claimed and was followed by tit-for-tat air strikes with neighbouring Pakistan.
Russian missile strike on Ukrainian city wounds at least 18 people
President Volodymyr Zelensky said rescue efforts were underway after a college and kindergarten were hit, according to Kyiv Post.
Turkish inflation inches up in March to 68.5%: Official data
The increased reading followed a Sunday municipal election drubbing for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party that many blamed on the out-of-control cost of living.
Uganda court to rule on harsh anti-gay law
The legislation was adopted in May last year, triggering outrage among the LGBTQ community, rights campaigners, the United Nations and Western nations.
Ukraine lowers army draft age to 25 to plug shortfall in troop numbers fighting Russia
Conscription has been a sensitive matter in Ukraine for many months amid a growing shortage of infantry on top of a severe ammunition shortfall that has handed Russia the battlefield initiative.
US election: Trump leads Biden in 6 of 7 battleground states, says latest opinion poll
Trump leads between two and eight percentage points in six battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina.
US ‘strongly opposes’ latest Chinese bid to rename territories in Arunachal Pradesh
India had outright rejected the move as "senseless" and asserted that assigning "invented" names does not alter the reality that the state "is, has been, and will always be" an integral part of India.
UN rights council to consider call for Israel arms embargo
If the draft resolution is adopted, it would mark the first time that the United Nations' top rights body has taken a position on the war raging in Gaza.
Pakistan facing 30 percent water shortage for sowing season
Kharif crops, or monsoon crops, including rice, maize, sugarcane and cotton are sown in April and require a wet and warm climate with high levels of rainfall.
Why is Taiwan so exposed to earthquakes and so well prepared to withstand them?
Officials said the quake was the strongest to shake the island in decades, and warned of more tremors in the days ahead.
No ‘specific’ terror threat to Paris Olympics: minister
An attack on a Moscow concert hall last month which left 140 people dead has revived fears for the Paris Games which begin on July 26.
Vehicle carrying suspected migrants crashes into a river in Albania, killing 8 people
Albania is not a primary route for migrants but small groups from Arab countries or Asia use it to reach Italy by sea or other neighboring countries by land.
Reforms on the horizon as Senegal’s youngest president Faye takes office
Faye was one of a group of political opponents freed from prison 10 days before the March 24 presidential ballot under an amnesty announced by Sall who had tried to delay the vote.
Sri Lanka says India never raised Katchatheevu issue after BJP rakes up dispute ahead of LS polls
“The Cabinet did not discuss it as it was never raised," Bandula Gunawardena, the Cabinet spokesman and minister of information, told reporters here today.
Sugar shortage darkens Tunisian Eid festivities
"We rely on sugar in everything we do," said Chokri Bouajila, a bakery worker in Tunis. "If we have sugar, we can work, otherwise we can't do anything."