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Thirteen killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, health ministry says

32 min 48 sec ago
Four women and a child are among the dead, as fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah continues despite a ceasefire.
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Spirit Airlines shutting down after rescue talks collapse

3 hours 26 min ago
The airline had been in talks with the Trump administration about a $500m bailout.
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'If we sleep they bite': Rats and weasels infest camps for displaced Gazans

5 hours 11 min ago
In the Gaza Strip, the daily battles are now with rats, weasels, and other pests spreading diseases.
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'This tree was planted by my ancestor hundreds of years ago and my family settled here'

6 hours 11 min ago
Oral history traces a family's roots to a tree planted in the 13th Century in a Ghanaian fishing town.
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Trump claims other presidents flouted war powers law. It's a mixed record

7 hours 30 min ago
Both Bushes and Reagan won authorisation for wars, but Obama and Clinton ducked the requirement.
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Trump claims other presidents flouted war powers law. It's a mixed record

7 hours 30 min ago
Both Bushes and Reagan won authorisation for wars, but Obama and Clinton ducked the requirement.
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US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

7 hours 50 min ago
The court decision curbs access to the drug used in medication abortions, which is currently the most common method for the procedure in the US.
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US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

10 hours 44 min ago
The court decision curbs access to the drug used in medication abortions, which is currently the most common method for the procedure in the US.
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Thousands of 'lost Canadians' have applied for dual citizenship - is Canada ready?

11 hours 11 min ago
Changes to Canadian citizenship rules have led to thousands of new applications - many coming from the US.
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Love, lies, angry ghosts: Indians are bingeing on two-minute dramas

11 hours 36 min ago
Some of India's biggest producers are eyeing investments in micro-dramas, which are now hugely popular.
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US to cut troop levels in Germany by 5,000 amid Trump spat with Merz

12 hours 7 min ago
The decision to reduce the US deployment to Germany comes amid a row between the two allies over Iran.
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Who shot a Secret Service officer at the Trump press dinner?

12 hours 29 min ago
Court papers do not explicitly accuse the suspect of shooting the officer, even as officials say it was not "friendly fire".
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Where's my Oscar? Eight times Academy Awards trophies have gone missing

14 hours 7 min ago
From burglary to ransom, Oscar-winners like Frances McDormand, Jared Leto, Whoopi Goldberg and Olympia Dukakis have lost their coveted statuettes.
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Australia wants to be first nation in the world to eliminate a cancer - can it?

14 hours 43 min ago
For the first time, Australia has recorded no new cervical cancer diganoses in women under 25.
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Trump tells Congress ceasefire means he does not need their approval for Iran war

14 hours 44 min ago
The president writes that hostilities "have terminated" because of the ceasefire, arguing he does not need congressional authorisation.
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French PM fuels row with trip to buy baguettes

16 hours 14 min ago
Sébastien Lecornu visited a boulangerie on Labour Day, defying unions who say 1 May must remain a mandatory rest day.
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Israeli police arrest man after nun attacked in Jerusalem

17 hours 10 min ago
The French nun was pushed over and kicked in the apparently unprovoked assault, amid a rise in harassment of Christians in the city by Jewish extremists.
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Zayn Malik cancels US tour and cuts UK dates after hospital bed photo shared

17 hours 32 min ago
The former One Direction singer has taken to Instagram to update fans as he cuts his world tour dates
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Turkish police arrest more than 500 people at May Day rallies

17 hours 58 min ago
Turkey sees significant police deployments on 1 May each year, when marches led by workers and unions are held.
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Turkish police arrest more than 500 people at May Day rallies

17 hours 58 min ago
Turkey sees significant police deployments on 1 May each year, when marches led by workers and unions are held.
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