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Has US ICE officer training been reduced to 47 days?
ICE shooting has renewed questions over shortened training under Trump and how it may affect agent readiness.
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Investigation of Fed chief Jerome Powell: What Trump has said about him
Justice Department probes Fed Chair Jerome Powell as tensions with President Trump over interest rates continue.
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‘Protect the vote’: Bobi Wine, opposition brace for tense Uganda election
Does the main opposition candidate looking to unseat long-serving President Yoweri Museveni have any hope of winning?
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At least 5 die in Gaza collapsed buildings, more deaths from extreme cold
Civil defence warns of catastrophic repercussions from the storm for Palestinians, who lack adequate shelter.
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‘We do not want to be Americans’: Greenlanders fear US threat to annex
US President Donald Trump’s latest moves to acquire Greenland are rattling Nuuk and Copenhagen.
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Which countries made the biggest deals with Israel in 2025?
Israel signed several record multibillion-dollar gas, technology and military deals with its trading partners last year.
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Tensions flare in Minnesota as protesters, federal agents square off
US state sues Trump over ICE raids after fatal shooting of mother of three sparks nationwide protests.
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World reacts to Iran protests, US military threats against Tehran
Global leaders have been divided on the protests, with the US and its allies backing the protesters.
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Gaza’s forcibly disappeared must not be forgotten
My brother is one of many Palestinians Israel continues to illegally detain. Their release must be part of talks.
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‘Alive or dead?’: Gaza families trapped in information void about relatives
Palestinian families face "psychological torture" as Israel holds 9,300 prisoners and bans ICRC visits since Oct 2023.
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Iran, US at possible precipice of renewed conflict as protests continue
Amid rising tensions, Iran’s intelligence agency says it has seized US arms and explosive equipment from 'militants'.
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Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Would that work?
Capping borrowing costs in the US has bipartisan support, but experts warn of unintended consequences.
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Israeli soldier dances as homes demolished in occupied West Bank
An Israeli soldier was filmed dancing at what activists say was the site of a Palestinian home demolition in Hebron.
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Taiwan says ‘general consensus’ reached with US on trade deal
US media reports say tariffs will be cut to 15 percent in exchange for TSMC investment.
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US sailor sentenced to 16 years in prison in Chinese espionage case
Prosecutors accused sailor Jinchao Wei of selling information about US Navy ships to Chinese intelligence operatives.
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Landmines destroy limbs and lives on Bangladesh-Myanmar border
Bangladesh border villagers maimed by Myanmar landmines as conflict spills over into their forests and farms.
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RSF drone attack kills 27 in southeast Sudan: Report
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces attacks an army base in the southeastern city of Sinja with drones.
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Japan’s new PM Takaichi eyes parliament dissolution for snap polls: Report
Country's first female prime minister hopes a bigger majority will help her implement her political and fiscal agenda.
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Aleppo school picks up the pieces after SDF fight with Syria’s army
Civilians cautiously return to Aleppo neighborhoods after the Syrian army secures areas hit by the conflict with SDF.
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Russian drone attack kills 4 in Ukraine’s Kharkiv as peace remains elusive
The attack came shortly after the US accused Russia at the UN Security Council of escalating the conflict.
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