Top 10 world news: Israel withdraws most troops from southern Gaza; Russia's Orsk faces flooding, and more

The Israeli military has withdrawn all ground troops, except for one brigade, from the southern part of Gaza, said a military spokesperson, on Sunday (Apr 7), amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group, Hamas. In other news,Over 4,000 people were forced to leave their homes after major floods hit the Russian city of Orsk.

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The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have withdrawn all troops from the southern Gaza Strip, said the IDF spokesperson, on Sunday (Apr 7) after four months of fighting in the Khan Younis area.

Over 4,000 people were forced to leave their homes after major floods hit the Russian city of Orsk.Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Kurenkov on Sunday (Apr 7) released a statement saying that the flood situation has turned "critical" after the dam burst.

Rwanda on April 7 marked the 30th anniversary of the genocide that tore apart the nation's social fabric and claimed the lives of over 800,000 people in 100 days.

China’s military conducted joint air and sea “combat patrols” in the disputed South China Sea, on Sunday (Apr 7) as the United States held its first joint military drills with the Philippines, Japan and Australia.

Ukrainian troops have accused Russia of systematically using internationally outlawed chemical gas attacks on the battlefield. They also claimed thatRussia regularly uses small drones to drop teargas and other chemicals.

As the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip completes six months, the World Central Kitchen (WCK) chief Jose Andres accuses Israel of conducting a "war against humanity itself."

A horrifying saga of domestic abuse finally turned deadly when 28-year-old UK man Nicholas Metson killed his 26-year-old wife Holly Bramley and then brutally chopping her body into 224 pieces, media reports said.

Police in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal booked officials of the federal National Investigation Agency (NIA) under charges of molestation after they were attacked in East Medinipur on Saturday (Apr 6) during the raid and investigation of a 2022 blast.

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Mumbai Indians secured their first win of the 2024 IPL campaign on Sunday (Apr 7), beating Delhi Capitals (DC) by 29 runs after posting a massive 235-run target. Tristan Stubbs (71*) waged a lone battle but none of the other batters could stand beside him and take the war to MI.