South Asia
Bangladesh protesters torch family home of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina
Wave of attacks overnight also targeted houses and businesses belonging to Hasina’s Awami League supporters.
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Malaysia says forced resettlement of Palestinians would be ethnic cleansing
Foreign Ministry says it 'strongly opposes' displacement of residents from Gaza after Trump floats redevelopment plan.
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Rubio, Trump’s top diplomat, to skip G20 over ‘anti-Americanism’
US secretary of state says he will not attend talks in South Africa amid spat over land expropriation law.
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US top diplomat Rubio to skip G20 over ‘anti-Americanism’
US secretary of state says he will not attend talks in South Africa amid spat over land expropriation law.
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Trump signs order to bar trans women and girls from female sports
LGBTQ rights groups condemn latest executive order directed at transgender Americans.
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Guatemala agrees to increase number of US deportation flights it accepts
In 2024, roughly 66,000 people were deported from the US to Guatemala. Under Trump, that number is expected to rise.
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Palestinians react with fury, resignation to Trump’s Gaza displacement plan
US President Trump has called for the takeover of Gaza and for Palestinians to leave - but what do they think?
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Towards a Trump Tower in Gaza?
Trump’s proposed land grab in Gaza is an especially egregious manifestation of Orientalist psychosis.
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Iran calls for OPEC to unite against potential US oil sanctions
Iranian president urges members to unite after Trump again initiates 'maximum pressure' sanctions campaign.
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Why is Donald Trump so obsessed with Gaza?
US president proposes taking over Strip and resettling Palestinians, prompting outrage.
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What’s behind Trump’s call to take over Gaza?
Trump has said Palestinians could leave Gaza while the US takes over - but is he serious?
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Italy officials say accused Libyan freed over ICC warrant ‘inaccuracies’
International court demands answers after Italy released Osama Elmasry Njeem, who is accused of abusing detainees.
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Following Trump, Argentina withdraws from World Health Organization
Javier Milei echoed Trumpian criticisms of the UN agency, blaming it for economic shortfalls during COVID-19.
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Rubio says people can ‘move back in’ to Gaza after reconstruction
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended President Trump’s plan to remove Palestinians from Gaza.
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Vigil held for Sweden school shooting victims
People in Orebro laid flowers and lit candles outside the school where Sweden's deadliest gun attack took place.
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‘Strictly prohibited’: UN officials denounce Trump’s Gaza plan as unlawful
UN officials decry US President Trump's Gaza displacement plan, saying ethnic cleansing goes against international law.
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Global condemnation for Trump’s plan to force Palestinians from Gaza
US allies and adversaries are saying Trump’s plan to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza is not acceptable.
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American ally SDF: Not yet notified of US plan for Syria withdrawal
Questions grow over future of 2,000 SDF fighters in Syria after Bashar al-Assad toppling, President Trump taking office.
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Key questions about Trump’s Gaza takeover plan
US president Donald trump says the US will take over Gaza to turn it into the ‘riviera’ of the Middle East.
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‘Trump is a madman’: Palestinian in Gaza mocks US president’s takeover plan
Palestinians have widely rejected President Trump's plan, and one 72-year-old says leaving Gaza would be 'like death'.
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