Deadly Israeli strike in Gaza amid anger over UN agency ban
A single Israeli air strike on a residential block left nearly 100 dead Tuesday, Gaza's civil defence agency said, as Israel faced criticism after its parliament voted to ban the key UN aid agency working in the Palestinian territory.
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No 'elite group' behind Rodri's Ballon d'Or win, says Guardiola
Pep Guardiola insisted Tuesday that Rodri was a worthy winner of the Ballon d'Or, insisting no "elite group" had decided the Manchester City midfielder should be crowned the world's best footballer.
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Iran moves to triple military budget amid Israel tensions
Iran's government has proposed tripling its military spending, an official said Tuesday, as tensions with arch-rival Israel rise following recent tit-for-tat missile strikes.
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UN rights chief urges Bangladesh to 'protect' democracy after revolution
UN rights chief Volker Turk on Tuesday urged students at Bangladesh's Dhaka University, the heart of the uprising that toppled autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina, to "protect" democracy to end cycles of revenge.
Read moreChurch must act faster against abusive priests: papal commission
The Catholic Church must make it easier to remove priests who have abused minors, a Vatican commission said Tuesday in its first report on protecting children.
Read moreChurch must act faster against abuse priests, papal commission
The Catholic Church must make it easier to remove priests who have abused minors, a Vatican commission said Tuesday in its first report on protecting children.
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Sexual violence on 'staggering' scale in Sudan civil war: UN probe
Rape is widespread in Sudan's civil war, a United Nations investigation said Tuesday, accusing paramilitaries especially of committing sexual violence on a "staggering" scale.
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Taiwan warns Typhoon Kong-rey 'rapidly' intensifying
Authorities in southeastern Taiwan suspended some ferries and advised fishers to return to shore Tuesday as the island's weather forecaster warned approaching Typhoon Kong-rey was "rapidly" intensifying.
Read moreMideast war clouds outlook at Saudi 'Davos in the desert'
Saudi officials on Tuesday lamented the economic toll of regional conflict as the Gulf kingdom's sovereign wealth fund told an investor forum it was cutting the portion of its overseas investments.
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Russia claims Selydove as concern rises over N.Korean troops
Moscow said Tuesday it had seized the war-battered mining town of Selydove in eastern Ukraine where Kyiv's forces are buckling and as concern grows in Kyiv and abroad over North Korea's expanding military ties with Russia.
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