— TOP STORIES —

+ Russia strikes Kyiv missile factory

+ Jerusalem clashes wound more than 150

+ Five million people flee war in Ukraine

+ South Africa flood toll rises to nearly 400

+ Coachella returns after three-year hiatus

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KYIV

Russian strikes pound a navy factory close to Kyiv that makes the missiles Ukraine claims it used to sink the Moskva naval flagship, with Moscow vowing in addition such attacks.

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JERUSALEM

More than 150 human beings are wounded in clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli police at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the first face-off in the place for the reason that begin of Ramadan.

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GENEVA

More than five million people have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion, UN figures display, in Europe’s quickest-growing refugee disaster in view that World War II.

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DURBAN, South Africa

South African rescuers widen the search for the ones nonetheless missing after almost four hundred human beings have been killed inside the deadliest storm to strike the coastal metropolis of Durban in residing memory.

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PALM SPRINGS, California

California’s Coachella kicks off for the primary time since 2019, with loads of heaps of human beings flocking to the surest desert track festival, as the United States sees Covid-19 instances aspect up.

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— UKRAINE CRISIS —

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PARIS

The loss of the flagship cruiser Moskva represents a dent in Moscow’s operational capabilities and, perhaps more importantly, a severe wound to Russian pride, according to analysts.

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PARIS

Footage of atrocities is emerging from Ukraine in huge volumes and in real-time, providing investigators with unique opportunities and massive challenges.

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— EUROPE —

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PARIS

President Emmanuel Macron clashes with his rival Marine Le Pen over her plan to ban women from wearing the Islamic headscarf in public, with an eye on the votes of Muslims in the second round of elections.

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— AMERICAS —

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PASADENA, Maryland

Holding binoculars and toting folding chairs, the sightseers are laser-focused: the objective is to see the massive container ship Ever Forward, which has been stranded for a month in the mud of the US East Coast’s Chesapeake Bay.

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— ASIA —

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SHANGHAI

Shanghai residents scuffle with hazmat-suited police ordering them to surrender their homes to Covid-19 patients, videos on social media show, providing a rare glimpse into rising discontent in the megacity over China’s inflexible virus response.

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COLOMBO

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka imposes fuel rationing in another worsening of the economic crisis that has sparked widespread demonstrations calling for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation.

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SEOUL

North Korea marks the birthday of its founding leader, with a rare “live” broadcast of celebrations in Pyongyang, but no sign of the military parade or weapons tests that many analysts had predicted.

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— BUSINESS/ECONOMY —

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WASHINGTON

Even for the richest man on the planet, buying Twitter faces many hurdles with Elon Musk’s financing options limited and Twitter’s board expected to mount a defense.

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— SPORT —

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LONDON

Joe Root resigns as England’s Test captain after a rollercoaster five-year term that ended in a torrid run of results including an Ashes drubbing and defeat in the West Indies.

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