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Controversial Spending Bill Passes Initial Senate Vote, Heads to Debate

US senators debated into the early hours of Sunday Donald Trump’s “big beautiful” spending bill, a hugely divisive proposal that would deliver key parts of the US president’s domestic agenda while making... Read more »
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Stampede at Indian Temple Festival Claims Three Lives, Injures Dozens

A sudden crowd surge at a Hindu festival in India’s coastal state of Odisha on Sunday triggered a stampede that killed at least three people and injured several others, local government officials... Read more »
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Former PM Bennett Joins Calls for Netanyahu to Resign

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must leave office, his predecessor Naftali Bennett has told a televised interview, refusing to say whether he intends to challenge the country’s longest-serving leader in an election.... Read more »
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Gaza Civil Defence Reports 23 Killed, Dozens Injured in Israeli Attacks

Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 23 people in the war-stricken territory on Saturday, including at least three children who died when a house was struck. “At least... Read more »
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Iran Bids Farewell to Top Officials Martyred in Israel War

Iran held a state funeral Saturday for some 60 scientists and commanders killed in its war with Israel, after its top diplomat condemned the latest White House tirade against supreme leader Ayatollah... Read more »
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Nigerian Man Docked for Cocaine Trafficking in India

Authorities in India have arraigned a Nigerian man, Echzoaa Ezeawna Rio Abrnr, before a magistrate court in Mohali, Punjab, following his arrest for allegedly trafficking cocaine. The suspect was reportedly found in... Read more »
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France Bans Smoking in Public Spaces

France will ban smoking on beaches and in parks, public gardens and bus shelters from Sunday, the government said. The decree, published in the official government gazette on Saturday, will also ban... Read more »
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Six people killed as Israeli attack targets tents in southern Gaza

At least six people have been killed in an Israeli attack on tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in the al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis, according to our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic... Read more »
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Funeral procession starts in Tehran for Iranian commanders, officials killed by Israel

Iran is now hosting a mass state funeral for about 60 people, including military commanders and nuclear scientists, killed in the 12-day war with Israel. “The ceremony to honour the martyrs has... Read more »
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Life Sentences for Turkish Officers in Syrian Migrant Torture Case

A court in Turkey has given life sentences to four border guards convicted of torturing two Syrian migrants to death in March 2023, according to a verdict seen by AFP on Friday.... Read more »
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Russia-Germany Media Dispute Escalates with Diplomatic Summon

Moscow summoned German ambassador Alexander Graf Lambsdorff on Friday to protest Berlin’s “persecution” of Russian journalists, Russian state media reported. The row began after Russia’s top media official in Berlin accused German... Read more »
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US Nationals Caught Trying to Send Humanitarian Aid to North Korea

South Korean police on Friday arrested six US nationals attempting to send plastic bottles packed with rice and Bibles to North Korea, the head of the investigation team said. Local police said... Read more »
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US and China Reach Trade Agreement, Easing Tariff War

China confirmed on Friday the details of a trade deal framework with the United States, stating that Washington would lift “restrictive measures” while Beijing would “review and approve” items under export controls.... Read more »
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India Accused of Forcibly Deporting Rohingya Refugees, Bangladeshi Citizens

India has deported without trial to Bangladesh hundreds of people, officials from both sides said, drawing condemnation from activists and lawyers who call the recent expulsions illegal and based on ethnic profiling.... Read more »
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Kim Kardashian Robbery Suspect Dies One Month After Being Found Guilty

A French man convicted for his role in the 2016 armed robbery of reality star Kim Kardashian in Paris has died, a source close to the case confirmed on Thursday. Didier Dubreucq,... Read more »
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Mother of Seven and Her Friend Fatally Shot by Estranged Husband

A woman and her companion were fatally shot by her estranged husband outside a sushi restaurant in Fontana, California, over the weekend. The g¥nman was later killed by an off-duty sheriff’s deputy... Read more »
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Israel Hit “Very Hard” by Iranian Missiles – Trump

The US President Donald Trump said Israel was hit “very hard” by Iranian missiles during the recent hostilities, speaking at the leaders’ meeting at the 2025 NATO summit. Israel was hit really... Read more »
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Iran Confirms 610 Dead, Over 4,700 Injured in Ongoing Conflict with Israel

Iranian authorities have reported that 610 people have been killed, with more than 4,700 others injured since the outbreak of hostilities with Israel began on June 13, 2025. The updated casualty figures... Read more »
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28 Dead as Islamic State Militants Raid Villages in Western Niger

  Suspected fighters of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) carried out a deadly raid on several villages in the Bankilaré area of Tillabéri Region in western Niger on Monday,... Read more »
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Trump’s Ceasefire Declaration Fails to Halt Iranian Attack, 3 Israelis Killed

Israeli rescuers said on Tuesday that three people were killed in an Iranian strike, as Tehran’s state media reported new waves of missiles heading for Israel after US President Donald Trump announced... Read more »