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Rescuers raced against time on Tuesday (April 9) after at least three people were killed and four were reported missing in an explosion underground at a hydroelectric power plant in northern Italy.

Hamas said on Tuesday (April 9) that an Israeli proposal on a ceasefire in their war in Gaza met none of the demands of Palestinian militant factions, but it would study the offer further and deliver its response to mediators. Emma Jehle has more.

Simon Harris became Ireland's youngest ever prime minister on Tuesday (April 9), pledging to bring new ideas and energy to the less than 12 months he has boost the coalition government's bid to halt a first electoral victory by left-wing Sinn Fein.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday (April 9, 2024) in favor of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their government's inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them at risk of dying during heatwaves. Alice Rizzo has more.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame said on Monday (April 8) that the M23 rebel movement in eastern Congo, which Rwanda is routinely accused of supporting, exists only because its fighters have been denied their rights in their own country. Olivia Chan reports.

France will step up security ahead of the Champions League quarter-finals being held in Paris on Wednesday (April 10), France's interior minister said, citing threats from Islamic State.

Russia and Kazakhstan ordered more than 100,000 people to evacuate after swiftly melting snow swelled mighty rivers beyond bursting point in the worst flooding in the area for at least 70 years. Sean Hogan has more.

Germany on Tuesday (April 9) called accusations by Nicaragua at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague that Berlin had violated Genocide Convention "unfounded". The German Foreign Ministry's legal adviser Tania von Uslar-Gleichen told media that Germany was "fully aware" of its responsibilities under the Genocide Convention and was trying to find "the right balance" in its approach to the conflict.

A convoy of aid trucks passed into Gaza at the Rafah border on Tuesday (April 9) where thousands of Palestinians are displaced due to Israel's military assault which has pushed people in Gaza to the brink of famine, according to aid agencies.

The special counsel pursuing federal criminal charges against Donald Trump, for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, filed a U.S. Supreme Court brief on Monday (April 8), urging the justices to reject the former president's bid for immunity from prosecution on the principle that "no person is above the law". Diane To reports.

Student protesters in Mexico set a government building alight on Monday (April 8) after they lobbed petrol bombs, amid anger over the death of a fellow student.

Millions of Indonesian Muslims braved extensive traffic jams as they began the journey to their hometowns ahead of Eid al-Fitr on Wednesday (April 10).

The first total solar eclipse to grace North America in seven years made landfall in Mexico on Monday as millions of skywatchers gazed upward for the start of a celestial display at least partially visible, weather permitting, across most of the continent. Emma Jehle reports.

The first total solar eclipse to grace North America in seven years was visible over Niagara Falls on Monday (April 8) as skywatchers gazed upward for the celestial display.

The humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza has prompted calls for Washington to put conditions on the billions of dollars in military funding it provides to Israel. Lucy Ha explains.

After running the length of Africa, British extreme athlete Russ Cook said he only considered quitting once during his nearly year-long odyssey -- after he got kidnapped in the Congo by a gang armed with machetes. Angela Johnston reports.

Scientists and astronomy fans gathered in the Port of Mazatlán, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean, to observe the total solar eclipse as it darkened part of the State of Sinaloa, in northern Mexico.

From Germany to Portugal to Belgium, mainstream politicians are joining TikTok, wary of ceding the ground to fringe parties who have been particularly successful at using its short video format to reach young voters in particular. Sean Hogan explains.

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin told Reuters now is a good time to open talks with Myanmar as the military regime that seized power in a 2021 coup is weakening. Olivia Chan has more.

Drone footage filmed over a year shows parts of Gaza City and southern Gaza before and after damage and destruction, as Israel marks six months since the October 7 Hamas attack and the ensuing war it launched in the Gaza Strip.

A Hamas official told Reuters on Monday (April 8) that no progress was made at a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo also attended by delegations from Israel, Qatar and the United States, after an Egyptian state-affiliated news channel quoted a senior government source as saying all parties have agreed on the basic points under discussion. Olivia Chan reports.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned China on Monday that Washington will not accept new industries being decimated by Chinese imports, as she wrapped up four days of meetings to press her case for Beijing to rein in excess industrial capacity. Francis Maguire reports.

In a captivating display Italy's iconic Mount Etna blew stunning volcanic vortex rings on Sunday (April 7). These natural phenomena, near-perfect circles of gas emitted from the volcano under specific conditions, left onlookers spellbound with their mesmerizing beauty.

Some of the worst floods in decades have hit a string of Russian regions in the Ural Mountains and Siberia, alongside parts of neighboring Kazakhstan in recent days.

Mexico welcomed the return of its Ecuador embassy personnel on Sunday, two days after police raided the facility in an act that triggered an abrupt diplomatic break while provoking global shock and condemnation of the South American nation. Laila Shahrokhshahi reports.