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Israeli forces step up bombing of Rafah as tanks try to push west
Reuters, Published on 07/06/2024
» CAIRO - With no sign of progress in mediators' efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza war, Israeli forces pounded Rafah from the air and ground overnight as tanks tried to advance further west, residents said.
Amanda Knox reconvicted of slander in Italy
Published on 05/06/2024
» FLORENCE, Italy - An Italian court on Wednesday found American Amanda Knox guilty of slander and issued a three-year sentence over accusations she made in relation to the murder of her British flatmate in Perugia in 2007.
Israeli court approves ban on Al Jazeera
Published on 05/06/2024
» JERUSALEM - An Israeli court on Wednesday upheld a ban on the operations of the Qatar-backed news agency Al Jazeera that the government had imposed on national security grounds.
Spanish pilot dies as two aircraft collide at Portugal air show
Reuters, Published on 03/06/2024
» LISBON: Two stunt planes collided in midair on Sunday during an air show in the Portuguese city of Beja and one of them crashed and exploded into flames, killing its Spanish pilot, the Portuguese Air Force (PAF) said.
Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts
Reuters, Published on 01/06/2024
» JAKARTA - A volcano in Indonesia's eastern island of Halmahera erupted on Saturday spewing a five-km (3-mile) high ash cloud, the country's volcanology agency (PVMBG) said, while its disaster agency warned of potential flash floods and cold lava flow.
Israel probes Gaza fire tragedy
Published on 28/05/2024
» JERUSALEM - The Israeli military is investigating the possibility that munitions stored near a compound in Gaza hit by an air strike on Sunday may have caught fire, killing more than 40 civilians, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Israeli attack on Rafah tent camp draws global condemnation
Published on 27/05/2024
» CAIRO/JERUSALEM - An Israeli airstrike killed at least 35 people in a tent camp in the Gaza city of Rafah, medics said, drawing condemnation from European leaders on Monday who urged implementation of a World Court ruling to halt Israel's offensive.
Indonesia's Mt Ibu erupts, local aviation authorities on alert
Published on 27/05/2024
» JAKARTA - A volcano on the remote Indonesian island of Halmahera erupted on Monday spewing a grey ash cloud six kms (four miles) into the sky, the country's volcanology agency said, adding it had issued a warning for aviation authorities managing local flights.
Zelensky implores Biden, Xi to attend summit as Russia ramps up
Published on 26/05/2024
» President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the leaders of the US and China to attend a summit to discuss Ukraine’s peace blueprint as Russia builds up troop formations near Ukraine’s northeast border and steps up air attacks.
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.