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In a video statement issued late on Saturday (June 15), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there was no alternative but to stick to the goals of the war and pledged to defeat Hamas and bring the hostages back, just hours after eight Israeli soldiers were killed in the southern Gaza Strip.

Russian President Vladimir Putin "made a mistake" not attending the Ukrainian peace summit, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Saturday (June 15) and Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, said peace can only be found with "two partners."

The humanitarian pier on the coast of Gaza had been removed, satellite images showed on Saturday (June 15), after a U.S. official said the military would be temporarily moving it because of anticipated sea conditions.

Leaders of the French left-wing alliance, the 'Popular Front', joined protesters in Paris on Saturday (June 15) – where scuffles broke out between demonstrators and police – as they marched against the far-right National Rally (RN). "We are here, we are here because we will never entertain the idea that these people will seize power in a country like France, " said French Communist Party leader Ian Brossat.

The first batch of Russian and Belarusian athletes have been cleared to compete at next month's Paris Olympics, with a total of 25 making the cut but others are failing an International Olympic Committee vetting process over the war in Ukraine, the IOC said on Saturday. Emma Jehle reports.

European Union states won't be directly involved for now in a $50 billion loan that the Group of Seven (G7) nations plan to raise for Ukraine based on income from frozen Russian assets, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Saturday (June 15), speaking at the end of the G7 summit.

World leaders began gathering for a peace summit on Saturday (June 15) aimed at pressuring Russia to end its war in Ukraine, but the absence of powerful allies of Moscow such as China will blunt its potential impact. Sean Hogan has more.

Following nine months of war in Gaza, the market in the devastated Nuseirat camp is surrounded by destruction, has only very few stalls, and is mainly selling basic items of food. “This is a miserable Eid,” said Nuseirat resident Ismail Allian.

The Ukraine peace summit will make 'history', president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his opening remarks at the gathering on Saturday (June 15).

The African National Congress and its largest rival, the white-led, pro-business Democratic Alliance, agreed on Friday (June 14) to work together in South Africa's new government of national unity, a step change after 30 years of ANC rule. The accord allowed President Cyril Ramaphosa to win a second term in office.

Beaches on Singapore's Sentosa island were closed on Saturday (June 15) after an oil spill spread from a nearby shipping terminal to the tourist hotspot.

On Saturday (June 15), Muslim pilgrims in Saudi Arabia ascended the rocky Mount of Mercy at sunrise to mark Arafa, the most significant day of the annual haj.

This week's reopening of Baltimore's main shipping channel - less than three months after the Key Bridge collapse - was due to expertise gained from a COVID-era task force, a highway overpass collapse and the 2021 infrastructure law, government officials said. Timelapse videos from Wednesday (June 12) show the USS Fort Lauderdale, USS Gonzales and Cape Wrath enter the Port of Baltimore via the newly-reopened Fort McHenry Federal Channel.

Sixteen inmates at a California jail graduated high school and received their diplomas Friday (June 14) during a ceremony in San Bruno.

Pope Francis met with U.S. President Joe Biden and Brazil's President Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva on Friday (June 14) before departing the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Italy.

Fans across Germany react to the team's 5-1 thrashing of Scotland, marking an exciting start to the European Football Championship.

A Canadian navy patrol vessel sailed into Havana harbor early on Friday (June 14) morning, just hours after the U.S. announced a fast-attack submarine had also docked in Cuba, both ships on the heels of Russian warships that arrived on the island earlier this week.

Facing a bigger and better equipped enemy, Ukrainian forces are heavily reliant on older soldiers to defend the country against relentless Russian assaults. This report produced by Freddie Joyner.

Pope Francis became the first pontiff to address a Group of Seven summit on Friday, warning world leaders that Artificial Intelligence must never be allowed to get the upper hand over humanity. Zachary Goelman produced this report.

French far right leader Marine Le Pen visited her northern stronghold on Friday (June 14), warning of the "great danger" the far left poses in France, a day after left-wing parties struck a deal to form an alliance in the upcoming snap election. Sean Hogan has more.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is in no position to make demands on Ukraine to end the war, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Friday (June 14), as he touted Kyiv's military successes confronting Moscow's full-scale invasion.

World leaders will join Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at a summit this weekend to explore ways of ending the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War Two. Russia isn't invited and the event will fall short of Kyiv's aim of isolating Moscow. But what does Zelenskiy hope to gain from the summit, and is there a likely outcome? Lauren Anthony reports.

U.S. President Joe Biden called on everyone to serenade Chancellor Olaf Scholz on his special day saying, "It's a tradition of the Biden family, you've got to sing Happy Birthday on the birthday." G7 leaders resumed the second day of the summit in Italy on Friday (June 14).

South Africa entered a new political era on Friday (June 14) as the African National Congress agreed to enter a national unity government with its biggest rival, the pro-business Democratic Alliance, and two smaller parties. David Doyle has more.

Israeli emergency services were dealing with a string of fires in northern Israel on Friday (June 14) after dozens of projectiles were fired from southern Lebanon into the area around the border town of Kiryat Shmona.