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Countries reach landmark deal on tackling future pandemics, WHO says
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says draft agreement shows multilateralism is 'alive and well'.
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Xi arrives in Malaysia with a message: China’s a better partner than Trump
Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Malaysia is second stop in Southeast Asia amid Trump tariffs and US trade war.
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Trump says ball in China’s court on trade, weighs tariffs on minerals
Hong Kong's postal service says it will no longer accept US-bound goods in response to US 'bullying'.
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Sudan paramilitary declares rival government two years into civil war
Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces declares rival authority in areas under its control.
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Barcelona and PSG reach Champions League semifinals; Dortmund and Villa out
Barca and Paris-Saint Germain overcome Borussia Dortmund and Aston Villa, respectively, in narrow quarterfinal wins.
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Hamas ‘lost contact’ with group holding Gaza captive after Israeli attack
Hamas says Israeli bombing resulted in loss of contact with group guarding Israeli-American captive Edan Alexander.
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What is the regional impact of the war in Sudan?
Foreign powers back different sides, while fears grow that violence could spread.
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‘Ant Gang’ smugglers plead guilty to trafficking wildlife in Kenya
Four wildlife traffickers face sentencing in Kenya after being caught smuggling 5,000 rare queen ants.
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Jordan thwarts plot that threatened national security, 16 arrested
Jordan says it has arrested 16 people accused of plotting to threaten national security.
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Former Brazil President Bolsonaro in recovery after 12-hour surgery
The right-wing leader faces legal proceedings over his alleged involvement in a 2023 effort to oust President Lula.
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France expels 12 Algerian officials as tensions escalate
Move comes after Algeria expelled French diplomats, following France's arrest of an Algerian official linked to kidnap.
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Does Trump want a Gaza ceasefire before his Middle East trip?
Parsing through Donald Trump's Middle East agenda with Steven Cook from the Council on Foreign Relations.
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Iran ‘must stop and eliminate’ nuclear enrichment, says US envoy Witkoff
Steve Witkoff previously suggested that the US is seeking to curb Iran's uranium enrichment programme, not abolish it.
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Beijing pauses Boeing orders as trade war escalates
Boeing’s setback boosts competitiveness for rivals Airbus and COMAC in China.
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US increases forces near Iran
In this episode of Project Force, @AlexGatopoulos looks the military threat that accompanies negotiations
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Two years into Sudan’s civil war, what lies ahead?
Two years into Sudan’s civil war, civilians in Darfur are under siege as peace talks stall and violence escalates.
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Russian journalists jailed for more than 5 years over alleged Navalny ties
Russian court sentences four journalists over alleged ties to former opposition leader’s banned anticorruption group.
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Syria’s al-Sharaa meets with Qatar’s Emir in Doha
Syria’s President Ahmad al-Sharaa met with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim al-Thani on his first official visit to Doha.
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Mark Zuckerberg back in US court amid push to break up Meta
The last time the US Federal Trade Commission broke up a major corporation was AT&T, more than four decades ago.
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Severe sandstorms engulf southern Iraq
A severe sandstorm blanketed southern Iraq, causing airports to close down and hospitalising over 3,500 people.
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