One injured in Ecuador quake
A shallow 6.3-magnitude earthquake left at least one person injured, several buildings damaged and power knocked out in the Ecuadoran port city of Esmeraldas on Friday.
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PLO votes to create first ever vice president post
The Palestine Liberation Organisation voted on Thursday to establish the position of vice president, potentially paving the way for a successor to Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas.
Six Thai cops killed in plane crash
Six Thai police officers were killed when a small plane crashed into the sea during a parachute training drill near a resort town on Friday, police said.
Russia, Iran bolster ties with gas deal
Russia and Iran further strengthened their alliance Friday with a new gas deal that will see Moscow ship 55 billion cubic meters of gas to Tehran per year.
Ukraine may cede land for peace: Kyiv mayor
Ukraine may have to cede territory in order to secure 鈥榯emporary鈥� peace with Russia, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko told the BBC in an interview published Friday.
Witkoff, Putin discuss 鈥榩ossibility鈥� of direct Russia-Ukraine talks
US envoy Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin on Friday discussed the 鈥榩ossibility鈥� of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine during a meeting in Moscow, the Kremlin said Friday.
Huge crowds pack Vatican ahead of Pope鈥檚 funeral
Tens of thousands of people flocked to the Vatican Friday for a last glimpse of Pope Francis鈥檚 open coffin, as world leaders and other guests began arriving for his funeral.
India blows up homes of two attack suspects in Kashmir
Soldiers in Indian-administered Kashmir on Friday blew up the family homes of two men who the police allege were among a gang that carried out the region鈥檚 deadliest attack against civilians for decades.
Indian, Pakistani troops exchange fire in Kashmir
Troops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire overnight across the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir, officials said Friday, after the United Nations urged the nuclear-armed rivals to show 鈥榤aximum restraint鈥� following a deadly shooting in the region.
India and Pakistan: A history of division and war
Nuclear-armed arch-rivals India and Pakistan have long accused each other of backing forces to destabilise them, especially in the contested Himalayan region of Kashmir that each controls parts of.
India, Pakistan exchange聽tit-for-tat measures
India and Pakistan exchanged an escalating series of tit-for-tat diplomatic measures on Thursday after New Delhi blamed its arch-rival for backing a deadly shooting attack in contested Kashmir.
Zelensky says Russia putting pressure on US with Kyiv strike
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that Russia鈥檚 large-scale missile attack on Kyiv, the deadliest strike on the Ukrainian capital in months, was designed to put 鈥榩ressure鈥� on the United States...
Israeli strikes kill 36 in Gaza
Gaza rescue teams and medics said Israeli air strikes killed at least 36 people on Thursday, including a family of six whose home was struck in Gaza City...
UN warns vaccine-preventable diseases on the rise globally
Outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, meningitis, and yellow fever are on the rise globally amid misinformation and cuts to international aid, the United Nations and the Gavi vaccine alliance warned Wednesday.
China repatriates 900 from Myanmar scam centres
China has repatriated more than 900 citizens it suspects of working in internet scam centres in Myanmar鈥檚 borderlands, a Beijing ministry said.