- Rockets fired from Syria for first time in a year; Israel says Sharaa responsible The Times of Israel
- Israel launches strikes on weapons in southern Syria BBC
- Syria says Israeli attack on Deraa causes ‘significant’ losses Al Jazeera
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Latvia wins first UN Security Council seat, 4 other countries elected
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Five countries won seats on the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday in uncontested elections and will start serving two-year terms in January on the U.N.’s most powerful…
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Liberal Lee Jae-myung wins South Korea’s presidential election ending months of political turmoil
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ADVERTISEMENTSouth Korea’s liberal opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung was elected president early on Wednesday in a victory that would cap months of political turmoil triggered by the stunning but brief imposition of martial law by…
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IDF strikes in southern Syria following rocket barrage
The IDF is striking in Syria, the military confirmed early Wednesday morning.
“The IDF recently attacked Syrian regime weapons in southern Syria using fighter jets, following the launches into the country’s territory earlier today,” the…
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Major evacuation in Cologne after second world war bombs discovered | Germany
The biggest evacuation in Cologne since the second world war is under way after the discovery of three unexploded bombs dropped by allied forces 80 years ago.
About 20,000 people are having to leave their homes and businesses, while hotels, a care…
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At least five killed in attack on aid convoy in Sudan’s western Darfur region, UN says
ADVERTISEMENTAt least five people have been killed and several others wounded in an attack on an aid convoy in Sudan’s Darfur region on Tuesday, the United Nations has said, with the warring parties in the northeast African nation trading blame for the attack.
The attack on the 15-truck convoy…
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Israeli military responds to Syrian rocket fire with artillery shelling – Israel news
Sirens sounded in villages and towns across northern Israel and the Golan Heights on Tuesday evening, following a barrage of rockets fired from southern Syria, the military said.
Israeli media reported that the IDF responded with artillery…
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Lee Jae-myung wins South Korea presidency
Woongbee LeeEditor, BBC Korean
EPA-EFESouth Korea has handed a decisive victory to opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung six months after his predecessor’s martial law bid failed.
The brief yet disastrous move set off huge protests and ended former…
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Putin’s demands emerge after latest round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks
Russia took weeks to present Ukraine with a “memorandum” setting out its conditions for a ceasefire, as well as key guidelines for a comprehensive treaty to end the more than 3-year-old war. To…
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