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Families of Uvalde school shooting victims sue Meta, Microsoft, gunmaker

Families of the victims of the 2022 elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, filed two lawsuits against Instagram’s parent company Meta (META.O), opens new tab, Activision Blizzard and its parent Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab and the gunmaker Daniel Defense.

May 25, 2024 1:20 pm
 

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After World Court ruling, Palestinians want action not words

Forced from her home by Israel’s seven-month-long Gaza offensive, Salwa al-Masri has little hope her plight will be alleviated by a ruling from the U.N.’s top court ordering Israel to halt its offensive in Rafah.

May 25, 2024 11:14 am
 

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Race to rescue villagers trapped after deadly landslide

Emergency services are racing to rescue victims of a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea’s isolated Enga province, where hundreds of people are feared to have died.

May 25, 2024 10:20 am
 

World

Food bound for Gaza rots in the sun as Egypt's Rafah crossing stays shut

Some of the food supplies waiting to enter the Gaza Strip from Egypt have begun to rot as the Rafah border crossing remains shut to aid deliveries for a third week and people inside the Palestinian enclave face worsening hunger.

May 25, 2024 9:27 am
 

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Israeli forces kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza strikes

Israeli forces killed at least 60 Palestinians in aerial and ground bombardments across the Gaza Strip and battled in close combat with Hamas-led militants in areas of the southern city of Rafah, health officials and Hamas media said.

May 24, 2024 6:07 pm
 

World

Heavy rains return to southern Brazil

Heavy rains once again pounded parts of Brazil’s southernmost state, ruining days-long clean-up efforts and flooding areas which had previously been untouched in Rio Grande do Sul’s capital city of Porto Alegre.

May 24, 2024 5:39 pm
 

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South Korea imposes sanctions on North Koreans

South Korea imposed sanctions on seven North Korean individuals and two Russian vessels over weapons trade and other activities between Pyongyang and Moscow deemed in breach of U.N. Security Council resolutions, Seoul’s foreign ministry said.

May 24, 2024 4:07 pm
 

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Papua New Guinea landslide: More than 100 believed dead

More than 100 people are believed dead in a landslide in remote Papua New Guinea on Friday, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation has reported.

May 24, 2024 4:01 pm
 

World

US preparing $275 million weapons package for Ukraine

The United States is preparing a $275 million military aid package for Ukraine, which will include 155mm artillery shells, precision aerial munitions and ground vehicles, three U.S. officials told Reuters.

May 24, 2024 3:18 pm
 

World

Biden, Kenya's Ruto pledge to protect democracy in Africa

U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House for a state visit, pledging a new era of partnership on technology, security and debt relief to the leader of one of Africa’s strongest democracies.

May 24, 2024 2:22 pm
 

World

G7 officials play down expectations on details of loan for Ukraine

G7 finance chiefs are not expected to agree on details of a loan for Ukraine at their meeting in Italy starting.

May 24, 2024 1:20 pm
 

World

Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza's north and south

Israeli forces killed at least 50 Palestinians in aerial and ground bombardments across the Gaza Strip and battled in close combat with Hamas-led militants in areas of the southern city of Rafah, health officials and Hamas media said.

May 24, 2024 12:05 pm

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