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| - Duty Editor: Anita Chang Beattie Email: anita.beattie@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Israel pounds Gaza, destroys tower housing foreign media + Ethiopia postpones landmark vote indefinitely + 30 sentenced to death over DR Congo violence + 'Nihao Mars': China rover touches down on Red Planet + Leicester beat Chelsea to claim first FA Cup Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories Israel pummells the Gaza Strip with air strikes, killing 10 members of an extended family and demolishing a building housing international media outlets, as Palestinian militants fired back barrages of rockets. 950 words 2000 GMT by Mai Yaghi with Jonah Mandel in Jerusalem. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict,CHRONO Ethiopia-vote-politics,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia says it would be impossible to hold planned June 5 elections that had been touted as the most democratic ever, citing mounting logistical issues and postpones it without giving a new date. 650 words moved DRCongo-unrest-court,3rdlead KINSHASA Thirty people are sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo over anti-police violence marking the end of Ramadan in the capital Kinshasa. 400 words 1930 GMT Science-China-space,WRAP BEIJING China's "Zhurong" rover touches down on Mars, a triumph for Beijing's increasingly bold space ambitions and a history-making feat for a nation on its first-ever Martian mission. 650 words moved by Sebastian Ricci. Graphic Also moved: China-space-science-Mars,FACTS Fbl-ENG-FACup,WRAP LONDON Leicester win the FA Cup for the first time in the club's 137-year history as Youri Tielemans's sensational strike beats Chelsea 1-0 in front of 22,000 fans at Wembley. 600 words by Kieran Canning 2000 GMT Picture -- ISRAELI/PALESTINIAN CONFLICT -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-diplomacy,ANALYSIS JERUSALEM It took just days for decades-old tensions between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas to spiral out of control, causing deaths and chaos not just in Gaza but across the Jewish state. 850 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee with Adel Zaanoun in Gaza City. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Gulf-diplomacy,FOCUS DUBAI The deadly escalation between Israel and the Palestinians is embarrassing Gulf states which forged ties with the Jewish state and is putting a strain on their Abraham Accords that were billed as a game-changer. 850 words moved by Shatha Yaish. Palestinians-conflict-Europe-demonstration LONDON Thousands of protesters march in support of Palestinians in major European cities including London, Berlin, Madrid and Paris, as the worst violence in years rages between Israel and militants in Gaza. 850 words 2000 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-France-protest,WRAP PARIS Hundreds of police disperse a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Paris that was banned by authorities, who are anxious to avoid any flare-up in anti-Semitic violence during the worst fighting between Israel and Hamas since a 2014 war. 700 words moved by Alice Lefebvre and Alexandre Marchand. Picture. Video. -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-India-religion-death,SCENE NEW DELHI Suneet Sharma has calmly staged dozens of funerals each day of India's resurgent coronavirus crisis -- but he was overwhelmed when a father arrived at the crematorium with the body of his infant daughter. 500 words moved by Glenda Kwek with Uzair Rizvi in Lucknow. Picture. Video Health-virus-France-vaccines,3rdlead PARIS France is on track to reach its goal of 20 million initial doses of coronavirus vaccines, officials say days ahead of a hugely anticipated reopening of restaurant terraces as the government begins lifting a nationwide lockdown. 300 words moved. Picture Thailand-health-virus-religion-superstition,FOCUS BANGKOK Clasping a chain of amulets, Thai taxi driver Sopee Silpakit mutters a prayer, strings it around his neck then jumps behind the wheel -- buoyed by the peace of mind the ritual gives him against Covid-19. 500 words moved by Pitcha Dangprasith. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- France-wine-people,FOCUS VILLECROZE,France With the imminent arrival of American movie idol George Clooney, France's rose vineyards cement their status as a prime target for wealthy investors wading into one of the hottest sectors of the wine market. 650 words moved by Claudine Renaud. Picture Greece-Belgium-Europe politics GoldenDawn,WRAP ATHENS A Greek member of the European Parliament and convicted neo-Nazi arrested in Belgium under a European arrest warrant arrives in Athens following his extradition, airport police say. 700 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-vote,WRAP TEHRAN Two of Iran's political heavy-hitters, ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi and moderate conservative Ali Larijani, launch what may be the key contest of next month's presidential election. 750 words moved. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Chile-vote-constitution,WRAP SANTIAGO Chileans vote for 155 people who will be charged with re-writing a dictatorship-era constitution to address deep-seated social inequality that gave rise to deadly protests in 2019. 500 words 2100 GMT by Paula Bustamente and Paulina Abramovich. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Tennis-ATP-WTA-ITA,WRAP ROME Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal reaches his 52nd Masters final in Rome while Karolina Pliskova and Iga Swiatek will meet for the women's title. 600 words 2000 GMT Picture afp
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