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Severe damage in Israel after barrage of rockets from Hezbollah
Video shows Hezbollah rockets causing extensive damage and setting cars on fire across Israeli cities.
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Egypt says 16 people missing as tourist boat sinks off Red Sea coast
At least 28 rescued after the boat, called Sea Story and carrying 44 people, sinks near the coastal town of Marsa Alam.
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Deadliest place for women is home, says UN report on gender violence
It says about 60 percent of 85,000 women and girls killed in 2023 were by an intimate partner or a family member.
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Who is Calin Georgescu, Romanian right-wing candidate leading the election?
The judo-loving TikTok campaigner won most votes in the first round of the presidential election. Here's what it means.
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Donald Trump’s motley cabinet is getting a bum and a dumb rap
His cabinet picks look like a bunch of boy scouts and girl guides in comparison with many of those who preceded them.
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‘Enough is enough’: Pakistan’s Islamabad on edge before Imran Khan protest
Locals are unhappy about movement restrictions and an internet blackout before a rally by former PM Imran Khan's PTI.
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Gang recruitment of children in Haiti rises by 70 percent: UN
Haitian gangs increasingly target children, using them as informants, fighters, and forced labor, says UNICEF report.
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Arrests after Muslims killed in mosque survey violence in India’s Sambhal
Cases filed against over 2,000 people a day after four Muslim men killed in violence over survey of a Mughal-era mosque.
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UNESCO is failing victims of Japan’s historical colonial exploitation
And we, the international community, are letting it happen.Â
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Targeting humanitarians? More aid workers killed in 2024 than ever
This is the most lethal year to be a humanitarian worker. Of 281 aid workers killed, most have been in Palestine.
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Mosque-temple spat: Why has India’s Sambhal exploded into violent clashes?
Claims that a mosque was built over a temple stoked tensions, but India's top court shares blame, say lawyers.
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Resolving India’s population woes requires political maturity
Discouraging population control may have short-term political benefits, but it will harm the country in the long run.
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Mo Salah ‘disappointed’ Liverpool have not tabled a new contract offer
The star Egyptian striker is out of contract at Anfield after the end of the current English Premier League season.
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Pakistan detains over 4,000 Imran Khan supporters before Islamabad rally
Thousands of supporters of former PM march to the capital, demanding his release from jail and government's resignation.
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India defeat Australia by 295 runs; take 1-0 lead in Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Captain Bumrah and fellow pacer Siraj take 3 wickets apiece as hosts are bowled out for 238 in the first Test at Perth.
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Philippines’s Marcos vows to fight ‘troubling’ threat of VP Sara Duterte
President says in a recorded national address that 'criminal plans' against him, first lady should not be overlooked.
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Opposition protesters rally outside Georgia’s parliament
Opposition protesters gathered outside Georgia's parliament early on Monday saying last month’s election was rigged.
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Heavy rains flood tents in Gaza, bringing further misery to Palestinians
Food and other items spoiled as hundreds of tents of displaced Palestinians flooded amid ongoing Israeli onslaught.
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Malaysian court orders return of Swatch watches seized over LGBTQ designs
Home Minister says government will await court's full judgement before deciding on next move.
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Taiwan reports sighting of Chinese balloon near island
Taipei's defence ministry says 12 Chinese military aircraft and seven warships were detected until early Monday.
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