UNITED NATIONS -- Within minutes of the Gaza ceasefire taking effect, displaced Palestinians resumed movement to the north, UN humanitarians said Friday.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that Israeli tanks had blocked Al Rashid Road along the coast after people attempted to move north, following word of the ceasefire to be passed. (UN-Gaza-Palestinians)
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PARIS -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday evening reappointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister, announced the Presidency, four days after accepting his resignation.
The Elysee Palace said in the statement that Lecornu has been tasked with forming a new government. (France-government)
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MANILA -- A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Davao Oriental province in the southern Philippines on Monday morning, killing at least six people and causing widespread damage to homes, buildings, and infrastructure, authorities have said.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the quake occurred at 9:43 a.m. local time (0143 GMT) at a depth of 23 km, approximately 43 km northeast of the municipality of Manay. (Philippines-Earthquake-Death)
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TOKYO -- Japan's Komeito decided on Friday that the political party will terminate its coalition with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), local media reported.
Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito said that his party will quit the current coalition government, ending a partnership between the two parties that has lasted more than 25 years, public broadcaster NHK reported. (Japan-Komeito-LDP) Enditem
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