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Israel lacks 'credible plan' to safeguard Rafah civilians, says Blinken

Gaza

Israel lacks 'credible plan' to safeguard Rafah civilians, says Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday defended a decision to pause a delivery to Israel of 3,500 bombs over concerns they could be used in the Gazan city of Rafah, saying Israel lacked a "credible plan" to protect some 1.4 million civilians sheltering there.

Powerful Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Sadr girds for political comeback

Iraq

Powerful Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Sadr girds for political comeback

Powerful Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is laying the groundwork for a political comeback two years after a failed and ultimately deadly high-stakes move to form a government without his Shi'ite rivals, multiple sources said.

Socialists win biggest vote in Catalan election, exit poll says

Politics

Socialists win biggest vote in Catalan election, exit poll says

Spain's Socialist Party was seen gaining the biggest vote in Sunday's election in the region of Catalonia over the separatist party Junts, according to an exit poll published by Catalan public television after polling stations closed.

Lithuanian presidential hopefuls vow to stand up to Russian threat

Politics

Lithuanian presidential hopefuls vow to stand up to Russian threat

Lithuanians vote on Sunday in a presidential election expected to hand a new term to incumbent Gitanas Nauseda, a staunch supporter of Ukraine in its two-year war with Russia, following a campaign focusing on security concerns in the Baltic states.

El-Fasher under siege

Sudan

El-Fasher under siege

The situation in El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur in Sudan, has taken a perilous turn as heavy weaponry fire threatens the safety of approximately 800,000 civilians currently taking refuge in the city.

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