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Image copyrightAFPImage captionPalestinians at the site of one Israeli air strike near Gaza City The Israeli military has carried out a number of strikes against Palestinian positions overnight in the Gaza Strip. They came in response to a bomb attack on Saturday which wounded four Israeli soldiers. Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli tank fireContinue reading “Israel Gaza: Air strikes follow bomb blast on Gaza border”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionWednesday’s attack in Parkland was the deadliest US school shooting since 2012 President Donald Trump has rebuked the FBI for missing signals before Wednesday’s school shooting in Florida. The agency was “spending too much time trying to prove Russian collusion with the Trump campaign”, Mr Trump tweeted. “There is no collusion. GetContinue reading “Florida school shooting: Trump links FBI’s missteps to Russia investigation”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionThe Polish prime minister has not responded publicly to Israeli criticism Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has sharply rebuked his Polish counterpart for saying that Jews were among the perpetrators of the Holocaust. He said the remarks by Mateusz Morawiecki at the Munich Security Conference were “outrageous”. Mr Netanyahu said they showed “anContinue reading “Israel rebukes Poland PM for ‘Jewish perpetrators’ remark”

Media captionMr Netanyahu said Iran was falsely denying that it sent a drone into Israeli territory last week Israel’s prime minister has launched a stinging attack on Iran, telling a security conference in Munich it is the “greatest threat to our world”. Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would “not allow Iran’s regime to put a nooseContinue reading “Israel’s Netanyahu attacks ‘dangerous Iranian tiger’”

Image copyrightTWITTERImage captionFootage posted online showed flames billowing from the ancient compound A fire has hit the most important shrine in Tibetan Buddhism – the Jokhang Monastery in Lhasa. Footage posted online showed flames billowing from the roof and what appeared to be at least one gutted pagoda. No casualties were reported. Chinese state mediaContinue reading “Sacred Tibetan monastery in Lhasa hit by fire”

Image copyrightKONSTANTIN VON WEDELSTAEDTImage captionAseman operates the ATR 72-500 Sixty-six people are feared to have been killed in a passenger plane crash in the Zagros mountains in Iran. The Aseman Airlines plane, en route from Tehran to the south-western city of Yasuj, came down near the city of Semirom in Isfahan province. The Red CrescentContinue reading “Iran plane crash: All 66 people on board feared dead”

Image copyrightDEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRSImage captionVivieca Wright Simpson had worked with Secretary Shulkin for the past two years The chief of staff for Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin retired on Friday amid accusations that she doctored emails, media reports say. The agency’s inspector general accused Vivieca Wright Simpson of writing false emails so that airContinue reading “US Veterans Affairs official steps down amid travel scandal”

Image copyrightAFPImage captionSouth Africa’s new ruler will steer away from the conspiratorial culture that flourished under his predecessor It is rare in a journalistic life that one gets to sit a few yards from a president as he announces his resignation and then, within the same 24 hours, stand in the presence of his successorContinue reading “Zuma’s fall a chance to take moral leadership in Africa”

Image copyrightAFPImage captionKarimachiani, right, has been banned for six months Wrestling’s global sporting body has banned an Iranian athlete for six months for deliberately throwing a match to avoid an Israeli opponent. Alireza Karimachiani was winning a match against his Russian opponent in November’s under-23 world championships when his coach ordered him to lose. IfContinue reading “Iranian wrestler Karimachiani banned for throwing match”

Image copyrightEPAImage captionAuthorities did not say whether Mrs Mugabe herself will face charges The vice chancellor of the University of Zimbabwe has been arrested in connection with an investigation into the awarding of a doctorate to former first lady Grace Mugabe. Levi Nyagura was detained by the country’s anti-corruption agency, to be charged with abuseContinue reading “Grace Mugabe PhD: Arrest made over corruption allegations”