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US, UK agree to zero tariffs on medicines; UK commits to higher spending
The deal involves a major change in how the UK values drugs and will apply to all new medicines, not just US ones.
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From war to winter: Gaza couple wait to welcome baby in flooded tent
Samar and Abdulrahman had everything ready for their baby. But rains ruined their plans, as they try to survive in Gaza.
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Children forced to take up jobs to help their families survive in Gaza
As families struggle to make ends meet during Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, many children have been forced to work.
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Indonesia races to find missing after massive floods, landslides
More than 1,000 people have died in floods and landslides across south Asia after days of tropical storms.
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Ukraine seeks to shore up support in Brussels, Paris
Senior US officials will meet President Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, two days after US-Ukraine peace talks in Florida.
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Pope Leo XIV prays for peace in Lebanon and the Levant
Pope Leo stopped at one of Lebanon’s most important Christian sites.
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India orders phone makers to pre-install state-owned web safety app: Report
Directive gives companies 90 days to ensure Sanchar Saathi app is pre-installed on new mobile phones.
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What is the UK’s new socialist Your Party, which is beset with infighting?
Rift between leaders was laid bare at inaugural conference for party cofounded by former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
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China cracks down on calls for accountability over deadly Hong Kong blaze
Hong Kong's national security police arrest three, as Beijing issues warning to 'anti-China and pro-chaos elements'.
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Russia-Ukraine war live: Territory ‘biggest challenge’ in talks – Zelenskyy
Russian attacks on Ukraine continue even as diplomatic efforts to end the war gain momentum.
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What does Netanyahu want to be pardoned for and is it possible?
The Israeli prime minister is facing corruption charges that could see him sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.
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Al Jazeera reports from reopened US base as Venezuela tensions rise
The US has reopened a military base in Puerto Rico as it steps up threats against Venezuela.
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Aitana Bonmati suffers broken leg in Spain training
Three-time Ballon D'Or winner sustains injury in training with Spain before women's Nations League final second leg.
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Palestinian students return to class at Gaza university
After two years of war, students have returned to in-person classes at Gaza’s Islamic University.
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Australia charges four men over ‘satanic’ child sex abuse material
Police say they seized thousands of videos of abuse involving symbols and rituals linked to Satanism and the occult.
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Bangladesh sentences British MP, Sheikh Hasina’s niece, to prison
The former leader and her niece, UK lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, were sentenced in absentia for corruption in a land deal.
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Putin “shouldn’t be rewarded” in Ukraine peace plan
“There is a real attitude of fatigue with the [Russia-Ukraine] war.”
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Mourning begins in Syrian town after deadly Israeli raid
Days of mourning have begun in a Syrian town in the Damascus countryside after an Israeli raid and air attack killed 13.
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Venezuela’s OPEC plea unlikely to “obtain much” for support
“I doubt that you can have a great deal of support in Venezuela from Saudi Arabia.”
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Recovery under way after floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand
Floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand leave more than 1,000 dead, thousands missing and millions displaced.
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