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Israeli strikes hit UN agency building in Gaza
Israeli forces launched more deadly strikes across Gaza yesterday, according to medical sources and the military, which said it targeted Hamas members operating from inside a UN agency building.
The Israeli army also said it was…
NATO leaders seek to bolster Ukraine as gloom grows
NATO leaders meet Wednesday for their 75th anniversary, seeking ways to ramp up support for Ukraine as deadly Russian strikes and political uncertainties in the West stir new concerns.
With the pomp of a summit in Washington, President…
Key points from NATO’s Washington summit declaration
Leaders of NATO countries stressed a membership pledge for Ukraine and took a stronger stance on China's support for Russia in a declaration on Wednesday at a summit in Washington.
Below are key parts of the summit declaration from the…
Palestinians flee heavy Israeli assault
Gaza City residents fled under Israeli fire as tanks thrust deeper into the heart of the city yesterday, the second day of a stepped-up military offensive that Hamas said could jeopardise ceasefire talks.
Qatari and Egyptian mediators,…
‘War cannot solve problems’
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday told President Vladimir Putin that "war cannot solve problems" and urged peace on a trip to Moscow over two years into the Ukraine offensive.
On his first visit since Russia launched its…
8 killed after Beryl sweeps across US
At least eight people were killed in the southern United States after storm Beryl felled trees and caused heavy flooding, before being downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone on Tuesday.
In the aftermath, as millions in the Houston…
France seeks way out of political ‘fog’ after far right defeat
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday was to start efforts to extract France from its most severe political uncertainty in decades after the left defeated the far right in elections with no group winning an absolute majority.
The…
Modi lands in Russia for first visit since Ukraine offensive
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Russia on Monday, as the Indian leader treaded a fine line between maintaining a longstanding relationship with Moscow and courting closer Western security ties.
The visit is Modi's first since…
Trump says he thinks Biden will stay in White House race
Donald Trump said in an interview Monday night that he thinks President Joe Biden will stay in the race for the White House despite calls for him to drop out over concerns about his mental fitness.
"I think he, you know, might very…
Starmer ‘restless for change’ after win
Newly elected UK prime minister Keir Starmer yesterday began his first full day in charge declaring himself "restless for change" and pledging that growth would be his Labour government's "number one mission".
Starmer also confirmed his…