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North Korea executes people for sharing foreign films and TV: UN report
Mass surveillance tech has enabled world’s most restrictive state to exert ‘control in all parts of life’, report says.
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UNGA backs resolution on two-state solution for Israel and Palestine
The United Nations has endorsed a resolution reviving a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine.
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What Charlie Kirk’s death says about political division in the US
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed on a university campus. What does it signal for US political violence?
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US Fed expected to cut rates amid cooling labour market, surging inflation
Weakening labour market and higher inflation has put Fed in a 'difficult' position even as economists expect a rate cut.
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Netherlands threatens to boycott Eurovision 2026 if Israel participates
Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS says it may not take part in next year's event, citing 'severe human suffering in Gaza'.
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Albania appoints AI bot ‘minister’ to fight corruption in world first
Sceptics wonder whether ‘Diella’, depicted as a woman in traditional folk costume, will herself be ‘corrupted’.
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Pakistan open Asia Cup campaign with 93-run win against Oman
Pakistan batter Mohammed Haris hits 66 of Pakistan's modest 160-7 in their Asia Cup opener, but Oman collapse in reply.
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Charlie Kirk and the danger of selective empathy
To deny empathy to Kirk and his camp is to undermine our stand against the very divisiveness we criticise.
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What’s fuelling political violence in the United States?
Killing of divisive conservative Charlie Kirk triggers fears of a cycle of violence.
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Alvarez vs Crawford: Will it be biggest fight in Las Vegas boxing history?
Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford seek to unify boxing's super middleweight belts.
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NATO fighter jets headed to eastern Europe under new ‘Eastern Sentry’
NATO is deploying more fighter jets and a naval vessel to eastern Europe under a new program called Eastern Sentry.
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NATO announces plan to strengthen Europe’s eastern flank
The new initiative, known as Eastern Sentry, follows the incursion of Russian drones in Polish airspace on Wednesday.
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UN General Assembly backs two-state push for Israel and Palestine
Israel slams landmark vote, supported by 142 member states, as ‘disgraceful’ as it continues to pound Gaza.
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Israel bombs UNRWA-run school and makeshift shelter in Gaza City
Israel has attacked a school in the Al Shati refugee camp that was a makeshift shelter for displaced Palestinians.
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Israeli attacks on Gaza kill 65, including 14 members of the same family
At least 48 killed in Gaza City as Gaza authorities claim some 1.3 million people remain in north of bombarded enclave.
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Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: T20 Asia Cup – start time, teams/lineups
Sri Lanka play their opening match of the Asia Cup against a Bangladesh side given a scare by Hong Kong in their opener.
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‘Going to Memphis’: Trump to deploy troops to another Democratic-led city
Trump says Memphis 'deeply troubled,' as he plans to replicate Washington's federal control measures to address crime.
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Suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing arrested, Utah Governor says
A suspect is in custody in connection with the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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Charlie Kirk shooting suspect identified as Tyler Robinson, 22: All we know
Utah Governor Spencer Cox and FBI Director Kash Patel reveal details of the alleged gunman at a briefing.
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Israeli forces arrest Palestinians en masse, laying siege to Tulkarem
Israeli forces have rounded up and arrested Palestinians en masse in the occupied West Bank’s Tulkarem.
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