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Tuesday, 12 May 2026 ¡ Global Edition ¡ Updated 23:25 CST
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Turkiye qualifies for World Cup after 24-year wait

Fans celebrated as Turkiye ended a 24-year wait to secure a spot in the 2026 World Cup.

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Global protests condemning Israel’s new death penalty law for Palestinians

Protesters are condemning Israel's new bill that makes the death penalty the default punishment for some Palestinians.

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Al-Sharaa says Syria to stay out of war on Iran unless attacked

'14 years of war is enough for Syria': Ahmed al-Sharaa says Syria will remain outside the US-Israeli war on Iran.

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Iran war live: Trump says conflict to end in 2-3 weeks; Kuwait airport hit

US-Israeli strikes continue across Iran, hitting pharmaceutical companies and steel plants in Isfahan and Farokhshar.

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Bosnia fans celebrate as team qualifies for World Cup, knocking Italy out

Supporters celebrated as Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Italy in a penalty shootout to secure a spot in the 2026 World Cup.

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Emergency workers search for victims of Israeli airstrikes on Beirut

Emergency workers searched through rubble in Beirut after Israeli airstrikes hit the Jnah neighbourhood.

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‘A law of death that only applies to Palestinians’

Protesters demanded UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer act, not just condemn, Israel’s death penalty law for Palestinians.

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Judge temporarily halts Trump’s $400m White House ballroom project

District Judge Richard Leon says construction has to stop until Congress provides statutory authorisation.

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Trump tells allies ‘get your own oil’, says Iran war could end in 2-3 weeks

Under pressure as domestic petrol prices soar, US president says no deal needed to end war on Iran.

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Iran war live: Trump says deal ‘irrelevant’; steel plants in Isfahan hit

US-Israeli strikes continue across Iran, hitting pharmaceutical companies and steel plants in Isfahan and Farokhshar.

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DR Congo beat Jamaica to reach World Cup via intercontinental finals

Former Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe scores in extra time as DR Congo beat Jamaica 1-0 in qualifying playoff.

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Trump says US will be leaving Iran in two to three weeks

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump says US could leave Iran “in two or three weeks."

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Pope Leo urges Trump to end war on Iran

Pope Leo XIV has urged US President Donald Trump to find an “off-ramp” from the US and Israel’s war on Iran.

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After Strait of Hormuz opens, turmoil would still last months, analysts say

Effective shutdown of key waterway could lead to permanent changes in how shipping industry does business.

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US exempts Gulf of Mexico oil drillers from endangered species protections

The Trump administration says protections would diminish US energy competitiveness amid the ongoing war on Iran.

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