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Netanyahu repeats Rafah assault threat, says civilians won’t be ‘locked in’
Israeli PM says troops will go ahead with ground offensive in southern Gaza, spurring fears of mass civilian casualties.
Schrödinger’s genocide
In Gaza, as in Bosnia, a genocide is denied only to be glorified.
‘Noon against Putin’ protests as Russian leader set to extend rule in polls
Thousands of Putin's opponents stage a symbolic noon protest at polling stations on the last day of the election.
The criminal hypocrisy of Hernandez’s drug conviction in a US court
The US has not delivered justice by convicting a former Honduran president it propped up for so many years.
Foreign students attacked over Muslim prayers at Indian university
More than a dozen men have attacked international students who were performing Ramadan prayers.
Week in pictures: From an iftar meal in Gaza to last election day in Russia
A roundup of some of last week’s events.
Foreign students attacked in India over Ramadan prayer at university hostel
Several students injured after mob attacks a group of Muslims for praying on the university premises in Gujarat state.
Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 163
Aid trucks moving from the south have arrived safely in the northern Gaza Strip without incident.
Aid reaches north Gaza for first time in months
For the first time in months, a trickle of aid has arrived in northern Gaza.
‘He’s lost my vote’: Many Irish Americans turn against Biden over Gaza war
A series of protests on St Patrick's Day points to the threat Biden faces from the loss of a key vote in swing states.
At least 21 dead after bus collides with tanker in southern Afghanistan
Nearly 40 people injured after a bus collided with an oil tanker on a highway in Helmand province, officials said.
Dozens of people from the same family killed in Gaza
36 members of the Tabatibi family were killed in an Israeli air strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.
Professor Jeffrey Sachs: ‘US is complicit in Israeli genocide’
Columbia University’s Jeffrey Sachs says the war in Gaza could end today if the US stopped supplying weapons to Israel.
Iceland in state of emergency after volcano erupts, fourth time in 3 months
No confirmed deaths have been reported from the latest volcanic eruption, the fourth since December.
Six-time Miami Open champ Novak Djokovic pulls out, cites scheduling issues
Djokovic's announcement follows his shock defeat last week to world number 123 Luca Nardi at Indian Wells.
Iceland volcano erupts forcing residents to evacuate
Sirens blared as a volcano erupted in Iceland for the fourth time since December.
US man suspected of killing three family members arrested after manhunt
An 'extremely dangerous' suspect has been taken into custody in New Jersey following an hours-long effort to detain him.
Niger suspends military cooperation with US: Spokesman
The suspension follows an earlier move that has seen thousands of French soldiers exit the West African nation.
How Yazan starved to death amid Israel’s war on Gaza
A family remains in shock at how a vicious war destroyed their son's health and took him away from them.
As climate change threatens Arabica beans, can quality Robusta save coffee?
In Vietnam, producers are on an urgent quest: To rehabilitate the widely grown, but much-maligned, Robusta coffee bean.