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Israeli forces kill 20 gunmen in raid at Gaza's Al Shifa hospital, army says

Israeli troops raided the compound of Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital early on Monday, saying they killed over 20 gunmen, in an operation Palestinian health authorities said caused multiple casualties and set off a fierce fire in one of the buildings.

March 19, 2024 11:46 am
 

World

West decries Russia's reelection of Putin; China, India vow closer ties

Western governments lined up on Monday to condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin’s landslide reelection as unfair and undemocratic, but China, India and North Korea congratulated the veteran leader on extending his rule by a further six years.

March 19, 2024 10:12 am
 

World

China's military, state media slam U.S. after Reuters report on SpaceX spy satellites

Chinese military and state-run media on Sunday accused the United States of threatening global security, days after a Reuters report which found Elon Musk’s SpaceX was building hundreds of spy satellites for a U.S. intelligence agency.

March 19, 2024 9:24 am
 

World

Gaza far exceeds famine-level food shortages, mass death imminent, monitor says

Extreme food shortages in parts of the Gaza Strip have already exceeded famine levels, and mass death is now imminent without an immediate ceasefire and surge of food to areas cut off by fighting the global hunger monitor said on Monday.

March 19, 2024 8:20 am
 

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Israeli military says troops raid Gaza's Shifa Hospital

The Israeli military said on Monday its troops raided the compound of Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital, in an operation Palestinian health authorities said had caused multiple casualties and set off a fierce fire in one of the buildings.

March 18, 2024 4:34 pm
 

World

Netanyahu says Schumer call for Israel election was inappropriate

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CNN on Sunday that U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s speech in which he urged new elections in Israel was “totally inappropriate.”

March 18, 2024 2:36 pm
 

World

 Putin claims landslide and scorns US democracy

Vladimir Putin was always going to claim his fifth term as president with a landslide, faced with three other candidates all rubber-stamped by the Kremlin.

March 18, 2024 1:17 pm
 

World

Ukrainian drones attack refinery, target Moscow, disrupt power

Ukraine launched 35 drones at targets across Russia that sparked a brief fire at an oil refinery, took aim at Moscow and disrupted electricity supplies in border areas, Russia said on Sunday, the last day of its presidential election.

March 18, 2024 11:20 am
 

World

Biden jokes about Trump's mental fitness

U.S. President Joe Biden took jabs on Saturday at former President Donald Trump with jokes about the mental fitness of his election opponent during a speech at the Gridiron Club dinner, a Washington tradition that began in the 1880s.

March 18, 2024 10:20 am
 

World

Putin wins Russia election in landslide with record turnout

President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia’s election on Sunday, cementing his grip on power though thousands of opponents staged a noon protest at polling stations and the United States said the vote was neither free nor fair.

March 18, 2024 9:30 am
 

World

Trump predicts the end of U.S. democracy if he loses 2024 election

Donald Trump said on Saturday if he does not win November’s presidential election it will mean the likely end of American democracy.

March 17, 2024 5:23 pm
 

Australia

Australia's north braces for Tropical Cyclone Megan

Residents in parts of Australia’s Northern Territory and Queensland state were urged on Sunday to prepare for a tropical cyclone that is forecast to make landfall in coming days.

March 17, 2024 4:23 pm

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