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Israeli Airstrikes Put Damascus Airport Out of Service Again

Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes on its northern neighbor in recent years, primarily targeting Iran-backed forces and Lebanese Hezbollah fighters

China Opens Probe of Indebted Asset Management Firm

Zhongzhi Enterprise Group declared itself insolvent Wednesday with its arrears estimated at nearly $66 billion, according to a letter to investors cited by local media

Heat, Disease, Air Pollution: How Climate Change Impacts Health 

Myanmar Armed Group Seizes China-Myanmar Border Crossing

Offensive by Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) -- one of the three allied groups -- captured Kyin San Kyawt border gate, local media outlet affiliated with the group says

Greek PM to 'Persist' With UK Over Parthenon Marbles

The sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles, were taken from the Parthenon temple at the Acropolis in Athens in the early 19th century by British diplomat Thomas Bruce, the earl of Elgin

Meals To Woof Down at Italy's First Dog Restaurant

Mali Militants Claim to Seize Military Base, Army Denies

The group also claims to have hit another army camp a few miles away

4 Dead, Dozens Injured in South India Stampede

A crowd rushed to seek cover from a downpour when some people slipped on stairs and were trampled, officials said

DRC's Nobel Winner Mukwege Stages Presidential Rally in Hometown

The renowned doctor says he will use political power to "put an end to war, put an end to famine" and to fight graft

Booming Migrant Charter Flights to Nicaragua Prompt US Crackdown

From Nicaragua, they seek to travel overland to the United States

Protester Executed, Buried in Iran Under Heavy Security, Rights Group Says

Milad Zohrevand was executed at dawn Thursday in a prison in the western city of Hamadan

Gaza War Leaves West Hesitant to Crack Down on Iran Nuclear Program

A report last week showed Iran has enough uranium to theoretically manufacture three bombs

UN Urges Probe After Zimbabwe Activist Found Dead

The body of Tapfumanei Masaya, a pastor and an activist with the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), was discovered Monday, 30 kilometers (18 miles) outside Harare, the UN rights office said

Three Journalists Kidnapped in Mexico, Press Groups Say

Mexico is considered one of the most dangerous countries in the world in which to practice journalism, the group Reporters Without Borders says 

Indian Rescuers Dig Final Meters to Free 41 Trapped Workers 

Rescue teams have specially fitted stretchers with wheels, ready to pull men out through 57 meters of steel pipe

Georgians Call for Ex-Leader's Release on Revolution Anniversary

Mikheil Saakashvili spearheaded bloodless Rose Revolution in 2003, led nation for nine years before going into exile

Rights Group: Iran Secretly Executed Man in Case Related to 2022 Protests

EU Lawmakers Slam Iran's Treatment of Women

Nonbinding resolution rips 'deterioration of the human rights situation in Iran, and the brutal murders of women by the Iranian authorities'

EU to Give Nearly 1 Billion Euros to Hungary Despite Tensions 

Brussels' announcement came after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was accused of being ready to veto further EU aid to Ukraine and stall Kyiv's push for membership talks in order to unblock the frozen funds

Niger Coup Leader Visits Mali in First Foreign Trip 

Niger's neighbors, Mali and Burkina Faso — which are ruled by military leaders who seized power in 2020 and 2022, respectively — have pledged solidarity to Niger's coup leaders