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Israeli strikes kill 14 in south Lebanon amid agreed ceasefire with Hezbollah
BEIRUT, April 27 — Lebanon’s health ministry said Israeli strikes on the country’s south on Sunday killed 14 people, the deadliest day since a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war […]
Hokkaido struck by 6.2 quake amid growing Japan mega-quake fears
TOKYO, April 27 — A strong earthquake rattled Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido early Monday, US and Japanese meteorological agencies reported, the latest in a series of powerful tremors to […]
Iran foreign minister continues whirlwind tour between mediators as US stays home
ISLAMABAD, April 27 — Iran’s foreign minister returned to Islamabad on Sunday, ping-ponging from capital to capital as mediators hoped to keep peace talks between Tehran and the United States […]
Call me maybe? Trump moves the goal posts for ending the war with Iran
WASHINGTON, April 27 — President Donald Trump said on Sunday Iran could telephone if it wants to negotiate an end to their two-month war and stressed it can never have […]
White House shooting suspect targeted Trump cabinet, had anti-Christian manifesto, officials say
WASHINGTON, April 27 — US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the suspect accused of trying to attack administration officials at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was […]
Acid attacks highlight growing danger for Indonesian activists
JAKARTA, April 27 — Indonesian environmental activist Muhammad Rosidi shudders as he recalls the horrific moment two men on a motorbike threw acid through the open window of his car […]
UK’s smoke-free generation law: Five key questions
LONDON, April 26 — Britain’s parliament this week approved a bill to ban those aged 17 and under from ever legally buying tobacco products during their lifetime. A first in […]
East Jerusalem residents anguished as homes demolished to make way for biblical park
JERUSALEM, April 26 — Yusra Qwaider is 97 years old, bedridden and helpless: within days, bulldozers from the Jerusalem municipality will come to tear down the home she’s lived in […]
Reuters/Ipsos poll: As US high court prepares ruling, Americans oppose ending birthright citizenship
WASHINGTON, April 26 — A majority of Americans believe all babies born in the country should automatically be granted citizenship, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll carried out as the US […]
Kenya’s Sawe becomes first man to run marathon under two hours to win in London
LONDON, April 26 — Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe became the first man to run a marathon in under two hours when he won the London Marathon with a time of one […]