By Nidal al-Mughrabi
CAIRO, April 24 (Reuters) - An Israeli strike killed at least three in Gaza on Friday, according to Palestinian health officials.
The strike hit a crowded area in Gaza city near an area where local police are stationed to guard a bank, said the medics and eyewitnesses.
Gaza's interior ministry said that the strike had targeted a police patrol, in a statement Friday.
TEL AVIV, April 24 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that he had received successful treatment for early-stage prostate cancer, without specifying when the treatment took place.
In a statement on social media, as his annual medical report was released, Netanyahu, 76, said an early stage malignant tumor had been discovered during a routine checkup. He said "targeted treatment" had removed "the problem" and left no trace of it.
MOSCOW, April 24 (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin may or may not travel to the G-20 summit in Miami, the Kremlin said on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said it would be very helpful if the Russian president did attend.
Trump intends to invite Putin to attend the G-20 summit in December in Miami, the Washington Post reported earlier on Thursday, citing administration officials.
By Saurabh Sharma
NEW DELHI, April 24 (Reuters) - Ankit Yadav, a seafarer from India, has been stuck on a boat at an inland Iranian port for about 2-1/2weeks, surviving with his three fellow mariners on limited rations of tomatoes and potatoes.
He is one among thousands of seafarers from India and other nations who are stranded in and around the Strait of Hormuz, as the war in Iran disrupts trade along one of the world's busiest ship routes.
Heating with geothermal energy, lighting with solar panels, cooking with biodegradable waste: how can we live with less oil and gas?
It's a long-burning question -- but one that is catching fire as energy costs soar due to the conflict in the Middle East, which has strangled exports of crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG).
With the global energy shock caused by the conflict expected to linger, AFP's video journalists around the world have explored how countries are experimenting with the climate transition.
- Geothermal in France -
WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that the U.S. blockade on Iran is going global, adding Tehran had a chance to make a "good deal" with Washington.
"Our blockade is growing and going global," Hegseth told reporters.
"No one sails from the Strait of Hormuz to anywhere in the world without the permission of the United States Navy," he said.
Thirty-four ships had been turned around from the Strait of Hormuz by the U.S. Navy so far, he said.
Despite heightened security measures, Jewish residents in northwest London remain on "high alert" after a spate of arson attacks on synagogues and community sites in recent weeks.
So far there have been no casualties. But since the first antisemitic attack in late March -- when ambulances belonging to the Jewish volunteer emergency service Hatzola were set ablaze in Golders Green -- other incidents have followed.
KYIV, April 24 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday arrived in Jeddah on his second visit to Saudi Arabia in a month, as Kyiv tries to bolster security cooperation and advertise its battle-tested technology in the Middle East amid the Iran war.
"Yesterday, at a meeting with European leaders, we secured financial guarantees for our resilience. Today, we are advancing our agreements with Saudi Arabia in the areas of security, energy, and infrastructure," Zelenskiy said on X upon arrival.
Jailed in Israel for the past 24 years, Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti remains a rallying figure for his people and could head a "democratic renewal", his son told AFP.
Sometimes called the "Nelson Mandela of Palestine" by his supporters, Barghouti, 66, is Israel's most high-profile prisoner and has become a symbol of the Palestinian cause.
Images of Barghouti have been painted across many walls in the occupied West Bank and were also seen in Gaza before most of the Strip was destroyed by Israeli strikes in the war.
MOSCOW, April 24 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday that restrictions on hydrocarbons in new EU sanctions against Russia would have dire consequences given the current global shortage of resources.
The EU adopted its 20th package of sanctions against Russia over Moscow's war in Ukraine on Thursday after Slovakia and Hungary dropped their opposition to the move following the resumption of flows through the Druzhba oil pipeline.
