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58 die after boat capsizes in Central Africa

At least 58 people going to a funeral died after their overloaded river boat capsized in the Central African Republic’s

Israeli strikes on Rafah city kill 18, mostly children

Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 18 people, including 14 children, health officials said Sunday,

Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border

Fighting raged at Myanmar’s eastern frontier with Thailand on Saturday, witnesses, media and Thailand’s government said, forcing about 200 civilians

Erdogan urges Palestinian unity after meeting Hamas chief

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Palestinians to unite amid Israel’s war in Gaza, following hours-long talks with Hamas chief

Iran’s foreign minister downplays drone attack

Iran’s foreign minister on Friday said Tehran was investigating an overnight attack on Iran, adding that so far a link

Israel fears ICC is preparing arrest warrant for Netanyahu

The Israeli government called an ’emergency discussion’ over concerns the International Criminal Court (ICC) could be preparing an arrest warrant