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Large crowds turned out in Gaza City for a mass funeral for 112 people, mostly women and children, who were killed in an Israeli strike on a residential block in late 2023, early in the Gaza war. The bodies – belonging to members of two…
More than 150 migrants have been rescued after the boat they were using to cross the Channel caught fire on Tuesday morning, French authorities have said. The boat was attempting to cross to the UK when its engine caught fire, according to…
The Moon has endured countless blows over millions of years. Asteroids and meteors have given the satellite its signature pockmarked surface and network of craters. More recently, it has also experienced impacts from the plucky little…
Just last year, Prashant Kishor, one of India’s best-known election strategists, failed to win a single seat for his Jan Suraj party in the crucial state elections in Bihar. Many saw it as a disastrous electoral debut and wondered whether…
Four people have been killed by a soldier in Russian-annexed Crimea in an apparently random gun rampage. The Moscow-installed regional governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said the gunman opened fire on his fellow soldiers, killing one and…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for “united action” on border security after the chaotic influx of tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta last week. Spain estimates that…
Nigerian Richard Itoro is not sure when he will see his twin children again. Fearing for his safety as the anti-migrant protests cranked up in South Africa this year, the 47-year-old left his family and business behind in Johannesburg and…
Hundreds of Ethiopians from the Tigray region have crossed into neighbouring Sudan following fighting between regional forces and the Ethiopian army over the weekend. In one of the most serious confrontations since the end of the civil war…
Thirty-five people were killed in a drone strike by the Sudanese army on a traditional court session in the north of the Darfur region, a local rights organisation has said. Dozens more were reported injured in Sunday afternoon’s attack.…
Two workers who died in a shopping mall explosion that followed a powerful earthquake in Japan last week were asked by a boss to re-enter the building to secure cash. Their employer, general goods store Habita, has apologised for the “loss…
A letter from Morocco’s King Mohammed VI confirmed that the country has named a major highway after US President Donald Trump. Last week, in a social media post, Trump thanked the king for the honour, but there was not a parallel…
Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, Todd Blanche, said late Sunday he is formally rescinding the president’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, after Senate Republicans threatened to block his nomination over the…
Detained Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been allowed to meet a delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross, the first confirmed outside contact with her since a letter to her son two and a half years ago. In…
The English Football Association is set to write to Fifa president Gianni Infantino withdrawing its support amid the fallout from his scrapped plans to sell off stakes in Fifa competitions to private investors. It comes as Uefa threatens…
Japan and the US have confirmed that they jointly intervened last week to halt a slide in the yen to a fresh 40-year low. The joint intervention is the first since 2011, when both countries took coordinated action to weaken the yen after…
Two crew members were killed after two helicopters collided mid-air in Greece while battling wildfires. The fatalities were a Danish pilot and a Greek fire service liaison officer. A British pilot and another Greek co-ordinator on the…
Ariana Grande is to withdraw from public appearances and will no longer star in an upcoming musical production in London when she ends her Eternal Sunshine tour next month. A representative for the US singer, 33, told People magazine that…
Uganda has unveiled a statue of Yonatan Netanyahu, the older brother of Israel’s prime minister, who was killed during the Entebbe hostage rescue mission 50 years ago. Uganda’s army chief Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba said the monument honoured…
Harambee Starlets head coach Beldine Odemba is confident of redeeming themselves from an upset kick off in the ongoing Women’s African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) tournament in Morocco when they face Algeria on Monday, August 3 in their last…
Multiple people were killed and others were injured in a shooting Saturday afternoon at an In-N-Out in Twin Falls, Idaho, according to officials. The shooter died, said Josh Palmer, the city’s public information officer, and all…
Five people have been found dead and 41 are missing after an Indonesian ferry carrying at least 250 people caught fire while at sea, officials say. The captain of the ship reported the fire – off Madura island – as the vessel sailed from…
The body of renowned British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja has been recovered on Broad Peak in Pakistan, rescuers have said. The Alpine Club of Pakistan said on Sunday that he was found about 5,700m up the mountain, where three further…
The US government has urged Americans across the Middle East to be alert and ready to leave “should there be escalation” in the region. It comes amid US media reports that President Donald Trump may be planning new, intense strikes on Iran…
Donald Trump says he has cancelled strikes against Iran provided a deal was struck “rapidly” with the country. In a post on Truth Social, the US president wrote that he had decided to “cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly…
