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Israeli police clash with protesters at Al-Aqsa

Clashes broke out between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police following Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem that is sacred to Jews and Muslims.

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Families return to their homes to survey damage

Families in northern Gaza, displaced by the heaviest Israeli bombardment they'd endured in years, returned to their homes early Friday to survey the damage hours after a cease-fire took effect.

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Israeli, Palestinian demonstrators gather in NYC

Pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered on opposing sides of the street in New York's Times Square on Thursday night following the announcement of a ceasefire in the Middle East.

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Israeli air strike hits building in southern Gaza Strip

Rescuers search for casualties under the rubble of a building in Rafah after it was hit by an Israeli air strike. Diplomatic efforts gathered pace for a ceasefire on the 11th day of deadly violence between Israel and armed Palestinian groups in Gaza as air strikes again hammered the enclave

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NGO's ice sculptures in Paris to protest Total expansion in Arctic

Several NGOs take action on Thursday in front of the Ministry of Economy and Finance in Paris against a project to build a Total plant in the Russian Arctic, financed by "700 million of public money", according to the organisers

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Greek villages evacuated as forest fire rages

Several Greek villages have been evacuated with no injuries reported as firefighters battle the country's first major blaze of the year on a mountain range overlooking the Gulf of Corinth

United Kingdom

Inquiry finds 'deceptive methods' used to get Princess Diana interview

According to the report, BBC's Martin Bashir commissioned a fake bank statement showing payments from a consultancy firm and News International into the bank account of Alan Waller, a former employee of Diana’s brother Charles Spencer.

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Colombia: clashes between protesters and riot police in Medellin

Clashes between protesters and riot police in Colombia's city of Medellin as locals took to the streets Wednesday, on the eve of talks with the government, in the third week of demonstrations that have been marked by police abuses and dozens of civilian deaths

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Clashes as Morocco forces block access to Ceuta

Moroccan migrants scuffle with police in Fnideq, on the Moroccan side of the border with Spain, in the hope of a new opening towards the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, where thousands of would-be emigrants have been flocking since Monday

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Migrants, including children, trickle into Ceuta

Migrants, including children, continue to trickle into Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta on Wednesday after thousands crossed over from Morocco in the two days before

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Israeli strike hits Gaza residential apartment

Israeli strikes hit a residential apartment building in Gaza City and destroy a Hamas-run women association centre

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Torrential rain causes flooding in western Romania

People in villages near the Crisu Pietros river were evacuated after a red code for severe flooding was issued.

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Bright lanterns sway as South Koreans celebrate Buddha's birthday

South Koreans gathered at temples across the country Wednesday on the national holiday to mark Buddha's birthday.

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Wave of migrants tries to cross into Ceuta enclave

The arrival of thousands of migrants threatened to overwhelm the Spanish enclave of Ceuta

Belgium

Dozens of migrants rescued off the coast of Belgium

Forty-nine migrants, mostly of Vietnamese origin and thought to be heading for England by boat, were rescued off the coast of Belgium on Wednesday morning, according to Bruges' prosecutor.

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Massive fire at paint factory in Gaza

Members of the Palestinian Civil Defense extinguish a fire in a paint warehouse that was probably hit by an Israeli artillery shell on eastern Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.

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Stun grenades in Jerusalem

Israeli forces fire stun grenades to disperse protestors

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Massive blasts in Gaza City

The sky is lit up as Israeli jets continue airstrikes on Gaza. A week of violence has killed more than 200 people and pushed world leaders to step up mediation.

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Wild leopard captured in a residential house

Forest guards capture a wild leopard that injured at least three people

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Thousands of migrants swim to reach Spain

The migrants reached the enclave by swimming or walking at low tide from beaches in neighbouring Morocco