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Russian strike on home-improvement store in Ukraine kills 11
Published on 26/05/2024
» A Russian gliding bomb struck a home-improvement superstore in Kharkiv on Saturday, killing 11 people and wounding dozens more.
At least 123 killed in Chile wildfire inferno
Reuters, Published on 06/02/2024
» VINA DEL MAR - The death toll from wildfires raging across central Chile hit 123 on Monday as helicopters dumped tons of water on blazes and emergency crews told reporters they were still finding bodies buried in the wreckage three days after the fires took hold.
Israel vows Hamas's destruction after deadly assault
AFP, Published on 12/10/2023
» JERUSALEM - Israel vowed to completely destroy Islamist group Hamas on the eve of United Statesa Secretary of State Antony Blinken's expected visit Thursday as Washington underscores support for the Jewish state in a war that has seen the death toll spiral into the thousands.
Israel calls state of alert for war as Gaza rockets strike
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/10/2023
» GAZA - Israel declared a state of alert for war Saturday as dozens of rockets launched from the Gaza Strip struck the country and militants infiltrated southern towns in an unprecedented move. Israel sent warplanes to strike back. Hamas said it had launched a major operation against Israel.
Syria attack on military academy kills 100 as Turkey hits Kurdish-held northeast
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» BEIRUT - An attack Thursday on a Syrian military academy killed more than 100 people, a war monitor said, with state media blaming "terrorist organisations" for the drone strike in government-held Homs.
Ukraine slams 'fake elections' in occupied areas
AFP, Published on 08/09/2023
» KYIV - Ukraine denounced what it called "fake elections" being held by Moscow on its occupied territory Friday, while Russian air strikes across the country killed four people and wounded dozens more.
Death toll in Hawaii wildfire rises to 53, national disaster declared
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» KAHULUI (UNITED STATES): Local authorities on Hawaii's Maui Island said on Thursday that 17 additional fatalities have been confirmed in the wildfires which began earlier in the week, bringing the death toll to 53.
Forced to abandon a life's work
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 02/07/2023
» Even as fighter jets tore through Khartoum's skies in April and the streets became a dystopian war zone amid a showdown between rival Sudanese fighters, Thanasis Pagoulatos had no intention of fleeing.
The second life of Hiroshima's origami cranes
AFP, Published on 17/05/2023
» MIYAJIMA (JAPAN) - At a hillside temple, a monk in saffron robes blows a refrain on a conch and begins chanting prayers as thousands of origami cranes donated to Hiroshima burn.
Israel, Palestinian militants trade deadly fire over Gaza
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel's army and Gaza militants traded heavy cross-border fire overnight, with at least 22 Palestinians killed over two days in the worst escalation of violence to hit the coastal territory in months.