Earlier Sunday, aid trucks entered Gaza from southern Israel under a new agreement to bypass the Rafah crossing with Egypt after Israeli forces seized the Palestinian side of it earlier this month.
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UN court order demanding Israel halt its Gaza offensive further isolates U.S. position
The Biden administration stands apart from the global community – though it is opposed to a major offensive in Rafah, the administration also insists that the steps its close ally Israel has taken so far have not crossed red lines.
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At least 27 dead in a fire at amusement park in western India, police say
The amusement park was privately owned by Yuvraj Singh Solanki and Bhargava said that police will file a case of negligence against him.
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Zelensky says Ukraine has taken back control in areas of Kharkiv region, aerial attacks continue
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the Kremlin’s army is attempting to create a ‘buffer zone’ in the Kharkiv region to prevent Ukrainian cross-border attacks.
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Emergency convoy delivers provisions to survivors of devastating landslide in Papua New Guinea
An assessment team reported ‘suggestions’ that 100 people were dead and 60 houses buried by the mountainside that collapsed in Enga province a few hours before dawn Friday.
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Young missionary couple from U.S. among 3 killed by gunmen in Haiti’s capital, family says
The slayings occurred as Haiti’s capital crumbles under the relentless assault of violent gangs that control 80% of Port-au-Prince.
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Italian teenage computer wizard set to become first saint of millennial generation
Touted as the ‘patron saint of the internet,’ Acutis used his natural tech talent to create a website to catalog miracles and took care of websites for some local Catholic organizations.
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Louisiana Legislature approves bill classifying abortion pills as controlled dangerous substances
Louisiana currently has a near-total abortion ban in place, applying both to surgical and medical abortions.
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U.S. government sues Ticketmaster owner, asks court to break up company’s monopoly on live events
The Justice Department accuses Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America that squelches competition and drives up prices for fans.
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Border bill fails Senate test vote as Democrats seek to underscore Republican resistance
The legislation, negotiated by a bipartisan group of senators, was already rejected by most Republicans in February when it was linked to a foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies.