Israel denies hostage find
Israel said on Saturday that three bodies it received from Gaza the night before were not hostages held in the Palestinian territory, as a Hamas security source reported fresh strikes in the south.
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Tanzania president wins in landslide amid crackdown claims
Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan condemned protests around the election in which she was declared winner on Saturday with almost 98 per cent of the vote, while the opposition said hundreds have been killed by security forces.
Trump vows to maintain food aid during shutdown
US president Donald Trump appeared to issue a lifeline Friday for low-income Americans reliant on food aid, saying he does not want them to 鈥榞o hungry鈥� a day before some 42 million people could lose their monthly assistance.
RSF capture of El-Fasher sparks 鈥榞rave danger鈥� fears
Thousands of civilians are feared trapped and in imminent danger in the Sudanese city of El-Fasher after its fall to paramilitaries, Doctors Without Borders said Saturday, as Germany鈥檚 top diplomat described the situation there as 鈥榓pocalyptic鈥�.
Xi visits South Korea to mend ties
South Korean president Lee Jae Myung hosted Xi Jinping for their first meeting on Saturday as the Chinese head of state took centre stage and reforged old ties at an Asian summit from which US leader Donald Trump was largely absent.
Mediator Oman urges US-Iran nuclear talks
Oman, which hosted several rounds of US-Iran nuclear talks that were derailed by the Israel-Iran war in June, urged the countries on Saturday to go back to the negotiating table.
Nine people killed in India temple stampede
At least nine people were crushed to death after a massive crowd surge at a Hindu temple in southern India鈥檚 Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, the state鈥檚 governor said...
Afghan woman defies聽Taliban govt as ambassador to Austria
The Taliban government asked her to leave. But for more than four years, Manizha Bakhtari has defied the leadership in Kabul and remains accredited by Vienna as Afghanistan鈥檚 ambassador to Austria.
Turkey to hold Gaza peace plan meeting for Muslim states
Turkey will on Monday host a meeting of foreign ministers from Muslim countries to discuss a US peace plan for Gaza, foreign minister Hakan Fidan said.
Trump stirs global tensions with surprise nuclear test order
US president Donald Trump鈥檚 surprise directive to begin nuclear weapons testing provoked global criticism on Friday, as it raised the spectre of renewed superpower tensions.
Pak-Afghan ceasefire extended
Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to extend a temporary ceasefire and will hold another round of peace talks in Istanbul next week, aiming to defuse tensions after a deadly flare-up this month.
