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A close-up video shows the dramatic moment an Israeli airstrike smashed into a house in Gaza on Saturday, as Israel’s campaign against the militant Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) spilled into a second day.

British tourists visiting Spain will be “roasted” under new energy-saving measures that bans air conditioning from being set lower than 27C in the summer, a tourism chief has warned.

A lightning strike has sparked a fire at an oil storage facility in Cuba, and the flames are now raging out of control.

A group of Ukrainian medical students have been welcomed by one of the UK’s top universities to continue their training after fleeing their war-torn country.

Gaza militants fire rockets at Israel after air strikes kill 12  The Washington Post Israel, Gaza militants exchange fire, move closer to war  Fox News Israel arrests militant suspects in West Bank after Gaza flare-up – BBC News  BBC News Disrupting Palestinian Islamic

Destructive rain in Death Valley and flooded Vegas casinos mark a summer of extreme weather  Los Angeles Times Flooding in Death Valley strands drivers, hotel guests  CBS Los Angeles Some of the approximately 1,000 people stranded at Death Valley National Park have

Missile defense system has intercepted 200 projectiles, while 120 fell inside Gaza; interception rate has gradually improved since first use in IDF operation in 2012

Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Strip says toll includes six children, 253 wounded; does not say how many of those killed since Friday are affiliated with Islamic Jihad terror group

China’s live-fire drills around Taiwan have offered an unprecedented insight into how Beijing may conduct a military campaign against its neighbour Beijing (AFP) – China’s live-fire drills around Taiwan –- which saw vessels encircle the democratically ruled island –- have

A second senior Islamic Jihad commander has been killed in an Israeli airstrike as a surge of fighting continues in Gaza.