Six dead at resort construction site fire in South Korea's Busan
Six people have died in a fire at a hotel resort construction site in South Korea’s port city of Busan, according to the city’s fire agency.
Source: NBC News
Read MoreJapan releases 200,000 tonnes of emergency rice stockpile as prices soar
Agriculture minister says rising prices have ‘had a significant impact on people’s lives’ amid record heat, surges in demand and distribution problems
Japan is to flood the market with almost …
Source: The Guardian
Read MoreMiddle East crisis: Hamas announces further details of Israelis it will free this weekend – as it happened
Israel warned Thursday that Hamas must release three living hostages this weekend or face a resumption of the war in Gaza
The Israeli government has signalled it intends to stick …
Source: The Guardian
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Camera captures moment kayaker says he was briefly swallowed by humpback whale in Chilean Patagonia
A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed.
Source: NBC News
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Lifesaving mine-clearing program reels after Trump's USAID funding suspension
A lifesaving demining program is in jeopardy after the Trump administration ordered a 90-day suspension of all foreign aid, pushing nations in the region to turn to U.S. rivals such …
Source: NBC News
Read MorePeruvian policeman in capybara costume makes Valentine's drug bust
Video shows the moment police use fancy dress to carry out a drug raid in Lima, Peru.
Source: BBC
Read MoreLatest Israeli hostages to be freed named amid uncertainty over truce
Iair Horn, Sasha Troufanov and Sagui Dekel-Chen due to be exchanged for 369 Palestinian prisoners
Palestinian militant groups have named the three hostages they …
Source: The Guardian
Read MoreMexico takes aim at U.S. gunmakers if cartels deemed terrorist groups
Claudia Sheinbaum said the U.S. Justice Department itself has recognized that "74% of the weapons" used by criminal groups in Mexico come from north of the border.
Source: CBS News
Read More‘Time is running out’: frailty of freed hostages raises pressure on Netanyahu
Relatives and supporters anxious for return of remaining hostages urge Israeli PM to maintain ceasefire deal
Still frail less than a week after his …
Source: The Guardian
Read MoreWhat is Doge and why is Musk cutting so many jobs?
US President Donald Trump’s new agency is tasked with slashing costs - but faces opposition.
Source: BBC
Read MoreAir force colonel shot dead by hitmen in Ecuador
Police said Colonel Porfirio Cedeño, who led an air force special operations unit, was the passenger in a van when more than 20 shots were fired.
Source: CBS News
Read MoreChampions Trophy: Pakistan lose to New Zealand in warm-up series decider
New Zealand gears up for Champions Trophy by beating Pakistan in tri-nation series final.
Source: Al Jazeera
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