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Russian attacks kill 3 as diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine gain momentum
Russian drone and missile attacks in and around the Ukraine's capital killed at least three people early Saturday, officials said, as the country's representatives traveled to the U.S. to work on a renewed push to end the war.
Opposition leader detained in Azerbaijan's continuing crackdown on dissent
Azerbaijani authorities detained opposition leader Ali Karimli on Saturday, his adviser said, marking the latest escalation in the country's crackdown on dissent.
Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, Gaza ministry says
The Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, Gaza's Health Ministry said Saturday, while a hospital said that Israeli fire killed two Palestinian children in the territory's south.
Ukraine's naval drones strike Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea off the Turkish coast
Ukraine used domestically produced Sea Baby naval drones to strike two Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea, an official from Ukraine's security services told The Associated Press on Saturday.
At least 20 dead, several missing after boat capsizes in northwestern Congo
At least 20 people have died, and several remain missing after a boat capsized in northwestern Congo
Convincing evidence Israel backed aid convoy looters in Gaza, historian says
Account of visit to Gaza by French professor describes Israeli military attacks on security personnel protecting convoysA historian who spent more than a month in Gaza at the turn of the year says he saw “utterly convincing” evidence that Israel supported looters who attacked aid convoys during the conflict.Jean-Pierre Filiu, a professor of Middle East studies at France’s prestigious Sciences Po university, entered Gaza in December where he was hosted by an international humanitarian organisation in the southern coastal zone of al-Mawasi. Continue reading...
Australia's Albanese becomes country's first prime minister to marry in office
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has married his partner Jodie Haydon in a secretive ceremony
Pope visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque at start of day of meetings with Turkey's religious leaders
Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn't stop to pray, as he opened an intense day of meetings and liturgies with Turkey's religious leaders and a Mass for the country's tiny Catholic community.
Thousands of protesters gather as German far-right party sets up new youth organization
Thousands of demonstrators have gathered in the western German city of Giessen as the far-right Alternative for Germany’s new youth organization is set to kick off its founding convention
Russian attacks kill 2 in Kyiv as diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine gain momentum
Russian drone and missile attacks on Kyiv killed at least two people and wounded 15 Saturday, officials said, as renewed U.S.-led peace negotiations gathered momentum
Turkish official says Black Sea tankers may have been hit by mines, missiles or drones
Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu says two oil tankers said to be part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” may have been hit by mines, drones or missiles
At least 248 killed in floods, landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island: Authorities
Rescue workers in Indonesia are struggling to reach victims in several devastated areas that were hit by an earthquake and floods, and authorities fear the confirmed death toll of 248 will rise further
