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Israeli strikes kill 14 in Gaza and destroy heavy equipment needed to clear rubble

Representative image (AI-generated) DEIR AL-BALAH: Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 14 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and destroyed bulldozers and other heavy equipment that had been supplied by mediators to clear rubble. Separate strikes on Tuesday killed two people in Lebanon. Israel’s 18-month offensive against Hamas has destroyed vast areas of […]

UN agency forced to halt food aid for 650,000 women, children in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA: The World Food Programme said Tuesday that it was suspending aid for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia because of a lack of funding.The UN agency warned they were among 3.6 million people in Ethiopia who would no longer have access to food aid in the coming weeks without urgent new funding.“WFP […]

Latest Updates: Vatican to Hold Pope’s Funeral on Saturday

Guesses about who will be the next Roman Catholic pope often prove inaccurate. Before the selection of Pope Francis in 2013, many bookmakers had not even counted him among the front-runners. This time, predictions are further complicated because Francis made many appointments in a relatively short amount of time during his tenure, diversifying the College […]

Myanmar rebels prepare to hand key city back to junta, China says | World News

YANGON: A Myanmar ethnic minority armed group is preparing to hand a captured city back to the military in a Beijing-brokered deal, China’s foreign ministry said Tuesday, as residents reported junta troops already returning.The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) ousted Myanmar’s military from the city of Lashio in August 2024, capturing their northeastern command […]

Russian drones batter Ukraine’s Odesa as peace talks come to a crux | World News

AI Image KYIV, UKRAINE: Russian drones battered the Ukrainian port city of Odesa in a nighttime attack, local authorities said Tuesday, less than 24 hours after a purported Easter ceasefire unilaterally declared by Moscow ended and just over a day before Ukrainian, British, French and US officials are due to meet in London to discuss […]

Zurab Tsereteli, whose monumental works won over Russian elites, dies aged 91 | World News

Zurab Tsereteli (File Photo) MOSCOW: Georgian-Russian sculptor Zurab Tsereteli, a politically connected artist known for his monumental yet sometimes divisive works, has died aged 91, Russian news agencies reported Tuesday.He died at his home in Peredelkino, a village southwest of Moscow, “surrounded by his works”, his assistant Sergei Shagulashvili told the RIA news agency.Born and […]

US representative Haley Stevens enters race to represent Michigan in US Senate

Haley Stevens (Image: AP) LANSING: Fourth-term US representative Haley Stevens has launched her run for Michigan’s open US senate seat on Tuesday with a video focused on the economic crisis caused by President Donald Trump‘s volatile tariffs policies. Walking through a lot full of pickup trucks and SUVs to make the case that she’s the […]

US universities issue letter condemning Trump’s ‘political interference’ in country’s education system

Over 100 universities and colleges across the US issued a joint letter on Tuesday, denouncing the Trump administration’s “unprecedented government overreach and political interference,” in the country’s education system.The letter was signed by leaders from a wide range of schools, including large state universities, small liberal arts colleges, and Ivy League institutions like Harvard, Princeton, […]

Pope Francis: Vatican releases first images of Pope Francis in open coffin

Vatican releases first images of Pope Francis in open coffin (Picture credit: AP) The Vatican on Tuesday published the first photo and video of Pope Francis lying in repose, showing the late pontiff in an open coffin dressed in red liturgical vestments, a mitre on his head and a rosary placed in his hands. The […]