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Israel carries out strike on senior Hamas leaders in Qatari capital
BY JOSEF FEDERMAN and JON GAMBRELL AP Israel launched a strike targeting Hamas’ leadership in Qatar on Tuesday, officials said, further widening ...Nepal’s parliament set on fire after PM resigns over anti-corruption protests
By Gopal Sharma and Navesh Chitrakar Reuters and agencies Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday as anti-corruption demonstrators defied ...Ethiopia launches massive hydropower dam against bitter Egyptian opposition
Ethiopia officially inaugurates Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a project that will provide energy to millions of Ethiopians while deepening a ...Anti-corruption protests continue in Nepal, social media ban lifted
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA, Associated Press Protesters set fire to homes of some of Nepal’s top political leaders in opposition to a social ...Israel warns Hamas to surrender or face ‘annihilation’
Israel’s defence minister told Hamas on Monday to lay down its arms or face annihilation, after US President Donald Trump said the ...At least 19 dead in Nepal after Gen Z protests at corruption and social media ...
Gopal Sharma Reuters Unrest killed at least 19 people in Nepal on Monday, authorities said, as police in the capital fired tear ...Russia hits main Ukrainian government building for first time
By Caleb DAVIS AFP Russia fired its biggest-ever aerial barrage at Ukraine early Sunday, killing at least two people and setting the ...Boko Haram kills dozens in ‘house to house’ attack in Nigeria’s northeast
Boko Haram militants killed more than 60 people, including seven soldiers, in a nighttime assault on a village in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno ...Israel tells residents to leave Gaza City ahead of offensive
The Israeli army told Gaza City residents to flee to a “humanitarian zone” in the south on Saturday ahead of a planned ...Lebanon’s cabinet welcomes army plan to disarm Hezbollah, gives no timeline
BY Nader Durgham AFP The Lebanese military will begin implementing its plan to disarm Iran-backed Hezbollah, the government said on Friday following ...