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US Defense Secretary Hegseth orders 20% cut in senior ranks of military
Pentagon chief says cuts will maximise 'strategic' and 'operational readiness'.
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Trump administration bars Harvard from future research grants
US Education Department Secretary McMahon halts funding in escalation of dispute centred around anti-Semitism claims.
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Palestinian author Mosab Abu Toha wins Pulitzer Prize for commentary
The poet gets the prestigious award for New Yorker essays 'on the physical and emotional carnage in Gaza' amid war.
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Michigan drops charges against pro-Palestine US student protesters
US state's attorney general says her office will no longer pursue the case due to delays and a 'circus-like atmosphere'.
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Pro-Palestine protestors disrupt Dutch WW2 anniversary event
5 pro-Palestine protestors were arrested after disrupting a World War II anniversary event in Wageningen, Netherlands.
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Israeli airstrikes rock Yemen after Tel Aviv airport attack
Israel has launched 50 air strikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah region and a cement factory to the east.
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Israel bombs Yemen’s Hodeidah port after attack near Tel Aviv airport
Air strikes come a day after the Iran-aligned Houthis fired a missile that struck near Israel's main airport.
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What could decide the election of the next pope?
A conclave meets in Rome to pick the successor to Pope Francis.
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Romania’s PM resigns after far right wins first round of presidential vote
Move comes after Marcel Ciolacu's pro-EU coalition candidate fails to advance to the presidential run-off.
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Trump hails ‘productive’ call with Turkiye’s Erdogan as visits planned
US President Donald Trump says he wants to work with his Turkish counterpart to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
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Top UN court dismisses Sudan’s genocide case against UAE
The International Court of Justice dismissed Sudan’s case accusing the UAE of enabling genocide in Darfur.
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US bill to ban Israel boycotts faces right-wing backlash over free speech
Allies of Donald Trump voice opposition to bipartisan proposal that would expand a law that punishes boycotting Israel.
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How are Chinese TikTokers fighting Trump’s trade war?
After Trump announced tariffs, TikToks from China claiming to show factories making luxury brand goods went viral.
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US offers $1,000 stipend to migrants who self-deport
The stipend will cost less than an actual deportation, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
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Gunmen kill three police officers in southern Russia’s Dagestan region
Assailants open fire on police in Dagestan’s capital, Makhachkala, leaving several dead and injured.
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Fear and intimidation at Newark airport
The harassment I faced returning to the US as a Palestinian-American makes it clear the US government is afraid of me.
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Israel calls up thousands of reservists to expand Gaza war
Israel's army is calling up tens of thousands of reservists to expand operations in Gaza.
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‘Scientific asylum’: How Europe is luring US researchers amid Trump fears
The EU is expected to lure US researchers looking to relocate in the wake of Trump’s attacks on universities.
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ICJ dismisses Sudan’s genocide case alleging UAE backing of RSF rebels
Top UN court says it does not have authority to rule on case accusing UAE of arming Rapid Support Forces paramilitary.
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How RSF is adopting Israel’s ‘template for genocide’ in Sudan
For years, Israel has used human rights terminology to whitewash killing civilians, now the RSF is doing the same.
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