Israel intensifies strikes across Gaza on Palm Sunday and hits hospital

A wave of Israeli strikes across Gaza on Sunday hit a hospital and other sites, killing at least 21 people, including children, as Israel vowed to expand its security presence in the small coastal strip.

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Trump showdown with courts in spotlight at migrant hearing
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump's showdown with the judicial system will be in the spotlight Tuesday at a hearing on the fate of a migrant who was wrongly deported to El Salvador.

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'Unprecedented' Europe raids net 200 arrests, drugs haul
ISTANBUL - Police in Europe staged "unprecedented" raids against four organised crime groups on Tuesday, arresting more than 200 people across five countries, primarily in Turkey, in a "massive blow" against drug-trafficking networks.

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Philippine drills to include 9,000 US troops
MANILA - The United States is deploying around 9,000 troops to the Philippines for this year&s joint military exercises, as the allies strengthen ties amid tensions with China over its activities in the South China Sea and in Taiwan.

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Pandemic treaty talks inch towards deal
GENEVA - Countries hoping to end more than three years of negotiations on battling future pandemics met for talks on Tuesday, after reaching a preliminary agreement last week.

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KHARTOUM - Sudan on Tuesday marked two years of a war that has killed tens of thousands, displaced 13 million and triggered the world&s worst humanitarian crisis — with no signs of peace.

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