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Turned back from Gaza, aid shipments languish in warehouses, on roadsides

Boxes of Gaza-bound aid turned back by Israel on Sunday languished atop a truck and flatbed trailer parked metres from its border with Egypt, as exasperated drivers and U.N. officials criticised delays in sending food and medicine to the enclave.

August 15, 2025 7:24 am
 

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Trump: Journalists should be allowed into Gaza

– President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would like to see journalists gain access to Gaza to see humanitarian efforts.

August 15, 2025 6:35 am
 

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Melania Trump threatens to sue Hunter Biden for $1bn over Epstein claim

First Lady Melania Trump is threatening to sue Hunter Biden for more than one billion dollars, after he claimed she was introduced to her husband by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

August 15, 2025 6:00 am
 

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Russia says it struck Ukrainian missile plants

Russia’s defence ministry said on Thursday that its forces had struck a number of Ukrainian missile plants, weapons design bureaus and rocket fuel productions enterprises with missiles and drones in July.

August 14, 2025 5:49 pm
 

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Trump threatens 'severe consequences' if Putin blocks Ukraine peace

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened “severe consequences” if Russia’s Vladimir Putin does not agree to peace in Ukraine but also said on Wednesday that a meeting between them could swiftly be followed by a second that would include the leader of Ukraine.

August 14, 2025 2:04 pm
 

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Costa Rica to start building massive El Salvador-inspired prison

Costa Rica will begin construction this year on a new maximum-security prison inspired by the El Salvador mega-prison at the center of that country’s crackdown on crime, Costa Rica’s Justice Minister Gerald Campos said on Wednesday.

August 14, 2025 12:40 pm
 

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More than 140 people report crimes to Al Fayed investigation

The Metropolitan Police says 146 people have now come forward to report a crime in their investigation into former Harrods boss Mohammed Al Fayed.

August 14, 2025 11:59 am
 

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Israel pounds Gaza City, 123 dead in last 24 hours

Israel’s military pounded Gaza City on Wednesday prior to a planned takeover, with another 123 people killed in the last day according to the Gaza health ministry, while militant group Hamas held further talks with Egyptian mediators.

August 14, 2025 10:19 am
 

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Migrants apprehended in marijuana farm raids recount living nightmare

Yahir remembers growing up in Mexico without a bed or a stove. He didn’t own a pair of shoes until he was 10, and in the mid-1990s — when he was 13 — he crossed with a group illegally into the U.S. in search of work.

August 14, 2025 9:37 am
 

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Trump threatens 'severe consequences' if Putin blocks Ukraine peace

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened “severe consequences” if Russia’s Vladimir Putin blocked peace in Ukraine but also said on Wednesday that a meeting between the pair could swiftly be followed by a second that included the leader of Ukraine.

August 14, 2025 7:45 am
 

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Homeless who refuse to cooperate with Trump crackdown may go to jail

Homeless people in Washington, D.C., could face jail time if they do not comply with President Donald Trump’s efforts to crack down on crime and rid the U.S. capital of homeless encampments, the White House said on Tuesday.

August 13, 2025 4:45 pm
 

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Guatemala sentences officials over 2017 shelter fire that killed 41 girls

A Guatemalan court on Tuesday sentenced six people to prison terms ranging from six to 25 years for their roles in a 2017 fire that killed 41 girls at a state-run youth shelter.

August 13, 2025 4:02 pm

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