France shuts Israeli weapons booths at Paris Air Show

French authorities sealed off Israeli weapons industry booths amid the conflicts in Iran and Gaza, a move that Israel condemned as "outrageous".

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Judge extends pause on Trump bid to block Harvard foreign students

A judge has extended a restraining order pausing Donald Trump's ban on Harvard bringing in and hosting foreign students as part of the US president's escalating campaign against the elite university.

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Survival and loss in Air India plane disaster

One man on board the plane, which was carrying 242 passengers and crew, miraculously survived the fiery crash on Thursday afternoon.

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Niger jails two radio journalists for 'plotting'

Niger on Friday jailed two journalists who were part of a trio detained in early May for plotting against state authority, their employer told AFP.

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Second officer arrested over Kenya custody death

A second officer has been arrested in connection with the death of a teacher in custody in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.

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Iran fires back at Israel after onslaught targets nuclear facilities

Iran struck Israel early Saturday with barrages of missiles after a massive onslaught targeted the Islamic Republic's nuclear and military facilities, and killed several top generals.

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Donald Trump tells Iran to make deal or face 'more brutal' attacks

Trump urged Iran Friday to make a deal or face "even more brutal" attacks by Israel, as Washington said it was helping its key ally defend itself against Iranian retaliation.

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Israel targets Iran's military capabilities

Israel targeted Iran's air defences and missile launchers on Saturday as it pressed its bid to dismantle its arch-foe's military capabilities, after a night of mutual attacks.

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Death toll in India plane crash rises to at least 279

Death toll from Air India plane crash rises to 279, including 38 people killed on the ground, officials say; only one person survived Thursday's crash, making it one of the worst aviation disasters.

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Minnesota lawmaker shot dead, another wounded in targeted attack

Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman, a Democrat, and her husband shot dead at their home, manhunt underway for the gunman who was impersonating a police officer, authorities say.

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Israel army says had intel Iran nuclear programme nearing 'point of no return'

The Israeli military said on Friday that the intelligence it had gathered showed Iran was approaching the "point of no return" on its nuclear programme.

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Pakistan 'strongly condemns' Israeli strikes on Iran

Pakistan, the only Islamic country with nuclear weapons, "strongly condemned" on Friday a wave of Israeli strikes on its neighbour Iran.

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Air India flight makes emergency landing after bomb threat

An Air India flight from Thailand's Phuket island to New Delhi was forced to make an emergency landing Friday shortly after takeoff because of an onboard bomb threat.

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Israel pounds Iran, Tehran vows vengeance

Israel pounded Iran in a series of air raids on Friday, striking 100 targets including Tehran's nuclear and military sites, and killing the armed forces' chief of staff.

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Judge blocks Trump's use of National Guard in protest-hit Los Angeles

Trump slammed a judge's "extraordinary intrusion" on presidential powers after he ruled that the decision to send California National Guard to protest-hit Los Angeles was "illegal."

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Ivory Coast opposition weighs next move ahead of presidential vote

Ivory Coast's opposition is weighing its options after four of its top figures were excluded from the October 25 presidential race.

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Air India plane crash survivor recounts miracle escape

Ramesh -- who was in seat 11A according to media reports -- was the only one aboard the plane not to be killed, with at least 24 others killed on the ground.

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Trump tells Iran to make deal or face 'more brutal' attacks

US President Donald Trump urged Iran to make a deal or face "even more brutal" attacks while keeping the door open for negotiations after Israel's deadly strike.

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Spurs set to name Brentford boss Frank as new head coach

Tottenham have reached an agreement with Premier League rivals Brentford to make Thomas Frank their head coach following the sacking of Ange Postecoglou.

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Kenya police watchdog says 20 deaths in custody in four months

This follows the death in police custody last week of 31-year-old teacher Albert Ojwang.

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122 million forcibly displaced worldwide 'untenably high': UN

The number of people forcibly displaced from their homes worldwide has dropped slightly from a record high but remains "untenably high", the United Nations says.

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Burundi ruling party wins all seats in legislative vote

Burundi's veteran ruling party won every seat in last week's parliamentary elections, the electoral commission said Wednesday.

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Search resumes after floods kill 49 in South Africa

Torrential rains and freezing temperatures struck the largely rural and underdeveloped Eastern Cape on Monday, causing major flooding that submerged houses.

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Air India plane crashes with 242 on board

Air India plane with 242 on board crashes shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad en route to UK’s Gatwick airport; no fatalities reported so far, officials confirm.

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Flames and smoke in aftermath of Air India crash

Air India's flight 171 -- a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for London's Gatwick Airport, crashed shortly after takeoff, officials said.

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Air India plane crash: What we know so far

The Air India plane smashed into a building in a crowded residential area of Ahmedabad, a city home to about eight million people.

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Real Madrid 'only' team I'd have left Liverpool for, says Alexander-Arnold

New Real Madrid signing Trent Alexander-Arnold said he joined the "only" team he would have considered leaving Liverpool for, at his presentation on Thursday.

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One survivor after London-bound plane with 242 on board crashes in India

There were 242 people aboard, including two pilots and 10 cabin crew.

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Against all odds: One survivor in Indian plane crash that killed 260

The government opened a formal investigation into the cause of the crash, and rescue teams worked overnight scouring the charred wreckage with sniffer dogs.

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Iran hangs man convicted of killing seven at 2022 protest

Iran executed a man on Wednesday after convicting him of killing seven people, including a 10-year-old boy, during nationwide protests in 2022, the judiciary said.

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Ruto says death in police custody 'unacceptable'

President William Ruto has condemned the death of a man while in police custody, which has sparked widespread anger.

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Harvey Weinstein found guilty of sexual assault

Delivering the verdict of the seven women and five men of the jury on the Haley count, the foreman said: "Guilty."

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EU climate monitor says May 2025 second warmest on record

Global heating continued as the new norm, with last month the second warmest May on record on land and in the oceans, according to the European Union's climate monitoring service.

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Kenyan economy still struggling year after protests

Roughly 40 percent of Kenyans live in poverty, and are increasingly fed up with soaring living costs, a limited job market and depressingly regular corruption scandals.

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Former student kills 10 in Austrian high school shooting

According to police, the alleged perpetrator was an Austrian from the Graz region who used two legally owned weapons.

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Musk regrets some of his Trump criticisms, says they 'went too far'

Elon Musk, the world's richest person and Donald Trump's former advisor, said Wednesday he regretted some of his recent criticisms of the US president, after the pair's public falling-out last week.

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49 killed in South African flooding, children missing

Three other learners had been found alive.

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MSF shuts S.Sudan hospital after attacks

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) forced to shut a hospital in South Sudan after violent looting, leaving a remote and conflict-plagued county without a major health facility.

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Several dead after gunfire in Austrian school

Several people, including a student attacker, dead in a school shooting incident in Austria, police say; other students and teachers sustained serious injuries.

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Man City sign Cherki in time for Club World Cup

Manchester City have completed the signing of French international Rayan Cherki from Lyon, in time to beat the deadline to register new players for the start of the Club World Cup.

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