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Trump to speak to Russian, Ukrainian leaders on Monday

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would speak to the presidents of Russia and Ukraine on Monday following talks between the two sides at which a Ukrainian official said Moscow’s negotiators voiced new demands before a ceasefire could be agreed.

May 18, 2025 8:39 am
 

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Severe storms kill at least 25 in Kentucky and Missouri

An unstable spring weather system spawned tornadoes overnight in the U.S. Midwest and Ohio River Valley, killing at least 25 people in Kentucky and Missouri and causing widespread damage to homes and property, state and local officials said on Saturday.

May 18, 2025 7:32 am
 

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Israeli assault kills hundreds in 72 hours

Israel and Hamas resumed ceasefire talks on Saturday in Qatar, both sides said, even as Israeli forces ramped up a bombing campaign that has killed hundreds of people over 72 hours, and mobilised for a massive new ground assault.

May 18, 2025 6:19 am
 

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Nine reported killed in Russian strike on civilian bus in Ukraine

Nine people have been killed in a Russian drone strike on a passenger bus in north-eastern Ukraine, local officials say.

May 17, 2025 5:57 pm
 

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Lammy says UK, US working to ensure enduring India-Pakistan ceasefire, dialogue

Britain is working with the U.S. to ensure a ceasefire between India and Pakistan endures and that “confidence-building measures” and dialogue take place, foreign minister David Lammy said on Saturday.

May 17, 2025 3:02 pm
 

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Swedish PM says jailed reporter on his way home

Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who was jailed in March in Turkey on terrorism and insult charges, is on his way home, Sweden’s Prime Minister said on Friday.

May 17, 2025 1:33 pm
 

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U.S. developing plan to move 1 million Palestinians to Libya

The Trump administration is working on a plan to permanently relocate as much as one million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya, NBC News reported on Friday, citing five people with knowledge of the matter.

May 17, 2025 12:18 pm
 

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Israel blasts UN aid chief

Israel on Friday blasted the United Nations aid chief for asking the U.N. Security Council if it would act to “prevent genocide” in the Gaza Strip, where experts say famine looms after Israel blocked aid deliveries to the Palestinian enclave 75 days ago.

May 17, 2025 11:32 am
 

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Bird flu in top chicken exporter triggers trade bans

Brazil, the world’s largest chicken exporter, confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a poultry farm on Friday, triggering a country-wide trade ban from China and state-wide restrictions for other major consumers.
The outbreak in southern Brazil was identified at a farm supplying Vibra Foods, a Brazilian operation backed by Tyson Foods, according to two people familiar with the matter.

May 17, 2025 10:37 am
 

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Fear and anger in France's crypto community after spate of kidnappings

After watching frightening images of a prominent French crypto boss’ daughter being attacked on a Paris street during a botched kidnapping, crypto executive Alexandre Aimonino finds solace in the changes he has made to his daily routine.

May 17, 2025 9:35 am
 

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Deadly Israeli strikes pound Gaza

Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed more than 250 people since Thursday morning, local health authorities said on Friday, one of the deadliest phases of bombardment since a truce collapsed in March, with a new ground offensive expected soon.

May 17, 2025 8:39 am
 

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US aid cuts leave food mouldering in storage

Food rations that could supply 3.5 million people for a month are mouldering in warehouses around the world because of U.S. aid cuts and risk becoming unusable, according to five people familiar with the situation.

May 17, 2025 7:36 am

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