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[ad_1] JOHANNESBURG — South African footballer and Olympian Luke Fleurs has been killed in a hijacking in Johannesburg, his Kaizer Chiefs club said on Thursday. The 24-year-old defender was shot while waiting to be attended to at a gas station in the Honeydew suburb in Johannesburg, according to police. “Luke Fleurs tragically lost his life…
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is scheduled to speak Thursday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time since Israeli military strikes killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers earlier this week. Biden intends to convey his anger over the incident to Netanyahu during their conversation, a U.S. official said. The call between…
[ad_1] GENEVA — The United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday voted to adopt a resolution designed to protect the rights of intersex people, the first initiative of its kind that diplomats and rights groups described as an landmark moment for human rights. Twenty-four countries voted in favor, twenty-three abstained and none voted against the…
[ad_1] A charging elephant killed an American woman when it flipped over the car she was traveling in at a national park in Zambia. The “aggressive” creature buffeted the vehicle carrying six tourists and a guide, tour operator Wilderness said in a statement Tuesday. It added that the 79-year-old victim died after Saturday’s incident on…
[ad_1] Suspected Sunni Muslim militants killed at least 11 Iranian security force members and suffered 16 fatalities in attacks on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards headquarters in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, state media said on Thursday. The overnight clashes between the Jaish al-Adl group and security forces took place in the towns of Chabahar and Rask,…
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[ad_1] IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Blinken details Biden’s call with Netanyahu on humanitarian situation in Gaza 01:28 Now Playing Australian prime minister: Israel’s World Central Kitchen explanation is ‘not good enough’ 01:08 UP NEXT José Andrés demands answers for WCK tragedy in emotional post…
[ad_1] Opponents of army rule in Myanmar said on Thursday they carried out drone attacks on two military targets in its capital Naypyitaw, attacks which, if confirmed, would be a major blow to the image of a junta struggling to govern. Reuters could not independently confirm the information and the military government could not immediately…
[ad_1] Zimbabwe declared a state of disaster Wednesday over a devastating drought that’s sweeping across much of southern Africa, with the country’s president saying it needs $2 billion for humanitarian assistance. The declaration was widely expected following similar actions by neighboring Zambia and Malawi, where drought linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon has scorched…
[ad_1] NATO marked on Thursday 75 years of collective defense across Europe and North America, with its top diplomats vowing to stay the course in Ukraine as better armed Russian troops assert control on the battlefield. The anniversary comes as the now-32-nation alliance weighs a plan to provide more predictable longer-term military support to Ukraine. Plagued…