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US man executed with nitrogen gas for 1993 murder
    Anthony Boyd, 54, earlier lost his appeal to be executed by firing squad by the state of Alabama.  
  
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Why 25-year-old Mahnoor Omer took Pakistan to court over periods
    Sanitary pads in Pakistan carry up to 40 percent taxes. That amounts to punishing women, say critics - for being women.  
  
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Trump says trade talks with Canada terminated over Reagan advertisement
    US president says fraudulent advertisement featuring the late President Ronald Reagan to blame for termination of talks.  
  
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Kim Jong Un hails military alliance with Russia, honours Kursk ‘liberators’
    Kim marked one year since North Korean troops deployed to fight against Ukraine with the opening of a museum.  
  
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‘Kill them’: Trump says no Congress nod needed to attack ‘narco-terrorists’
    US president says strikes on land to follow US attacks on suspected drug smuggling vessels in Caribbean, Pacific.  
  
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,338
    Here are the key events from day 1,338 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.  
  
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As Trump makes rare visit to Malaysia, PM Anwar’s balancing act faces test
    US president's Malaysia visit puts spotlight on Southeast Asian country's effort to walk fine line between great powers.  
  
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Donald Trump backtracks on plans to ‘surge’ military to San Francisco
    The US president credits billionaire tech entrepreneurs with helping change his mind on the National Guard deployment.  
  
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EU leaders delay decision on using frozen Russian funds to aid Ukraine
    EU leaders had hoped to agree on a plan to fund a loan of 140 billion euros to bolster Ukraine.  
  
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Israeli strikes kill four in new Lebanon ceasefire breach
    Israeli forces carry out air attacks in southern and eastern Lebanon in violation of US-brokered ceasefire.  
  
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Is Trump losing patience with Putin over the Ukraine war?
    New US sanctions imposed as summit scrapped days after announcement.  
  
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Colombia’s Gustavo Petro dismisses threatened US aid cuts as ‘nothing’
    Petro, however, did acknowledge that a disruption in the two countries' military cooperation could have serious effects.  
  
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Trump: “Israel’s not going to do anything with the West Bankâ€
    US President Donald Trump said Israel “is not going to anything with the West Bank."  
  
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Trump pardons Binance cryptocurrency founder Changpeng Zhao
    US President Donald Trump pardons former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao after money-laundering conviction.  
  
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Marco Rubio says implementing Gaza peace deal is ‘top priority’ for Trump
    US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterated the importance of the fragile Gaza ceasefire agreement.  
  
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Virginia calls state of emergency to expedite food aid in gov’t shutdown
    The move would allow him to use emergency funds to assist Virginians in the absence of federal appropriations.  
  
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Trump halts San Francisco deployment amid Bay Area protests
    US President Donald Trump said he will not deploy federal agents to San Francisco after a call with Mayor Daniel Lurie  
  
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Russia’s Putin defiant in face of US sanctions over Ukraine war
    Russian leader says sanctions are 'serious for us' but insisted he would not bend to US pressure over war on Ukraine.  
  
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‘We do not agree’: Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum speaks against US air strikes
    Sheinbaum faces pressure from the Trump administration to crack down on drug trafficking across the US-Mexico border.  
  
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Messi signs new deal with Inter Miami to keep Argentina star in MLS to 2028
    Argentinean football superstar Lionel Messi joined Inter Miami in 2023 from Paris Saint-Germain.  
  
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