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Israel is mobilizing tens of thousands of reservists as part of a gradual call-up tied to its expanded offensive in the Gaza Strip's largest city. The call-up began on Tuesday, weeks after Israel said it would mobilize 60,000 troops and extend the service of an additional 20,000 already on active duty.

The death toll from a major earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has passed 1,400 according to officials. Rescuers were in a race against time on Tuesday to access the mountainous area hit by the powerful 6.0 quake. Officials have warned of an exponential rise in the number of casualties.

And a landslide wiped out an entire village in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, killing an estimated 1,000 people in one of the nation’s deadliest natural disasters. The tragedy happened on Sunday in Central Darfur after days of heavy rainfall.