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Freed Gaza flotilla activists allege Israeli abuse including rape

Activists released from Israeli custody after being detained on a flotilla trying to bring aid to Gaza were subjected to abuse, organisers said on ​Friday, with several hospitalised with injuries and at least 15 reporting sexual assaults, including rape.

May 23, 2026 8:00 am
 

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US arrests sister of Cuban military conglomerate chief

The United States ‌arrested Adys Lastres Morera, the sister of the executive president of GAESA, a sprawling conglomerate of ​military-run businesses, Secretary of State ​Marco Rubio said on Thursday.

May 22, 2026 5:02 pm
 

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Quad foreign ministers meet in New Delhi on May 26

The U.S., Japan, Australia ​and India will ‌hold a meeting of foreign ministers of ​the ‘Quad’ grouping ​in New Delhi on ⁠May 26, Japan’s ​foreign ministry said ​on Friday.

May 22, 2026 4:25 pm
 

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US consulate opens in Nuuk amid local protests

The U.S. opening of a larger diplomatic hub in Greenland on Thursday was met by demonstrators opposed to President Donald Trump’s ambition for greater ​influence in the Arctic island, while local government ministers shied away from ‌the event.

May 22, 2026 3:05 pm
 

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Man before court accused of AK-47 threat to mosque

A man accused of threatening to shoot worshippers at a mosque with an AK-47 assault rifle is before the courts after Muslim leaders warned against rising hate.

May 22, 2026 2:09 pm
 

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US, Iran maintain opposing positions on uranium, Hormuz talks

The U.S. and Iran stuck to opposing stances on Thursday over Tehran’s uranium stockpile and controls on the Strait of Hormuz, although U.S. Secretary of ​State Marco Rubio said there had been “some good signs” in talks.

May 22, 2026 1:15 pm
 

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South Kivu confirms Ebola case amid DRC outbreak

A case of ​Ebola has been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province, hundreds of kilometres from the outbreak’s epicentre, the rebel alliance that controls the ‌area said on Thursday.

May 22, 2026 12:09 pm
 

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US bans Tanzanian police official over alleged rights abuses

Secretary of State ​Marco Rubio ‌on Thursday said ​the U.S. ​was designating Faustine ⁠Jackson ​Mafwele, a ​Tanzanian police official, for alleged ​human ​rights violations.

May 22, 2026 11:48 am
 

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Greek November 17 group leader freed after long jail term

The mastermind of defunct Greek guerilla group November 17, which carried out a 27-year campaign of assassinations, ​has been released from jail, two police sources ‌said on Thursday.

May 22, 2026 10:30 am
 

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US says removal of UN expert Albanese from sanctions list is not a policy change

The ​U.S. decision to remove Francesca Albanese, ‌a U.N. expert on the Palestinian territories, from a list of sanctioned individuals is ​temporary and does not reflect a ​policy change, the State Department said ⁠on Thursday.

May 22, 2026 9:08 am
 

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Bowen to back electrification at UN climate summit

Australia and Turkey have revealed that the global oil crisis will prompt a major focus on electrification at the United Nations climate talks in November.

May 22, 2026 8:16 am
 

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Tehran reviewing latest US response as Trump suggests he can wait

Iran said on Thursday it was reviewing Washington’s latest position on ending the war after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested he was prepared to wait a few days to “get the right answers” ​from Tehran but warned of renewed attacks if it did not agree to a deal.

May 21, 2026 5:08 pm

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