World News: Egyptian border at Rafah opens again after 9 months

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In the Middle East, the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt reopened on Saturday local time after being closed for nearly nine months. This reopening aims to facilitate the evacuation of Palestinians, including children who require urgent medical treatment.

The development is part of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, aiming to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

It signals that negotiations on the possible extension of the current ceasefire are gaining traction.

The World Health Organization estimated just before the current ceasefire that approximately 12,000 patients require medical evacuation, including those with war injuries and chronic conditions.

A group of 50 sick and wounded Palestinian children were the first to be allowed through the crossing on Saturday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of bombing a boarding school in Sudzha, located in the area of Russia's Kursk region that has been under Kyiv's control for five months.

Civilians were sheltering there and preparing for evacuation when the attack on Saturday occurred. Ukraine's Armed Forces reported that four people were killed, dozens were injured, and 84 people have been rescued or received medical treatment.

However, the Russian Defense Ministry says the Ukrainian forces launched the deadly missile strike from Ukraine's Sumy region.

These conflicting accounts have not yet been independently verified.

Lima, the capital city of Peru, hosted the third annual Pamplonada Rimense, a bullfighting festival featuring Peruvian matadors.

The event, on Sunday, local time gives participants a taste of the bullfighting of Spain's Pamplona and celebrates traditional bullfighting culture in Peru.

It was held in Lima's historic Plaza de Toros de Acho. The venue has 259 years of history since it opened in 1766,

and has hosted some of the greatest bullfighting figures of all time.

Choi Chi-hee, Arirang News.