A Ukraine drone hit a Russian dormitory killing at least 18 in Starobilsk, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday. Ukraine disputes this.

The three workers, who fell ill in March and died in May, were "among the first known victims of the outbreak," the Red Cross said.

Gvir, the Israeli national security minister, has long drawn criticism for his hard-line statements and harsh policies against Palestinian prisoners.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed trade and energy with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday on a visit aimed at ​shoring up relations battered by Washington's tariffs and engagement with New Delhi's rivals Pakistan and China.

South African activists who were detained when their boats were intercepted while trying to breach Israel's blockade of Gaza alleged Saturday they were beaten and tortured by Israeli soldiers in a detention facility.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is running out of time to win his war against Ukraine, amid a stalemate on the battlefield and growing troubles at home, a European intelligence chief has told CNN.

More than 90 people have died in a gas explosion in a coal mine in northern China, the worst mining disaster in the country since 2009.

Leo hit out at “unscrupulous people and organizations” behind decades of mafia-linked toxic waste dumping, which has been linked to an increased rate of cancer and other ailments.