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Donald Trump’s Iran intervention has been a mess. But not one entirely of his making.
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America steps back from a region it never managed to remake

To the grandees gathered in New York this week, America does not look like a solution to the Middle East’s woes: it is a source of them.

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A fire has killed at least 19 girls and five boys, an official in ?South Kivu province says. (AP PHOTO)

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The migration ‍route from west Africa to the Canary Islands is one ​of the world's deadliest.

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US President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping for their second summit this year.

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American companies should be celebrating. China is on the verge of a grand opening of its markets to them, claims Donald Trump. 

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Two priests killed in horror stabbing at Catholic convent

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Nostalgia and lost pride: The fuel for Europe’s far right

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Ukrainian forces responded to Vladimir Putin's Russian election success with its biggest assault on Moscow to date.

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Hours after threatening the US could "annihilate" Iran, President Trump said a deal was close. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

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US President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping for their second summit this year.

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FILE — Harvey Weinstein, the former Hollywood mogul, appears for a hearing in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, on Thursday, March 19, 2026. Weinstein, whose downfall fueled the #MeToo movement, was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 23, to 15 years in prison for a felony sex crime, bringing an end to his criminal case in New York. (Jefferson Siegel/The New York Times)

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Undated handout file photo issued by Merseyside Police of Southport triple killer Axel Rudakubana who is being investigated by police over an alleged attack on a prison officer at HMP Belmarsh, the PA news agency understands. The prison officer was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure after the attack on Thursday and discharged later the same evening, it is understood. Issue date: Friday May 9, 2025.. See PA story POLICE Southport. Photo credit should read: Merseyside Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

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An easyJet plane takes off from Gatwick Airport on September 09, 2026 in London, England.

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