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Activists splash soup on glass-protected Mona Lisa over French farmers protest
Two women on Sunday morning flung streams of red and orange soup onto the glass protecting the smiling lady to gasps from the crowd in the French capital's Louvre museum.
One dead after armed assault on Catholic church in Istanbul
Turkish officials said the attack looked like a targeted attack against one person rather than against the Catholic church.
Finns go to the polls to elect a new president for the NATO newcomer
Recent polls suggest that former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, 55, and ex-Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, 65, are the leading contenders.
Pakistani police disperse Imran Khan supporters’ pre-election gathering with tear gas
Pakistan's independent human rights commission has said there is little chance of a free and fair parliamentary election next month because of 'pre-poll rigging'.
Ukraine says corrupt officials stole $40 million to buy arms for the war with Russia
The investigation comes as Kyiv attempts to clamp down on corruption in a bid to speed up its membership in the European Union and NATO.
Avian flu is devastating farms in California’s ‘Egg Basket’ as outbreaks roil poultry industry
During the past two months, nearly a dozen commercial farms have had to destroy more than 1 million birds to control the outbreak, dealing an economic blow to farmers, workers and their customers.
Donald Trump is on the hook for USD 88.3 million in defamation damages; what happens next?
A jury on Friday found that Trump had maliciously damaged Carroll's reputation in 2019 after she went public with her accusations.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa after UN court’s decision in genocide case
The top UN court on Friday stopped short of ordering a ceasefire in Gaza but demanded that Israel try to contain death and damage in its military offensive.
Nazi mark 79th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation on Holocaust Remembrance Day
A memorial ceremony with prayers was held Friday in Warsaw at the foot of the Monument to the Heroes of the Ghetto, who fell fighting the Nazis in 1943.
After US bombs rebels, crew extinguishes Houthi missile fire on tanker carrying 25 Indians off Yemen
The tanker carried Russian-produced naphtha, a flammable oil, drawing Moscow further into a conflict that so far it had blamed on the U.S.
Philippine troops kill nine suspected Muslim militants, including two involved in Sunday Mass…
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops killed nine suspected Muslim militants in the volatile south, including two key suspects in a bomb attack last month that left four Christian worshippers dead, the army said Saturday.
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South Gaza civilians flee intense violence as Israel pledges to lock out UN agency
Palestinians are fleeing the fighting, adding to the number already crowded into Rafah, near the Egyptian border, where the United Nations says most of Gaza's estimated 1.7 million displaced have converged.
Restoring Article 370 to normalise relations with India is Sharif’s agenda
The PML-N manifesto also stated that India-Pakistan relations should be anchored in mutual respect and a shared vision for regional stability and economic growth.
Embattled UN agency warns its aid operation in Gaza is ‘collapsing’ over a wave of funding cuts
The United States has suspended funding, followed by several other countries, including Britain, Italy and Finland.
Washington and Baghdad open talks on foreign troops in Iraq
BAGHDAD: Iraq and the United States held a first round of talks on the future of American and other foreign troops in the country on Saturday, with Baghdad expecting discussions to lead to a timeline for reducing their presence.
Roughly…
Beijing warns White House over Taiwan independence
HONG KONG/WASHINGTON: US national security adviser Jake Sullivan pressed Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during talks in Thailand to use China's influence with Iran to ease tensions in the Middle East. The officials also agreed to work…
Congo rebel group kills at least 19 people in attack on eastern town
Fighting in eastern Congo has been simmering for decades as more than 120 groups fight for power, land and valuable mineral resources, while others try to defend their communities.
Netanyahu slams genocide case as ‘outrageous’
International Court of Justice demanded that Israel try to contain death and damage in its military offensive in the tiny coastal enclave.
Russia backs Sri Lankan government over Online Safety Bill
Russian Ambassador in Sri Lanka Levan Dzhagaryan' s comments came in the backdrop of the US envoy here saying that she was concerned about the potential impact of the bill.
ICJ stops short of ordering cease-fire in Gaza; demands Israel contain deaths
The International Court of Justice decided not to throw out the case — and ordered six so-called provisional measures to protect Palestinians in Gaza.