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Before and after satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies revealed the scale of Palestinian displacement from Rafah towards coastal areas further north as Israel intensifies its military operations. Israel has told Palestinians in parts of Rafah to evacuate to those areas, where an expansion of tents and shelters could be seen in the images.

A powerful explosion ripped through an apartment building in the western German city of Duesseldorf early on Thursday (May 16) and left at least three people dead and 16 others injured, two of whom were fighting for their lives, according to the local fire department. It was not immediately known what caused the explosion inside a ground floor kiosk of a six-storey building.

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Chinese President Xi Jinping at a joint news conference in Beijing on Thursday (May 16) that Moscow was grateful to China for trying to solve the Ukraine crisis.

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was in a "very serious" but stable condition on Thursday (May 16), Hospital Director Miriam Lapunikova said, after he was shot five times in an assassination attempt that laid bare deep political divisions in the country.

France declared a state of emergency on the Pacific island of New Caledonia on Wednesday after three young indigenous Kanak and a police official were killed in riots over electoral reform. Ryan Chang has the details.

Israel's defense minister publicly challenged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday (May 15) over the country's post-war plans for the Gaza Strip, with Yoav Gallant stressing his opposition of any long-term military rule by Israel in the ravaged Palestinian enclave. Diane To reports.

Chinese President Xi Jinping held bilateral talks with Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Thursday (May 16) as the Russian leader began his two-day tour to the neighboring country.

The European Union urged Georgia on Wednesday (May 15) to withdraw its highly contested "foreign agents" bill, saying the measure would set back the nation's ambitions to join the bloc, as protests against the legislation continued in a rolling political crisis. Gabe Singer reports.

Sprint legend Usain Bolt helped unveil a new cricket venue at Eisenhower Park on Wednesday (May 15) ahead of the T20 World Cup, which kicks off next month.

Police gathered at the University of California, Irvine on Wednesday (May 15) after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied a building.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was publicly challenged over post-war plans for the Gaza Strip on Wednesday (May 15) by his own defense chief, who vowed to oppose any long-term military rule by Israel over the ravaged Palestinian enclave.

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing early on Thursday (May 16) for talks with Xi Jinping that the Kremlin hopes will deepen a strategic partnership between the two most powerful geopolitical rivals of the United States.

Dutch nationalist Geert Wilders said on Wednesday (May 15) a deal had been reached to form what was set to be the most right-wing government in the Netherlands in decades, almost six months after a major election victory. Angela Johnston reports.

France declared a state of emergency on the Pacific island of New Caledonia on Wednesday (May 15) after three young indigenous Kanak and a police official were killed in riots over electoral reform. Government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot says the decree's goal is "to bring back calm and serenity."

Draped in keffiyehs and waving Palestinian flags, thousands of Palestinians marched in Gaza and Israel to commemorate the Nakba, the "catastrophe" of their mass dispossession in the 1948 war surrounding Israel's creation. Lucy Fielder has more.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico suffered life-threatening injuries on Wednesday when he was shot and wounded in an attempted assassination that stunned his small Central European nation and drew a chorus of international condemnation. Olivia Zollino reports.

Slovakia's minister of defense and deputy prime minister, Robert Kalinak, told a press conference on Wednesday (May 15) that the shooting of Prime Minister Robert Fico was a "political assault".

Chileans are bundling up with more clothes and clutching cups of hot coffee as the country faces the most intense cold snap in nearly 70 years, bringing winter weather in the middle of autumn. University of Santiago climatologist Raul Cordero says it's, "the longest cold snap ever recorded" in the capital Santiago.

Firefighters in western Canada are battling the first major wildfires of 2024 after unseasonably warm temperatures and an ongoing drought left forests tinder-dry. Zachary Goelman has more.

Ni'ma Ali Imad is desperate to get her wounded five-year-old son Mohammed out of Gaza for the medical treatment that doctors say they cannot provide in the Palestinian enclave. He's among many patients who can't leave for treatment abroad because the Rafah crossing is closed. Lucy Fielder has more.

Hundreds of police are scouring northern France for Mohamed Amra, a fugitive known as "The Fly" who was freed by gunmen in a brazen attack against a prison van that killed two guards and wounded three. Alice Rizzo has more.

France will declare a state of emergency on the Pacific island of New Caledonia on Wednesday (May 15) after several young indigenous Kanak and a police official were killed in riots over electoral reform. Sean Hogan reports.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico suffered life-threatening injuries when he was shot and wounded in an attempted assassination on Wednesday, the government office said.

The United States will provide Ukraine with $2 billion in foreign military financing, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday (May 15) at a joint press conference in Kyiv alongside Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.

The death toll from weekend flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province rose to at least 62 on Wednesday, authorities said, while rescuers were searching areas near rivers for more people who are still missing. Alice Rizzo has more.