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Experts warn of threat to global health as Trump freezes USAID

Philippa Roxby, Smitha Mundasad & Dominic Hughes BBC News AFP Experts in global health have been expressing their dismay and concern over the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which distributes tens of billions of dollars’ worth of overseas aid every year. President Donald Trump’s administration has announced huge cuts to

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European trip gives PM a chance to tout Canada’s AI efforts, strengthen ties: experts – National

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s five-day visit to Europe offers Canada an opportunity to shore up its relationship with the European Union and show Canadian leadership in artificial intelligence regulation, experts say. Trudeau will spend most of the trip in Paris for the AI Action Summit, the third major global meeting focused on the rapidly expanding

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Justin Trudeau caught on hot mic reportedly saying Trump’s talk of making Canada a U.S. state is “a real thing”

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was caught on a hot mic on Friday saying that President Trump’s talk of making Canada the 51st U.S. state is “a real thing,” local media reported. Canadian public broadcaster CBC reported that Trudeau made those comments to business leaders and labor leaders in a closed-door session that was mistakenly

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‘Normalise Indian Hate’ Row: Why JD Vance can’t stand up for his own wife and kids | World News

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Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, left, takes oath as his wife Usha Vance watches during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. AP/PTI( A Controversy That Won’t DieThe phrase “Normalize Indian Hate” was posted by Marko Elez, a former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employee whose racist social media history

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Hamas Releases Three More Israeli Hostages in Gaza Ceasefire

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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Hamas-led militants released three gaunt, frail-looking Israeli hostages and Israel freed nearly 200 Palestinian prisoners Saturday in the latest exchange of a cease-fire agreement that has paused 16 months of war in Gaza. The hostages’ condition and scenes of Hamas forcing them to speak in a handover ceremony sparked outrage

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Frail Appearances Of 3 Hostages Released By Hamas Shock Israelis

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Jerusalem: Three Israeli men, who were held captive in the Gaza Strip for 16 months, were released by Hamas on Saturday while Israel began freeing dozens of Palestinians as part of the truce deal. The day began in Deir al-Balah in Gaza, where Hamas handed the hostages– Ohad Ben Ami, Or Levy and Eli Sharabi–

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Why is Trump punishing South Africa and who are the Afrikaners he wants to give refugee status to?

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa — CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump followed through on his promise to punish South Africa by signing an executive order Friday stopping all aid to the country over what he called a human rights violation against a white minority group. The Trump administration says a land

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5th hostage-prisoner swap carried out as Gaza ceasefire holds

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Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday handed over three Israeli hostages, whose gaunt appearance shocked Israelis, while Israel began freeing dozens of Palestinians in the latest stage of a ceasefire deal aimed at ending the 15-month war in Gaza. Ohad Ben Ami, 56, and Eli Sharabi, 52, both taken hostage from Kibbutz Be’eri during the

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US President evokes Joe Biden’s security clearance, fires Kennedy Centre for Performing Arts board and declares himself its chairman

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Shogan, the first woman in the post, wasn’t the archivist at the time the classified documents issue emerged. David Ferriero, who had been appointed by then-president Barack Obama in 2009, announced in January 2022 that he’d be retiring effective that April. Trump also announced he was firing members of the board of trustees for the

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Who’s pulling the strings in the DR Congo crisis?

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The seizure by M23 rebels of vast tracts of land in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a humanitarian and diplomatic crisis, involving several neighbouring countries. An alarming number of African armies already have troops deployed in the conflict zone, which has a long history of outside interference. The DR

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Experts warn of threat to global health as Trump freezes USAID

Justin Trudeau caught on hot mic reportedly saying Trump’s talk of making Canada a U.S. state is “a real thing”

‘Normalise Indian Hate’ Row: Why JD Vance can’t stand up for his own wife and kids | World News

Hamas Releases Three More Israeli Hostages in Gaza Ceasefire

Why is Trump punishing South Africa and who are the Afrikaners he wants to give refugee status to?

5th hostage-prisoner swap carried out as Gaza ceasefire holds

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