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Israel says it is indefinitely delaying the release of more than 600 Palestinian prisoners, in another potentially major setback in the ceasefire process. Benjamin Netanyahu said the release was now going to be delayed until the next…
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Pope Francis has asked Catholics to pray for him, as he continues to receive treatment in hospital for double pneumonia. The pontiff was unable to deliver the traditional Angelus prayer in person for the second Sunday running. But in…
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Donald Trump says he believes Russia has "the cards" in any peace talks to end the war in Ukraine because Russia has "taken a lot of territory". The US president told the BBC he trusted that Moscow wants to see an end to the war, which…
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Israel has received the bodies of four hostages taken alive by Hamas in its attack on 7 October 2023. It is the first time the group has returned captives dead since the ceasefire began last month. Hamas says the bodies are those of a…
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Argentine President Javier Milei has denied promoting a newly launched cryptocurrency which collapsed shortly after he mentioned it in a social media post on Friday. The cryptocoin $Libra quickly rose in value before nosediving, causing…
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Muhsin Hendricks, a pioneering figure dubbed the world's first openly gay imam, has been shot dead in South Africa. The 57-year-old cleric ran a mosque in Cape Town intended as a safe haven for gay and other marginalised Muslims. He was…
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Liberian President Joseph Boakai has suspended more than 450 top government officials for failing to declare their assets to the anti-corruption agency. They will be off work without pay for a month or "until they submit the required…
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More than 40 people, mostly women, were killed after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Mali on Saturday. The collapse took place near Kenieba, in Mali's western, gold-rich Kayes region. The victims had climbed into open-pit areas left…
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Central African Republic (CAR) President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has introduced a meme-coin, $CAR, to boost the country’s global profile despite its economic struggles. Meme-coins are digital assets linked to viral trends, often…
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US President Donald Trump announced that he had a "lengthy and highly productive" phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, during which they agreed to initiate negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Trump…
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