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Java island zoo releases photos of the first panda cub born in Indonesia

A zoo on Java island released photos of Indonesia's first locally born giant panda cub, and said the male cub was showing signs of being in good health.

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Netanyahu says Israel and Hamas will enter ceasefire's second phase soon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel and Hamas are "very shortly expected to move into the second phase of the ceasefire," after Hamas returns the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza.

A Russian opera again opens La Scala's season as the theater defends art over politics

Milan's storied Teatro alla Scala celebrates its gala season premiere Sunday with a Russian opera for the second time since Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. But this year, instead of drawing protests for showcasing the invader's culture, a flash mob will demonstrate for peace.

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Russian strikes kill 1 as U.S. and Ukraine officials wrap up third day of diplomatic talks

Russian missile, drone and shelling attacks overnight and Sunday killed at least three people in Ukraine, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials wrapped up a third day of talks aimed at ending the war.

A Russian opera opens La Scala's season as the theater defends art over politics

Milan’s Teatro alla Scala celebrates its gala season premiere with a Russian opera, Dmitry Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.”