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20 Cambodian soldiers killed in ammunition base explosion: PM

PHNOM PENH, April 27, 2024 (AFP) - Twenty Cambodian soldiers have been killed in an ammunition explosion at an army…

Nearly 282 million people faced acute hunger in 2023: UN-led report

By Juliette MICHEL PARIS  (AFP) - Food insecurity worsened around the world in 2023, with some 282 million people suffering…

Hamas says studying new Israeli truce proposal

By Jay DESHMUKH JERUSALEM, April 27, 2024 (AFP) - Hamas said it was studying on Saturday the latest Israeli counterproposal…

Cicada-palooza! Billions of bugs to blanket America

By Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, April 27, 2024 (AFP) - They're loud. They're sexually aroused. And for one special, cacophonous month…

Iraqi female TikTok star shot dead: officials

BAGHDAD, April 27, 2024 (AFP) - A gunman on a motorbike shot dead a well-known Iraqi social media influencer known…

Vietnam National Assembly head resigns amid graft purge

HANOI, April 26, 2024 (AFP) - The head of Vietnam's National Assembly has resigned, the ruling Communist Party said Friday,…

Vietnam tycoon appeals against $27 bn fraud death sentence

HANOI, April 26, 2024 (AFP) - A top Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death in a $27 billion fraud case…

Russia hits Ukrainian energy sites in ‘massive’ overnight attack

KYIV, Ukraine, April 27, 2024 (AFP) - Russia launched a "massive" missile strike at Ukraine overnight, damaging four power plants…

Louvre says Mona Lisa could get a room of her own

PARIS, April 27, 2024 (AFP) - The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, the world's most famous portrait, could get…

Russia targets Ukraine railways as Western aid due to arrive

KYIV, Ukraine, April 26, 2024 (AFP) - Ukraine warned Friday that Moscow was ramping up attacks on railways in a…

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