Martti Ahtisaari, former Finnish president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 86
Martti Ahtisaari, Finland's former president and a global peace broker awarded the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize for his work to resolve international conflicts, has died
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Diplomatic aid efforts ramp up for 'strangled' Gaza as regional conflict fears grow
Gaza is being "strangled" by Israel's week-long siege and aerial bombardment, UN experts have warned, as concerns grow that further escalation and a lack of safety for fleeing civilians risks drawing regional foes into the long-running conflict.
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Gaza health ministry: 2,750 Palestinians killed, 9,700 wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza since Oct 7
GAZA At least 2,750 Palestinians have been killed and 9,700 wounded in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza
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Egypt, US, Israel agree ceasefire in southern Gaza, opening of Rafah crossing at 0600 GMT - security sources
CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt, Israel and the U.S. agreed to a ceasefire in southern Gaza beginning at 0600 GMT coinciding with
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Australian safety watchdog fines social platform X $385,000 for not tackling child abuse content
Australia’s online safety watchdog has fined X — the social media platform formerly known as Twitter — 610,500 Australian dollars ($385,000) for failing to fully explain how it tackled child sexual exploitation content
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Stock market today: Asian shares sink as investors brace for Israeli invasion of Gaza
Shares have fallen in Asia as investors braced for an expected invasion of Gaza by Israel
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Live updates | Day 10 of the latest Israel-Hamas war
More than a million people have fled their homes in the Gaza Strip ahead of an expected Israel invasion that seeks to eliminate Hamas’ leadership after its deadly incursion
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Used clothing from the West is a big seller in East Africa. Uganda's leader wants a ban
The Owino Market in Uganda's capital has long been a go-to enclave for rich and poor people alike looking for affordable but quality-made used clothes, underscoring perceptions that Western fashion is superior to what is made at home
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Palestinian men stranded outside Gaza look on as their families endure horrors at home
The men in the wedding hall at the Dheisheh refugee camp in the West Bank spend most of their days and nights glued to their phones, smoking, constantly refreshing their news feeds. They look exhausted, the horrors of the last few days clearly visible on their faces.
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Judge Chutkan to hear arguments over proposed gag order in Trump's election interference case
Federal prosecutors and lawyers for Donald Trump are heading to court to argue over a proposed gag order aimed at reining in the former president’s diatribes on likely witnesses and others in his 2020 election interference case in Washington
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European Union leaders to hold a summit with Western Balkans nations to discuss joining the bloc
Leaders from the European Union and the Western Balkans will hold an annual summit in Albania’s capital to discuss the path to membership in the bloc for the six countries of the region
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Few Republicans have confidence in elections. It's a long road for one group trying to change that
Keep Our Republic, a grassroots pro-democracy group led by a Republican former state senator, is trying to build trust in elections by hosting forums in small towns throughout Wisconsin
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