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Eight Israeli soldiers killed as fighting continues in Rafah

Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in the southern Gaza Strip, the military said.

June 16, 2024 1:36 pm
 

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Princess of Wales, waves to crowds in first public appearance since cancer diagnosis

Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, waved to crowds and smiled broadly from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after watching a military parade, making her first public appearance this year as she undergoes treatment for cancer.

June 16, 2024 12:05 pm
 

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Trump visits Detroit church in bid to court Black voters

Donald Trump ventured where few Republican presidential candidates tread – the city of Detroit, attending a community forum as part of a push to peel Black voters from President Joe Biden ahead of November’s election.

June 16, 2024 11:59 am
 

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World leaders join Ukraine summit in test of Kyiv's peace push

World leaders gathered at a Swiss Alpine resort to seek broader consensus for Ukraine’s peace proposals at a summit shunned by China and dismissed as a waste of time by Russia, which pushed its own rival ceasefire plans from afar.

June 16, 2024 9:11 am
 

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US attack sub, Canada navy patrol ship arrive in Cuba on heels of Russian warships

A Canadian navy patrol ship sailed into Havana.

June 15, 2024 5:31 pm
 

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World leaders join Ukraine summit in test of Kyiv's diplomatic clout

World leaders gather in Switzerland on Saturday for a summit aimed at pressuring Russia to end its war in Ukraine, but the absence of powerful allies of Moscow such as China will blunt its potential impact.

June 15, 2024 3:34 pm
 

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Israeli jets strike targets in Lebanon after missile barrage hits northern areas

Israeli jets and artillery hit targets in southern Lebanon on Friday after dozens of missiles were launched towards northern Israel, the military said as an escalation in cross-border strikes continued for a third day.

June 15, 2024 2:19 pm
 

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US imposes sanctions on Israeli group that attacked Gaza aid

Washington imposed sanctions on an Israeli group for attacking humanitarian aid convoys bound for starving civilians in Gaza, U.S. officials told Reuters, in the latest move targeting actors Washington believes threaten the prospects for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

June 15, 2024 12:32 pm
 

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US Supreme Court rejects federal ban on gun 'bump stocks'

The U.S. Supreme Court declared unlawful a federal ban on “bump stock” devices that enable semiautomatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns, rejecting yet another firearms restriction – this time one enacted under Republican former President Donald Trump.

June 15, 2024 10:25 am
 

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Moderna says next generation COVID vaccine meets trial goal

Moderna (MRNA.O), opens new tab said on Thursday its next-generation COVID-19 vaccine candidate showed it was not inferior in efficacy compared to its approved shot in a late-stage study.

June 15, 2024 9:08 am
 

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Abortion pill still under legal threat despite US Supreme Court ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Thursday keeping the abortion drug mifepristone on the market with no new restrictions ends one chapter of the legal fight over the drug, but efforts by abortion opponents to restrict its use may not be over.

June 14, 2024 1:22 pm
 

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G7 agrees on loan deal to support Ukraine with Russian assets

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies agreed an outline deal to provide $50 billion of loans for Ukraine using interest from Russian sovereign assets frozen after Moscow invaded its neighbour in 2022.

June 14, 2024 8:20 am

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