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Argentina officially withdraws from World Health Organization, following US
Argentinian President Javier Milei has criticised the global health body for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Iran expert says Trump's 'war of choice' has morphed into a 'war of necessity'
With the Strait of Hormuz blocked, policy expert Karim Sadjadpour says the war in Iran is becoming increasingly complicated: "I don't think President Trump ... understood what he was getting into."
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A Trump official quits over the Iran war and Israel kills 2 top Iranian commanders
Israel says it killed Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani. Iran has yet to confirm but it would be the highest-profile killings since the targeting of Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Pakistan denies hospital strike in Afghanistan as death toll hits 400
Pakistani minister 'strongly rejects' Afghan government's accusation, saying his country only targets military sites.
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Tipster claims to have seen ‘grave-like plots’ at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch
Member of the public shares photos with lawmakers, speculating they are dug-up burial sites, emails show.
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Trump says US does not ‘need’ Strait of Hormuz help, despite appeal
US president strikes defiant tone as allies reject joining coalition, does not name countries he says 'on their way'.
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Who was Ali Larijani, Iran’s powerful insider?
Iran has confirmed that security chief Ali Larijani has been killed.
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FIFA rejects Iran’s request to move World Cup matches from US to Mexico
The 2026 World Cup matches will be played as per schedule announced last year, the football organisation says.
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Rubio says Cuba needs to ‘get new people in charge’ as US ratchets pressure
Washington continues to block fuel to island nation, as Trump floats 'doing something with Cuba very soon'.
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Diners witness drone interception attempt overhead in Baghdad
Diners at a restaurant in Baghdad witnessed the moment a C-RAM air defence system attempted to intercept a drone.
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Colombia’s Petro accuses Ecuador of bombing near border
Leaders of Colombia and Ecuador trade allegations after Gustavo Petro says 27 charred bodies found on country's border.
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Man City vs Real Madrid 1-2 (1-5 on agg): Champions League – as it happened
Follow the build-up, analysis and live text commentary of the game as City try to overturn a 3-0 first-leg defeat.
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Trump lashes out at NATO after countries decline to help in Iran
President Trump says NATO is making "a very foolish mistake" after countries decline to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.
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Afghanistan says at least 400 people are dead in Kabul after Pakistan airstrike
Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of hitting a hospital in an airstrike that killed hundreds and wounded hundreds more. Pakistan claims its target was a military installation
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Human rights advocates: War with Iran could spark new age of nuclear proliferation
Could the war with Iran lead to a world with more nuclear weapons, not less? Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Zeid Raad Al Hussein, about a potential new age of nuclear proliferation.