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Drone kills 2 in Kherson minibus strike, as Russia claims front-line progress in Ukraine
Two people were killed after a Russian drone attack on a minibus in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, local officials said Saturday, in the latest barrage of civilian areas, a hallmark of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of its neighbour. Source link
Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon kill at least 7 despite ceasefire deal
Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least seven people and wounded others on Saturday despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, officials said. Source link
U.S. warns shipping firms could face sanctions over paying Iran's Strait of Hormuz tolls
Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz to normal traffic by attacking and threatening to attack ships after the U.S. and Israel launched a war on Feb. 28. Source link
Spirit Airlines shuts down, blames cost of fuel due to Middle East war
The collapse of the first U.S. carrier due to a doubling in jet fuel prices during the two-month-old Iran war will cost thousands of jobs. Source link
Coral reefs in Mauritius are turning ghostly white. Can nurseries rescue them from climate change?
In Mauritius, home to nearly 250 species of coral and 150 kilometres of reef, the decline has been stark. But restoration efforts are beginning to show promise. Source link
U.S. withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, Pentagon announces
The United States is withdrawing 5,000 troops from NATO ally Germany, the Pentagon announced on Friday, as a rift over the Iran war widens between President Donald Trump and Europe. Source link
Trump signs executive order to broaden sanctions against Cuban government
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday ‌broadening U.S. sanctions against the Cuban government, two White House officials told Reuters, as he seeks to put more pressure on Havana after ousting Venezuela’s leader. Source link
Trump tells U.S. Congress that ceasefire 'terminated' Iran conflict, as war powers deadline arrives
In a letter to congressional leaders on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that a ceasefire had “terminated” hostilities against Iran, as he sought to bolster his argument that he does not need lawmakers’ permission to continue the conflict. Source link
'I wanted to protect him': Mother mourns teen slain near school amid settler violence in West Bank
More than a week after a shooting near a boys’ school in a West Bank village left a teenage boy and a man in his 30s dead, the community remains on edge, and residents say they fear more violence at the hands of Israeli settlers and the military. Source link
10 killed in Israeli strikes in south Lebanon as Hezbollah drone wounds 2 Israeli soldiers
Israel carried out several airstrikes Friday on southern Lebanon that killed at least 10 people, while the militant Hezbollah group said it fired rockets and drones at northern Israel where two soldiers were wounded. Source link