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US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

4 hours 14 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?

4 hours 40 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

5 hours 6 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

5 hours 37 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?

5 hours 59 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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Australia wants to be first nation in the world to eliminate a cancer - can it?

8 hours 12 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

8 hours 14 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

9 hours 43 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

10 hours 40 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

11 hours 2 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

11 hours 28 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

11 hours 28 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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Israeli police arrest man after nun attacked in Jerusalem

11 hours 51 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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War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

12 hours 31 min ago
Mladic, 84, was jailed for life for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Bosnian war in 1992-95.
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War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

12 hours 31 min ago
Mladic, 84, was jailed for life for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Bosnian war in 1992-95.
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Missing Oscar found after Academy Award winner blocked from taking it on flight

May 1, 2026 - 21:42
The airline said the Academy Award was safely in its care in Frankfurt and was arranging its return.
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Hegseth says clock paused on deadline to seek approval for Iran war

May 1, 2026 - 20:05
The US defence secretary says the timer for the president to report to Congress "pauses or stops" in a ceasefire.
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Israel releases all but two activists in Greece after intercepting Gaza aid flotilla

May 1, 2026 - 19:12
The Global Sumud Flotilla denounced the interception as "piracy", while Israel's foreign ministry called the flotilla a "PR stunt".
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Israel releases all but two activists in Greece after intercepting Gaza aid flotilla

May 1, 2026 - 19:12
The Global Sumud Flotilla denounced the interception as "piracy", while Israel's foreign ministry called the flotilla a "PR stunt".
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US imposes sanctions on DR Congo ex-President Kabila alleging rebel support

May 1, 2026 - 18:37
The former leader has not responded to US accusations that he is aiming to destabilise the government.
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