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Israel begins Gaza ground operation, kills 140 in relentless bombardment

Israel begins Gaza ground operation, kills 140 in...

Tel Aviv [Israel] / Gaza [Palestine], May 19: The Israeli military has announced the start of extensive new ground operations...

13 killed in Mogadishu suicide bombing

13 killed in Mogadishu suicide bombing

Mogadishu [Somalia], May 19: At least 13 people have been killed in a suicide attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu,...

Indonesian volcano erupts, sends cloud of ash 3,500 metres into sky

Indonesian volcano erupts, sends cloud of ash 3,500...

Jakarta [Indonesia], May 19: Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, a volcano in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted on Sunday, sending a...

All hospitals in northern Gaza out of service

All hospitals in northern Gaza out of service

Gaza [Palestine], May 19: The last functioning public hospital in northern Gaza is no longer operational due to the Israeli...

New buy now, pay later rules aim to protect shoppers

New buy now, pay later rules aim to...

London [UK], May 19: The government has announced new rules aiming to protect shoppers using buy now, pay later services,...

Pope Leo XIV calls for unity at inaugural mass and meets Zelensky

Pope Leo XIV calls for unity at inaugural...

Rome [Italy], May 19: Pope Leo XIV has called for unity at his inaugural Mass at the Vatican attended by...

Romania has a new president as elections take place across Europe

Romania has a new president as elections take...

Bucharest [Romania], May 19: It has been a frantic night of politics in Europe, with three elections including one result...

Mexican Navy tall ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge, killing two

Mexican Navy tall ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge,...

Mexico, May 19: A Mexican Navy sailing ship festooned with lights and a giant flag crashed into the landmark Brooklyn...

Former US President Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive' prostate cancer

Former US President Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive' prostate...

New York [US], May 19: Former U.S. President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer...

Israel says it will allow 'basic amount' of food into Gaza, ending 10-week blockade

Israel says it will allow 'basic amount' of...

Gaza [Palestine], May 19: Israel has announced it will allow a "basic amount of food" to enter Gaza to ensure...

Romanian centrist Dan poised to win presidency over hard-right rival

Romanian centrist Dan poised to win presidency over...

Bucharest [Romania], May 19: Romania's centrist Bucharest mayor, Nicusor Dan, appeared on course to win the presidency on Sunday in...

Moody's downgrade intensifies investor worry about US fiscal path

Moody's downgrade intensifies investor worry about US fiscal...

New York [US], May 19: A U.S. sovereign downgrade by Moody's has exacerbated investor worries about a looming debt time-bomb...

South Korean ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol quits People Power Party

South Korean ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol quits People...

Seoul [South Korea], May 18: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced his departure from the People Power Party...

Gaza deadliest place for children: UNICEF

Gaza deadliest place for children: UNICEF

Gaza [Palestine], May 18: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that the Gaza Strip has become the most...

UN Chief rejects forced displacement of Gaza residents

UN Chief rejects forced displacement of Gaza residents

New York [US], May 18: Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, has expressed deep concern over reports of Israel's...

Israel airstrike kills at least 24 in Gaza during ceasefire talks

Israel airstrike kills at least 24 in Gaza...

Gaza [Palestine], May 18: An Israeli airstrike killed at least 24 Palestinians in a tent encampment housing displaced families in...

Pope Leo takes charge at grandiose inaugural Mass

Pope Leo takes charge at grandiose inaugural Mass

Rome [Italy], May 18: Pope Leo XIV will formally take up his role as leader of the global Catholic Church...

US embassy denies report of relocating Palestinians to Libya

US embassy denies report of relocating Palestinians to...

New York [US], May 18: The U.S. embassy in Libya denied on Sunday a report that the U.S. government was...

Mexican Navy sailing ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge

Mexican Navy sailing ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge

Mexico, May 18: A Mexican Navy sailing ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night, shearing the top of...

Fatal blast near Palm Spring fertility clinic

Fatal blast near Palm Spring fertility clinic

California [US], May 18: FBI officials in California have called a bomb explosion outside a fertility clinic - that killed...

Companies now liable for oil spill damages: Guyana

Companies now liable for oil spill damages: Guyana

Georgetown [Guyana], May 18: Guyana's parliament passed an oil pollution bill late on Friday that holds parties liable for damages...

Severe floods hit Argentina farm region

Severe floods hit Argentina farm region

Buenos Aires [Argentina], May 18: Thousands of residents evacuated on Saturday as rains lashed the north of Argentina's Buenos Aires...

Severe US storms kill at least 21 in Kentucky, Missouri

Severe US storms kill at least 21 in...

Washington [US], May 18: Severe storms have claimed the lives of at least 21 people in the US states of...

Trump to call Putin and Zelensky as Russia kills 9 bus riders in Ukraine

Trump to call Putin and Zelensky as Russia...

Kiev [Ukraine] / Washington [US], May 18: US President Donald Trump said he will speak with his Russian and Ukrainian...

Lufthansa jet flown by autopilot after pilot faints in cockpit

Lufthansa jet flown by autopilot after pilot faints...

Madrid [Spain], May 18: A Lufthansa flight was flown by autopilot when the copilot, alone in the cockpit as the...

Two helicopters crash in south-western Finland; several people killed

Two helicopters crash in south-western Finland; several people...

Helsinki [Finland], May 18: Several people were killed on Saturday when two helicopters crashed in Eura in south-western Finland, the...

Iran's leaders slam Trump for 'disgraceful' remarks during Middle East tour

Iran's leaders slam Trump for 'disgraceful' remarks during...

Tehran [Iran], May 18: Iran's political and military leaders are pointing the finger back at Donald Trump after the United...