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India's Hindu nationalists are petitioning courts to tear down mosques and replace them with temples
Gvanvapi mosque in the holy city of Varanasi is one of hundreds of mosques and other Muslim sites being targeted by Hindu nationalist groups in India. The petitioners say they want to restore previously destroyed Hindu holy sites, but some historians accuse the groups of aggressively attempting to rewrite history.
Heavy rains cause deadly flooding in southern Brazil
Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul says flooding has killed at least 83 people and left more than 100 missing.
Russia says it plans to hold tactical nuclear weapon drills
Russia plans to hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons, the Defence Ministry announced Monday, days after the Kremlin reacted angrily to comments by senior Western officials about the war in Ukraine.
Israeli army urges Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah ahead of 'limited' action
Israel's military carried out airstrikes in Rafah on Monday, residents said, hours after Israel told Palestinians to evacuate parts of the southern Gaza city where more than a million people uprooted by the war have been sheltering.
As it battles Russia, Ukraine faces an unexpected foe — problem gambling among its soldiers
