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Israeli strike in Gaza kills three journalists, first responders say

Another eight Palestinians were killed by Israeli artillery and gunfire across Gaza on Wednesday, according to medics.

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US to transfer Islamic State prisoners from Syria to Iraq

The move comes as Syrian government forces take control of north-eastern areas where Kurdish-led forces have long controlled.

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Supreme Court sceptical of Trump firing of central bank governor Lisa Cook

One conservative justice warned that the White House interpretation of the law could "shatter" Federal Reserve independence.

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Taylor Swift makes history as she joins Songwriters Hall of Fame

The US pop superstar is among nine songwriters who have been inducted into the 2026 class.

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Blake Lively called Justin Baldoni 'a clown' in text messages

Newly unsealed court documents show Lively criticising the It Ends With Us director.

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Life of veteran Ugandan opposition leader in danger, wife says

Kizza Besigye's wife has been to visit him at Luzira Prison and says he is extremely weak.

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Israel postpones demolition of Palestinian children's football pitch

An international campaign to save the pitch in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem appears to have forced the authorities to reconsider.

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Oldest cave painting of red claw hand could rewrite human creativity timeline

A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say.

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Japan restarts world's largest nuclear plant as Fukushima memories loom large

Japan restarts a reactor at the world's largest nuclear plant nearly 15 years after the Fukushima meltdown.

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Could US Congress stop Trump from taking over Greenland?

Some of the president's fellow Republicans oppose him - but it's not clear if they would join Democrats to block a takeover of the island.

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Israeli PM Netanyahu agrees to join Trump's Board of Peace

Israel is the latest country to publicly accept an invitation to a new international organisation that many fear may be designed to supplant the UN.

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Photos leaked to BBC show faces of hundreds killed in Iran's brutal protest crackdown

The images from one mortuary in Tehran were shown to families who went to identify their loved ones.

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Japan restarts world's largest nuclear plant

Japan restars a reactor at the world's largest nuclear plant nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster.

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Air India crash plane had record of safety defects, campaigners claim

Campaigners say they have evidence the plane had previously suffered a series of technical failures, including a fire.

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Nigeria police confirm mass church abductions after previous denial

More than 160 people were reportedly taken from three churches in the northern Kaduna state.

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