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‘Unparalleled’: Israeli army raids Ramallah, more occupied West Bank cities
Israeli forces also ‘seize $2.5m’ from money exchange shops in largest operations in area since October.
Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 83
Israel is in the middle of a major raid in Ramallah as Gaza continues to be hit - here are the latest updates.
In Zimbabwe, a small publisher that helped launch big voices shuts down
In 25 years, the couple-run Harare-based Weaver Press published hundreds of Zimbabwean fiction and nonfiction titles.
China asks citizens to evacuate Myanmar border area over security risks
Fighting continues in restive border area despite Beijing's attempts to broker truce between military, rebel groups.
No safe place for Palestinians in Gaza as Israel widens offensive
Casualties rise as Israeli forces pound central, southern areas of the enclave, including overcrowded refugee camps.
‘Piles of body parts’: Gaza’s Maghazi residents find families ‘in pieces’
After devastating Israeli attack on refugee camp, relatives return to dig up many victims who are under the rubble.
Under the rubble: The missing in Gaza
Finding the 7,000 Palestinians believed buried under collapsed buildings is becoming increasingly difficult.
North Korea’s Kim calls on military to ‘accelerate’ war preparations
Party speech suggests record year of weapons testing will continue into 2024 in defiance of international sanctions.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 673
As the war enters its 673rd day, these are the main developments.
When death metal becomes one of 84,000 ways to practise Buddhism
Taiwan’s Dharma takes the raw energy of the genre that emerged in the US in the mid-80s on a new, more blissful turn.