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The Louvre Museum in Paris was closed on Sunday after a theft occurred inside the world-renowned institution, France’s culture minister confirmed. “A robbery took place this morning at the opening of the Louvre Museum,” Culture Minister Rachida Dati wrote on X, adding that she had visited the site and that an investigation was underway. The museum announced it would close ...

Israel returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza on Saturday, bringing the total number handed over to 135, the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said. Under a ceasefire deal brokered by US President Donald Trump, Israel was to turn over the bodies of 15 Palestinians for every deceased Israeli returned. Late on Friday, Hamas handed over the body ...

US President Donald Trump said Thursday he will soon meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, Hungary, to discuss ways to end the war in Ukraine, following a “productive” phone call between the two leaders, reports AP. Trump, who is set to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday, wrote on social media that “great progress” ...

At least 18 people have been killed and more than 360 wounded in Afghanistan in military clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan since Oct. 10, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said in a statement on Thursday, reports Reuters. “UNAMA calls on all parties to bring a lasting end to hostilities to protect civilians,” the statement added.

A total of 20 people have died in Senegal in a Rift Valley fever outbreak which began in late September, the west African country’s health ministry said, reports AFP. The viral disease, which mainly affects animals but also humans, has hit the northern Saint Louis region particularly hard, with 159 of 171 recorded cases occurring in the area, according to ...

At least 20 people lost their lives after a bus carrying over 50 passengers caught fire in the western Indian state of Rajasthan on Tuesday, according to local media and officials. The tragic incident occurred as the bus was traveling between Jaisalmer and Jodhpur, shortly after departing Jaisalmer around 3:00 pm (0930 GMT). “Nineteen passengers died in the bus and ...

US President Donald Trump hailed a “tremendous day for the Middle East” as he and regional leaders signed a declaration Monday meant to cement a ceasefire in Gaza, hours after Israel and Hamas exchanged hostages and prisoners. Trump made a lightning visit to Israel, where he lauded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an address to parliament, before flying to Egypt ...

At least five people were killed and dozens injured during violent clashes between Pakistan police and hardline group Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) on Monday, officials reported. The protest, called by TLP a week before US President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire announcement, has a history of turning violent in previous demonstrations. The march, covering nearly 400 kilometers from Lahore to the capital ...

Hamas will begin releasing Israeli hostages held in Gaza on Monday morning, according to a senior official from the group, marking the start of a major prisoner exchange deal ahead of an international summit in Egypt focused on Middle East peace. The release is part of the first phase of a broader agreement in which Hamas will free 20 Israeli ...

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, has dedicated the award to US President Donald Trump and the people of Venezuela. The Nobel Committee announced her as the laureate on Friday, recognizing her “tireless efforts to uphold the democratic rights of the Venezuelan people and her struggle for a just and peaceful transition from ...