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Yoon Faces Rebuke In Divisive South Korea Vote

South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung addresses  supporters before parliamentary elections on Wednesday
South Koreans head to the polls Wednesday in parliamentary elections seen as a referendum on President Yoon Suk Yeol after a polarising campaign focused largely on resentment, personalities -- and onions.
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Overflowing rivers had covered whole villages and towns in northern Kazakhstan and Russia's southern Urals

Kazakhstan And Russia Battle Huge Floods

Water levels in overflowing rivers were still rising on Tuesday in swathes of Russia and Kazakhstan that have been hit by massive floods, as cities braced for a new peak in the southern Urals and western Siberia.
Graphic showing destruction and damage caused to buildings in the Gaza Strip over time, from October 2023 to February 2024, according to preliminary analysis by UNOSAT

Gaza War Rages As Hamas Studies Truce Proposal

Israel bombed targets in Gaza on Tuesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted the army will destroy Hamas despite ongoing Cairo talks towards a ceasefire and hostage deal.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a date has now been set for sending troops into the strip's southernmost city Rafah

Hamas Studies Truce Proposal Six Months Into Gaza War

Hamas said Tuesday it was considering a new framework for a truce proposed during the latest round of negotiations in Cairo, as Palestinians returning to southern Gaza confronted the extent of destruction left after Israeli troops' withdrawal.
The company insists it never has and never will sell personal data

Cash-strapped Argentines Queue For Eyeball Scans

Argentines eyeing a financial boost are lining up by the thousands to have their irises scanned in exchange for a few crypto tokens as part of an online biometrics project under scrutiny in several countries.
A street vendor flees from gang violence in Port-au-Prince on April 8,2024

Haiti Leaders Reach Deal To Form Transitional Council

Haitian leaders have finalized a deal for a temporary government to steer their Caribbean nation out of gang-fueled chaos, but the details must first be approved by the outgoing authorities, AFP confirmed Monday.
Former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Hyatt Regency in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on April 2, 2024

Trump Says Up To States To Decide Abortion

Abortion rights should be left up to US states to decide, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Monday, effectively rejecting a national abortion ban after months of mixed signals on one of the November election's most contentious issues.
Migrant charities fear the reform will lead to systematic border detentions

EU Nears Final Vote On Landmark Asylum Reform

The EU will vote Wednesday on a vast overhaul of its immigration policies that would notably harden entry procedures for asylum-seekers and require all the bloc's countries to share responsibility.

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