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US President Donald Trump signs order outlining TikTok sale plan
The new deal comes after the White House delayed enforcement of the ban of the short-form video app four times.
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Dominica warns US strikes threaten Caribbean ‘zone of peace’ at UNGA
Dominica’s President Sylvanie Burton told the 80th UNGA the Caribbean must remain a “zone of peace."
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EU chief backs two-state solution, calls Gaza a ‘humanitarian catastrophe’
European Council President Antonio Costa says the situation in Gaza is a humanitarian catastrophe.
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Trump officials rally global leaders for restrictions on asylum seekers
At the UN, a representative from the US State Department has called on other countries to tighten their asylum systems.
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Amazon to pay $2.5bn for allegedly duping millions to sign up for Prime
While a win for consumers and the FTC, the settlement is relatively painless for Amazon which makes $2.5bn in 33 hours.
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Madagascar imposes curfew after violent protests against water, power cuts
Police fire rubber bullets and tear gas as hundreds protest chronic power outages in the island country.
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Starbucks to close underperforming stores in restructuring efforts
The cuts are expected to lead to hundreds of layoffs.
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Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 11 runs to meet India in Asia Cup 2025 final
Bangladesh crumble as Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf take three wickets each in Super Fours match in Dubai.
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Inside the TikTok deal – the politics of the algorithm
Trump allies could soon control TikTok’s algorithm. Will US ownership change what users see?
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Will Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza work?
The US president has presented a proposal to end Israel's war on the Gaza Strip.
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Haiti warns UNGA of ‘human tragedy at the doorstep of America’
Haiti’s transitional leader Laurent Saint-Cyr told the 80th UNGA Haiti faces a “modern-day Guernica.”
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Trump says ‘we can get it done’ on a Gaza deal
US President Donald Trump says he has to meet with Israeli leaders, but that a deal to end the war in Gaza is close.
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Prison riot in Ecuador kills at least 17 people
This is the second deadly prison riot in Ecuador this week.
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Why have Spain and Italy sent ships to assist the Gaza Sumud flotilla?
Spanish, Italian decisions to send ships to assist Gaza flotilla sign of increased pro-Palestinian sentiment in Europe.
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Four takeaways from Trump’s Washington meeting with Turkiye’s Erdogan
The meeting marked Erdogan's first visit to the White House since 2019, and topics included trade and a Gaza ceasefire.
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Trump shutdown warning: Federal employees could lose jobs
The US president warns of mass federal layoffs if funding deal fails amid shutdown battle with Democrats.
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Amid drone attacks, activists confront fear and hope on Gaza flotilla
Global Sumud Flotilla braces for escalating dangers as it approaches Gaza amid drone attacks, Israeli threats.
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Mozambique at 50: A conversation with President Chapo
A milestone moment with the country’s youngest leader—reflecting on the past, and looking ahead to what’s next.
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Mozambique’s Daniel Chapo: Forging peace ‘at the negotiating table’
President tells Al Jazeera about his vision for peace, unity and prosperity, in a year of social and political upset.
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Rights advocates accuse Eswatini of stalling case weighing US deportations
A scheduled hearing about the four men deported from the US has been delayed after the presiding judge did not appear.
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