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Israel strikes southern Lebanon as Hezbollah condemns new deal
Israeli air strikes in Lebanon have killed one person, the country's health ministry said, a day after the two countries signed a deal aimed at paving the way to a lasting peace.
Iranian businesswoman arrested in US for allegedly trafficking arms to Sudan
United States federal agents arrested Shamim Mafi, a 44-year-old California resident, at Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday night. Authorities allege Mafi operated as a central figure in an illicit network helping Iran traffic weapons to Sudan, a nation now in its fourth year of a bloody civil war. According...
Xenophobia attacks: Zimbabwe rules out retaliatory expulsion of South Africans
The Zimbabwean government has ruled out calls to expel an estimated 25,000 South Africans living in the country, saying it will not adopt retaliatory measures despite growing anti-foreigner sentiment and recurring xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The position was outlined during a parliamentary debate on the increas...
Further infant remains uncovered at former mother-and-baby home
The team excavating the site of a former mother-and-baby institution in County Galway has found a further 22 sets of infant remains, bringing the total number recovered to 99.
Former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke acquitted of bribery after 13-year UK probe
Former Nigerian Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has been found not guilty of bribery at a London court, ending a 13-year investigation by the UK's National Crime Agency that she says cost her her reputation, her freedom of movement, and her career. The verdict was delivered on Wednesday at Southwark Crown Cou...
Uganda’s Daily Monitor, NTV forced off air after army chief orders closure
Uganda's leading independent media group says it is under "military siege" after the army chief - who is the son of President Yoweri Museveni - ordered the closure of TV stations, newspapers, and radio outlets.
Rapp, 26, dies after being hit by car while cycling
American boxer Hannah Rapp died on Saturday after being hit by a car while cycling in Texas.
Three-year-old rescued and taken to hospital six days after Venezuela quake
A three-year-old boy has been pulled alive from the rubble six days after the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, a Jordanian rescue team has said.
Police station opens at Hitler’s birthplace in bid to rid site of Nazi link
Austria has opened a police station in the house where Adolf Hitler was born in the town of Braunau am Inn.
Congress passes war powers measure for first time, rebuking Trump’s war with Iran
The Republican-controlled US Senate has approved a measure instructing President Donald Trump to halt the war in Iran or seek congressional approval before continuing military action.
Trump says meetings with Zelensky and Netanyahu were positive
President Donald Trump said late on Tuesday his meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were positive.
Burnham has no scope to increase borrowing, think tank warns
Prime Minister Andy Burnham will have to raise taxes or cut spending to meet his pledges on defence and the cost of living, a major think tank has said.Andy Burnham