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Israel pounds Gaza City suburbs

GAZA, Aug 24 (Reuters/AP/AFP): Israeli planes and tanks pounded the eastern and northern outskirts of Gaza City overnight Saturday to Sunday, destroying buildings and homes, residents said, as Israeli leaders vowed to press on with a planned offensive on the city.Witnesses reported the sound of explosions non-stop overnight in the...

S Korea prosecutors seek arrest of ex-PM Han over martial law

SEOUL, Aug 24 (AFP): South Korean prosecutors on Sunday filed an arrest warrant for former prime minister Han Duck-soo, accusing him of aiding ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol in declaring martial law in December and later lying in court.A court is set to review the validity of the warrant to detain...

US restricts Ukraine's use of its missiles against Russia

NEW YORK, Aug 24 (Reuters): The Pentagon has been quietly blocking Ukraine from using US-made long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to strike targets inside Russia, limiting Kyiv's ability to employ these weapons in its defense against Moscow's invasion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing US officials.Reuters could...

Kim oversees 2 new missile tests

PYONGYANG, Aug 24 (BBC): North Korean state media has said two new air defence missiles have been fired in a test overseen by the country's leader Kim Jong Un.The weapons had "superior combat capability" and used a "unique technology", the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, without adding details.The launches,...

US govt wants migrant targeted in crackdown deported to Uganda

WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (AFP): The US government intends to deport a Salvadoran man at ground zero of President Donald Trump's war on illegal immigration to Uganda next week, his lawyers said Saturday.In a filing, the lawyers asked courts to dismiss the case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia on grounds that it...

Khamenei calls US issue 'unsolvable'

TEHRAN, Aug 24 (Reuters): Iran's supreme leader said the current situation with the United States was "unsolvable", and that Tehran would never bow to pressure to obey Washington, amid a standoff with Western powers over its nuclear programme, state media reported on Sunday.The Islamic Republic suspended nuclear negotiations with the...

Three young sisters drown from boat carrying migrants to Italy

TRIPOLI, Aug 24 (Reuters): Three young sisters drowned when the rubber boat carrying them and dozens of other migrants got into difficulties on the perilous central Mediterranean crossing from Libya to Italy, a German sea rescue charity said on Sunday.RESQSHIP said the bodies of the sisters, aged 9, 11 and...