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Israel-Hezbollah truce holds, displaced Lebanese begin to journey home
By Maya Gebeily and Aziz Taher Reuters – A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah held on Wednesday under a deal brokered ...South Korea battles second day of heavy snow; four dead
South Korea grappled with heavy snowfall for a second day on Thursday, with dozens of flights cancelled, ferry operations suspended and at ...Gunfire heard across Beirut as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect
A ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah came into effect at 0200 GMT on Wednesday after U.S. President Joe Biden said ...China sends naval, air forces to shadow US plane over Taiwan Strait
China’s military said on Tuesday it deployed naval and air forces to monitor and warn a U.S. Navy patrol aircraft that flew ...Israel records 250 launches from Lebanon as Hezbollah targets Tel Aviv, south
Israel’s military said Hezbollah fired around 250 projectiles into its territory from Lebanon on Sunday, with the militants saying their attacks targeted ...Haiti’s sexual violence survivors face dwindling support, report warns
By Sarah Morland Reuters Survivors of sexual violence in Haiti face worsening risks and dwindling support amid the growing influence of armed ...In world’s largest refugee camps, Rohingya mobilise to fight in Myanmar
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Poppy Mcpherson Reuters One day in July, Rafiq slipped out of the world’s largest refugee settlement in southern ...Bolivia’s heavy rains cause river to flood homes near La Paz
Heavy rainfall in Bolivia over Saturday night caused the Pasajahuira river to overflow, flooding the neighborhood of Bajo Llojeta on the outskirts ...Israeli strikes in central Beirut kill at least 20 as diplomats push for a cease-fire
By Abby Sewell and Bassem Mroue The Associated Press and Agencies Israeli airstrikes Saturday in central Beirut killed at least 20 people, ...Fighting between armed sectarian groups in restive northwestern Pakistan kills at least 37 people
By RIAZ KHAN, Associated Press Fighting between armed Sunni and Shiite groups in northwestern Pakistan killed at least 37 people and injured ...