Israeli strikes across Gaza leave 59 persons dead
GAZA, May 07 (AP/AFP): Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 59 people, including women and children, hospital officials said Wednesday, as Israel prepares to ramp up its campaign against Hamas in a devastating war now entering its 20th month.The strikes included one attack on Tuesday night on a school...
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Xi heads to Moscow on three-day visit
MOSCOW, May 07 (AFP): Chinese President Xi Jinping headed to Moscow on Wednesday for a key three-day visit including a grand Victory Day parade and a show of support for Vladimir Putin.Moscow and Beijing declared a "no limits partnership" weeks before Putin ordered Russia's Ukraine offensive in February 2022. The...
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Second US warplane falls off aircraft carrier into Red Sea
WASHINGTON, May 07 (AFP): A multi-million-dollar US warplane failed to land on the Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and plummeted into the Red Sea, US media reported Tuesday, the second jet lost from the ship in just over a week.The two-seat F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet, worth around $67 million,...
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Colombia plans to join China's Belt and Road
BOGOTA, May 07 (AFP): Colombia's president on Tuesday said he intends to sign an accord to join Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative during an upcoming China trip, a move sure to damage already frayed relations with Washington.Leftist leader Gustavo Petro said he would sign a "letter of intent" to join...
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Lankan ruling party wins local elections
COLOMBO, May 07 (AFP): Sri Lanka's leftist government won local council elections but with significantly lower margins, in its first test since sweeping national polls last year, official results showed on Wednesday.President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's coalition received the most votes in 265 out of the 339 councils, but fell short...
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