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‘We have to keep growing:’ Mother of killed Israeli hostage in battle to have a grandchild with his harvested sperm
“Something can be born out of everything – if you want it to,” said Iris Haim, whose hostage son Yotam...
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Russian minister dies by suicide hours after getting fired by Putin, officials say
Former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit died by suicide on Monday, just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin fired him...
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Wildfires sweep through forests in drought-hit Syrian coast in major test for new government
Massive wildfires have torn through Syria’s coastal mountain region of Jabal Turkman since Thursday, destroying thousands of hectares of forest...
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Calls are mounting to ban Germany’s far-right AfD party – despite it being more popular than ever
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – briefly...
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Japan braces for more quakes, authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Japan’s government on Saturday warned of more possible strong earthquakes in waters southwest of its main islands, but urged the...
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A Gaza ceasefire is the closest it has been in months. Here’s what we know
US President Donald Trump says he’s “optimistic” a ceasefire deal in Gaza could be agreed next week after Hamas announced...
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Trump expects Hamas response to ceasefire in hours as new details emerge on proposal
President Donald Trump has ramped up expectations around a possible 60-day ceasefire in the war in Gaza after he said...
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China tells EU it can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine, official says
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the European Union’s top diplomat that Beijing can’t accept Russia losing its war against...
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Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina gets six-month prison sentence in absentia
Bangladesh’s ousted and self-exiled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to six months in prison by the country’s International Crimes...
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Exclusive: Trump’s immigrant deportations are ‘morally repugnant,’ senior US Catholic leader says
A prominent Catholic Church leader and ally of Pope Leo XIV has strongly criticized the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, describing...
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