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Zelenskyy visits wounded soldiers at military hospital in Kharkiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited a military hospital in Kharkiv on Monday, where he met wounded soldiers and awarded medals to service personnel and medical staff.

Crowds surge toward falling aid in Gaza during chaotic rush

Airdropped humanitarian aid continued to fall across the central Gaza Strip on Monday, as Palestinians scrambled to collect parcels landing in remote or militarised zones.

One dead, another critical as over 100 migrants rescued near Canary Islands

At least one migrant died and another was left in critical condition during the rescue of more than 100 people attempting to reach Spain’s Canary Islands, authorities confirmed Monday.

Chad demands answers after senior official burns alive

"I am in danger, friends", Fulbert Mouanodji wrote on his Facebook on Friday - the next day, the civil servant was found dead, burned alive with gasoline.

Israeli cabinet may authorise a full military takeover of Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will convene his ministers this week to determine the way forward.

Ethiopia sentences five to death for human trafficking

Although capital punishment remains legal in Ethiopia, its enforcement is rare. The last known execution occurred more than a decade ago.

Nigerian church for the deaf offers people a sense of community

It is estimated that over 9 million of Nigeria’s 232 million citizens are deaf or living with hearing impairment.

U.S. sends migrants to Rwanda

Kigali has similarly negotiated but never executed migrant resettlement deals with the U.K. in 2022 and the U.N. in Libya in 2019

WATCH: Northern Greece hosts Seçek Oil Wrestling Festival

Thousands gathered in the village of Kechros, near the city of Komotini in northern Greece, for the Seçek Oil Wrestling and Cultural Festival.

Setback in the global fight against polio with outbreaks of rare form of virus

Experts say challenges with vaccination programmes on the ground have led to the ongoing transmission of the wild polio virus, notably in Pakistan and Afghanistan.