Rescue teams race to find survivors after deadly school building collapse in western India. At least four children have been killed and 17 others injured after the roof of a school building collapsed in India’s western state of Rajasthan, according to local reports. The tragedy took place on Friday morning shortly after daily prayers at […]
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President Trump signs major trade deal with Japan, and Tokyo pledges to invest in the United States. President Donald Trump promised to shake up global trade – and he says that is now paying off. The United States has signed an investment deal with Japan, worth more than half a trillion dollars. That follows Washington’s
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The world’s smallest snake has been rediscovered in Barbados, 20 years after its last sighting. The Barbados threadsnake, which had been feared extinct, was rediscovered under a rock in the centre of the island during an ecological survey in March by the environment ministry and the conservation organisation Re:wild. The reptile can reach up to
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China’s cheap electric vehicles could help Europe meet ambitious climate targets but threaten jobs in Europe. China makes the cheapest electric vehicles in the world. Europe needs them to meet ambitious climate targets. But imports could send European car manufacturers into a tailspin. Will either side compromise? Also this week: President Trump is fighting hard
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As aid piles, Gaza Humanitarian Fund offers to deliver UN food for free | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Middle East The offer comes as international organizations, including the UN, warn of growing hunger in the Palestinian enclave. Empty UNRWA and World Food Program trucks head to the Kerem Shalom crossing to collect limited humanitarian aid
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and top EU officials mark 50 years of diplomatic ties in Beijing at a rocky time in relations. Chinese President Xi Jinping has said Europe and China must make the “correct strategic choices” in the face of recent global challenges during a summit with top European Union officials, which comes at
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Facebook Tweet Email Link Almost 50 people including children are feared dead after a Soviet-era passenger plane crashed in Russia’s far-eastern Amur region, state media reported on Thursday, citing local officials. The plane, an Antonov An-24, was flying on a regional route from Khabarovsk to Blagoveshchensk and Tynda when it disappeared from the radar, the
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US officials are ‘optimistic’ that an agreement could be imminent. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that negotiations between the European Union and the United States over a long-running trade dispute are making progress. Speaking in Berlin on Wednesday ahead of a dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron, Merz said, “We have been hearing in
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At least 10 forestry and rescue workers have been killed while battling wildfires in Turkey’s central Eskisehir province. Some 24 forest workers and volunteer rescue personnel were left “trapped inside the fire” following a change in the direction of the wind, Turkey’s Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli said in a post on X. Five
A coalition of 109 humanitarian and human rights organisations, including Mercy Corps, the Norwegian Refugee Council, and Refugees International, has issued a stark warning: mass starvation is now spreading across Gaza, while critical aid remains blocked just outside the enclave. In their joint statement, the organisations demanded an immediate and permanent ceasefire and the full
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