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Israeli strike on Gaza residential building kills 29, medics say
Reuters Dozens of people were also wounded in the strike on a multi-storey building in Gaza City’s Shejaiya neighbourhood At least 29 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a multi-storey residential building in the east of Gaza City, a local hospital says. The Hamas-run Civil Defence agency said warplanes targeted the…
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King Charles gives speech to Italy’s parliament
Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent Watch: Moment the King delivers speech in Italian King Charles has warned of the need for democracies such as the UK and Italy to stand together in such troubled international times, as he became the first UK monarch to address both houses of the Italian Parliament. The King received a long…
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Germany’s Merz seals government deal bringing end to months of stalemate
Germany’s conservatives under Friedrich Merz have reached a deal with the Social Democrats to govern Europe’s biggest economy, five months after the previous government collapsed. Merz, 69, said their agreement sent “a strong and clear signal” to Germans and the EU that Germany “will get a strong government capable of action”. The two sides have…
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Trump tariffs spark US government debt sell-off
Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Confidence in the US economy is plummeting as investors dumped government debt amid growing concerns over the impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs. On Wednesday, the yield – or interest rate – on US bonds spiked sharply to touch the highest level since February at 4.5%. The government…
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Despair as death toll rises
Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Dominican Republic: Search for survivors continues after nightclub roof collapse Hundreds of rescue workers in the Dominican Republic have been searching through the night for survivors of a roof collapse at a nightclub in the capital, Santo Domingo. At least 113 people died and more than 150 were injured in the…
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China urges unity against ‘trade tyranny’
BBC Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports are crippling for major Chinese exporters like the fast-fashion giant Shein China has called for the world to unite against Trump’s tariffs as the country’s exporters reel from crippling new US levies that have risen to 104%. “Global unity can triumph over trade tyranny,” declared an editorial in the…
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Three Americans jailed for life in prison repatriated
Three Americans convicted for their role in a failed coup in Democratic Republic of Congo last year have been sent home to the US to serve the rest of their jail terms. The three were originally sentenced to death by a military court before their sentences were commuted to life in prison last week. US…
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Commerce minister’s dig at Indian start-ups sparks debate
Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai Getty Images India’s commerce minister said Indian start-ups are still focused on consumer products like ice creams India’s Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal’s recent comments about the country’s start-up ecosystem have sparked a massive debate on social media and evoked strong reactions from some entrepreneurs. At the second edition of Startup…
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Fire in Hebei nursing home kills 20 people
Twenty people have been killed in a fire at a nursing home in north-east China, state media report. The blaze in Chengde city, Hebei province, broke out on Tuesday night local time and was extinguished in about two hours. Nineteen people survived the fire and were taken to hospital for observation, reports say. Authorities are…
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Trump’s tariffs are a blow for Vietnam’s economic ambitions
Jonathan Head South East Asia correspondent Getty Images Trump’s tariffs are a blow for countries like Vietnam that rely heavily on exports US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs targeting most of the world are now in effect – and outside China, no other region has been hit as hard as South East Asia. Near the…