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Palestine weekly wrap: Protests sweep West Bank after death penalty law

Israeli strikes on Gaza escalate with children among the injured and civilians killed in densely populated areas.

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World

‘Dying of thirst’: Inside Gaza’s al-Mawasi water crisis

Residents in Gaza describe daily torment as water shortages worsen, leaving families desperate for clean drinking water.

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World

Sarkozy says he owes France 'the truth' as he challenges conviction over alleged Libya funding

France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy maintained his innocence on Tuesday, telling an appeal hearing in Paris that not a single cent from Libya helped fund his 2007 presidential campaign. “I owe the truth to French people,” Sarkozy told a three-judges panel during a hearing in the case that lead him to spend 20 days in prison before being granted release pending appeal. Sarkozy, 71, is challenging his conviction after being found guilty in September of “criminal conspiracy.”

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Energy agency chief warns of 'black April' for oil supplies

The head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol, has warned of a "black April" due to the worsening situation for global oil supplies amid the war in Iran and the largely blocked Strait of Hormuz. Birol told French newspaper Le Figaro in an interview published online late on Monday that while March had been very difficult, April would be much worse.

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Science

Moon milestones: A rundown of Artemis 2's many spaceflight firsts

You've probably heard it by now: NASA’s Artemis 2 mission was the first to launch astronauts to fly by the moon in more than 50 years. But that was just the first of the firsts for this mission.

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World

CPA Canada appoints eight directors as new governance model takes effect

The new appointments are aligned with CPA Canada’s new governance model, which took effect on 1 April 2026.

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NATO needs Ukraine's 'adaptation DNA' and an 'HOV lane' for new war tech, top commander says

Ukraine has proven it can move at speed to develop and field new weaponry. NATO needs a similar approach, a commander told Business Insider.

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Celebrity

Josh Duhamel's secret to the good life at 53? Wolverine peptides, ditching Hollywood and having another baby.

Josh Duhamel reflects on aging, fatherhood and finding balance in North Dakota as he prepares to become a dad again at 53.

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Former elite Australian soldier charged with Afghan war crimes

Former elite Australian soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested on suspicion of serious war crimes in Afghanistan, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Tuesday The 47-year-old is accused of multiple murders of unarmed civilians and prisoners in Afghanistan, the AFP said. A few hours after his detention, he was charged in five cases of war crimes.

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World

Several killed in Ukraine and Russia after cross-border attacks

Several people were killed in Russian drone attacks in south-eastern Ukraine, officials said on Tuesday, as further deaths were reported in Russia. Dnipropetrovsk Governor Oleksandr Hanzha said three people died in an attack on a bus in Nikopol and 12 others were injured.

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Mojtaba Khamenei unconscious in Qom, not actually running Iran

A diplomatic memo cited by The Times says Iran’s supreme leader is in severe condition and unable to take part in decision-making, deepening uncertainty over who is running the country. Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is incapacitated and receiving medical treatment in the Shi'ite holy city of Qom, according to The Times on Tuesday, citing a diplomatic memo said to be based on American and Israeli intelligence.

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Russia earning billions from Hormuz blockade, German trade body says

Russia is generating billions in revenues from its commodity exports due to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the German-Russian Foreign Trade Chamber reported on Tuesday. Russia’s profits from exporting oil, gas and fertilizer amount to more than €10 billion ($11.

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Former Australian soldier arrested over alleged Afghan war crimes

A former Australian soldier has been arrested over allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan, police said on Tuesday. Police declined to name the man, however local media reported he is one of the country's highest decorated former soldiers, Ben Roberts-Smith.

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Business

Middle East hotels hit pandemic-era lows amid Iran war

Middle East hotel performance has fallen sharply due to the Iran war, with occupancy in Dubai and Abu Dhabi dropping to Covid-era levels.

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Business

Governments take targeted action as fuel prices hit retail

As petrol prices surge following disruptions linked to the Iran war, governments are taking selective action rather than broad interventions.

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