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VideoFirefighters tackle blazes after Russian ballistic missile strike on Odesa, Ukraine
Fourteen people were injured after a Russian ballistic missile slammed into the Ukrainian city of Odesa late Wednesday, the State Emergency Service reported. Videos shared by the Emergency Service showed huge plumes of smoke rising skywards at the site.
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VideoGeorgian police use water cannons to try to disperse Tbilisi protest crowd
Thousands continued to protest late Wednesday evening in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi as the country's Parliament moved closer to adopting a controversial law that critics fear will stifle media freedom and endanger the country's European Union membership bid.
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VideoIsrael has made 'important' compromises in cease-fire efforts and it is now up to Hamas - Blinken
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on Hamas to get a cease-fire deal done, outlining Israel had made “very important” compromises in efforts to agree a truce.
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VideoMicrosoft to invest $2.2 billion in cloud, AI services in Malaysia
Microsoft to invest $2.2 billion in cloud, AI services in Malaysia
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South Korea parliament approves new inquiry into deadly 2022 crowd crush
South Korea's National Assembly voted on Thursday to approve a bill backed by the ruling and opposition parties to launch a fresh probe into the deadly Halloween crowd crush in the capital Seoul in 2022. An earlier bill, which was backed the opposition-led parliament without the support of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), was vetoed by President Yoon Suk-yeol in January. The latest bill is a compromise that removes granting full investigative power to the panel, which Yoon had objected to,
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VideoSolomon Islands lawmakers elect Jeremiah Manele as new prime minister
Solomon Islands lawmakers on Thursday chose former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as the new prime minister of the South Pacific island nation that has grown closer to China in recent years. The withdrawal of pro-Beijing former Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare from the contest to remain head of the government to make way for Manele as their party's candidate is an indication the country could follow a similar direction. The prime minister was chosen in a secret ballot of 49 lawmakers who won g
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VideoProtest group concerned about Paris 2024 Olympics impact rally outside French Interior Ministry
Protesters concerned about the impact of the Paris 2024 Olympics rallied outside the French Interior Ministry offices the capital on Wednesday evening. (AP video: Nicolas Garriga)
