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Israeli strikes kill nine in Gaza, including two children, journalist

CAIRO, June 21 (Reuters): Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least nine people, including two children and a journalist from Al Jazeera, in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, health officials said.An Israeli airstrike killed four Palestinians, including two women and a child, in an apartment building in Gaza City, health...

China building ‘world’s biggest dam’ as India plans counter

BEIJING, June 21 (Reuters): China has begun work on the world's largest hydroelectric dam, situated on the lower reaches of Tibet's Yarlung Tsangpo River, about 50km from the Indian border, reports Indian broadcaster NDTV.In response, India is also pushing forward with an initiative of its own - a 11,000MW hydroelectric...

UK PM Keir Starmer ready to quit

LONDON, June 21 (Reuters): Britain's Observer newspaper said Prime Minister Keir Starmer was expected to resign on Monday and set out a timetable for his departure, though a government source said Starmer remained focused on getting on with the job of governing.The threat to Starmer's position, which has been building...

India NEET retest held under tight security

NEW DELHI, June 21 (AFP): India's 2.2 million aspiring medical students sit a re-examination under tight security on Sunday, after the last test was scrapped following a paper leak that triggered widespread outrage.The failure of the hugely competitive exam, along with a separate marking fiasco in high school tests, sparked...

Congo’s Ebola cases rise to 956, including 247 deaths

KINSHASA, June 21 (Arab News): The Democratic Republic of Congo said on Saturday the number of confirmed Ebola cases in the country had risen to 956, including 247 deaths. On Friday, confirmed cases were at 933, and deaths were 245.At least 30 people have died since the start of May...

UN warns of 'imminent risk of mass atrocities' in Sudan

UNITED NATIONS, June 21 (AFP): The United Nations Security Council said Saturday it is concerned over the "imminent risk of mass atrocities" in Sudan as it called on paramilitary forces encircling El-Obeid to back down.The majority-Muslim southern city, in the Kordofan region, has been under siege for several months by...

France issues red alert for heatwave, alcohol banned at music festival

PARIS, June 21 (AFP): France issued a red alert for the heatwave across more than a third of the country for Sunday, also banning the consumption of alcohol during the annual Fete de la Musique festivities that day.The ferocious heatwave, which began earlier this week, has disrupted the country, forcing...

Ethiopian PM’s party easily wins parliamentary election

NAIROBI, June 21 (Reuters): Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party comfortably won another parliamentary majority in this month's elections, results released by the national election board on Sunday showed.Abiy's party was widely expected to dominate the elections against a fragmented opposition.Abiy, who was appointed in 2018 following mass protests...

Ukraine attack kills five as Crimea halts public fuel sales

MOSCOW, June 21 (Reuters): Four people were killed and 28 wounded in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian-controlled peninsula of Crimea, the Russian-installed governor said.Separately, local authorities in Russia's Krasnodar region said a Ukrainian drone attack on an oil transport facility, confirmed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, killed one...