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Israeli strike kills a man and his daughter in Gaza, medics say

An Israeli strike ​killed a man and his 8-year-old daughter in the ‌Gaza Strip on Sunday, health officials said.

Israeli air attacks on Lebanon kill at least four

Two women killed in an air attack on Arab Salim, and two people killed in strike on Nabatieh al-Fawqa.

A fuel tanker explosion in west Iran kills 11 and injures 7 | AP News

A fuel tanker explosion in western Iran has killed 11 people and injured seven others. State media reports the accident happened near a traffic police station close to Sanandaj, about 248 miles west of Tehran.

Indonesia's main airport suspends operations after volcanic eruption | ABS-CBN News

Indonesia halted operations at its main international airport outside Jakarta on Sunday after ash spewed from the Anak Krakatoa volcano more than 150 kilometers

US-made F-4 Phantom crashes in fiery Greek airshow disaster, killing 2 pilots

A Hellenic Air Force F-4 Phantom plunged into the ground during an Athens Flying Week airshow Saturday — erupting into a massive fireball as horrified spectators watched, chilling video shows…

US and Iran trade retaliatory attacks on ships as conflict flares

The US says it hit three Iranian oil tankers, while Iran says it targeted three US-linked ships.

Masked men block traffic to UK’s Port of Dover in apparent anti-immigrant protest | CNN

A group of masked men blocked roads leading to Britain’s busiest ferry port on Saturday in what officials said appeared to be an anti-immigration protest.

Putin meets with U.S. envoys at the Kremlin for renewed talks on ending the war in Ukraine

Trump's push to end the fighting, now in its fifth year, has lost momentum as U.S. attention has been focused for the last six months on its war with Iran.

Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte posts bail after arrest

Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte has posted bail after order issued for her arrest on charges she publicly threatened to arrange assassination of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and two others.

IDF says it killed a Hamas commander who led Oct. 7 assault on border post

Military says Mohammad Mahmoud Marshad al-Qadi also held hostages; captured Hamas internal security chief said cooperating with interrogators, providing 'intelligence gold mine'

Russia strikes Ukraine Security Service headquarters in central Kyiv

A Russian drone struck the Kyiv headquarters of Ukraine’s Security Service, the SBU, on Friday, in a rare direct hit on a key government building that highlights Ukraine’s dire shortages of air defenses.

EU Commissioner Kos cancels trip to Serbia after planned tribute to Mladic

European Union enlargement chief Marta Kos cancelled a trip to Serbia on Friday ​after a Serbian government plane took the body of former ‌army commander and convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic to Belgrade for what is expected to be a huge funeral.

Philippine court issues warrant for VP Duterte's arrest in grave threats case

A Philippine court on Friday ordered the arrest of Vice President Sara Duterte in connection ​with a criminal case accusing her of making ‌threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the first lady, and a former House speaker.

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At least 37 dead in Nigeria pipeline incident, group says

At least 37 people died after inhaling fumes as they tried to tap an oil pipeline in ​southern Nigeria, an environmental group said on Friday, though ‌authorities have not confirmed the toll.

Syria begins destroying Assad-era chemical weapons

Syria has begun destroying the remnants of a clandestine Assad-era chemical weapons program that it recovered in May, the first such destruction in a decade, a ​Syrian envoy and a U.N. representative said on Thursday.

A Lebanese man held prisoner in Israel is released and handed over to Lebanon

A Lebanese man held in Israel has been released, marking the first such handover since the Israel-Hezbollah conflict began six months ago

Iran targets US bases in Kuwait despite warnings from Trump

Iran launches missiles and drones at Gulf neighour following US strikes that killed at least 19.

Russia to close branches of Germany's Goethe-Institut after drone spat, foreign minister says

Russia will close Germany's Goethe-Institut cultural centres, Russian newswires quoted ​Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying ‌on Thursday, after Germany blamed Russia for a drone incident at the Leipzig/Halle Airport.

Israelis shoot dead two Palestinian teenagers after settlers encircle village

Troops escort settlers into al-Mughayyir and raze village outside Hebron as ethnic cleansing of West Bank continues

Shootout in Kyiv between Ukrainian spy services ‘disgraceful’, says Zelenskyy

Domestic security service says clash with military intelligence directorate ‘definitely shouldn’t have happened’

Norway seizes Russian ship in Arctic over Crimea compensation claim

Moscow challenges Norway’s seizure of vessel, the Professor Molchanov, calling it an act of piracy.

Maltese tycoon found not guilty of involvement in Daphne Caruana Galizia murder

Yorgen Fenech cleared on both charges he faced over 2017 killing of journalist that prompted global outrage

Drone incident in Germany has ‘hallmarks of state-sponsored terrorism’, EU's Kallas says

Last month's incident involving an explosive-laden drone at Leipzig airport bears "all the hallmarks of state-sponsored terrorism," EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Wednesday. Germany has blamed…

Germany blames Russia for last month's attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport

The German government blamed Russia for an attempted attack at Leipzig airport last month using a drone laden with explosives. It announced that it would shut down a Russian consulate among measures.

Iran says US bombed a wedding party in Sirik, killing at least four people

Officials say at least 50 others were wounded in attack on city of Kuhestak, including women and children.

Nicaraguan Congress passes Ortega-backed reform excluding opposition from elections

Nicaragua's Congress on Tuesday passed a constitutional reform that bans opposition parties from participating in elections and extends the presidential term from six ​to seven years, an initiative that had previously drawn criticism from ‌the United States and other countries in the region.

Iran says US strike killed four at wedding in 'war crime' as US denies targeting civilians

Iranian media reports two children were among those killed when shrapnel hit a home. Iran then launched missiles and drones at US targets in the Middle East.

Indian Among 12 Killed In Russian Attack On Kyiv, Says Ukraine's Zelensky

The Ukrainian leader alleged that Russia's strikes were calculated "to destroy lives as much as possible --and it succeeds only when air defence resources are insufficient."