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Hamas’ brutal new tactics signal new phase in war and hostage crisis

Hamas’ brutal new tactics signal new phase in war and hostage crisis

Hamas’ brutal new tactics signal new phase in war and hostage crisis
Europe|News|Opinion|World

Irish inquiry finds 'truly shocking' level of sexual abuse at church-run schools

An Irish state inquiry uncovered a "truly shocking" level of sexual abuse at religious schools, primarily those

Irish inquiry finds 'truly shocking' level of sexual abuse at church-run schools
Europe|News|World

Italy summons Venezuelan diplomat over arrest warrant for opposition leader

Italy's foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had summoned the Venezuelan chargée d'affaires in Rome to complain about the arrest warrant that has been issued against opposition leader

Italy summons Venezuelan diplomat over arrest warrant for opposition leader
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Brazil, US condemn arrest warrant for Venezuela opposition leader Gonzalez

Brazil's top foreign policy adviser on Tuesday slammed Venezuela's arrest warrant for opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez as "very concerning" and

Brazil, US condemn arrest warrant for Venezuela opposition leader Gonzalez
Africa|Asia|Business|Economy|News|World

China pledges to encourage investment in Nigeria

China vowed to encourage its more "powerful" companies to invest in Nigeria, which in turn said it was open to Chinese companies building factories

China pledges to encourage investment in Nigeria
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White House says hostage killings add urgency to Gaza ceasefire talks

The killing by Hamas militants of six hostages, whose bodies were recovered by Israeli troops over the weekend, underscores the urgency for a ceasefire deal in Gaza and release

White House says hostage killings add urgency to Gaza ceasefire talks
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Companies weigh other options for Sounion tanker as towing judged unsafe, says EU mission

Private companies involved in salvaging the Sounion tanker, which was attacked by Yemen's Houthis in the Red Sea, are exploring other options after the towing operation was

Companies weigh other options for Sounion tanker as towing judged unsafe, says EU mission
Economy|News|World

IMF to send first mission to Russia since Ukraine invasion

The IMF will become the first major international financial body to send its official mission to Russia since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Aleksei

IMF to send first mission to Russia since Ukraine invasion
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Zelenskiy asks Trudeau to help Ukraine win permission to strike deep into Russia

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that he had asked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step up advocacy among Ukraine's Western partners to allow strikes on military

Zelenskiy asks Trudeau to help Ukraine win permission to strike deep into Russia
MidEast|News|World

Palestinian girl reported killed as Israeli operation in West Bank continues

Israeli forces killed three people including a 16-year-old Palestinian girl in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, as a major

Palestinian girl reported killed as Israeli operation in West Bank continues
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No concrete step on Turkey BRICS membership, Erdogan's party says

Turkey has taken no concrete steps towards meeting its stated desire to join the BRICS group of emerging economies but "a process is underway", the spokesperson for the country's

No concrete step on Turkey BRICS membership, Erdogan's party says
Africa|Crime|News|World

Nigeria orders arrest of British citizen linked to protests

A Nigerian court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for a British national and two Nigerians the police want to charge with treason and inciting the army following

Nigeria orders arrest of British citizen linked to protests
Europe|News|World

At least 12 migrants dead after vessel capsizes in Channel

At least 12 migrants died on Tuesday after their boat capsized on its way across the Channel to Britain, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin

At least 12 migrants dead after vessel capsizes in Channel
Europe|News|World

A boat with dozens of migrants rips apart in the English Channel off France, killing 12

Officials say a boat carrying migrants has ripped apart in the English Channel as they tried to reach Britain from northern France, and 12 are dead

A boat with dozens of migrants rips apart in the English Channel off France, killing 12
Europe|News|World

Video shows aftermath of massive Russian strike

A Russian strike against a military educational facility in Poltava, central Ukraine, has killed 41 people and injured more than 180 others, the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday. CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports. 

Video shows aftermath of massive Russian strike
Europe|News|World

Dozens killed in Russian strike on military educational facility in central Ukraine

Dozens killed in Russian strike on military educational facility in central Ukraine

Dozens killed in Russian strike on military educational facility in central Ukraine
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At least 12 dead after boat carrying migrants sinks in the English Channel

At least 12 dead after boat carrying migrants sinks in the English Channel

At least 12 dead after boat carrying migrants sinks in the English Channel
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reflects on ‘groundbreaking’ path to the Supreme Court in new memoir

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reflects on ‘groundbreaking’ path to the Supreme Court in new memoir

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reflects on ‘groundbreaking’ path to the Supreme Court in new memoir
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Who is Lebanon's Riad Salameh, the former central bank chief under arrest?

Riad Salameh, Lebanon's former central bank governor arrested on Tuesday on fraud charges, was feted as a financial wizard before his image was shredded by corruption cases at home

Who is Lebanon's Riad Salameh, the former central bank chief under arrest?
Europe|News|World

Ukraine arms chief, four ministers resign in government shake-up

The Ukrainian minister in charge of weapons production resigned on Tuesday in anticipation of another defence role and four other ministers stood

Ukraine arms chief, four ministers resign in government shake-up
News|World

Sunken village emerges in Greece as drought dries up lake

From beneath the shrinking Lake Mornos in central Greece, the muddied remains of homes are reemerging nearly 45 years since the village that once

Sunken village emerges in Greece as drought dries up lake
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Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels

Salvagers have abandoned an initial effort to tow away a burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels

Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels
Business|Crime|Economy|Finance|World

Lebanon's former central bank governor detained in corruption probe

Officials say Lebanon’s controversial former central bank governor has been detained after being questioned in several corruption cases

Lebanon's former central bank governor detained in corruption probe
News|World

Israeli attacks in Gaza kill 35 Palestinians but pauses allow third day of polio vaccinations

Israeli forces killed at least 35 Palestinians across Gaza on Tuesday as they battled Hamas-led militants, Palestinian officials said, but brief pauses in

Israeli attacks in Gaza kill 35 Palestinians but pauses allow third day of polio vaccinations
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Israel's Netanyahu and Gallant, locked together in a divided government

A showdown between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over the Gaza war is the latest in a series of confrontations

Israel's Netanyahu and Gallant, locked together in a divided government

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