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An Israeli airstrike on a medical clinic in Gaza City killed the director of Gaza's ambulance and emergency department, the enclave's health ministry said The health ministry said the killing of Hani al-Jaafarawi raised the number of health workers killed in Israeli shelling since October 7 to 500.

France could experience civil unrest and election-related violence, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Monday "It is possible that there will be extremely high tensions," Darmanin told RTL radio, adding that authorities were preparing for a "very explosive" situation as the vote comes less than a month before the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. "The people are saying no to the Parisians, to the elite with their diplomas," Darmanin told RTL radio. President Emmanuel Macron, who shocked the nation with his decision to dissolve the National Assembly earlier this month, is not on the ballot, but for many voters the election is seen as a referendum on the fate of a president once seen as capable of bridging political divides but whose approval ratings have plummeted after several political crises.

A massive explosion has engulfed a lithium battery factory in South Korea in flames At least 16 people were killed in the fire, search and rescue operation is ongoing to find five more people reported missing, local fire officials said. The fire, which is mostly extinguished, engulfed battery maker Aricell's factory in Hwaseong, a large industrial cluster about 90 minutes southwest of the capital Seoul.

At least 21 people die in a fire at a lithium battery plant in South Korea.

Investigative Committee identifies all terrorists who attacked synagogues and a church in Dagestan The investigation has identified all those involved in the tragedy in Dagestan on June 23. During the terrorist attack in Makhachkala and Derbent, militants attacked a church and a synagogue, and a shootout ensued during the arrest. According to the local IC, 15 law enforcement officers and four civilians, including an Orthodox priest, were killed. In the course of suppression of criminal actions, law enforcers eliminated five people involved in terrorist acts.

Flags lowered in Sevastopol in memory of the victims of yesterday's AFU strike Flags have been lowered near Sevastopol's administrative buildings in memory of yesterday's tragedy, the victims of which were four people, including two children. As a result of the criminal attack of the AFU on the city beach by the American-made ATACMS missile, 151 people were injured. The region's governor, Mikhail Razvozhayev, said the issue of transporting up to 20 victims to Moscow was being resolved.

Transnistrian Foreign Minister accused Moldova of economic pressure Moldavia's economic pressure worsens the lives of Transnistrian citizens, the foreign minister of the unrecognized Transnistrian Moldovan Republic, Vitaly Ignatiev, told journalists. Moldavia has been preventing Moldavizolit, Elektromash and Potential plants from exporting their products since August last year, calling the goods produced by them strategic and saying that their exports allegedly threaten the country's security. On January 1, Chisinau abolished customs tax exemptions for Transnistrian companies. Transnistria viewed this as economic pressure and responded by canceling the preferential regime for Moldovan farmers who own land in the Dubasari district.

Norway, Sweden and Finland agree to establish a military transport corridor Finland, Norway and Sweden have agreed to create a military transport corridor that will pass through the northern territories of the three countries. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stоre made the announcement on June 20 after meetings with Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson and Finnish President Alexander Stubb. "Today we have agreed to establish a military transport corridor connecting the northern territories of Norway, Sweden and Finland," the Barents Observer quoted him as saying. The transportation corridor will run through the north of Norway, Sweden and Finland. The aim of the project is to reduce the time of transfer of troops and weapons from Norwegian ports through Sweden and Finland.

Israel and Hezbollah faceoff raises risk of wider conflict Regular puffs of smoke from rocket interceptions over northern Israel and fires from airstrikes in southern Lebanon are outward signs of concern that the Gaza war could escalate into a wider conflict that analysts say poses risks for both sides. Sharp threats Wednesday from Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Hezbollah, that nowhere in Israel would be safe in the event of war, and that even Cyprus and other parts of the Mediterranean would be at risk, were the latest salvo in a rhetorical barrage from both sides.

China and Australia will grant citizens multiple-entry visas of up to five years for tourism and business, China's foreign ministry said, in another sign of improving ties between the two countries The visa agreement followed Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's important trip to Australia earlier this week, which marked the stabilization of bilateral ties after a period of cooling relations.