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Mexican beauty influencer shot dead during TikTok livestream

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Construction sites appear in Gaza ahead of Israeli-US aid plan rejected by UN, images show

Satellite images show building at sites in south Gaza after US says controversial Israeli aid plan to proceed. [...]

Trump says India willing to charge 'no tariffs' on US goods

Delhi has not commented yet, but India and the US are currently in talks to negotiate a trade agreement. [...]

Three Maori MPs face suspension over 'intimidating' haka

New Zealand's Maori Party says the recommendation is a "warning shot to all of us to fall in line". [...]

Trump's meeting with Sharaa, unthinkable just months ago, boosts Syrians' hopes

Syria's interim leader met the US president in Riyadh after he announced he would lift sanctions on Syria. [...]

Drone attacks raise stakes in new phase of Sudan's civil war

Experts tell the BBC the air strikes showcase the growth of advanced drone warfare in Africa. [...]

Trump's critics and supporters unite against Qatar plane deal

The White House has doubled down on the proposed deal which has been criticised by some of the president's top supporters. [...]

Israel issues major evacuation order for Palestinians sheltering in Gaza City

Israel alleges several buildings are being used by Hamas. Local authorities and aid agencies say thousands of civilians are sheltering there. [...]

Aussie Rules great dies using voluntary assisted dying laws

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US academic released from immigration detention after judge's ruling

The Indian national and postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University was arrested by immigration agents in March. [...]

European Commission wrong to deny release of von der Leyen messages, court says

The Commission is found to have wrongly refused to publish texts from its president during the Covid pandemic. [...]

White South Africans going to US are cowards, Ramaphosa says

South Africans are resilient and don't run away from their problems, President Ramaphosa says. [...]

Trump says he doesn’t want to make ‘nuclear dust’ in Iran

Donald Trump says he thinks the US is close to doing a nuclear deal with Iran. [...]

New Zealand to debate suspensions of Maori legislators over protest haka

In November 2024, three legislators from the Te Pati Maori party performed a protest haka in parliament. [...]

South Africa’s Ramaphosa to meet Trump in US next week amid rising tensions

Pretoria says the visit is to 'reset' ties with Washington, after the US welcomed dozens of white Afrikaner refugees. [...]

From 1948 to now, a Nakba that never ended

Seventy-seven years ago, my grandfather was forced from his home. Now I'm reliving the same trauma in the ruins of Gaza. [...]

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Can the US and China end their trade war?

The US and China have agreed to slash tariffs temporarily in a surprise breakthrough. [...]

Guest house in Japan under fire for asking Israeli guests about war crimes

Israeli envoy protests Kyoto guest house over policy of asking guests to declare they have never committed war crimes. [...]

Randle, Timberwolves eliminate Warriors in Game 5 of NBA playoffs

Led by Julius Randle, Minnesota beat Golden State and progressed to Western Conference finals for second straight year. [...]

Israel kills dozens in Gaza as Palestinians mark 77 years since the Nakba

New attacks kill at least 74 in Gaza as Israeli far right urges occupied West Bank assault on Nakba anniversary. [...]

Co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream kicked out of Senate for Gaza protest

Ben Cohen, Ben & Jerry's ice cream cofounder, was kicked out of the Senate for protesting US support for Israel in Gaza. [...]

‘Adolescence’ is right: We’re failing both young men and women

Teaching boys how to deal with anger is critical to stopping the spiral that ends up in violence. [...]

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,176

These are the key events on day 1,176 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. [...]

‘Significant step’: Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkiye – what to expect

Zelenskyy will be in Turkiye, but Putin is not on Russia's team for the first direct Moscow-Kyiv talks since 2022. [...]

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A glimpse into the places, people and daily life of Palestine before the 1948 Nakba. [...]

Ben & Jerry’s cofounder arrested at US Senate after protesting war in Gaza

Ben Cohen among seven people arrested after interrupting testimony by US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. [...]

Ukraine-Russia talks to begin in Turkey, without Putin

Russia said Vladimir Putin will not attend today's peace talks in Istanbul after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky challenged him to attend. [...]

Andriy Yermak, Zelensky's chief of staff: 'If Putin isn't in Turkey, it will be a clear signal that he does not want to stop the war'

The chief of staff of the Ukrainian presidency asserts, in an interview with Le Monde, that Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to negotiate with Russia, alongside the US and Europe, but [...]

Cannes Film Festival bans actor accused of rape

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US announces new sanctions on Chinese, HK firms for aiding Iran's missile program

Wednesday's sanctions followed new US sanctions on Iran's oil sales to China. 'The United States cannot allow Iran to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles,' US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in [...]

Trump's initiatives on Gaza, Yemen and Iran challenge Netanyahu

By negotiating directly with Hamas, much to the dismay of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Washington secured the release of American national Edan Alexander. [...]

Putin not on the Kremlin's list of negotiators for Ukraine talks in Turkey

The Kremlin announced its list of envoys for the talks, the first direct peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in more than three years, which did not include Putin, late [...]

Dior says client data stolen in cyberattack

The key LVMH subsidiary is the latest in a string of big name European retailers to be hit by cyberattacks. [...]

'Trump's Gulf trip perfectly illustrates his deal-centric diplomacy'

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French court rules Musk's emails to former Twitter employee constitute workplace harassment

The Paris Court of Appeal has heavily sanctioned Twitter France for its treatment of an employee following the social network's acquisition by the American billionaire in 2022. [...]

Netanyahu accuses Macron of siding with 'terrorist organization' after Israel criticism

The French president accused Benjamin Netanyahu's government of 'unacceptable' behavior over its blockade of aid into Gaza in a televised interview on Tuesday. [...]

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