Spotlight
- Lebanon Israel strikes car in Bazouriyeh as border skirmishes continue An Israeli drone strike Friday on a car in the Tyre district town of Bazouriyeh killed a “prominent” Hezbollah military commander, Israeli media re...
- Lebanon US says 'utmost importance' for Israel, Lebanon to restore calm The White House has called on Israel and Lebanon to put a high priority on restoring calm after new deadly border crossfire and Israeli strikes tar...
- Lebanon 6 Hezbollah members, 36 Syrian troops killed in Israeli raid in Aleppo A war monitor said Israeli air strikes Friday on Syria's Aleppo province killed at least 42 including 36 Syrian soldiers, the deadliest toll for th...
- Middle East Israeli strike injures 2 in Damascus suburb Two people have been injured in an air strike on a residential building in a Damascus suburb, Syrian state media said, blaming the strike on Israel...
- Middle East Top world court orders Israel to ensure urgent aid reaches Gazans The world's top court has ordered Israel to ensure more food and urgent humanitarian assistance reaches Gazans, warning famine is already setting i...
Lebanon
- Christian nun in Lebanon prays for Shiite fighters of Hezbollah. A furor ensues
- Hezbollah fires heavy rockets at northern Israel after deadliest day of Israeli strikes on Lebanon
- UNIFIL decries escalating violence on Lebanon-Israel border
- Gemayel to Nasrallah: Stop the farce of the Gaza support front 2
- Report: Israeli official says Israeli army to enter Lebanon after Rafah op 1
- Report: Paris seeking to contain Lebanon-Israel escalation
- Report: Safa told UAE Hezbollah ready to accept demilitarized zone in south
- Hezbollah strikes north Israel in response to 'Naqoura massacre' 7
- UK delivers 60 tons of Land Rover spare parts and tyres to Lebanese Army
- Italian PM Meloni meets Mikati in Beirut
- Israeli General says army conducting 'very significant strikes' against Hezbollah
- Jamaa Islamiya, from 'marginal role' to spotlight
Middle East
- Netanyahu seeks delay in ultra-Orthodox conscription row
- French parliament condemns 1961 Paris massacre of Algerians 1
- Doctors visiting Gaza hospital stunned by war's toll on Palestinian children
- Netanyahu says Rafah civilians can 'just move' away from ground invasion 1
- In rare speech, head of Hamas fighters calls on Muslims to liberate Al-Aqsa
- Attacker wounds 3 after opening fire in West Bank
- Talks resume on bringing Israeli officials to US to discuss Gaza operation 1
- Israeli army kills 3 Palestinians inovernight West Bank raid
- Rafah airstrike kills at least 4, 10 more feared buried under rubble
- Netanyahu says US visit cancel was a message to Hamas
- 4 sentenced to death in Tunisia for 2013 assassination of Chokri Belaid
- Intense Israeli bombardment hits southern Gaza, calls for more aid grow
World
- Philippine warns of countermeasures in response to China sea aggression
- 4 people killed, 7 wounded in stabbings in northern Illinois
- US journalist marks year in Russian prison
- Russia bombs Ukraine in effort to wear down air defenses
- Volunteers to monitor local elections across Turkey
- Ukraine ramps up spending on homemade weapons to help repel Russia 1
- Baltimore bridge response shifts to recovery of six missing
- Five killed in German motorway bus accident
- China's Xi meets US business executives in Beijing
- Kremlin calls Zelensky 'peculiar kind of Jew' over IS attack claim 1
- Worst-case scenario: France rehearses Games anti-terror response
- Russia claims West aided Moscow attackers 2
Business
- China lifts heavy tariffs on Australian wine as ties improve
- US economic growth for last quarter slightly up to healthy 3.4% annual rate
- Bittersweet Easter for chocolate lovers and cocoa farmers but big brands see profits
- Poland, Ukraine discuss regulating Ukrainian imports to ease farmer discontent
- China wins WTO dispute with Australia over steel products
- Wall Street bounces back after a 3-day losing streak
- US sanctions groups accused of benefiting Iran and Hezbollah 1
- China to challenge Biden's electric vehicle plans at the WTO
- US and Cyprus to sign a deal to fight money laundering and evasion of Russian sanctions
- Trump's social media company soars 40% in its first day of trading on Nasdaq
- Visa, Mastercard settle long-running antitrust suit over swipe fees with merchants
- $3 bn deal with UK gets Australia closer to having fleet of nuclear-powered submarines
Sports
- Ukraine's football victory provides welcome distraction from tragedy of war
- Bayern waits on Kane's and Neuer's fitness for 'Klassiker' against Dortmund
- Man City hosts Arsenal in last clash of EPL big three, Liverpool could be the big winner
- The state of play ahead of Euro 2024
- Germany celebrates turnaround as confidence grows before hosting Euro 2024
- Istanbul to host 2027 European Games
- Australia thrashes Lebanon, advances in Asian qualifying tournament for World Cup
- Germany to impose security checks on all its borders during football's European Championship
- Black coaches are rare in football. Is this because of a lack of diversity in the boardroom? 1
- It is a mystery why one of England's best players doesn't want to represent his country
- Lebanon loses 0-5 to Australia in World Cup qualifier
- Neymar's father says his family won't bail Alves out of Spanish prison after rape conviction
Climate Change & Environment
- German mail service stops using flights to transport letters
- Banksy tree mural that sprouted in London is fenced off after apparent vandalism
- 783 mn people face chronic hunger yet the world wastes 19% of its food
- In Uganda, bamboo has government's backing as a crop with real growth potential
- To make water last year-round, Kenyans in dry regions are building sand dams
- A major European nature protection plan stumbles at final hurdle
- Wind and sun are free, but it's harder to get renewable energy projects built these days
- Greek authorities overhaul wildfire response plans ahead of summer fire season
- Drought, heat and mismanagement make getting fresh water an increasingly tough task
- Moroccan town protests water management plans
- Higher temperatures mean higher prices: New study links climate change to inflation
- Leaders tout nuclear power as climate tool at Brussels summit 1
Away from politics
- Faster spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks
- Pope issues lengthy marching orders to priests during Holy Thursday Mass
- No police charges for Taylor Swift's dad over Sydney paparazzi incident
- US changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity for first time in 27 years
- Fight to protect Michelangelo dignity raises questions about freedom of expression
- French lawmakers weigh bill banning all types of hair discrimination
- Sweden Quran burner says he is leaving for Norway
- Lawmakers in Thailand overwhelmingly approve same-sex marriage
- Istanbul: Turkey's largest city and its beating heart
- Two weeks to go: Become an Ambassador for a day!
- Social media forces British royal family to adapt
- Kate and William 'extremely moved' by support since the Princess of Wales' cancer revelation
- Comedian Kevin Hart joins an elite group honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American humor
- Q&A: How Shakira turned pain into art on her first album in seven years, 'Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran'
- Macron leads tributes for controversial French ex-culture minister
- What is Holi, the Hindu festival of colors and how is it celebrated?
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