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Relatives in Iran mourn over the coffins of seven Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike on the country's consular annex in Damascus, which Tehran blamed on Israel

Iran Pays Homage To Guards Killed In Syria Strike, Vows Revenge

The IRGC members, including two generals, were killed in the air strike on Monday which levelled the Iranian embassy's consular annex in Damascus.

EU Vows 270mn Euros For Armenia Amid Russia Tensions

Armenia is looking to boost ties with the EU and US as relations with Russia crumble

The announcement came after talks between Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken aimed at ramping up cooperation.

UN Rights Council Demands Halt To Arms Sales To Israel

The US provides billions of dollars in military support to Israel per year

The resolution -- which passed with 28 of the council's 47 member states voting in favour, six opposed and 13 abstaining -- marked the first time the United Nations top rights body has taken a position on the bloodiest-ever war to beset the besieged Palestinian territory.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrives in south China's Guangzhou late Thursday for days of meetings in which she will press Beijing on industrial overcapacity and other hot-button economic issues

Yellen In China To Press Officials On Industrial Subsidies

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in China's Guangzhou on Thursday for meetings to press Beijing over fears the country's industrial subsidies for green energy, cars and batteries could flood global markets with cheap goods.

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People gather around a car of US-based aid group World Central Kitchen that was hit by an Israeli strike in the central Gaza Strip

Bodies Of Foreign Aid Workers Killed In Israeli Strike To Be Repatriated

The bodies of six foreign aid workers killed in a Gaza strike were expected to be transported out of the war-torn Palestinian territory on Wednesday as Israel faced a chorus of outrage over their deaths.

A building in Taiwanese city Hualien is partially collapsed after Wednesday's earthquake

Nine Dead, Hundreds Injured In Most Powerful Taiwan Quake In 25 Years

At least nine people were killed and more than 800 injured Wednesday by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that damaged dozens of buildings and prompted tsunami warnings that extended to Japan and the Philippines before being lifted.

Boluarte, who holds rock bottom approval ratings, is being investigated for suspected illegal enrichment and failing to declare her luxury timepieces

Peru's PM Seeks Confidence Vote As Rolexgate Scandal Rages

Peru's embattled government will on Wednesday ask Congress for a vote of confidence that collides with its umpteenth scandal: how the president came to own a collection of pricey Rolex watches and jewelry.

Newly released footage shows the moment a 15-year-old kidnapping victim was shot by California police tasked with rescuing her

Video Shows California Police Shooting Teen They Were Supposed To Rescue

Newly released video shows US police shooting dead a kidnapped teenage girl they had been tasked with rescuing, in a chaotic incident on a busy California highway.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is set to visit China from April 3-9

Yellen To Press China On 'Unfair' Trade Practices During Visit

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen leaves Wednesday for China, for the second time in less than a year to manage ties as Washington maintains a tough stance on Beijing ahead of November's election.

Emergency and security personnel inspect the wreckage of the Iranian consular annex in Damascus after it was hit by an air strike officials blamed on Israel

Iran Vows To Punish Israel For Deadly Strike On Embassy Annex

Iran warned arch foe Israel on Tuesday that it will punish an air strike that killed seven Revolutionary Guards, two of them generals, at its consular annex in Damascus.

Finnish police officers talk to family members of pupils at the primary Viertola comprehensive school

One Killed, Two Injured By 12-year-old Finnish School Shooter

A 12-year-old opened fire Tuesday at a school north of the Finnish capital Helsinki, killing a fellow student and seriously injuring two others before being taken into custody, police said.

The Open Arms charity vessel and a barge carrying humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip are pictured off Gaza City on April 1, 2024

Israel Blamed As Gaza Strike Kills 7 Staff Of US Food Charity

A US-based charity blamed Israel on Tuesday for a strike that killed seven of its staff unloading food brought to the war-torn Gaza Strip by sea to help alleviate looming famine.

Claims will initially relate to damage to property

Ukrainian War Damage Claims System Launches

Ukrainians can enter claims for damages to their property as a result of Russia's invasion via a new mechanism launched on Tuesday, with officials expecting as many as 10 million requests overall.

Elon Musk (L) says he will not directly back Donald Trump (R) or Joe Biden, but his X feed makes clear that his support lies with the Republican

Will Musk Help Trump With Cash, Not Just Tweets?

Elon Musk, one of the world's richest people, says he won't directly back Joe Biden or Donald Trump in the US election -- but one look at his X feed makes clear his heart is with the Republican.

The US-led military alliance is invigorated -- and expanded to 32 allied countries -- in response to Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine

NATO At 75 Is Stronger -- But Also Under Threat

The NATO military alliance marks its 75th anniversary on Thursday, reinvigorated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine -- but menaced by the growing threat from Moscow and the spectre of Donald Trump.

Former US president Donald Trump is seen in New York City on March 25, 2024

Trump Posts $175 Million Bond In Civil Fraud Case

Embattled former US president Donald Trump posted a $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud case Monday, a court document showed, avoiding asset seizures while his case winds through the appeals process.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris to discuss the mounting international crises

Blinken In Paris For Talks On Ukraine, Gaza

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Tuesday on supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia and the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Donald Trump, who is not suspending his campaign to return to the White House in November

In April Fools' Joke, Trump Says He Is Suspending His Campaign

You might argue it's a cruel joke no matter what side of American politics you fall on: Donald Trump sent a message to supporters Monday that appeared to announce he was suspending his reelection campaign, but it turned out to be an April Fools' fundraising bid.

