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Israeli PM says Gaza tower housing media ‘legitimate target’

Benjamin Netanyahu defends airstrike that reduced to rubble a building hosting the Associated Press and Al Jazeera bureaus

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What is the endgame for Hamas and Israel in new showdown?

Israel seeking to weaken Hamas, drive even deeper wedge between fractious Palestinian factions, say experts

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Erdogan urges pope to help end Israel’s ‘massacre’

Turkish president calls to ‘mobilise Christian world and international community’

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Pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper halts shares after asset freeze

The Security Bureau has frozen tycoon Jimmy Lai’s shares in Next Digital, which he owns

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1 dead, several injured in Canada shooting

Toronto man gets out of car, fires at multiple people, leaving victims seriously injured

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Singapore warns Covid-19 variants infecting more children, shuts schools

City-state logs 38 local cases, some involving kids linked to tuition centre cluster

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Rich countries can afford to donate Covax jabs: Unicef

44% of doses administered in high-income countries, 0.3% in 29 lowest-income nations

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Israel pounds Gaza in fresh pre-dawn strikes, 200 dead in a week

Diplomatic stalemate persists

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UK confident Covid-19 jabs effective against Indian variant

However, government exercises caution in reopening country, certain sectors of economy

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Blinken in flurry of calls to seek end to Mideast clashes

US Secretary of State speaks to Qatari, Saudi, Egyptian, French officials for aid in de-escalating deadly conflict

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Gaza wounded evacuated to Egypt, Cairo urges ‘concessions’

263 Palestinians transported across Rafah border post into restive North Sinai region

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Israel strikes house of Hamas political chief in Gaza

Witnesses confirm home of Yahya Sinwar hit

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IS claims Afghan mosque blast that killed 12 worshippers

Bomb detonated after worshippers arrived for Eid prayers, says terror group