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UN says Gaza needs biggest post-war reconstruction effort since World War II amid truce talks
Reconstruction is made more difficult by the presence of large quantities of unexploded ordnance in the debris that Gaza's Civil Defence agency says triggers "more than 10 explosions every week."
Lawyer describes shock at possible role in Trump’s victory in 2016 US elections
The attorney is seen as a vital building block for the prosecution's case that Trump and his allies schemed to bury unflattering stories in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election.
Tension grows on UCLA campus as police order dispersal of large pro-Palestinian gathering
A large crowd of students, alumni and neighbors gathered on campus steps outside the barricaded area of tents, sitting as they listened and applauded various speakers and joined in pro-Palestinian chants.
Harvey Weinstein faces accuser as judge orders retrial over rape, sexual assault convictions
Weinstein was convicted in New York in 2020 of the rape and sexual assault of ex-actress Mann in 2013, and of forcibly performing oral sex on former production assistant Mimi Haley in 2006.
Judge holds ex-US President Trump in contempt, raises threat of jail and fines him $9,000
The judge's suggestion that he may jail the former president signalled that Trump's already precarious legal standing could further spiral depending on his behaviour during the trial.
13-year-old boy dies in London attack, police arrest ‘sword-wielding’ man
Video footage and photographs posted on social media appeared to show a man on the streets near houses with what looked to be a Samurai-type sword.
Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah ‘with or without a deal’ as cease-fire talks with Hamas…
Netanyahu said Israel would enter Rafah to destroy Hamas’ battalions there “with or without a deal."
Former England cricketer Monty Panesar to be candidate in UK general election
Workers Party of Britain leader George Galloway said Panesar "will be our candidate in Southall", which is a majority Sikh area.
Hamas officials leave Cairo after talks on a cease-fire proposal
The channel, which has close ties with Egyptian security agencies, said a Hamas delegation will return to Cairo with a written response to the cease-fire proposal, without saying when.
Japan’s PM Kishida denies he will step down over his party’s loss in special elections
The loss is seen as a punishment by voters for the governing party's scandal, which erupted last year and has undermined Kishida’s leadership.
Millions of Afghans made Pakistan home to escape war. Now many are hiding to escape deportation
Some 600,000 Afghans have returned home since last October, when the crackdown began, meaning at least a million remain in Pakistan in hiding.
Spain is in suspense waiting for Pedro Sánchez to say whether he will resign or stay in office
Sánchez shocked the country on Thursday, announcing he was taking five days off to think about his future.
India summons Canadian envoy over pro-Khalistan slogans at event addressed by Trudeau
Photos of slain Khalistani supporter Hardeep Singh Nijjar, along with pro-Khalistan posters, were also seen in the backdrop of the meeting.
What is the International Criminal Court and why it has Israeli officials worried
THE HAGUE: Israeli officials sound increasingly concerned that the International Criminal Court could issue arrest warrants for the country's leaders more than six months into the Israel-Hamas war.
The ICC was set up more than a decade…
Gaza war protesters defy Columbia University’s deadline to disband camp or face suspension
Columbia activists defied the 2 p.m. deadline with chants, clapping and drumming from the encampment of more than 300 people.
Likely attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targets a vessel in the Red Sea
The Houthis did not immediately acknowledge any attack there, though suspicion fell on the group
Panama’s leading presidential candidate is a late entry promising a return to better times
Mulino has campaigned with promises to create jobs and stop migration through Panama’s Darien jungle, where more than a half million people trekked last year.
Host Saudi warns of economic fallout from Gaza war at global summit
Hosting international events such as the WEF meeting allows the kingdom to showcase social changes including the reintroduction of cinemas and the lifting of a ban on women driving.
Russian drones set a hotel ablaze in a Ukrainian Black Sea city
KYIV: Russian drones early Sunday struck the Black Sea city of Mykolaiv, setting a hotel ablaze and damaging energy infrastructure, the local Ukrainian governor reported, while ammunition shortages continued to hobble Kyiv's troops in the…