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Thousands of flights scrapped as French air traffic controllers strike
Airlines cut more than half of their normal flight schedules at Paris's two main airports, Orly and Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle, with many flights in the southern city of Marseille also grounded.
Venice tests 5-euro entry fee for day-trippers as city grapples with overtourism
Hundreds of Venetians protested against the program, marching festively through the city's main bus terminal behind banners reading "No to Tickets, Yes to Services and Housing."
Hamas official says group will lay down arms if independent Palestinian state is established
The suggestion that Hamas would disarm appeared to be a significant concession by the militant group. However, there was no immediate reaction from Israel or the Palestinian Authority.
India shreds US remarks on human rights, calling the report biased
"We attach no value to it and urge you to do the same,” said Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Thursday.
EU urges probe into reported mass graves at Gaza hospitals
The UN rights office said Tuesday international investigators should be involved in a probe into the discovery of the bodies.
US student protesters dig in as Israel-Hamas war grinds on
The protestors are demanding Columbia divest from companies with ties to Israel -- and the demonstrations are spreading to other campuses around the United States.
Israel’s Netanyahu says Gaza protests on US campuses ‘horrific’
The Israeli Prime Minister argued the "response of several university presidents was shameful" and said more needed to be done.
Australian police execute search warrants in a’major operation’ over church stabbings.
The Joint Counter-Terrorism Team, which includes federal and state police as well as the Australian Security Intelligence Organization, the nation’s main domestic spy agency
Google fires more workers who protested its deal with Israel
The group organizing the protests, No Tech For Apartheid, said the corporation is attempting to quash dissent, silence its workers, and reassert its power over them.
As US Secretary of State Blinken heads to China
From Russia and Ukraine to Israel, Iran and the broader Middle East, as well as Indo-Pacific and trade issues, the US and China are on a series of collision courses over security and economic stability.
Taiwan hit by numerous quakes, strongest reaching 6.3 magnitude
The first strong quake -- a magnitude 5.5 -- hit on Monday at around 5:08 pm (0908 GMT), according to Central Weather Administration. It could be felt in the capital Taipei.
Azerbaijan says ‘closer than ever’ to Armenia peace deal
On Tuesday, teams from both countries installed the first border marker after officials had agreed to delimit a section based on Soviet-era maps.
Hezbollah says it launched drones at Israeli bases after fighter’s killing
Hezbollah launched "a combined air attack using decoy and explosive drones that targeted" two Israeli bases north of Acre, the group announced in a statement, while Israel said they did not hit their targets.
Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia
Tensions remained high Monday at Columbia, where the campus gates were locked to anyone without a school ID and where protests broke out both on campus and outside.
How UK’s biggest water supplier sank into crisis and what this means for British public
In a controversial move, the group this week proposed a massive hike in water bills that would worsen Britain's cost-of-living crisis and prove unpopular ahead of a general election.
Five migrants die while crossing English Channel hours after UK passes Rwanda deportation bill
15 migrants have died so far this year trying to reach English shores, while 12 migrants were killed in the whole of last year while making the crossing to seek a better future in Britain.
Fifty years on, vintage vehicles to reenact Portugal’s Carnation Revolution
As part of the official commemorations, which begin Thursday, the Humber will be one of around 15 vehicles taking part in a historic reconstruction of the columns that drove into Lisbon.
Mass grave found at Gaza hospital in Khan Yunis days after Israeli army withdrew forces
Israel pulled its ground forces from Khan Yunis on April 7 after carrying out what it called a "precise and limited operation" at the hospital, one of Gaza's biggest.
EU introduces five-year multiple-entry Schengen visa for Indians
This new visa 'cascade' regime will be open to Indian nationals residing in India who apply for Schengen short-stay visas.
China hails Muizzu’s win in Maldives’ Parliament polls
Muizzu-led PNC won 68 out of 93 seats in Sunday's polls and its coalition partners Maldives National Party (MNP) and Maldives Development Alliance (MDA) won one and two seats