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An aid convoy destined for Gaza assembles in the southern outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo.

Hamas Accuses Israel Of Delaying Gaza Aid

Hamas officials accused Israel on Wednesday of delaying aid deliveries to Gaza and jeopardising a truce and hostage release deal, an allegation Israel dismissed as "fake news."

15 Dead In India Stampede At Hindu Mega-festival

Officials were strolling the festival with loudhailers pleading with pilgrims to keep away from the disaster site
A pre-dawn stampede at the world's largest religious gathering killed at least 15 people in India Wednesday, with many more injured after a surging crowd spilled out of a police cordon and trampled bystanders.
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Trump's threats to deport millions of migrants has put him on a potential collision course with governments in Latin America, the original home to many of the estimated 11 million undocumented migrants in the United States

Colombia Caves On Deportations After Trump Threats

US President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered sweeping tariffs and sanctions against Colombia in retaliation for its refusal to accept deportation flights, doubling down on his immigration crackdown as he sought to silence a chorus of defiance in Latin America.
Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko is a former collective farm boss who has been in power for three decades

Lukashenko Set To Extend 30-year Rule In Belarus

Reclusive Moscow-allied Belarus will hold a presidential election Sunday, with President Alexander Lukashenko set to cruise through to victory unchallenged for a seventh term, prolonging his three-decade authoritarian rule.
Auschwitz survivor Naftali Furst is determined to speak out about the Holocaust

Survivors Centre Stage For 80th Anniversary Of Auschwitz Liberation

Some of the few remaining survivors of Auschwitz will gather at the site of the Nazi death camp on Monday as the world marks the 80th anniversary of its liberation in the final months of World War II. Around 50 ex-inmates are expected at a ceremony outside the historic gate of Auschwitz II-Birkenau alongside dozens of leaders including King Charles III and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Dairy farmer Adam Stanbury said the tax should be adjusted to target only large landowners and not farms like his

Tax Change Sows Anger On England Farms

In a field in southwest England where his dairy cows graze, Adam Stanbury said he feared the government's new farm tax, coupled with existing economic headwinds, will ruin his family business and many others.
Expectations are high that Putin and Trump will soon hold a phone call

Kremlin Ready For 'Mutually Respectful' Trump Talks

The Kremlin said Thursday it saw nothing new in US President Donald Trump's calls for Russia to end its military offensive in Ukraine, and that Moscow was ready for "mutually respectful" dialogue with him.

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