Hamas is reviewing an Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as a planned Rafah offensive looms
Hamas said Saturday that it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as Egypt intensified efforts to broker a deal to end the months-long war and stave off a planned Israeli ground offensive into the southern city of Rafah.
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Humanitarian agencies warn of famine in the country, noting that more than a third of the population faces acute food insecurity.
Russia renews attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector as Kyiv launches drones at southern Russia
Russia launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine overnight, in attacks that appeared to target the country's energy infrastructure. Meanwhile, Russia said its air defense systems had intercepted more than 60 Ukrainian drones over the southern Krasnodar region.
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Russian drones set a hotel ablaze in a Ukrainian Black Sea city
Russian drones early Sunday struck the Black Sea city of Mykolaiv, setting a hotel ablaze and damaging energy infrastructure, the local Ukrainian governor reported, while ammunition shortages continued to hobble Kyiv's troops in the more than 2-year-old war.
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Pope visits Venice to speak to the artists and inmates behind the Biennale's must-see prison show
Venice has always been a place of contrasts, of breathtaking beauty and devastating fragility, where history, religion, art and nature have collided over the centuries to produce an otherworldly gem of a city. But even for a place that prides itself on its culture of unusual encounters, Pope Francis' visit Sunday stood out.
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A top Qatari official urges Israel and Hamas to do more to reach a cease-fire deal
A senior Qatari official has urged both Israel and Hamas to show ''more commitment and more seriousness'' in cease-fire negotiations in interviews with Israeli media, as pressure builds on both sides to move toward a deal that would set Israeli hostages free and bring potential respite in the nearly 7-month-long war in Gaza.
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African farmers look to the past and the future to address climate change
From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers across the heavily agriculture-reliant African continent are looking to the past and future to respond to climate change.
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A Hindu festival in southwestern Pakistan brings a mountainous region to life
The ascent of steep mud volcanoes marks the start of Hindu pilgrims' religious rituals in southwestern Pakistan.
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Renowned Peruvian investigative reporter battles criminalized smear campaign — and cancer
At age 75, one of Latin America's most storied journalists had been looking forward to weaving into books the fragmented threads of more than four decades of investigative reporting that exposed high-level abuse of power in Peru and abroad.
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A munitions explosion at a Cambodian army base kills 20 soldiers, but its cause is unclear
Security was tight around a military base in southwestern Cambodia on Sunday, a day after a huge explosion there killed 20 soldiers, wounded others and damaged nearby houses.
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Yemen's Houthi rebels claim downing US Reaper drone, release footage showing wreckage of aircraft
Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday claimed shooting down another of the U.S. military's MQ-9 Reaper drones, airing footage of parts that corresponded to known pieces of the unmanned aircraft.
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A tornado in southern China kills 5 people and damages factories in the metropolis of Guangzhou
A tornado struck the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou on Saturday, killing five people and damaging more than 140 factory buildings, state media said.
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Assailants ambush and kill 3 police officers in southern Chile, shaking the country
Armed assailants ambushed and killed three law enforcement officers in southern Chile on Saturday before setting their car on fire, authorities said, the latest attack on police to revive security concerns in the South American country.
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Mexican journalist is slain south of Mexico City, spurring outrage among colleagues
Mexican journalists held a vigil and protest Saturday a day after one of their colleagues was slain in the southern state of Morelos.
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Two Russian journalists jailed on 'extremism' charges for alleged work for Navalny group
Two Russian journalists were arrested by their government on "extremism'' charges and ordered by courts there on Saturday to remain in custody pending investigation and trial on accusations of working for a group founded by the late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny.
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Long lines form and frustration grows as Cuba runs short of cash
Alejandro Fonseca stood in line for several hours outside a bank in Havana hoping to withdraw Cuban pesos from an ATM, but when it was almost his turn, the cash ran out.
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Iraqi authorities are investigating the killing of a social media influencer
Iraqi authorities on Saturday were investigating the killing of a well-known social media influencer, who was shot by an armed motorcyclist in front of her home in central Baghdad.
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It's 30 years since apartheid ended. South Africa's celebrations are set against growing discontent
South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy with a ceremony in the capital Saturday that included a 21-gun salute and the waving of the nation's multicolored flag.
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Thousands rally in Madrid to urge Spanish leader Pedro Sánchez not to resign
Thousands of supporters and party members of Spain's Socialist party rallied outside the party's national headquarters in Madrid on Saturday to show their support for Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and urge him not to step down.
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At least 70 people killed by flooding in Kenya as more rain is expected through the weekend
Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, a government spokesperson said Friday, twice as many as were reported earlier this week.
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A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake shakes Indonesia's Java Island, felt in Jakarta
A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook the southern part of Indonesia's main island of Java on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or significant property damage.
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As EU election campaigns kick off in Germany, the Ukraine war, rise of far right are dominant themes
Several German parties on Saturday kicked off their campaigns for the election of the European Parliament in June with a focus on issues such as the war in Ukraine and support by many European voters for far-right nationalist parties across the continent.
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20 Cambodian soldiers killed in an ammunition explosion at a military base
An ammunition explosion at a base in southwestern Cambodia on Saturday afternoon killed 20 soldiers and wounded several others, Prime Minister Hun Manet said.
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