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The Israeli army said that its soldiers shot two Palestinians who tried to shoot and stab them in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, and the Palestinian health ministry said both men had died. Ilan Rubens reports. This video contains graphic content.

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh blamed Israel for stalling a ceasefire saying they need to agree on a complete withdrawal from Gaza. Haniyeh spoke to Turkey's A News on Saturday (April 20) following a meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei thanked the country's armed forces for their attack this month on Israel, saying the country had demonstrated its power regardless of how many targets were hit, Iran's official news agency reported on Sunday (April 21).

Sri Lankans marked the fifth anniversary of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings on Sunday (April 21) that killed nearly 270 people. The Archbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Ranjith, urged for a "truthful and justice-focused investigation" into the attack that rocked the nation.

Two Japanese navy helicopters crashed into the sea during a training exercise, killing at least one of the eight crew members on board, the defense minister said on Sunday (April 21). Olivia Chan reports.

Ukrainians in the capital Kyiv on Sunday (April 21) welcomed the U.S. House of Representatives passing a $95 billion legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan a day earlier. Kyiv residents Ivan Sporysh and Olha Shyshman reacted to the bills that provide $60.84 billion for the conflict in Ukraine, including $23 billion to replenish U.S. weapons, stocks and facilities.

Israeli forces killed at least 14 Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Saturday (April 21), Palestinian authorities said, amid escalating violence that began more than a week ago after an Israeli boy went missing. Diane To reports. This video contains graphic content.

Thousands of people protested in Tenerife on Saturday (April 20) calling for the Spanish island to temporarily limit tourist arrivals to stem a boom in short-term holiday rentals and hotel construction that is driving up housing costs for locals.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday with broad bipartisan support passed a $95 billion legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, over bitter objections from Republican hardliners. Alex Cohen produced this report.

Hundreds attended the funeral ceremony for the late Damian Sobol on Saturday (April 20), a Polish volunteer who was killed in an Israeli attack on a humanitarian convoy in Gaza earlier this month.

Heavy rains and snowfall caused landslides and damaged roads in a remote Pakistani region on Saturday (April 20). Several roads were swept away by floodwaters in villages around Chitral, a mountainous area in northern Pakistan.

Fighting raged at Myanmar's eastern frontier with Thailand on Saturday, witnesses, media and Thailand's government said, forcing about 200 civilians to flee as rebels pressed to flush out junta troops holed up for days at a bridge border crossing. Olivia Chan has more.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirmed reports on Saturday (April 20) that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for a banned drug before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but it accepted the country's findings that this was due to substance contamination. Sean Hogan has more.

Servicemen fighting near Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region on Friday (April 19) were anxiously waiting for the approval of U.S. aid bill for Ukraine. U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson this week chose to push forward the measure that includes some $60.84 billion for Ukraine as it struggles to fight off a two-year Russian invasion.

A huge blast at a military base in Iraq early on Saturday (April 20) killed a member of an Iraqi security force that includes Iran-backed groups. A video from Al Ahad showed a man in military fatigues passing through debris and burning wreckage. Reuters was able to confirm the location from shape of the roofs, the position of the buildings and walls which matched satellite imagery and other videos uploaded to social media purporting to show the same scene.

The White House has no comment on reports of Israeli attacks in Iran, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Friday (April 19).

Indian voters began casting their ballots on Friday (April 19), as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a rare third term on the back of issues such as growth, welfare and Hindu nationalism.

North Korea conducted a cruise missile warhead test and test launch of its new anti-aircraft missile in the West Sea of Korea on Friday (April 19), the North's KCNA news agency reported and released photographs of the test on Saturday (April 20).

Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue on Friday (April 19) lit up green to mark Indigenous Peoples Day in Brazil.

French police on Friday (April 19) arrested a man who had threatened to blow himself up at Iran's consulate in Paris, but on being searched was found not to be carrying any explosives.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told NATO members on Friday (April 19) that Ukraine needed a minimum of seven Patriot or other high-end air defense systems to counter Russian air strikes, exhorting them to step up their military assistance for Kyiv.

Residents of India's violence-torn northeastern state of Manipur turned out in large numbers to vote on Friday (April 19), despite the shadow of ethnic clashes that killed at least 220 people in the last year hanging over the national election. Rachel Faber has more.

The U.S. House of Representatives advanced a $95 billion legislative package on Friday providing aid to Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific in a broad bipartisan vote, overcoming hardline Republican opposition that had held it up for months. Zachary Goelman produced this report.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg joined hundreds of Global Climate Strike demonstrators in Stockholm on Friday (April 19), as similar events around the globe urged world leaders to take action to prevent climate change.

At least 69 people across Pakistan died in the past week after heavy rainfall caused severe flooding, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). Emma Jehle reports.