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Death toll in South Africa’s mine siege rises to 78
South African police lowered a camera down more than a mile (1.5 km) underground into an illegal gold mine on Thursday to ...Israel and Hamas reach Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal
BY NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and JOSEF FEDERMAN AP Israel and Hamas agreed to pause the devastating war in the Gaza Strip, ...South Korean investigators question arrested President Yoon in insurrection probe
BY KIM TONG-HYUNG, Associated Press South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was detained in a massive law enforcement operation at the ...Militants kill at least 40 farmers in Nigeria’s Borno state
By Ahmed Kingimi Reuters Suspected Islamist militants killed 40 farmers in an attack on the Dumba community in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State ...Progress made in talks over Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release, officials say
By VICTORIA EASTWOOD, SAMY MAGDY and JOSEF FEDERMAN, Associated Press U.S. and Arab mediators made significant progress overnight toward brokering a ceasefire ...Philippines files protest over Beijing’s ‘escalatory actions’ in South China Sea
The Philippines on Monday called on Beijing to desist from “escalatory actions” at a South China Sea shoal and said a protest ...Syria talks being held in Riyadh with Western and regional participation
Top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe were arriving in the Saudi capital on Sunday to discuss Syria, as world powers ...Sudan’s military retakes a strategic city from RSF rebels, dealing them a major blow
BY SAMY MAGDY, Associated Press Sudan’s military and its allies have taken back a strategic city from the rebel Rapid Support Forces, ...Israel strikes Yemen Huthis, warns it will ‘hunt’ leaders
By Jay DESHMUKH AFP Israel struck Huthi targets in Yemen on Friday, including a power station and coastal ports, in response to ...Nicolas Maduro sworn in as Venezuelan president for third term
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose nearly 12 years in office have been marked by deep economic and social crisis, was sworn in ...