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