1,373 Gaza aid seekers killed since late May

The UN human rights office said yesterday that 1,373 Palestinians have been killed while waiting for aid in the shortage-stricken Gaza Strip since late May, most of them by the Israeli military.

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Trump increases tariff on Canada to 35% from 25%

US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order increasing tariffs on Canadian goods to 35% from 25% on all products not covered by the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, the White House said.

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Death toll from Thursday's Russian attack on Kyiv rises to 26: Ukraine

It also said 159 people were wounded in Thursday's strikes, including 16 children

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Russia's actions in Ukraine 'disgusting': Trump

Washington has given Moscow until the end of next week to cease hostilities in Ukraine, under threat of severe economic sanctions

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Thailand welcomes 19% US tariff as 'major success'

Trump ordered stiff tariffs on dozens of trading partners in an effort to reshape global trade in favour of the US economy

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Trump to build ballroom at White House

President Donald Trump plans to build a ballroom at the White House as he pushes forward with remodeling the US executive mansion, his spokeswoman said Thursday

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EXTREME RAIN, Floods / Death toll in north China rises to 60

Extreme weather killed at least 60 people in northern China over the past week, with 31 deaths in an elderly care home in Beijing’s hilly Miyun district in one of the deadliest floods to have hit the Chinese capital in years.

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War of words escalates between US, Russia

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev yesterday told US President Donald Trump to remember that Moscow possessed Soviet-era nuclear strike capabilities of last resort after Trump told Medvedev to “watch his words”.

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Pacific tsunami warnings lifted

Countries across Pacific rim lifted tsunami warnings earlier yesterday, allowing millions of evacuees to return home.

OCCUPIED WEST BANK VILLAGE of Susiya / Israeli settlers cut off water, power sources

Palestinians in the village of Susiya in the Israeli-occupied West Bank thought life could not get worse as Jewish settlers were attacking them repeatedly and ripping apart their precious olive groves.

Push for ‘regime change’ in Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday urged his allies to bring about “regime change” in Russia, hours after a Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv killed eight people including a six-year-old boy.

Pakistan says it wins US tariff deal

The United States and Pakistan hailed a trade deal on Thursday that Islamabad said would lead to lower tariffs and increased investment, but without specifying the level of tariff to be levied on Pakistani exports.

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Trump punishes Brazil with tariffs, sanctions

President Donald Trump ordered massive tariffs on Brazil Wednesday and sanctions against the judge overseeing a trial of his far-right ally Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of attempting a coup in Latin America's biggest economy.

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Trump to build ballroom at White House

President Donald Trump plans to build a ballroom at the White House as he pushes forward with remodeling the US executive mansion, his spokeswoman said Thursday

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Gaza aid delivery is ‘far from sufficient’: UN

The United Nations’ humanitarian agency has said that the conditions for delivering aid into Gaza were “far from sufficient” to meet the immense needs of its “desperate, hungry people”.

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Tehran dams may run dry within months

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned yesterday that dams supplying the capital could run dry within months unless water consumption was curbed.

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Buddhist gem collection returns to India after 127 years

A collection of hundreds of jewels linked to Buddha’s remains has returned to India after 127 years following an auction planned for earlier this year that drew threats of legal action from the government in Delhi.

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UN sounds alarm on SE Asia scam centre surge

Human trafficking for forced criminal activity is growing at an alarming rate, with hundreds of thousands of people trapped in online scamming centres across Southeast Asia, the United Nations said Wednesday.

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Lithuanian PM resigns amid corruption probe

Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas resigned yesterday amid an ongoing investigation into potential financial crimes by firms linked to him.

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Push for ‘regime change’ in Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday urged his allies to bring about “regime change” in Russia, hours after a Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv killed eight people including a six-year-old boy.

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Modi faces opposition fury after Trump threat

Indian opposition parties yesterday criticised the government, describing US President Donald Trump’s threat of a 25 percent tariff as a diplomatic failure for New Delhi, while the rupee currency tumbled and equity indexes slid in response to the news.

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