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Palestinians mourn members from the Abu al-Rous family during the funeral at the Bureij. — AFP
Israel presses Gaza attack with new evacuation calls

GAZA: An Israeli air strike killed a journalist working with Al Jazeera and the military issued fresh calls to evacuate parts of Gaza's north, as Israel pressed its renewed bombardment and ground operations in the Palestinian territory. Israel resumed intense air strikes across Gaza last Tuesday, followed by ground operations, after talks on extending a ceasefire with...
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Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to attack its energy facilities
A wildfire sweeps through a mountain in Andong City, South Korea, on March 26, 2025. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)

South Korea battles some of its worst-ever wildfires
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Filipinos see a pathway from poverty with virtual assistant jobs
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Trump signs order requiring citizenship proof in federal elections
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Israel resumes air strikes killing 23 Palestinians
Palestinians mourn members from the Abu al-Rous family during the funeral at the Bureij. — AFP

Israel presses Gaza attack with new evacuation calls
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INTERNATIONAL VIDEOS
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Israel resumes air strikes killing 23 Palestinians

GAZA: Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 23 Palestinians on Tuesday, local health officials said, as the Israeli military expanded evacuation orders to tens of thousands of residents across the enclave.The Israeli military resumed...

Pro-Palestinian protesters take part in a rally against Israel's operations, in Athens, Greece. — Reuters
Israel slammed for plan to enable Palestinians' departure
Palestinians mourn members from the Abu al-Rous family during the funeral at the Bureij. — AFP
Israel presses Gaza attack with new evacuation calls
An Israeli military vehicle rides on the Golan Heights side of the ceasefire line with Syria. — Reuters

Israel strikes hit bases in central Syria, kill four
A picture taken on March 23, 2025 shows a view of the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh

Ukraine, US to meet in Riyadh today
Ahmad al-Sayyed, who fled Rafah in the Gaza Strip with his four children, in a relative’s tent in western Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, March 24, 2025. (Bilal Shbair/The New York Times)

After a Brief Return Home, Palestinians Are Displaced Once Again
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Americas

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Trump signs order requiring citizenship proof in federal elections

Trump to impose tariffs on buying Venezuelan oil

Venezuela receives deported migrants from US

Trump signs order dismantling Education Dept

Canada prime minister Carney to call April 28 snap election

Africa

Members of the M23 rebel group stand guard, in Bukavu. — Reuters

MSF condemns surge of violence in DR Congo

Congo M23 to withdraw in peace push

Sudan army retakes presidential palace: what we know

Police disperse Mozambique protest, dead reported

EU sanctions Rwandans ahead Congo peace talks

Europe

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Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to attack its energy facilities

UN cuts international staff due to safety concerns

Unesco site evacuated as South Korea wildfires spread

Türkiye braces for further protests

Germany's far right targets greater influence in new parliament

Asia
A wildfire sweeps through a mountain in Andong City, South Korea, on March 26, 2025. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)

South Korea battles some of its worst-ever wildfires

South Korean fire crews battled what the acting president said Wednesday were some of the worst wildfires ever in the country. At least 18 people have died, according to authorities, as strong winds...
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Filipinos see a pathway from poverty with virtual assistant jobs

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Motorcyclist killed by giant Seoul sinkhole

Traffic on a highway near the Central Business District in Singapore, March 11, 2025. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)

Why driving in Singapore is like ‘wearing a Rolex’

US Marines check the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) after the live fire exercises, in Tarlac province. — Reuters

US, Philippines launch drills with 5,000 soldiers

GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT
Sanitation crisis in Gaza spreads disease

In a sprawling tent encampment in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli bombs fall close enough to hear and feel. But daily life is also a struggle against hunger, cold, and a growing sanitation crisis. A lack of sufficient...

Displaced Palestinians fill jerrycans with seawater for washing and cooking, at the beach in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, Oct. 28, 2023.

Gazans flee homes as Israeli strikes resume

10 years after typhoon, Philippine city rises from the ruins

India launches key test for manned orbital mission
Australia
A lifeguard tower is surrounded by water on Main Beach that has been damaged by record-breaking waves caused by the outer fringe of Tropical Cyclone Alfred on the Gold Coast. — AFP

Australia's PM says he won't call election for April as cyclone approaches

SYDNEY: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday ruled out calling a national election for April on Sunday or Monday, as had been expected, so his government can focus on an approaching...
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Australia readies as rare cyclone veers

The logo of Australia's Fortescue Metals Group can be seen on a bulk carrier as it is loaded with iron ore at the coastal town of Port Hedland in Western Australia. - File Photo

Powerful Tropical Cyclone Zelia hits Australia's iron ore hub

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New Zealand loosens visitor visas to court remote workers

Austrian Chancellor and leader of Austrian People's Party (OeVP) Karl Nehammer (C) in on his way to the Presidential Chancellery in Vienna. — AFP

Austrians pick new leader after chancellor quits

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