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EU to vote on Trump tariff deal -- but eyes rest of world

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Brussels and Washington clinched the deal last summer that had set tariffs at 15 percent for most EU goods.
16 hours ago
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At least 28 civilians killed in Sudan drone strikes: health...

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One strike hit a market in North Darfur state's Saraf Omra town on Wednesday, killing "22 people, including an infant, and injuring 17 more," one health worker at the local clinic told AFP.
18 hours ago
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Nepal report into deadly uprising recommends prosecuting ex-...

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At least 77 people were killed in the anti-corruption youth uprising on September 8 and 9, which began over a brief social media ban, but tapped into longstanding fury over economic hardship.
19 hours ago
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War in the Middle East: latest developments

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Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war on Thursday:
19 hours ago
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Israel strikes Iran as Trump says Tehran wants deal to end w...

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The conflict has mushroomed to draw in nations around the Middle East, sending energy markets into a tailspin and threatening to torpedo the global economy.
20 hours ago
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Middle East war: global economic fallout

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Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war:
21 hours ago
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Hezbollah rejects truce talks as Israel presses Lebanon stri...

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Israel, which occupied southern Lebanon for around two decades until 2000, has kept up strikes on its northern neighbour and sent ground troops to take control of a strip up to the Litani River, around 30 kilometres (20 miles) from the border.
21 hours ago
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US jury finds Meta, YouTube liable in social media addiction...

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The verdict hands plaintiffs in more than a thousand similar pending cases significant leverage -- and signals to the broader tech industry that juries are prepared to hold social media companies accountable for the mental health toll of their design choices.
21 hours ago
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China says 'glimmer of hope' on Iran war talks

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The White House has warned that US President Donald Trump is ready to "unleash hell" if Iran does not accept a peace plan to end the war, but Tehran insisted it will not negotiate.
22 hours ago
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Iran says 'no negotiations' as US warns to accept 15-point d...

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The ramped-up rhetoric dashed hopes of any imminent de-escalation as violence on the ground showed no sign of abating, with Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Saudi Arabia all coming under fire.
22 hours ago