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Israel asks Brazil's Prez to apologise for comparing Gaza war to Holocaust

Foreign Minister Israel Katz summoned the Brazilian ambassador to Israel's national Holocaust museum in Jerusalem on Monday for a reprimand

Ursula von der Leyen seeking second term as head of EU's Commission

The party's president, Friedrich Merz, said on Monday that his German party unanimously chose Ursula von der Leyen to be the candidate to stay in her post

Israel fuelling apartheid, says Palestinian foreign minister at UN court

Palestinian Foreign Affairs Minister Riyad al-Maliki told the International Court of Justice that 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza, half of them children, are besieged and bombed, killed and maimed

Taliban has set 'unacceptable' terms for meeting, says UN secy general

Taliban demands included the exclusion of Afghan civil society members from the talks in Doha, Qatar, and treatment that amounted to official recognition of Taliban as the country's legitimate rulers

Over 29,000 Palestinians killed in Israel-Hamas war: Gaza health ministry

The ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza said on Monday that 107 bodies were brought to hospitals in the last 24 hours. That brings the total number of fatalities to 29,092 since the start of the war

Rwanda rejects US calls for withdrawal of missiles, troops from Congo

Rwanda's Foreign Ministry in a statement spoke of threats to Rwandan national security stemming from the presence in Congo of an armed group whose members include alleged perpetrators of 1994 genocide

UN opens hearings into Israel's occupation of lands sought for Palestine

We want to hear new words from the court, said Omar Awadallah, the head of the UN organizations department in the Palestinian Foreign Ministry

Tribal violence in Papua New Guinea kills 26 combatants, bystanders

We remain available to provide whatever support we can in a practical way, of course, to help our friends in PNG, Albanese added

WikiLeaks founder Assange may be near end of his fight to stay out of US

His life is at risk every single day he stays in prison, Stella Assange said Thursday. If he's extradited, he will die

US rivalry with China expands to biotech, lawmakers see failure to compete

But as the two countries' rivalry expands into the biotech industry, some say that shutting out Chinese companies would only hurt the US

Dubai Int'l Airport had 86.9 mn passengers last year in post-pandemic surge

While still shy of its all-time high in 2018, the figures for 2023 showed just how far the airport known as DXB has bounced back from the pandemic

Japan hosts Ukraine reconstruction conference to showcase its support

In his keynote speech at the conference later Monday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to stress Japan's commitment to supporting Ukraine

Boxing legend Pacquaio can't compete in Paris Olympics due to age limit

It is unclear if Pacquaio would have tried to earn a place at the Paris Olympics in one of two qualification tournaments that open later this month in Italy and in May in Thailand.

Yemen's Houthi rebels suspected in attack that damaged Belize-flagged ship

The private security firm Ambrey reported the British-registered, Lebanese-operated cargo ship had been on its way to Bulgaria after leaving Khorfakkan in the United Arab Emirates

UNSC to vote Tuesday on resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire, US to use veto

In addition to a ceasefire, the final Algerian draft, obtained by The Associated Press, reiterates council demands that Israel and Hamas scrupulously comply with international law

Thousands rail against Mexico's prez, ruling party in 'march for democracy'

Sheinbaum is largely seen as a continuation candidate of Mexico's highly popular leader Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador.

Netanyahu slams Brazilian president's comparison of Gaza war to Holocaust

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Lula's comments trivialised the Holocaust and crossed a red line. He also accused Lula of being a virulent anti-Semite

BAFTA 2024: 'Oppenheimer' wins seven prizes, including Best Picture, actor

Christopher Nolan won his first Best Director BAFTA for Oppenheimer, and Cillian Murphy won the best actor prize for playing physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb

2 officers, 1 first responder killed at scene of domestic call in US

The deaths of the two Burnsville police officers and the first responder were confirmed by the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association

German labour union calls on Lufthansa ground staff to strike on Feb 20

A 27-hour strike at five of the same airports that started February 7 prompted the airline to cancel hundreds of flights