JERUSALEM/GAZA -- Israel's military chief Eyal Zamir on Wednesday approved the main framework of a government plan to expand the offensive in Gaza to areas not yet under Israeli control.
The offensive will later target refugee camps in central Gaza and the southern area of Al Mawasi, where most of Gaza's 2.2 million residents have taken shelter, according to a statement by the Israeli military. (Israel-Gaza-Attack Plan)
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SEOUL -- South Korean President Lee Jae-myung will visit Japan for a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba later this month, Lee's office said Wednesday.
Presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung told a press briefing that Lee will make a two-day visit to Japan from Aug. 23 for the summit meeting with the Japanese premier. (South Korea-Japan-Summit)
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SAO PAULO -- At least nine people were killed and seven others injured on Tuesday in a blast at an explosives factory in Quatro Barras, a municipality in southern Brazil's Parana state, according to local authorities.
The explosion occurred in the morning at the Enaex Brasil company's facilities in an industrial area near Curitiba, capital of the state. (Brazil-Blast-Casualties)
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NEW DELHI -- At least 11 persons, including seven children and four women, died and 12 others were injured when the private vehicle they were aboard collided with a heavy vehicle parked by the roadside in India's western state of Rajasthan on Wednesday, a local police officer said.
The private vehicle was said to be moving in a high speed when it rammed into the stationary heavy vehicle from behind. (India-Road-Accident) ■