Registerd illegal Channel crossings hit 5,373 this winter

UK Says Channel Crossings On Small Boats Hit A Record This Winter

Channel arrivals on small boats to the UK hit a record in the first quarter of 2024 with a nearly 42 percent rise over last year, the interior ministry said Monday.

French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne said Paris is not seeking economic decoupling from China

France Wants 'Clear Message' From China To Russia Over Ukraine War

France's top diplomat said on Monday that Paris wants China to send "clear messages" to its strategic ally Russia over its war in Ukraine, after meetings with his counterpart in Beijing.

Smoke rises from an Israeli strike in the vicinity of Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital on March 28

Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital Devastated In Two-week Battle

Israeli forces on Monday pulled out of Gaza's largest hospital complex after an intensive two-week military operation, leaving behind charred buildings and bodies strewn at the sprawling complex.

Boluarte, 61, is being investigated for illegal enrichment and failing to declare several luxury watches which she has been spotted wearing since coming to power in 2022

Peru President Ordered To Present Rolex Watches In Graft Scandal

Peru's prosecutor's office on Sunday ordered President Dina Boluarte to present any Rolex watches in her possession, after a raid on her home and office as part of a corruption probe.

A handout photo from the US Coast Guard shows demolition crews cutting the top portion of the north side of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 30, 2024

Workers Remove First Chunk Of Destroyed Baltimore Bridge

Workers have lifted out the first, 200-ton chunk of Baltimore's collapsed bridge, officials said Sunday, as efforts get underway to clear the harbor of the steel structure destroyed by an out-of-control ship.

The world's commercial aircraft fleet is set to balloon by a third by 2034, according to Oliver Wyman

Maintenance Staff Shortage Could Clip Aviation Industry's Wings

The United States is grappling with a shortage of maintenance workers in the aviation industry, with baby boomers retiring and others changing jobs during the pandemic.

Moscow has stepped up its aerial bombardment of Ukraine in recent weeks

Ukraine Warns Power Supply Under Threat Amid Deadly Russian Attacks

Ukraine warned Friday that Russian air attacks were putting its electricity supply under "increasing threat", hours after strikes damaged power stations and killed at least one person.

Hundreds gathered in villages around San Fernando city, north of Manila, to watch men punish themselves in a bid to atone for their sins or seek miracles from God

Philippines Observes Good Friday With Crucifixions And Whippings

Catholic zealots in the Philippines re-enacting the last moments of Jesus Christ were nailed to wooden crosses while others whipped themselves bloody in extreme displays of religious devotion on Good Friday.

The Dali, a Singaporean-flagged cargo vessel that spans the size of almost three football fields, remains stuck under debris from the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 27, 2024 after the ship crashed into the bridge in Baltimore, Maryland

Cleanup Begins In 'Very Long Road' To Recovery For Baltimore Bridge, Port

Cranes began arriving Thursday at the scene of the catastrophic bridge collapse over Baltimore harbor, as authorities shifted to a clean-up phase of the recovery and warned of extensive work before the major US port can reopen.

Gaza is facing a humanitarian crisis and surging death toll

Israel Must 'Ensure Urgent Humanitarian Assistance' In Gaza: ICJ

The world's top court on Thursday ordered Israel to "ensure urgent humanitarian assistance" in Gaza without delay, saying "famine has set in".

The Argentinian Jesuit visited the Rebibbia women's prison in the northeastern outskirts of the Italian capital

Pope Washes Feet Of 12 Women Prisoners On Holy Thursday

Pope Francis, who often pleads for compassion to prisoners, washed the feet of 12 incarcerated women in Rome on Thursday in a rite marking Holy Thursday before Easter.

Former president Zuma was forced out of office in 2018 under a cloud of corruption allegations

S.Africa's Ex-president Zuma Barred From May Election

South Africa's electoral officials said Thursday that they had excluded former president Jacob Zuma from May elections, further stoking tensions in the run-up to the polls.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos inspecting a high mobility artillery rocket system on April 26, 2023

Marcos Says Philippines Will Not Be 'Cowed Into Silence' By China

President Ferdinand Marcos said Thursday the Philippines will not be "cowed into silence" by Beijing after confrontations in the South China Sea that injured Filipino troops and damaged vessels.

Battles rage around major Gaza Strip hospitals

Battles, Bombardment In Gaza As Israel Reschedules Talks With US

Battles and bombardment pounded the Gaza Strip on Thursday, after Washington said Israel agreed to reschedule cancelled talks with tensions worsening between the allies.

Jill Biden has written a book about Willow, the White House cat

Jill Biden Writes Children's Book About 'First Feline' Willow

The Bidens' dogs grabbed headlines with their bad behavior, but "First Feline" Willow is getting a book all to herself.

Several US court cases are shedding light on what researchers call a booming "disinformation for hire" industry

George Washington University Faces $10mn Disinformation Lawsuit

A leading American university was sued Wednesday over a disinformation campaign allegedly financed by the United Arab Emirates, accused of seeding false narratives that linked academics to a radical group in the Middle East.

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