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Israel pounds Gaza City suburbs, vows to press on with offensive
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Lili Bayer Reuters Israeli planes and tanks pounded the eastern and northern outskirts of Gaza City overnight Saturday ...Nigeria says killed over 35 jihadists near Cameroon border
By Susan NJANJI AFP Nigeria’s airforce said it had killed more than 35 jihadists in raids Saturday on militant fighters that had ...Deadly Israeli strikes hit Gaza as famine announcement raises pressure
By MARIAM DAGGA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 25 Palestinians including people sheltering in tents ...Vietnam island building in Spratlys may soon surpass China’s, report says
Vietnam has significantly expanded island-building work in areas it claims in the Spratly Islands chain of the disputed South China Sea and ...Russia launches major drone and missile attack on Ukraine as peace efforts drag on
Russia launched 574 drones and 40 ballistic and cruise missiles overnight, in one of its biggest aerial attacks on Ukraine of the ...Thousands demand union rights and civic freedoms in large Tunisia protest
TUNIS -Thousands of members and supporters of Tunisia’s powerful Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) protested in the capital over what they called ...Israel begins invasion of Gaza City
By Alexander Cornwell, Maayan Lubell and Nidal Al-Mughrabi Reuters Israel’s military announced the first steps of an operation to take over Gaza ...Russia says discussing Ukraine security guarantees without Moscow ‘road to nowhere’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that discussing any Western security guarantees for Ukraine without Russian involvement was a “road to nowhere”. ...Israel calls up 60,000 reservists ahead of planned Gaza City offensive
By Alice CHANCELLOR AFP Israel’s defence minister has approved a plan for the conquest of Gaza City and authorised the call-up of ...India, China agree to resume direct flights, boost business links
India and China agreed on Tuesday to resume direct flights and step up trade and investment flows as the neighbours rebuild ties ...