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US military says first aid shipment has been driven across a newly built US pier into the Gaza Strip
Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip have rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the besieged enclave for the first time More »
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Putin says Russia wants buffer zone in Ukraine's Kharkiv but has no plans to capture the city
MOSCOW _ Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region aims to create a buffer zone but has no plans to capture the city More »
Hezbollah introduces new weapons and tactics against Israel as war in Gaza drags on
Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group is introducing new tactics and weapons against Israel as the war in Gaza drags on and Israeli troops enter parts of the southern city of Rafah More »
Taiwan’s foreign minister says China and Russia are supporting each other's ‘expansionism’
Russia and China are helped each other expand their territorial reach, and democracies must push back against authoritarian states that threaten their rights and sovereignty, Taiwan’s outgoing foreign minister, Joseph Wu, said in an interview with The Associated Press More »
North Korea test-fires suspected missiles a day after US and South Korea conduct a fighter jet drill
North Korea has fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast a day after South Korea and the U.S. flew powerful fighter jets in a drill that the North views as a major security threat More »
Mexico's cartel violence haunts civilians in the lead-up to June elections
Cartel violence haunted the central Mexican town of Huitzilac days after a mass shooting claimed the lives of eight men More »
Vatican revamps norms to evaluate visions of Mary as it adapts to Internet age and combats hoaxers
The Vatican has radically reformed its process for evaluating alleged visions of the Virgin Mary, weeping statues and other seemingly supernatural phenomena More »
Yemen's Houthi rebels claim shooting down another US MQ-9 Reaper drone as footage shows wreckage
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed the shooting-down of an American drone, hours after footage circulated online of what appeared to be the wreckage of an MQ-9 Reaper drone More »
Suspect in shooting of Slovak prime minister is escorted to his home as police search for evidence
A man charged with attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been escorted by police to his home More »
What to know about how much the aid from a US pier project will help Gaza
A U.S.-built pier is in place to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza by sea, but no one will know if the new route will work until a steady stream of deliveries begins reaching starving Palestinians More »
