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Russian attacks on Kharkiv kill four, injure dozens

Russian strikes on a crowded DIY hardware store and a residential area in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Saturday killed at least four people and injured dozens, local officials said.

May 26, 2024 2:40 pm
 

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India games arcade fire kills 22

At least 22 people have died in a “massive fire” at a games arcade in India, local officials say.

May 26, 2024 12:15 pm
 

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In restive New Caledonia, Macron sees Pacific power and influence

In 2018, a year after becoming France’s president, Emmanuel Macron flew to the remote French-ruled Pacific island of New Caledonia to outline his latest foreign policy plan.

May 26, 2024 11:37 am
 

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Gaza ceasefire talks could soon resume but Israel-Hamas war rages on

Prospects for a resumption of mediated Gaza ceasefire talks grew on Saturday although Israel carried out new attacks in which Palestinian medics said more than 40 people were killed.

May 26, 2024 10:36 am
 

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PNG: Survivors of massive landslide desperately seeking help

The survivors of a massive landslide in a remote village in Papua New Guinea are still waiting for official help, more than 24 hours after the disaster.

May 26, 2024 9:33 am
 

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Man shot dead by police in riot-hit New Caledonia: Media

Police shot dead a man in riot-hit New Caledonia on Friday evening, a day after President Emmanuel Macron visited to the French-ruled Pacific island to try to calm tensions, local media said, citing the local prosecutor’s office.

May 26, 2024 8:34 am
 

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Thousands protest against mass tourism in Spain's Balearic Islands

Thousands of people protested in Spain’s Balearic Islands on Saturday against mass tourism ahead of the summer season.

May 26, 2024 8:08 am
 

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More than 300 buried in Papua New Guinea landslide, local media says

More than 300 people and over 1,100 houses were buried by a massive landslide that levelled a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea, local media reported on Saturday.

May 25, 2024 4:50 pm
 

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Chile arrests firefighter for blaze that killed 137

Chilean authorities have arrested a firefighter and a forestry worker on suspicion of starting the fire which killed at least 137 people in February.

May 25, 2024 3:08 pm
 

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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

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