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Global pandemic treaty to be concluded by 2025, WHO says
Talks aimed at reaching a global agreement on how to better fight pandemics will be concluded by 2025 or earlier if possible, the World Health Organization said on Saturday.
Seoul warns public of more balloons being sent from North Korea
Seoul warned the public on Saturday to avoid more balloons sent from North Korea and to report them to the military or police.
Trump says he will appeal historic conviction
Donald Trump said on Friday he would appeal the guilty verdict that made him the first U.S. president convicted of a crime, though he will have to wait until after his sentencing on July 11 before taking that step.
Mexico's Sheinbaum: from activist to climate scientist to presidential frontrunner
When Claudia Sheinbaum the frontrunner to become Mexico's next president was just six years old, her parents were active participants in protests during one of the darkest periods of the country's modern history.
Israel completes combat operations in part of north Gaza, military says
Israeli forces have ended operations in north Gaza's Jabalia area after days of intense fighting and over 200 airstrikes, while probing further into Rafah in south Gaza, targeting what they say is the last major redoubt of Hamas battalions.
Pakistan PM To Visit 'All-Weather Partner' China For Talks On Economic And Security Cooperation
Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif set to visit China, enhancing ties and discussing investment under CPEC. Talks with Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang planned
Muslim nurse in New York fired after calling Israel's war in Gaza 'genocide'
A New York City hospital fired a Palestinian American Muslim nurse after she called Israel's war in Gaza a "genocide" during an acceptance speech for an award for her work with bereaved mothers who lost their children during pregnancy and childbirth.
Biden partially lifts ban on Ukraine using US arms in strikes on Russian territory, US officials say
President Joe Biden has given Ukraine the goahead to use American weaponry to strike inside Russia for the limited purpose of defending Kharkiv, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
Israeli airstrike on Rafah kills 12 Palestinians, Gaza medics say
Israeli forces killed at least 12 Palestinians in a dawn airstrike on Rafah in southern Gaza on Thursday and fighting raged in several other areas of the coastal enclave, Gaza medics said.
India Says Rafah Deaths ‘Heartbreaking’, Reiterates Support For Two-State Formula
The external affairs ministry said that India has backed the two-state solution to end the troubles between Israel and Palestine.
Singapore Airlines Makes Changes To In-Flight Service Protocol After Turbulence Injures Flyers, Passengers React
Passengers said the changes were a hasty move and are affecting its service offerings.
Iranian Border Guards Kill Four Pakistanis In Balochistan Province
It remains unclear why the Iranian forces opened fire at the people near the border village of Mashkel in Balochistan.
Jury begins deliberations in Trump criminal hush money trial
Jurors in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial began deliberations on Wednesday, retreating behind closed doors to weigh the evidence and testimony they have heard and seen over the last five weeks.
Donald Trump's New York Trial: What's At Stake?
Jurors must decide whether the former and perhaps future president is a criminal, just months before an election that could put him back in the White House
Antony Blinken Says Israel Needs Post War Plan 'As Quickly As Possible'
The US Secretary of State comments come after a senior Israeli official predicted that fighting in Gaza would last until the end of the year
US weighs additional sanction steps as Russia shifts war footing, White House says
The United States and its partners are prepared to use sanctions and export controls to prevent ChinaRussia trade that threatens their security amid the ongoing Ukraine war, a White House official said on Tuesday.