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United States moves to restrict visa length for foreign students, reporters
Trump administration has proposed restricting student visas to a four-year period rather than the duration of programme.
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UN staff urge rights chief Volker Turk to call Gaza war a ‘genocide’
Letter on behalf of more than 500 OHCHR workers says failure to do so undermines the global rights protection system.
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Makeshift cinema camp gives children temporary escape from war in Gaza
A mobile cinema wants to distract the children of Gaza with films, even as the ongoing war rips away their childhoods.
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Cyclist Froome to undergo surgery after airlift rescue
Chris Froome will undergo surgery on Thursday following the crash which required an airlift to hospital in France.
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Israeli forces seen raiding occupied West Bank school
Security camera video shows Israeli soldiers raiding the Al-Rashidin School in Hebron in the occupied West Bank.
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My neighbourhood in Gaza is gone, reduced to rubble and silence
Shujayea once held our homes, stories and lives. Now it has been erased and with it a part of who we are.
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Pakistan out of Asia Cup 2025 as hockey tournament begins in India
Three-time champions Pakistan withdrew from the tournament over security concerns and were replaced by Bangladesh.
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Germany, France, UK trigger process to reimpose sanctions on Iran
E3 countries accuse Iran of failing to meet its 2015 nuclear pact commitments but say they are still open to diplomacy.
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Behind Pakistan’s repeated floods: Melting glaciers, depleted forests
Deforestation and glacial melting are the two leading causes compounding the climate crisis in the north of Pakistan.
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‘A finger on the scale’? Inside the US Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’
President Trump has repeatedly petitioned the high court for emergency rulings. But critics fear a lack of transparency.
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‘Total implosion’: How Trump firing of CDC chief Monarez sparked an exodus
At least three high-level officials have resigned in protest against the policies of Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy.
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Are European powers pushing Iran into a corner with UN sanctions threat?
France, the United Kingdom and Germany are demanding Iran make tough concessions to avoid coming under more sanctions.
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Families of killed Gaza journalists mourn their loved ones
The families of journalists killed in an Israeli attack on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital are mourning their loss.
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Israeli sniper shoots Palestinian near GHF aid site in Gaza
A video appears to show an Israeli sniper shooting a Palestinian near a GHF food distribution site in Gaza.
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At least 24 killed in RSF attack on Sudan’s el-Fasher : Doctors’ group
Sudan Doctors Network says 24 killed, 55 wounded in attack on densely populated areas in North Darfur capital city.
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Video shows moment of deadly Russian attacks on Kyiv
CCTV footage shows the moment Russian forces struck Kyiv in an overnight drone and missile attack on Thursday.
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Israel’s excuse for killing journalists is “ludicrous, absurd”
“Israel is saying that it’s too dangerous for journalists to go [to Gaza], but they are the ones killing journalists"
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Minnesota official has ‘thoughts and prayers’ for assault rifle ban
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said his “thoughts and prayers” were for a national ban on assault rifles.
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Is Trump trying to engineer Greenland’s secession from Denmark?
Denmark has summoned US envoy over intelligence reports that US citizens covertly tried to influence Greenlanders.
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Idiotic Idioms
The use of idioms in news has a way of confusing some members of an international audience. Which is never a good thing.
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