One dead after two Japan navy helicopters crash in Pacific
Al Jazeera : Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed into the Pacific Ocean during a night-time training exercise after possibly colliding with...
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Israel pounds Gaza as West Bank violence surges
AFP : Israel carried out deadly strikes in Gaza, first responders in the war-battered Palestinian territory said on Sunday (Apr 21), as violence flared in...
Moscow says US aid to Ukraine will ‘exacerbate global crises’
AFP : Moscow on Saturday slammed the approval by the US House of Representatives for an aid package to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. “The allocation...
Maldives votes in parliamentary elections amid India-China rivalry
Al Jazeera : Voters in the Maldives have cast their ballots in a parliamentary election crucial for President Mohamed Muizzu, who has taken a pro-China...
58 die after boat capsizes in Central Africa
AFP : At least 58 people going to a funeral died after their overloaded river boat capsized in the Central African Republic’s capital Bangui, the...
Hamas leader Haniyeh to hold Turkey talks
AFP : Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh will meet Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday with Middle East tensions at a high after Israel’s...
Hamas leader Haniyeh to hold Turkey talks
AFP : Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh will meet Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday with Middle East tensions at a high after Israel’s...
‘Crisis not over’ as eruptions at Indonesia volcano go on
AFP : The threat from an Indonesian volcano that has erupted more than half a dozen times this week is not over, the archipelago’s top...
Australia PM to visit PNG for wartime commem
BSS : Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will fly to Papua New Guinea on Monday for joint war commemorations, his office said, arriving on the...
One killed, eight wounded in blast at Iran-aligned group’s base in Iraq
Aljazeera : One person has been killed and at least eight injured after a blast at a military base in Iraq used by the Iran-aligned...
Takeaways from the final day of jury selection in Trump’s historic hush money trial
CNN : The historic first criminal trial of a former US president begins with opening statements on Monday. Judge Juan Merchan swiftly moved through consideration...