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Silvio Berlusconi, with COVID-19, now in hospital as precaution, aide says

Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi, who has history of heart and other medical problems, was admitted to a Milan hospital early Friday as a precaution to monitor his coronavirus infection, a top aide said.

Hurricane Nana makes landfall in Belize with wind, rain

Hurricane Nana made landfall in Belize, pelting a relatively sparsely populated stretch of the country’s coast with heavy rain and wind before weakening to a tropical storm.

Kushner visits air base as part of Israel-US trip to UAE

Jared Kushner and U.S. officials visited a major air base in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, speaking to Emirati and American pilots on the tarmac, near the advanced F-35 fighter jets that the UAE hopes to buy as it normalizes relations with Israel.

Israeli airliner completes first direct flight to Arab Emirates

A chartered El Al airliner carrying Israeli and US diplomats landed in the United Arab Emirates Monday, completing a symbolic first direct flight from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi that officials said would pave the way for formal diplomatic and commercial ties and might inspire other Arab nations to follow suit in normalizing relations with the Jewish state.

First direct Israel-UAE flight lands in Abu Dhabi amid deal
An El Al plane carrying U.S. and Israeli officials on the first commercial passenger flight to the United Arab Emirates has entered Saudi airspace.

Berlin zoo’s twin panda cubs celebrate 1st birthday
The Berlin zoo's popular twin panda cubs have celebrated their first birthday with a special frozen cake and a portion of snow from the penguin house.

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‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero arrested by Rwandan government, police say

A well-known critic of Rwanda President Paul Kagame, Paul Rusesabagina — portrayed in the film “Hotel Rwanda” as a hero who saved the lives of more than 1,200 people from the country’s 1994 genocide — has been arrested by the Rwandan government on terror charges, police announced.

3-year-old girl in Taiwan dragged by a kite into the sky

A 3-year-old girl was swept high into the sky after a streamer became tangled around her neck during a kite-flying festival in northern Taiwan this weekend.

Diplomat poised to become PM-designate in crisis-hit Lebanon

Lebanon's president is holding consultations with heads of parliamentary blocs to designate a new prime minister for the crisis-stricken country, with a career diplomat poised to win the job Monday.

UAE formally ends Israel boycott amid US-brokered deal

The ruler of the United Arab Emirates has issued a decree formally ending the country's boycott of Israel amid a US-brokered deal to normalize relations between the two countries.

Scott Brown avoids New Zealand quarantine upon return

United States Ambassador Scott Brown's diplomatic status has allowed him and his wife to avoid going into quarantine at New Zealand's border after the couple returned from a trip to the US. The Browns said Friday they’re isolating themselves at home.

Man killed by polar bear on Norway’s Arctic Svalbard islands

A polar bear attacked a camping site and killed a man in the remote Svalbard Islands on Friday, authorities on an Arctic island said, adding the animal was killed.

Japan PM Shinzo Abe says he’s resigning for health reasons

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed intention to step down, citing his declining health, according to Japan's NHK television and other media.

New Zealand mosque shooter sentenced to life without parole

The white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.