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Middle East conflict live updates: U.S. officials rebuke Israel over WCK attack; Biden and Netanyahu expected to speak
Frances Vinall, Lior Soroka, Cate Brown
World Central Kitchen and other aid groups said they would pause operations in Gaza after the Israeli strike, while U.N. agencies will suspend work at night.
Want an elephant? Botswana's president says his country has too many.
Kate Brady
President Mokgweetsi Masisi has bridled at calls by Germany and Britain to ban trophy hunting, suggesting that these countries try to live with the enormous animals themselves.
Huge Taiwan quake caused few deaths thanks to preparedness -- and luck
Lily Kuo, Pei-Lin Wu, Vic Chiang
Taiwan sits in the world's most seismically active zone and has had years of practice and preparation for exactly this kind of scenario.
Food feud ends: Pepsi, Doritos return to one of world's biggest grocers
Victoria Bisset
Pepsi, Doritos, Cheetos, Lay's and Lipton Ice Tea are some PepsiCo snacks and drinks returning to Carrefour stores in France after a dispute over price increases.
On NATO's 75th birthday, fear of Trump overshadows celebrations
Emily Rauhala, John Hudson
"Trump-proofing" has become the watchword for the summit marking NATO's 75th anniversary, as many fear for the future.
Japan's answer to seasonal allergies: A subsidized tropical escape
Julia Mio Inuma, Michelle Lee
So many people call in sick with hay fever during the peak pollen season that Japanese companies are taking novel steps to allow them to continue to work.
How a steel ball protected Taiwan's tallest skyscraper in an earthquake
Rachel Pannett
Taipei 101 has a device known as a tuned mass damper to blunt the skyscraper's sway -- and calm the stomachs of its occupants -- during earthquakes.
At energy plant bombed by Russia, Ukrainian workers, and a cat, toil on
Siobhan O'Grady, Serhii Korolchuk
Workers at the heavily damaged plant are trying to pick up the pieces, but relentless Russian airstrikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure are causing deep damage to the country's economy.
Biden's 'red line' on Gaza is nowhere to be found
Adam Taylor
While U.S. officials have repeatedly criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, they have so far refrained from exerting any real leverage.
American killed in Israeli strike in Gaza was father, military veteran
Joanna Slater
Jacob Flickinger, a 33-year-old dual U.S.-Canadian citizen, was one of seven World Central Kitchen workers killed in an Israeli strike.
Biden 'outraged and heartbroken' after Israeli strike on aid workers
Rachel Pannett, Leo Sands, Sammy Westfall
The Israel Defense Forces said the strike on a World Central Kitchen aid convoy was a "grave mistake" and the result of a "misidentification."
In Israel's war against Hamas rule, Gazans go hungry, aid groups retreat
Miriam Berger, Hajar Harb, Hazem Balousha
In its war against Hamas, Israel has also destroyed the group's civilian rule. With no alternative in place, aid groups are struggling to help starving Gazans.
Taiwan hit by its strongest quake in quarter-century, but death toll is low
Lily Kuo, Vic Chiang, Julia Mio Inuma, Pei-Lin Wu, Julia Ledur
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Taiwan, but years of preparedness kept the death toll to just a fraction of the last major quake.
After terror attack, Russia sees U.S. role and claims it is at war with NATO
Robyn Dixon
Russian officials have largely ignored why authorities failed to prevent a terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall and focused instead on blaming the West.
9 killed and 963 injured in Taiwan after 7.4-magnitude quake
Lily Kuo, Julia Mio Inuma, Vic Chiang, Pei-Lin Wu, Ellen Francis, Bryan Pietsch
The strongest quake to hit Taiwan in 25 years was centered on Hualien, where it damaged buildings and triggered landslides. Tremors were felt in Japan and China.
Afrobeats star Davido to sue over April Fools' article about drug arrest
Jennifer Hassan
Grammy nominee Davido said an April Fools' report from Kenya's K24 TV that he was arrested after cocaine was found in his private jet was "extremely irresponsible."
Why is Taiwan prone to earthquakes? What to know about the Ring of Fire.
Victoria Bisset
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake killed nine and injured hundreds in Taiwan, which lies inside the Ring of Fire, a seismically active zone around the Pacific Ocean.