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Drone footage shows Ukrainian village battered to ruins as residents flee Russian advance
The Ukrainian village of Ocheretyne has been battered by fighting, drone footage obtained by The Associated Press shows. The village has been a target for Russian forces in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.
London, meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Mayor Sadiq Khan wins historic third term
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has a lot of cleaning up to do.
There's progress reported in Gaza truce talks, but Israel downplays chances of ending war with Hamas
A delegation of the Palestinian militant group Hamas was in Cairo on Saturday as Egyptian state media reported "noticeable progress" in cease-fire talks with Israel, though an Israeli official downplayed the prospects for a full end to the war in Gaza.
In Botswana, 44 victims of an Easter bus crash in South Africa are laid to rest
At least 44 people who died in a horrific bus crash during Easter weekend in South Africa were laid to rest in neighboring Botswana on Saturday.
3 bodies recovered likely those of 2 Australians and American who went missing, prosecutors say
Three bodies recovered in an area of Baja California are likely to be those of the two Australians and an American who went missing last weekend during a camping and surfing trip, according to the state prosecutor's office.
Japan and India reject Biden's comments describing them as xenophobic countries
Japan and India on Saturday decried remarks by U.S. President Joe Biden describing them as ''xenophobic'' countries that do not welcome immigrants, which the president said during a campaign fundraising event earlier in the week.
Rio de Janeiro set for Madonna's massive Copacabana beach concert that will be her biggest ever
Madonna will give a free concrete on Copacabana beach Saturday night, turning its vast stretch of sand into an enormous dance floor. It comes after Rio de Janeiro spent the last few days readying itself for the historic performance by the ''Queen of Pop.''
Cheers and flames as Orthodox worshipers greet the ancient ceremony of the 'Holy Fire'
Bells and clamor, incense and flames. One of the most chaotic gatherings in the Christian calendar is the ancient ceremony of the ''Holy Fire,'' with worshipers thronging the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on Saturday.
A British-Palestinian doctor was denied entry to France for a Senate meeting about the war in Gaza
A well-known British-Palestinian surgeon who volunteered in Gaza hospitals said he was denied entry to France on Saturday to speak at a French Senate meeting about the Israel-Hamas war. Authorities wouldn't give a reason for the decision.
Afghanistan's only female diplomat resigns in India after gold smuggling allegations
Afghanistan's diplomat in India, who was appointed before the Taliban seized power in 2021 and said she was the only woman in the country's diplomatic service, has resigned after reports emerged of her being detained for allegedly smuggling gold.
A candidate for Germany's key party beaten up and injured while campaigning for European elections
A candidate for Chancellor Olaf Scholz's center-left party in next month's election for the European Parliament was beaten up and seriously injured while campaigning in an eastern city, the party said Saturday.
Pakistan records its wettest April since 1961 with above average rainfall
Pakistan has recorded its wettest April since 1961, with more than double the usual rainfall for the month, the national weather center said.
A Chinese driver is praised for helping reduce casualties in a highway collapse that killed 48
A Chinese truck driver was praised in local media Saturday for parking his vehicle across a highway and preventing more cars from tumbling down a slope after a section of the road in the country's mountainous south collapsed and killed at least 48 people.
London takes center stage as vote count begins in mayoral contest that could be closer than thought
London took center stage on Saturday as the counting of votes began in the capital city's mayoral contest, a day after Britain's governing Conservative Party suffered a drubbing in local election results.
Canadian police make 3 arrests in Sikh separatist's slaying that sparked a spat with India
Canadian police said they arrested three suspects Friday in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader last June that became the center of a diplomatic spat with India, and are investigating possible ties between the detainees and the Indian government.
South Sudan removes newly imposed taxes that had triggered suspension of UN food airdrops
Following an appeal from the United Nations, South Sudan removed recently imposed taxes and fees that had triggered suspension of U.N. food airdrops. Thousands of people in the country depend on aid from the outside.
Power blackouts hit Tanzania as Cyclone Hidaya intensifies towards the country's coastline
Tanzania's power distributing company on Saturday announced a major blackout for most of the country due to the power grid's failure ahead of approaching Cyclone Hidaya. The metrological department said the cyclone continues toward the coastline.
The UN warns Sudan's warring parties that Darfur risks starvation and death if aid isn't allowed in
The United Nations food agency warned Sudan's warring parties Friday that there is a serious risk of widespread starvation and death in Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan if they don't allow humanitarian aid into the vast western region.
Flood and landslide hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing 14
A flood and a landslide hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing 14 people, officials said Saturday.
Mexican forensic examiners are at a site in Baja California where 3 bodies were reportedly found
Mexican forensic examiners were at a remote site in Baja California on Friday where three bodies were reportedly found, in the same area where two Australians and an American went missing last weekend.