Israeli missiles strike Gaza hospital, patients evacuated

Separate strikes kill 30, including police head, brothers

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Trump warns no country 'off the hook' on tariffs

Tit-for-tat exchanges have seen US levies imposed on China rise to 145 percent, and Beijing setting a retaliatory 125 percent band on US imports.

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Xi warns protectionism 'leads nowhere' as starts SE Asia tour

Xi's first overseas trip of the year will see him visit Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia

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Russian missile strike kills 34 in Ukraine's Sumy, Kyiv says

Two Russian ballistic missiles slammed into the heart of the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday, killing 34 people and wounding 117 in the deadliest strike on Ukraine this year, officials said.

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Trump says Russian strike on Ukraine 'a horrible thing'

Asked to clarify what he meant by a "mistake," Trump said that "they made a mistake... you're gonna ask them" -- without specifying who or what he meant.

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Nobel Literature Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa dies in Peru

Vargas Llosa's passing marks the close of the era of Latin America's literary golden generation, of which he was the last living member.

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Separatists kill eight Pakistanis in Iran

Separatists killed eight Pakistanis in Iran, Islamabad said yesterday, across the border from Pakistan’s Balochistan province where there are regular deadly attacks.

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India deploys troops after protests over Waqf Act

Indian authorities have deployed troops to crack down on deadly protests in the eastern state of West Bengal over a recently passed controversial bill that critics say would dilute the rights of Muslims to manage religious endowments (Waqf) worth more than $14bn.

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Israeli missiles strike Gaza hospital

Two Israeli missiles hit a building inside a main Gaza hospital yesterday, destroying the emergency and reception department and damaging other structures, medics said, in a strike which Israel said was against Hamas fighters exploiting the facility.

SUDAN’S DARFUR / 56 killed in paramilitary attacks: UN

Sudan’s paramilitaries killed 56 civilians over two days in attacks on a newly-retaken town on the road to El-Fasher, the last major city in Darfur still in army hands, activists said yesterday.

Death toll in Dominican nightclub roof collapse hits 226

The death toll in a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic rose to 226 on Saturday, as authorities said they had returned all victims' bodies to their loved ones

Nations agree ‘in principle’ to tackle future pandemics

Members of the World Health Organization are close to a deal on a treaty to prepare for future pandemics, sources involved in the talks told Reuters on Saturday, with a WHO spokesperson saying discussions had been paused until Tuesday.

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US in hurry for nuclear deal

The United States wants a nuclear agreement “as soon as possible”, Iran said after rare talks yesterday, as US President Donald Trump threatens military action if they fail to reach a deal.

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Iran, US start high-stakes talks under shadow of regional conflict

Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi was leading Iran's delegation while the talks on the US side -- the first during Trump's tenure in the White House -- were being handled by his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff

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Hamas official says delegation to reach Cairo Saturday for Gaza truce talks

The delegation will be led by the group's chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya

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Hamas expects 'real progress' in Cairo talks to end Gaza war

The meeting between Hamas and Egyptian mediators come amid ongoing violence in Gaza

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UN to cut humanitarian operations office staff by 20%

It will reduce about 2,600 staff

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Hundreds of flights cancelled as strong winds sweep northern China

The powerful winds stemmed mainly from a cold vortex system formed over Mongolia

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Trump ends protected status for thousands of Afghans, Cameroonians

An estimated 14,600 Afghans eligible for Temporary Protected Status will now lose it in May

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Gaza 'hell on earth' as hospital supplies running out, warns head of Red Cross

No new humanitarian supplies have entered the Palestinian enclave since Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks on March 2

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Trump, 78, says feels in 'very good shape' after annual checkup

Trump is a prolific golfer who abstains from alcohol and cigarettes.

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