Military plane transporting troops crashes in the Philippines
The C-130 crashed on Jolo Island with at least 96 people on board.
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Rescuers search for survivors in landslide-hit Japan town
Two dead and 20 still missing as rescuers look for survivors after a landslide hits the town of Atami.
Israel probes possible missile attack on cargo ship: Reports
Israeli media say the cargo ship was previously owned by an Israeli tycoon and came under attack in the Indian Ocean.
Russia’s COVID death toll hits record high for fifth day
Russia reported 697 COVID-related deaths on Saturday, the most confirmed in a single day since pandemic began.
Israeli army fatally shoots Palestinian man in occupied West Bank
Israeli military also says it launched air raids on Gaza, the fourth since a May ceasefire reached with Hamas.
Three dead as Elsa batters Caribbean islands, heads for Cuba
Deaths reported in the Dominican Republic and in St Lucia as Elsa weakens to a tropical storm.
Burkina Faso protesters demand gov’t response to rising bloodshed
The landlocked West African country has seen several deadly attacks by armed groups linked to al-Qaeda and ISIL.
Evacuations ordered as wildfires rip through Canada’s west coast
Dozens of huge wildfires in British Columbia come after Canadian province saw record-breaking heat wave.
Egypt opens Mediterranean naval base
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was joined by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince MBZ at the opening ceremony.
Collapsed Florida building to be demolished as storm approaches
Two more bodies pulled from the rubble of 12-storey condo building near Miami, which partially collapsed last month.
Vatican indicts 10 people for embezzlement, extortion, fraud
Influential cardinal and nine others to face trial in connection with 350m euro investment in London property venture.
Brazilians protest Bolsonaro’s handling of the COVID pandemic
Thousands demonstrate after Brazil's top court authorises a probe into the president's response to vaccine allegations.
S. Africa’s top court agrees to hear Zuma challenge to jail term
South Africa's top court agrees to hear former president Jacob Zuma's challenge against his 15-month jail term.
UN-backed Libya talks fail to reach consensus on elections
LPDF discusses constitutional basis for elections but fails to reach agreement after five days of talks.
‘Mockery’: Backlash after Ukraine women troops march in heels
Defence ministry images showing women soldiers practising for parade in heels prompt a torrent of criticism.
Indigenous asylum seekers struggle for interpreters in US
A shortage of translators for Indigenous asylum seekers means many have to wait months or years to apply for asylum.
At least 43 migrants feared drowned in shipwreck off Tunisia
Tunisian Red Crescent says the boat left from Libya's Zuwara carrying migrants from Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Bangladesh.
Saudi Arabia suspends UAE flights due to virus variant
Flights to and from Ethiopia and Vietnam also banned without prior permission from authorities.
At least 10 killed by al-Shabab suicide attack in Mogadishu
Dozens also injured after the attacker targets a tea shop in the Somali capital.
‘Syrian gov’t shelling’ in Idlib kills eight, including children
War monitor, rescue groups blame gov't for attacks; death toll one of the highest since last year's ceasefire.