ATHENS -- Approximately 30,000 people gathered outside the Greek parliament on Sunday, demanding justice for the 2023 train collision in Tempi, central Greece, which claimed 57 lives.

The demonstration, organized by an association of victims' families, was supported by opposition parties and labor unions. (Greece-Train tragedy)

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MINSK -- Alexander Lukashenko has won the presidential election of Belarus, receiving 86.82 percent of the vote, according to the preliminary results released early Monday by the country's Central Election Commission.

Under Belarusian law, a presidential candidate who secures more than 50 percent of the vote is declared the winner. (Belarus-Presidential Election)

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CAIRO -- Egypt rejected on Sunday any infringement on the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, including their displacement from their lands, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The ministry firmly rejects any actions that infringe upon these rights, including settlement expansion, land annexation, and the forced displacement of Palestinians, the statement said. (Egypt-Gaza-Displaced Palestinians)

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BEIRUT -- The death toll from Israeli attacks on crowds of Lebanese trying to return to their homes in southern Lebanon has risen to 22, including six women, with 124 others injured, the Lebanese Health Ministry said Sunday.

The injured included 12 women and a paramedic from the Islamic Scout Association, who was carrying out a humanitarian rescue mission, the ministry said in a statement. (Lebanon-Israeli Attacks-Casualties) Enditem

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