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Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa kills 3

Three people were killed when a Russian drone hit an apartment block in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa overnight, regional Gov. Oleh Kiper said Saturday. A further...

‘They wanted to humiliate us.’ Palestinian women detained by Israel allege abuse in Israeli...

Nabela thought the United Nations school in Gaza City was a safe haven. Then, the Israeli army arrived. Soldiers stormed the place, ordering men to undress and hauling women to...

China pledges to increase opportunities for foreign companies as it seeks to boost its...

Chinese Vice President Han Zheng pledged Friday to provide more opportunities for foreign companies in China as the government tries to restore confidence in the world’s second largest economy.

Biden approves military airdrops of aid into Gaza after chaotic encounter left more than...

The U.S. will begin airdropping emergency humanitarian assistance into Gaza, President Joe Biden said Friday, a day after more than 100 Palestinians were killed during a chaotic encounter with Israeli troops.

Palestinians say Israeli troops fired at people seeking food. Israel says scene was deadly...

Israeli troops fired on a crowd of Palestinians racing to pull food off an aid convoy in Gaza City on Thursday, witnesses said. More than 100 people were killed in the chaos,...

Scandinavian Airlines medevac plane lands in Malaysian island where Norwegian king is hospitalized

A Scandinavian Airlines medical evacuation plane arrived on Friday in Malaysia’s northern resort island of Langkawi, where the Norwegian king is in hospital and being treated for an infection.

South Korea, Japan can solve history issues, open up new future: Yoon

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Friday that his country and Japan can open up a new future together if the two continue to build trust and solve difficult challenges left...

Iran’s supreme leader calls for voting to “disappoint” enemies

The supreme leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, called this Friday to vote in the parliamentary elections to “disappoint the enemies”, in the first elections in the country since the protests unleashed by...

G20 finance chiefs fail to issue joint statement amid war in Ukraine

Finance chiefs from the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies on Thursday failed to issue a joint statement amid disagreements over Russia's war in Ukraine and the Hamas-Israel conflict.

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday hailed Russian national unity, even as fighting raged on in Ukraine,...

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday hailed Russian national unity, even as fighting raged on in Ukraine, in a state-of-the-nation address ahead of next month’s election he’s all but certain to win. Speaking to...