CANBERRA -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has demanded full accountability over the death of an Australian citizen who was killed while delivering aid in Gaza.

Albanese on Tuesday confirmed reports that Australian citizen Zomi Frankcom was killed by an airstrike in Gaza, where she was working for aid organization World Central Kitchen (WCK), on Monday local time. (Australia-Canberra-Death Accountability)

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LIMA -- Peru's ministers of the Interior, Victor Torres, and of Women and Vulnerable Populations, Nancy Tolentino, resigned on Monday, just days before the new prime minister, Gustavo Adrianzen, heads to Congress to request a vote of confidence in the cabinet.

Torres told local media he resigned due to family reasons, and stressed he was not being removed from office or censured. (Peru-Ministers-Resign)

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SYDNEY -- Australia's southeastern state New South Wales (NSW) said Tuesday that it is testing technology that harnesses artificial intelligence (AI) and the mobile phone network to predict the possible impacts of flooding.

The NSW State Emergency Service has partnered with researchers from the University of Technology Sydney and TPG Telecom in the nation-leading trial that could help protect communities during severe weather events, the NSW government said in a media release. (Australia-NSW-Flooding)

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YANGON -- A strong wind hit five villages in Thabeikkyin Township of Myanmar's Mandalay region, causing damage to infrastructure and houses, the state-run media Myanma Alinn reported on Tuesday.

The incident occurred on March 31, affecting multiple areas within the township, the report said. (Myanmar-Wind) Enditem

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