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1,426 killed in March violence in Syria

A Syrian government fact-finding committee said on Tuesday that 1,426 people had died in March in attacks on security forces and subsequent mass killings of Alawites, but concluded that commanders had not given orders for the revenge attacks. The incidents in the coastal region were the worst violence to hit Syria since the downfall of President Bashar al-Assad last year. ...

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Israeli forces Killed over 1,000 Gaza aid seekers since May

The UN on Tuesday said Israeli forces have killed over 1,000 Palestinians trying to get food aid in Gaza since the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation started operations, reports AFP. An officially private effort, the GHF began operations on May 26 after Israel halted supplies into the Gaza Strip for more than two months, sparking famine warnings. GHF operations ...

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13 killed in Russia bus crash

Thirteen people were killed and 20 others injured when a bus transporting mine workers crashed early Monday in Russia’s far eastern Yakutia region, officials reported. Authorities said the driver appeared to have lost control, causing the vehicle to swerve off the road and plunge 25 metres (82 feet) into a ravine. The accident occurred around 3:20 am local time (1820 ...

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Gaza civil defence says Israeli fire kills 93 aid seekers

Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli forces opened fire on crowds of Palestinians trying to collect humanitarian aid in the war-torn Palestinian territory on Sunday, killing 93 people and wounding dozens more. Eighty were killed as truckloads of aid arrived in the north, while nine others were reported shot near an aid point close to Rafah in the south, where ...

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Ecuador road accident leaves at least 9 dead

At least nine people were killed Sunday in western Ecuador after a pickup truck and an SUV collided head on, authorities said. Two others were injured in the accident, which occurred around 5:00 am (1000 GMT) on the highway connecting the coastal city of Manta and the nearby town of Montecristi, renowned for its Panama hat production. “We suspect a ...

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Saudi’s ‘Sleeping Prince’ dies after nearly 20yrs in coma

Prince Alwaleed bin Khalid bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia passed away on Saturday, the Royal Court announced through the Saudi Press Agency. Known as the “Sleeping Prince”, he had been in a coma for nearly 20 years following a traffic accident in 2005 before his passing. The death was also confirmed by his father, Prince Khaled ...

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50 killed in massive fire at Iraq shopping mall

At least 50 people have been killed in a massive fire at a hypermarket in Iraq’s Al-Kut city, multiple news agencies reported citing Wasit province governor, Mohammed al-Miyahi, on Thursday. Unconfirmed viral visuals online showed a big portion of a building on fire, with plumes of smoke coming out. “The number of victims has reached about 50 people, martyrs and ...

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Trump gives Russia 50 days to resolve Ukraine war

US President Donald Trump on Monday told Russia to resolve its Ukraine war within 50 days or face massive new economic sanctions as he laid out plans for new infusions of weaponry for Kyiv. “We’re very, very unhappy” with Russia, Trump told reporters as he met with NATO chief Mark Rutte in the White House. “We’re going to be doing ...

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Pope Leo calls for ‘merciful compassion’ for poor and victims of war

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called for “merciful compassion” for the world’s poor and victims of tyranny and war, as he celebrated Mass at St. Thomas of Villanova parish church in Castel Gandolfo, a site spiritually tied to his Augustinian roots. The pope, currently on summer vacation, has resumed the papal tradition of spending time at the estate south of ...

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