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Man charged with attempted murder over stabbing of two Jewish men in north London
LONDON, May 1 — UK police said today they had charged a 45-year-old man over the stabbing of two Jewish men in north London, the latest in a string of hate attacks. “Essa Suleiman… has been charged with two counts of
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Hokkaido zoo worker arrested for allegedly incinerating wife’s body in animal waste furnace
TOKYO, May 1 — Japanese police arrested a man for allegedly incinerating his dead wife at the zoo where he worked, officials and local media said today, following the discovery of human remains. Police arrested Tatsuya Suzuki yesterday evening on suspicion
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China urges US to keep ties stable, warns Taiwan is ‘biggest risk’ ahead of Trump visit
BEIJING, May 1 — China’s foreign minister on yesterday urged the United States to maintain “stability” between the two powers and warned that Taiwan posed the biggest risk, weeks before President Donald Trump visits Beijing. In a call with US Secretary
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Israeli foreign minister says Gaza-bound flotilla activists to be disembarked in Greece soon
JERUSALEM, May 1— Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said yesterday that activists detained from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla will be disembarked on the Greek coast in the coming hours, reported Anadolu Ajansi. In a statement on the X platform, Saar said
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US wants rest of world to help reopen Hormuz strait that Iran closed after America’s attacks
WASHINGTON, April 30 — The US is pushing for other countries to form an international coalition to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a State Department cable seen by Reuters, as oil prices surged to
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Is Australia’s teen social media ban working? Internal documents reveal early failures
SYDNEY, April 30 — There was “no meaningful shift” away from big tech platforms like TikTok and Instagram in the immediate wake of Australia’s world-leading teen social media ban, government documents obtained by AFP show. Australia in December banned under
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‘Piracy’: Israel intercepts second Global Sumud Flotilla bringing Gaza aid
DOHA, April 30 — Israel has intercepted aid ships bound for Gaza in international waters near Greece, flotilla organisers said on Thursday, decrying the move as an “escalation of Israel’s impunity”. A second flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Palestinians in
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Trump weighs cutting US troops in Germany after Merz’s barb on Iran war
WASHINGTON, April 30 — President Donald Trump, who has criticised Germany and other Nato allies for not sending their navies to help open the Strait of Hormuz, said on Wednesday his administration is looking at reducing the number of US
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‘Day of infamy’: Advocates warn of devastation after US supreme court shatters Americans’ voting rights
WASHINGTON, April 30 — The US Supreme Court’s decision weakening a landmark voting rights law opens the door for Republican lawmakers to dismantle Democratic-held US House districts with majority Black or Latino populations across the South, potentially giving Republicans an
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Ex-FBI director Comey surrenders over ‘8647’ post Trump’s DOJ claims is assassination threat
WASHINGTON, April 30 — Former FBI director James Comey surrendered to authorities in Virginia on Wednesday after being charged with threatening President Donald Trump’s life with a social media post. Comey, an outspoken critic of the US president who faced
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