Israeli strikes kill eight in Gaza overnight
Overnight Israeli strikes on Gaza hit multiple residential buildings and killed at least eight people, authorities said Sunday, despite Hamas saying it agreed to the...
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DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak becomes largest on record: WHO
The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo has become the largest ever recorded in the country, surpassing the 2018-2020 epidemic, the World Health Organization...
Colombia truck bomb wounds 14 ahead of presidential inauguration
A truck bomb exploded Saturday near a Colombian police station not far from the Venezuelan border, wounding 14 people just days before President-elect Abelardo de...
13 killed in small tourist plane crash in Peru
A small plane carrying foreign tourists to view Peru’s famed Nazca Lines archaeological site crashed Saturday, killing all 13 people on board, police said. Seven Italians, two...
Ukrainian drones kill 2 in Russia, strike Wildberries warehouse, officials say
Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least two people in regions along Russia’s Volga River overnight, hitting targets including a warehouse belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s largest...
Hungary says nuclear shutdown may come this weekend
Hungary’s sole nuclear power plant could shut down this weekend, days earlier than predicted, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said Saturday, as a sweltering heatwave strains energy systems...
France’s largest wildfire ‘under control’, says minister
France’s largest wildfire since 1949 has been brought under control, a minister saidSaturday,more than a week since the fire erupted in a pine forest near the southwestern...
China says conducted military, coast guard drills near disputed shoal
China said it conducted military and coast guard drills on Saturday near the Scarborough Shoal, a contested reef in the South China Sea, in a...
UK PM Burnham opens ‘No. 10 North’ in Manchester to shift power beyond London
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has opened a new government office in Manchester, saying the move marks the beginning of a major shift in political...
Figures behind rush for Hormuz oil export alternatives
Disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has prompted oil-producing countries in the Gulf to accelerate plans for alternative export routes, with a series...
Spain attacks ‘selfish’ response of some EU countries to Ceuta migrant crossings
Spain has condemned the “selfish, polarising and unlawful” reaction of some EU countries to the influx of about 60,000 migrants from Morocco to Ceuta. Officials...
Iran warns against ‘flames of war’ amid US strike threats on energy sites
Tehran, Iran – Iran’s authorities have promised retaliation in case of threatened attacks by the United States against critical energy infrastructure, while military strikes continue across...