Divided EU leaves action against Israel on Gaza ‘on table,’ if humanitarian situation does not improve
The measures range from suspending the entire accord or curbing trade ties to sanctioning Israeli ministers, imposing an arms embargo...
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Mediators working to bridge gaps in faltering Gaza truce talks
The indirect negotiations in Qatar appear deadlocked after both sides blamed the other for blocking a deal for the release...
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From tariffs to deportations, Trump’s first 100 days signal imperial shift in US leadership
Trump has also stepped up the sense of an endless reality show in which he is the star, as he...
- Trump has been driven by a sense of grievance left over from an undisciplined first term that ended in the shame of the 2021 US Capitol riots after his election defeat to Joe Biden
- And while Trump freed hundreds of those attackers from jail on his first day back in office, he is taking no prisoners when it comes to consolidating the power of the White House
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Gaza rescuers say Israeli air strikes kill 25 and injure dozens of Palestinians
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories -- Gaza's civil defense agency reported that Israeli air strikes since dawn on Sunday have killed...
- "Since dawn today, the occupation's air strikes have killed 20 people and injured dozens more, including children and women across Gaza," said Mahmud Bassal.
- In a separate statement later, the agency reported that five people were killed in an Israeli drone strike on a group of civilians in eastern Rafah.
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US aid cuts strain response to health crises worldwide: WHO
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- The United States slashing foreign aid risks piling pressure on already acute humanitarian crises across the...
- Donald Trump has effectively frozen foreign aid funding, moved to dismantle USAID and other programs, and announced plans to leave the WHO.
- Washington, which had long been the WHO's biggest donor, did not pay its 2024 dues, and it remains unclear if the United States will meet its membership obligations for 2025.
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Lebanon president says disarming Hezbollah ‘delicate’ as two dead in strikes
Beirut, Lebanon -- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Sunday that disarming Hezbollah group was a "delicate" matter whose implementation required...
- "We will implement" a state monopoly on bearing arms "but we have to wait for the circumstances" to allow this. "Nobody is speaking to me about timing or pressure."
- Hezbollah, long a dominant force in Lebanon, was left weakened by more than a year of hostilities with Israel, sparked by the Gaza war.
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Global tax plans targeting super rich and tech giants stall under Trump
Paris, France -- Global tax plans targeting billionaires and multinational companies are running aground, with the United States torpedoing reforms...
- Countries have accused Amazon, Microsoft, Google owner Alphabet and Facebook's parent company Meta of sidestepping local taxes.
- Trump issued a warning on February 21 to countries that would hit big tech and other US companies with fines or taxes that are "discriminatory, disproportionate".
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‘Resist Tyranny’: Another round of anti-Trump demonstrations hit major US cities
Many took aim at Trump's deportations of undocumented migrants, chanting "No ICE, no fear, immigrants are welcome here," a reference...
- In New York, people gathered outside the city's main library carrying signs targeting the US president with slogans like "No Kings in America" and "Resist Tyranny."
- In Washington, protesters voiced concern that Trump was threatening long-respected constitutional norms, including the right to due process.
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US Supreme Court intervenes to pause Trump deportations
Washington, United States - The US Supreme Court, in a dramatic nighttime intervention Saturday, paused President Donald Trump's unprecedented use...
- The emergency ruling, delivered in two terse paragraphs, noted that two of the most conservative of the nine justices had dissented
- The order temporarily prevents the government from continuing to expel migrants under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act
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Putin announces ‘Easter truce’ in Ukraine set to last until midnight on Sunday
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday announced a surprise Easter truce in Ukraine, set to last until midnight on Sunday...
- The short-term order for Russia's troops to halt all combat activity comes after months of US President Donald Trump pushing both Moscow and Kyiv to agree a truce
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a social media post responded sceptically to the truce proposal, accusing Putin of attempting to "play with human lives."
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Tunisia opposition figures get jail terms in mass trial
A Tunisian court has handed down jail sentences of up to 66 years to multiple defendants, including prominent opposition figures,...
- The trial, decried by a defence lawyer as a "masquerade", is of unprecedented scale with around 40 defendants including vocal critics of President Kais Saied
- Among those sentenced were well-known opposition figures, lawyers and business people, with some already in prison for two years while others were in exile or still free
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Iran, US to resume high-stakes nuclear talks in Rome amid sanctions and mutual distrust
Western countries including the United States have long accused Iran of seeking to acquire nuclear weapons - an allegation Tehran...
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff will hold the Oman-mediated talks in Rome
- Tehran and Washington have had no diplomatic relations since shortly after Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution
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US intel says Iran nuclear sites not destroyed, only set back by a few months
Trump rejected that claim on Tuesday, posting on his Truth Social account that “the nuclear sites in Iran are completely...
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Israel kills 46 Gazans waiting for aid as hostage families call for end to war
Civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that 21 people were killed and around 150 wounded by Israeli fire near...
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Oil slides, stocks rise as Iran-Israel ceasefire holds
The main international and US oil contracts briefly bounced off their lows as Israel and Iran accused each other of...
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Pro-Palestinian protest leader details 104 days spent in US custody
Mahmoud Khalil, one of the most prominent leaders of pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses, recounted his experience surviving 104 days...
- Khalil, a legal permanent resident in the United States who is married to an American citizen and has a US-born son, had been in custody since March facing removal proceedings
- "I shared a dorm with over 70 men, absolutely no privacy, lights on all the time," the 30-year-old said Sunday on the steps of Columbia University, where he was a graduate student
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NATO summit seeks to keep Trump happy – and alliance united
From meeting his spending demand to limiting the participation of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, everything is being done to try...
- The overriding focus of the gathering - which kicks off with dinner hosted by the Dutch king - has been on keeping Trump happy after his return to power
- From meeting his spending demand to limiting the participation of Ukraine's President Zelensky, everything is being done to avoid chances of confrontation with volatile leader
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‘Unidentified’ drone hits Baghdad base: Iraq security officials
An "unidentified" drone struck a military base in Baghdad early Tuesday while another fell in the west of the capital,...
- The first attack hit a radar system at the Taji base, causing only material damage, a security source told AFP.
- The strikes come hours after Iran launched missiles at a US military facility in Qatar in retaliation for the American bombing