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Israeli jets hit Gaza as fighting escalates after hunger striker death

Israeli jets hit targets across the Gaza Strip, in response to rocket barrages fired by militant groups earlier in the day following the death of a Palestinian hunger striker in Israeli custody.

May 3, 2023 11:27 am
 

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US to temporarily send 1,500 troops to Mexico border

President Joe Biden’s administration will temporarily send 1,500 additional troops to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border, the Pentagon said.

May 3, 2023 10:37 am
 

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Sudan's warring generals extend theoretical truce but keep fighting

Sudan’s warring military factions agreed to a new and longer seven-day ceasefire from Thursday, neighbour and mediator South Sudan said, even as more air strikes and shooting in the Khartoum capital region undercut their latest supposed truce.

May 3, 2023 9:32 am
 

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Ex-Minneapolis officer found guilty of aiding in George Floyd killing

Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao was found guilty of aiding and abetting in the 2020 killing of George Floyd.

May 3, 2023 8:40 am
 

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E. Jean Carroll called minutes after Trump allegedly raped her, friend testifies

A friend of E. Jean Carroll backed up the writer’s account of being raped by Donald Trump, testifying during a civil trial that she received a phone call about the alleged attack minutes after it occurred.

May 3, 2023 7:37 am
 

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Ukrainian farmer comes up with novel way to demine his fields

A Ukrainian farmer has come up with a novel way to remove mines left in his fields after Russia’s invasion he’s kitted out his tractor with protective panels stripped from Russian tanks and operates it by remote control.

May 3, 2023 6:30 am
 

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Ukrainian defenders oust Russian forces from some positions in Bakhmut: Ukraine general

Ukrainian units have ousted Russian forces from some positions in Bakhmut amid fierce battles, a top Ukrainian general said on Monday.

May 2, 2023 5:07 pm
 

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China's exit bans multiply as political control tightens under Xi

China is increasingly barring people from leaving the country, including foreign executives, a jarring message as the authorities say the country is open for business after three years of tight COVID-19 restrictions.

May 2, 2023 2:20 pm
 

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Trump should be able to talk about evidence in hush money case -court filing

Donald Trump should be able to talk about the evidence in the criminal case against him over a hush payment to a porn star, especially with others free to do so, his lawyers said in a court filing on Monday.

May 2, 2023 12:01 pm
 

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Sudan conflict could prompt 800,000 people to flee, UN says

The United Nations warned on Monday that the conflict in Sudan could force 800,000 people to flee the country as battles between rival military factions persisted in the capital despite a supposed ceasefire.

May 2, 2023 11:18 am
 

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Biden calls for meeting as US to run short of cash June 1

The U.S. Treasury warned on Monday that it could run short of cash to pay all of the government’s bills as soon as June without a debt limit increase, prompting President Joe Biden to summon the top four congressional leaders to the White House to try to avert a fiscal crisis.

May 2, 2023 10:40 am
 

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UN says Taliban envoy can meet Pakistan, China ministers next week

A U.N. Security Council committee on Monday agreed to allow the Taliban administration’s foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to travel to Pakistan from Afghanistan next week to meet with the foreign ministers of Pakistan and China, diplomats said.

May 2, 2023 9:28 am

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