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Red Cross says 22 killed in shelling near Gaza office

The International Committee of the Red Cross said 22 people were killed in a shell attack Friday that damaged its

Southeastern Turkey wildfire toll rises to 11

A huge wildfire that swept through several villages in mainly Kurdish southeastern Turkey overnight killed 11 people, authorities said Friday.

Israeli forces step up bombardment across Gaza, amid fierce fighting

Israeli forces pounded Rafah and other areas across the Gaza Strip and engaged in close-quarter combat with fighters led by

Armenia recognises Palestinian statehood

Armenia has officially recognised a Palestinian state, the Armenian foreign ministry said on Friday, the latest country to do so

Japan sanctions China, India-based firms for ‘supporting war in Ukraine’

Japan has unveiled trade restrictions against firms in China, India, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan over their alleged support for Russia’s war

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi in ‘good health’: junta spokesman

Detained Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is in “good health”, a junta spokesman told AFP on Thursday, a