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  • BBC joins Gazan girl, 2, in Jordan on journey to life-saving treatment

    BBC joins Gazan girl, 2, in Jordan on journey to life-saving treatment

    Two-year-old Palestinian Habiba al-Askari suffers from a rare disease that has cut off the blood supply to her limbs. Doctors treating her said she needed to be evacuated to a hospital outside of Gaza to save her life, and some of her limbs. Jordan has been trying to get Israeli permission to evacuate her for…

  • Rebels declare ceasefire in DR Congo for ‘humanitarian reasons’

    Rebels declare ceasefire in DR Congo for ‘humanitarian reasons’

    The alliance of rebel groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have declared a humanitarian ceasefire starting on Tuesday. In a statement, the group – which includes the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels – cited “humanitarian reasons” for the ceasefire, after it has been capturing territory in eastern parts of the country. The UN said at least…

  • Israeli hostage’s family demand answers over fate of his wife and children

    Israeli hostage’s family demand answers over fate of his wife and children

    Reuters Israeli hostage Yarden Bibas embraces loved ones after being released by Hamas The family of an Israeli hostage freed over the weekend have made a plea for information over the fate of his wife and children. Yarden Bibas, 34, was released on Saturday along with two other hostages being held by Hamas in exchange…

  • Trump tariffs: Who is winning the cold war on trade

    Trump tariffs: Who is winning the cold war on trade

    Watch: ‘I’m getting angry and anti-American’ – Canadians on tariff threat President Donald Trump has suspended for 30 days the hefty tariffs on Mexico and Canada that he threatened after last-minute negotiations with the two US neighbours. He can point to concessions on border and crime enforcement as a victory. But Canada’s Justin Trudeau and…

  • El Salvador offers to take in US criminals and migrants

    El Salvador offers to take in US criminals and migrants

    Reuters Marco Rubio met El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele at his residence at Lake Coatepeque El Salvador has offered to take in “dangerous criminals” held in American jails – including those with US citizenship, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says. After meeting President Nayib Bukele on a visit to the Central American country, Rubio…

  • India faces outbreak of creeping paralysis

    India faces outbreak of creeping paralysis

    Getty Images There have been previous outbreaks of GBS in India – in 2019 at least one child died in the north of the country (file photo) Last month, a school teacher in the western Indian city of Pune found her six-year-old son upset about homework. “I had erased some words and asked him to…

  • Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada and Mexico but not on China

    Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada and Mexico but not on China

    Watch: ‘I’m getting angry and anti-American’ – Canadians decry tariff threat President Donald Trump has agreed to hold off imposing 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30 days, pulling the North American neighbours back from the brink of a potentially damaging trade war. After last-minute calls with Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed…

  • Trump says sovereign wealth fund could buy TikTok

    Trump says sovereign wealth fund could buy TikTok

    US President Donald Trump has taken the first step towards setting up a sovereign wealth fund for the United States, and suggested that it could end up buying TikTok. The president signed an executive order on Monday, to kickstart the process, saying the fund would soon be “one of the biggest”. More than 90 countries…

  • Oscar talk is ‘overwhelming and amazing’

    Oscar talk is ‘overwhelming and amazing’

    Lizo Mzimba Entertainment Correspondent Universal Mikey Madison and Mark Eydelshteyn star in Anora In many ways Anora feels like a fairy tale. Except that the film’s title character – Ani to her friends – is a stripper and occasional sex worker. And her Prince Charming is the spoiled son of a Russian oligarch. When he…

  • Queensland floods devastation ‘incredible’, state premier says

    Queensland floods devastation ‘incredible’, state premier says

    Flooding in Australia has inflicted “incredible” devastation on communities across northern Queensland, the state’s premier has said, even though conditions are easing faster than predicted. Thousands of residents who evacuated from their homes are set to return on Tuesday but it is feared hundreds of homes and businesses have been inundated. “It’s a disaster that’s…

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