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UN chief to call out Israel, Hamas for violations against children

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has added Israel’s military to a global list of offenders for committing violations against children in 2023, said Israel’s U.N. envoy Gilad Erdan, describing the decision as “shameful.”

June 8, 2024 4:40 pm
 

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Denmark's Prime Minister assaulted in central Copenhagen

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen walked away following an assault by a man in central Copenhagen and had no outward signs of harm, a local resident told Reuters.

June 8, 2024 2:38 pm
 

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Rescue charity recovers 11 bodies from sea off Libya

A charity rescue ship recovered the bodies of 11 migrants off the coast of Libya after saving more than 160 people from boats close to the North African country, the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) group said.

June 8, 2024 12:20 pm
 

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Shooting at Panama university leaves one dead, another injured

Two shooters opened fire at a rural branch of the University of Panama, killing a young man and wounding another, police and university officials said.

June 8, 2024 10:15 am
 

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India's president invites Modi to head new coalition government

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that President Droupadi Murmu had invited him to form a government, as he promised his new coalition of 15 parties would strive for unanimity and emerge successful.

June 8, 2024 9:02 am
 

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PNG halts landslide rescue efforts amid new fears

Further landslides will likely plague the area where part of a mountain collapsed onto a remote village in Papua New Guinea two weeks ago, New Zealand geological experts warned on Friday, as authorities ended search and rescue efforts.

June 7, 2024 4:45 pm
 

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Israel's Netanyahu to address U.S. Congress on July 24

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will “present the truth” about the war against Hamas in Gaza when he addresses the U.S. Congress on July 24 during a visit to Washington, Republican leaders said on Thursday.

June 7, 2024 2:26 pm
 

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Warmer temperature in Malaysia affect turtle conservation

On a secluded Malaysian beach, a group of volunteers carefully retrieved newly laid sea turtle eggs in the sand and moved them to a shady, cooler location, in response to fears by researchers that warmer weather is leading to fewer male hatchlings.

June 7, 2024 12:43 pm
 

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Cows infected with bird flu have died in five US states

Dairy cows infected with avian flu in five U.S. states have died or been slaughtered by farmers because they did not recover, state officials and academics told Reuters.

June 7, 2024 9:22 am
 

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Dozens killed in Israeli strike on U.N. school in Gaza

Israel hit a Gaza school on Thursday with what it described as a targeted airstrike on up to 30 Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters inside, and a Hamas official said 40 people were killed including women and children sheltering at the U.N. site.

June 7, 2024 7:40 am
 

World

Person with bird flu died in Mexico, WHO says

A person with prior health complications who had contracted bird flu died in Mexico in April and the source of exposure to the virus was unknown, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

June 6, 2024 5:02 pm
 

Pacific Islands

Australia, China seek bigger ties with Solomon Islands

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Canberra wanted deeper ties with its Pacific neighbour Solomon Islands and a region where decisions are made “without fear”, as China also sent its envoy to Honiara to meet new Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele.

June 6, 2024 4:12 pm

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