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Two Seoul police officers convicted over deadly Halloween crush

SEOUL, Feb 14, 2024 (AFP) - A South Korean court sentenced two former senior police officers Wednesday for destroying evidence…

S.Africa urges ICJ to pressure Israel to halt Rafah offensive

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 13, 2024 (AFP) - South Africa urged the UN's top court Tuesday to place more legal pressure on…

Abbas urges Hamas to agree Gaza deal ‘quickly’: Palestinian news agency

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories, Feb 14, 2024 (AFP) - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas pressed the militant group Hamas on Wednesday to…

Israel military says ‘begins series’ of Lebanon air strikes

JERUSALEM, Feb 14, 2024 (AFP) - The Israeli military said Wednesday its fighter jets "began a series of strikes in…

Eastern Australia battered by powerful storms: one dead, hundreds of thousands without power

MELBOURNE, Feb 14, 2024 (AFP) - Storms packing powerful winds toppled trees, killed one person and knocked out power to…

Travel chaos as US northeast hit by snowstorm

The northeastern United States was engulfed by snow Tuesday as a powerful winter storm battered the region, blanketing New York…

US officials confirm rare human case of bubonic plague

LOS ANGELES, Feb 14, 2024 (AFP) - Officials in the US state of Oregon have said they are dealing with…

US House leader rejects Ukraine aid despite Biden’s plea

By Camille CAMDESSUS WASHINGTON, Feb 14, 2024 (AFP) - The Republican leader of the US House of Representatives on Tuesday…

Indonesia begins voting with ex-general Subianto the favourite

By Adek Berry with Dessy Sagita in Jakarta TIMIKA, Indonesia, Feb 13, 2024 (AFP) - Indonesians began voting for a…

Firefighters struggle to control Sweden amusement park blaze

  STOCKHOLM, Feb 13, 2024 (AFP) - Swedish rescue services said Tuesday they were still battling a major blaze at…

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