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Georgia's parliament began debating the first reading of a bill on "foreign agents" on Tuesday (April 16) as opponents called for a second day of protests against a measure they see as authoritarian, and threatening Georgia's candidacy to join the European Union. Olivia Chan reports.

South Korea remembered the 304 people, most of them school children, who died on the Sewol ferry on the 10th anniversary of its sinking on Tuesday (April 16), with families calling for a proper apology for the unnecessary deaths of their loved ones.

A fire hit Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange on Tuesday (April 16), one of the Danish capital's best-known buildings, engulfing its spire which collapsed onto the roof in a scene reminiscent of the 2019 blaze at Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral. Lauren Anthony reports.

A group of scuba diving experts and enthusiasts are setting up coral nurseries in a popular dive spot south of Philippines' capital Manila to help in the propagation and recovery of damaged coral. Gabe Singer has more.

A fire hit the Old Stock Exchange on Tuesday (April 16), one of the Danish capital's most iconic buildings, engulfing its spire which collapsed onto the roof. There were no reports of injuries.

The U.S. House of Representatives will consider aid to Israel and Ukraine as separate legislation this week, Republican Speaker Mike Johnson said on Monday (April 15), more than two months after the Senate passed a bill combining the two. Ryan Chang reports.

Australian police on Tuesday (April 16) said a knife attack on an Assyrian church bishop and some followers in Sydney was a terrorist act motivated by suspected religious extremism, as the country reeled from a second stabbing incident in three days. Laila Shahrokhshahi reports.

An informal survey conducted by the Catskill Animal Sanctuary in upstate New York has found that rising costs due to inflation, in tandem with a drop in donations, are putting pressure on animal sanctuaries across the United States. Syakir Jasnee reports.

A knife attack during a service at an Assyrian church in Sydney that injured a bishop was a terrorist act motivated by suspected religious extremism, Australian police said on Tuesday (April 16).

The San Diego Zoo has welcomed its 250th California condor chick in what is being hailed as an important milestone for the critically endangered species.

The US House of Representatives will consider aid to Israel and Ukraine as separate bills this week, Republican Speaker Mike Johnson said on Monday (April 15), more than two months after the Senate passed a bill combining the two.

Heavy rain and winds on Monday (April 15) caused flooding on the roads of Manama, Bahrain.

Pro-Palestinian activists protesting the war in Gaza shut down the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California on Monday (April 17).

Friba Rezayee, the first woman to represent Afghanistan at the Olympics, has been appalled by the treatment of women since the resurgence of the Taliban and is now campaigning for the country to be kept out of the Paris Games. Kristy Kilburn has more.

A bakery in Gaza City has started operating for the first time in six months with aid from the World Food Programme (WFP), providing desperately needed food in a part of the territory where a U.N.-backed report has warned of imminent famine. Angela Johnston has more.

Swathes of northern Kazakhstan and Russia's Urals region were flooded on Monday (April 15) as melt waters swelled the tributaries of the world's seventh longest river system. More than 111,000 people have been evacuated in Kazakhstan.

Myanmar resistance fighters on Monday raised their own banner at a newly captured army base, saying their fighters had repelled an attempt by junta troops to advance on the key town of Myawaddy along the Thai border that was seized by the rebels last week. Olivia Zollino has more.

Israel faced pressure from allies on Monday to show restraint and avoid an escalation of conflict in the Middle East as it considered how to respond to Iran's weekend missile and drone attack. Zachary Goelman produced this report.

An aid conference in Paris is hoping to raise more than a billion euros ($1.07 billion) for war-torn Sudan - but in the city of Omdurman residents say their conflict is being neglected. David Doyle has more.

The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympics was lit by the sun's rays in a dress rehearsal in ancient Olympia on Monday (April 15) ahead of Tuesday's official ceremony that will mark the final stretch to the Games in France.

Germany should legalize abortions within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, a government-appointed commission recommended on Monday (April 15), to clarify the situation in a country where abortions are widely available but subject to formal restrictions. Lauren Anthony reports.

Georgian lawmakers came to blows in parliament on Monday (April 15) as ruling party legislators looked set to advance a controversial bill on "foreign agents" that has been criticized by Western countries and sparked protests at home.

Lee Mi-kyung, whose son was one of the 250 children who died in South Korea's Sewol ferry disaster 10 years ago, has turned to the stage to cope with her grief and anger. Lucy Fielder has more.

The director of Beijing's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, Xia Baolong, said Hong Kong should "tightly hold" onto the bottom line of national security to safeguard development on Monday (April 15), in a speech coming weeks after the enactment of sweeping new security laws. Olivia Chan has more.

The man who fatally stabbed six people at a mall in Sydney had a long history of mental illness and frustrations with women, his father told media outlets in Australia on Monday (April 15). Andrew Cauchi said he was devastated by news that his son, Joel, had killed people at a mall in Sydney’s beachside suburb of Bondi on Saturday (April 13).