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Reeva Steenkamp
Oscar Pistorius released from prison on parole 11 years after murdering girlfriend
Pistorius killed Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of Valentine’s Day 2013, firing four times through the bathroom door of his house.
The ex-Paralympian is "now at home" after his release from jail, authorities said.
Reeva Steenkamp's mother said in a statement she is the one "serving a life sentence" in her grief for her daughter.
Middle East
Funeral of Hamas leader in Beirut as Blinken heads for Middle East amid wider conflict fears
Tensions have surged with Lebanon, where a strike in Beirut on Tuesday, widely assumed to have been carried out by Israel, killed Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Aruri.
Aruri was killed in the south Beirut stronghold of the powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah movement.
The Israeli military, in its campaign to destroy the Islamist militant group, has reported more strikes in and around Gaza City.
Japan AirlinesPilots on Japan Airlines plane that caught fire had no 'visual contact' before collision
Middle East
At least 103 people killed and 211 wounded in bombings in Iran at ceremony near general's grave
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed “evil and criminal enemies” of the country for the attack and vowed a “harsh response.”
Oscar PistoriusPistorius to be released this Friday after serving nearly 10 years for girlfriend's murder
Middle East
Hezbollah leader warns Israel against waging war on Lebanon as fears rise of wider conflict
Hamas’s number two Saleh al-Aruri was killed along with his bodyguards in the strike by Israel.
French President Emmanuel Macron urged Israel to "avoid any escalatory attitude".
supply chainsMaersk extends suspension of Red Sea route, as UN Security Council to discuss shipping attacks
Gaza
Gaza fighting rages as Israel prepares to defend genocide claim
UN agencies have voiced alarm over Gaza’s spiralling humanitarian crisis.
