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Trump wants to recreate the British mandate in Palestine
The US president is pushing a UN resolution that would hand Washington the powers London once held over Palestine.
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Sudan’s civilians deserve more than survival
Sudan is facing the world’s largest displacement crisis. Peace and access cannot wait.
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Could Ukraine’s corruption crisis ‘lead to military defeat’ against Russia?
Corruption scandal threatens Zelenskyy's presidency, Kyiv's global reputation and its battlefield chances, experts say.
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UN investigates Israel over reported torture of Palestinian detainees
The United Nations is investigating reports of the ‘systematic and widespread torture’ of Palestinians detained.
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Zelenskyy meets troops on front line as Russia, Ukraine battle in key areas
Fighting intensify, as Kyiv claims attacks on oil facilities in Zaporizhia and Crimea and Moscow pushes on villages.
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Gaza girl resuscitated in mortuary as family prepared to bury her
After being declared dead and placed in a morgue in Gaza, 12-year-old Raghad al-Assar was found alive eight hours later.
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Cambodia evacuates hundreds from disputed Thai border as tensions reignite
Evacuation of a frontier village takes place after a shooting reportedly kills one resident.
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Democrats may “sell” end of US govt shutdown as “victory”
"Republicans and Democrats are going to be fighting with each other to control the narrative of who won the shutdown"
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Trump signs bill ending longest US government shutdown in history
US President Donald Trump signed a funding bill in Washington DC to end the longest government shutdown.
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Pakistan says Islamabad, South Waziristan bombers were Afghan nationals
Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of harbouring fighters after deadly border clashes and recent suicide bombing attacks.
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From Kashmir poster to Delhi car blast: How India attack unfolded
Officials say the pamphlet set off a probe that led them to a doctor believed to have been in the car that exploded.
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Gaza woman blinded in Israeli strike opens bakery to subsist and hope
Despite her injury, Warda Abu Jarad has started baking cookies and bread to help provide for her family.
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Israeli soldiers accused of rape are seeking public sympathy
Israeli soldiers accused of sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee are trying to win public sympathy.
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Video: Iraq’s election results explained
Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani is claiming victory for his coalition.
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Trump is “very rude” to ask Israel’s president to pardon Netanyahu
“How does he know that the accusations against our prime minister are not justified?”
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Non-native tree devastates Ethiopia’s ecosystems and threatens livelihoods
Prosopis, introduced to Ethiopia in the 1970s, now depletes water, harms livestock and disrupts ecosystems across Afar.
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New review urges UK to repatriate Shamima Begum, others from Syria
Conditions at Syrian al-Hol and Roj camps are "inhuman, dangerous, and degrading", independent report says.
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Tuberculosis kills 1.23 million people last year, WHO says
The UN health agency warns recent progress in tackling the disease is under threat due to a shortfall in critical aid.
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Can Trump dole out $2,000 tariff dividends, direct healthcare payments?
Trump floats the idea of tariff dividends, direct healthcare payments and extending mortgages up to 50 years.
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Australia’s first treaty with Aboriginal people signed in state of Victoria
The treaty, which comes more than 220 years after the state was colonised, creates an assembly and truth-telling body.
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