Israeli air strikes killed over 413 people in Gaza
Israel vowed on Tuesday to continue fighting in Gaza until all hostages are returned as it unleashed its most intense…
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Georgia’s Ex-Leader Saakashvili to Spend 12.5 Years in Prison
Saakashvili, 57, was sentenced in absentia in 2018 to six years in prison for abuse of office and, last week, he received a nine-year sentence for misspending public funds from the Caucasus country.
Iran Says Official to Meet UN Nuclear Chief on Monday
Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said the meeting with the International Atomic Energy Agency was “part of our ongoing engagement with the agency”.
Vietnam, US firms sign $4 bn in Deals as Trump Tariff Worries Mount
The Southeast Asian nation has the third-biggest trade surplus with the US after China and Mexico — both targeted by Trump since he took office.
At Least 25 Bodies Retrieved from Pakistan Train Siege
Death tolls have varied, with the military saying in an official statement that “21 innocent hostages” were killed by the militants as well as four soldiers in the rescue operation.
Games Industry Still a Hostile Environment For Many Women
Big names in gaming such as France’s Ubisoft (publisher of the “Assassin’s Creed” saga) or US-based Activision Blizzard (“Call of Duty”) have seen women come forward about sexist behaviour in the workplace in recent years.
Gang’s Grenade Attack in Colombian Capital Kills 3
The grenade attack was in response to a conflict between “two local organized criminal groups” that are fighting over turf, Bogota police commander Giovanni Cristancho told reporters near the scene.
Kenya & Hungary Sign 2 Major Memoranda Of Understanding
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi announced that these MOUs will promote bilateral partnerships and open new avenues for collaboration in these fields.
Pope ‘stable’, out of Imminent Danger as Talk Turns to Return Home
Pope Francis remains stable after almost four weeks in hospital with pneumonia, the Vatican said on Tuesday, declining to speculate on when he might go home, the day after doctors indicated he was no longer in danger.
‘Too Soon’ to Discuss Pope’s Return Home, Says Vatican Source
The leader of the world’s nearly 1.4 billion Catholics has been working on and off, and following the news where possible — including deadly floods that have hit his homeland of Argentina.
