Russia’s foreign minister will visit North Korea this week, days after the United States claimed Pyongyang had delivered munitions and military equipment to Russia for use in the fighting in Ukraine. Sergey Lavrov will be in North Korea on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Rwanda genocide sites added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list
The resting place of the more than 800,000 people killed in the 1994 Rwanda genocide was among sites in three continents added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list as the United Nations cultural body ends a moratorium on considering memorial sites for human suffering.
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South Sudan closes schools due to extreme heatwave
South Sudan is closing all schools from Monday in preparation for an extreme heatwave expected to last two weeks. The health and education ministries have advised parents to keep all children indoors as temperatures are expected to soar to 45C (113F).
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Hundreds of bodies found in Israeli kibbutz Be’eri after Hamas attack
More than 100 bodies have been found in the Israeli kibbutz Be’eri, as Palestinian Hamas militants launched their deadly surprise attack.
