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South Gaza battles rage as heavy rain hits displaced further north

Residents reported heavy aerial and tank fire across Khan Younis, a part of southern Gaza that has become the focus of Israel’s ground offensive against Hamas International Desk: Israel pressed

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Guatemala

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the southern Pacific coast of Guatemala late on Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), causing some to flee their homes and with early

Trump ordered to pay $83m in damages in defamation trial

International Desk: A federal court jury ordered Donald Trump to pay a total of $83.3m (£65.6m) for defaming the writer E Jean Carroll while he was president in 2019. The

Pneumonia claims 234 child lives in Pakistan’s Punjab

International Desk: An outbreak of pneumonia in Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province has killed 234 children this month amid smog, extreme winter and low vaccination of minors, the Punjab caretaker

Shop fire in China’s Jiangxi province kills 39, traps others

International Desk: Thick plumes of smoke emerge from a building after a street shop caught fire in Xinyu City of Jiangxi Province, China in this screengrab obtained from a social

19 Bangladeshis held in Thailand over ‘fake documents’

Desk Report: Thailand Immigration Police has arrested 19 Bangladeshis after receiving a tip-off from the public that a person resembling a foreigner was seen at Taba Market in Che He