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Duterte says he will shield police, military from drug crackdown fallout
Rodrigo Duterte said he is “responsible” for the drug crackdown that landed him an ICC arrest warrant.
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Trump administration slashes dozens of US environmental protections
Trump ally Lee Zeldin says Environmental Protection Agency will eliminate 31 protections for air and water pollution.
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Judge extends ban on deportation of Mahmoud Khalil from the US
Columbia University student's lawyers ask judge to order his return to New York from immigration detention in Louisiana.
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Former Philippines leader Duterte’s ICC case explained
Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has arrived at The Hague for his ICC trial.
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ICC takes custody of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte
Duterte will be brought before an ICC judge in The Hague in the coming days for an initial appearance, court says.
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Iran’s Khamenei says nuclear talks with US won’t lift sanctions
Supreme leader criticises the US for abandoning the nuclear deal and imposing sanctions, questions the value of talks.
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‘A rain of rockets and bullets’: Survivors of Pakistan’s train hijacking
Dozens of separatist Baloch fighters attacked the Jaffar Express passenger train in Pakistan’s Balochistan province.
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Trump mass layoffs cause uncertainty among federal firefighting workforce
Experts warn that cuts to the federal firefighting workforce could hamper preparations for this year’s peak fire season.
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Mahmoud Khalil’s wife demands release of ‘kidnapped’ husband
The wife of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil released a statement calling for her husband’s immediate release.
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Pakistan says more than 300 hostages rescued from hijacked train
A military spokesperson says the rescue operation has concluded and that all 33 attackers were killed.
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Who are the BLA – the group behind Pakistan’s deadly train hijack?
The group's train attack is the latest in a series of increasingly audacious assaults it has launched.
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‘Closest target’: Why is Donald Trump so focused on Canada?
Tariffs and threats to annex Canada fall into Donald Trump's wider vision for US dominance in the world, experts say.
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Balochistan train hijacking: situation still “very complex”
Masood Akhtar, a national security analyst from Pakistan, examines the Balochistan train hijacking and its implications.
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Bank of Canada cuts interest rates, warned country faces ‘new crisis’
BoC also said it would 'proceed carefully with any further changes' to rates given inflationary pressures from tariffs.
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Man arrested over North Sea ship collision a Russian national, says owner
British police are investigating the cause behind a crash between a cargo vessel and an anchored US fuel tanker.
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Pakistan separatist fighters release video showing attack on train
Video released by Pakistan separatists, the Balochistan Liberation Army, show the moment they attacked a train.
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Palestinians mourn victims of Israeli attack on Gaza
Palestinians are mourning the victims of Tuesday’s Israeli air attack near Gaza City that killed four people.
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Russia ‘studying’ US ceasefire proposal agreed to by Ukraine
The Kremlin says it is examining the US ceasefire proposal agreed to by Ukraine.
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Analysis: Call to disband PKK reshapes Turkiye, Syria power dynamics
Ocalan's call comes as value of armed fight diminishes, and Kurdish political participation grew - will this continue?
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African Union warns of Sudan partition risk
African Union urges member states and international community 'not to recognise any government or parallel entity'.
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