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We have not seen that yet," he said, noting that Israel's operations were mostly in a corridor on the outskirts of Rafah.

Recent deaths in Rafah have tested President Joe Biden's promise to withhold weapons from Israel if the US ally made a major invasion of Rafah that put displaced persons there at risk.

Israel said that "something unfortunately went tragically wrong" in Sunday's airstrike while its military denied shelling the tent camp on Tuesday.

The State Department said on Tuesday that as soon as it saw reports of Sunday's Rafah incident, Washington expressed deep concern to Israel and urged an investigation, which Israel has promised.

At least 12 of the dead on Tuesday were women, according to medical officials in the Hamas militant-run Palestinian enclave.

The Israeli military said its forces continued to operate in the Rafah area, without commenting on reported advances into the city centre.

The Israeli military said it was investigating the possibility that munitions stored near a compound targeted by Sunday's airstrike may have ignited and touched off the blaze.

More than 36,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's offencive, Gaza's health ministry says.

SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the ability to conduct space reconnaissance is crucial for national self defence and protection of the country's sovereignty and North Korea will never give up efforts to possess it, state media said on May 29.

"Possessing military reconnaissance satellites is a crucial task to strengthen national self-defence deterrence and protect national sovereignty and security from potential threats.

North Korea and Russia have dramatically upgraded military co-operation since their leaders' summit last year.

The satellite launch on May 27 was conducted by a separate agency handling an aerospace programme, KCNA said.

GENEVA — A bridge has collapsed on the main route for getting aid and equipment to the site of a Papua New Guinea landslide that buried at least 2,000 people, a UN agency said on Tuesday (May 28), descibing unstable land conditions in areas of the rescue.

He said this was forcing heavy equipment being used to try to rescue people beneath the rubble to take a longer, alternative route.

"The conditions are very, very difficult.

In some parts the land is still moving," he said, adding that rain was still falling in the area of the accident.

HONG KONG — Hong Kong national security police arrested six people across the city on Tuesday (May 28) under a new security law for alleged seditious intent, including a pro-democracy barrister already behind bars.

Britain handed Hong Kong back to China under a "one country, two systems" formula which guaranteed its freedoms, including freedom of speech, for 50 years.

The Hong Kong and Chinese governments say the national security legislation has restored stability to the city after months of sometimes violent pro-democracy street protests in 2019.

"Those intending to endanger national security should not delude themselves into thinking they can avoid police pursuit by remaining anonymous online," the statement added.

"Dangerous and unpredictable" - that's how this landlord referred to her tenant after he purportedly left them a 'parting gift' - cut wires, damaged furniture and a room filled with trash.

However, Jade's grandmother didn't want to extend the contract with him.

"He had trashed the whole room when my grandmother left for her dental appointment," she wrote.

Tenant left for JB: Jade.

"The Pope never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms, and he apologises to those who felt offended by the use of a term reported by others," Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in an e-mailed statement.

Italian media reported on May 27 that Pope Francis used the Italian term "frociaggine" — roughly translating as "faggotness" or "faggotry" — as he told Italian bishops he remained opposed to admitting gay people into the priesthood.

Bruni said Pope Francis was "aware" of the reports.

He reiterated that the Pope remained committed to a welcoming church for all, where "nobody is useless, nobody is superfluous, (where) there is room for everyone".

The Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) Lai Ching-te won the presidency in the January elections, but the party lost its majority in Parliament.

Taiwan's main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), and the small Taiwan People's Party together have the most seats.

The parliament reforms give lawmakers the power to ask the military, private companies or individuals to disclose information deemed relevant by parliamentarians.

"You can seize Parliament but you cannot seize public opinion," DPP parliament leader Ker Chien-ming said in an address to the chamber, adding that Beijing had influenced Taiwanese politics.

Actress Mamie Laverock is on life support after a freak accident that saw her plummet five stories from a balcony.

Her mum Nicole Compton was "able to get there in time to save her life" and transported her to a local hospital.

Mamie was later transferred to a hospital in Vancouver, where her condition was labelled "unclear" but showed "signs of improvement".

"She sustained life threatening injuries, has undergone multiple extensive surgeries, and is currently on life support.

Some Tampines residents have been losing sleep over a flock of noisy chickens in a neighbourhood park.

Two residents told Shin Min Daily News that chickens in Sun Plaza Park at Tampines Avenue 7 have been crowing early in the morning nearly every day and disrupting their sleep.

The Tampines Town Council then worked with the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority to relocate some chickens.

Besides Tampines, free-ranging chickens have also been reported in areas such as Pasir Ris, Kembangan and Bukit Merah, reported The Straits Times.