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Israel attacks Yemen’s main airport while UN health chief boards flight
Israel attacked Sanaa International Airport in Yemen on Thursday.
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India’s top order in trouble against Australia on second day of fourth Test
Steve Smith's heroics and India's late batting collapse puts Australia firmly in control of the pivotal fourth Test.
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Two sailors killed in annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race
Crew members died after being struck by the sail boom in separate incidents, organisers say.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,037
Here are the key developments on the 1,037th day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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‘Modern slavery’: Trapped in Iraq, Nigerian women cry out for help
Nigerian women recruited to work as domestic helpers in the Middle Eastern country say they face severe abuse.
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WHO chief says he was metres away from Israeli attack on Yemen airport
Houthi media says three people killed in the attacks on the airport and three killed after Israel hit city of Hodeidah.
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South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach acting president Han
Main opposition Democratic Party's bid to suspend acting leader Han Duck-soo plunges country into further uncertainty.
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What climate records were broken in 2024?
As global temperatures continue to climb, 2024 is poised to overtake 2023 as the hottest year in recorded history.
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Unlikely political ‘Thor’ emerges from South Korea’s martial law crisis
Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik's rigorous adherence to constitutional procedure seen as key to overturning martial law.
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Azerbaijan probe finds Russian missile caused deadly crash, reports say
Azerbaijan officials cited in multiple reports say Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8432 was downed by Russia's air defences.
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Israel kills five medical staff as another baby freezes to death in Gaza
Doctor, lab technician and two maintenance workers among those killed as fourth baby in three days dies of cold.
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‘Canal is Panamanian’: Panama’s president rejects Trump threats
Jose Raul Mulino rejects prospect of talks with Donald Trump, who threatened US could retake control of Panama Canal.
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France hands over first base in Chad during withdrawal from former colony
Chad's army chief says French troops left in vehicles from base in the north of the country for the capital, N'Djamena.
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Advocates launch legal push for Argentina, Chile to arrest Israeli soldier
Hind Rajab Foundation has been pursuing legal cases against Israeli soldiers across the globe, citing war crimes.
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Retraction of US-backed Gaza famine report draws anger, scrutiny
Report by USAID-funded network said 'highly likely' the threshold for famine has been surpassed in northern Gaza.
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Is Israel using starvation as a war tactic in Gaza?
Food supplies are dwindling as Israeli forces continue relentless attacks.
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Bangladesh to investigate 2009 paramilitary mutiny massacre
Dhaka says it will probe the botched mutiny, including the role of alleged 'foreign' backers.
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Israel kills five Palestinian journalists in attack on media van
The Israeli genocide has killed at least 38 more Palestinians in Gaza in the past 24 hours, including five journalists.
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India’s former PM Manmohan Singh dies aged 92
Singh served as prime minister from 2004 to 2014 and was the architect of India's economic liberalisation in the 1990s.
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Sudan’s war came to represent the worst of humanity
The AU has a responsibility to intervene to protect civilians.
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