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Trump says he authorized covert CIA operations in Venezuela as Maduro decries the move as ‘coups d’etat’
Move marks escalation in Maduro pressure campaign as president says US mulling strikes on Venezuelan territoryDonald Trump said on Wednesday he had authorized the CIA to carry out covert operations...
JD Vance calls Republican operatives, aged 24 to 35, who wrote racist texts ‘kids’ – as it happened
This liveblog is now closed.The far-right US congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is further distancing herself from her fellow Republicans and accusing men in her party of being “weak”.In an interview...
JD Vance brushes off racist texts by adults in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do’
Vice-president downplays messages such as ‘I love Hitler’ in chat by 24 to 35-year-olds to ‘stupid jokes’JD Vance sought to downplay the revelation that leaders of a group called the...
Netanyahu says bodies of hostages received as Trump reportedly says fighting could resume if Hamas fails to uphold agreement – as it happened
This live blog is now closed. For the latest on Gaza, read more coverage here. The Israeli military said on Wednesday that one of the bodies handed over by Hamas...
African Union suspends Madagascar as military leader set to be sworn in as president
Army assumed power after parliament voted to impeach Andry Rajoelina following widespread protestsMadagascar’s new military ruler will be sworn in as the country’s president on Friday, the military said on...
Challenges remain for aid distribution in Gaza City despite ceasefire with Israel
Destruction or ongoing control by Israeli forces means roads to areas worst hit by hunger are virtually impassableEven if the Rafah crossing from Egypt to Gaza opens on Thursday, NGOs...
Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti assaulted by Israeli prison guards, son says
Family fears for 66-year-old’s life after assault while he was being transferred between prisonsPalestine’s most popular leader, Marwan Barghouti, was beaten unconscious by Israeli prison guards and his family fears...
Israel urged to open more Gaza border crossings to allow surge of aid
Aid agencies and UN officials call for more entry points to allow ‘thousands of trucks’ to enter devastated territoryAid agencies and the United Nations are calling for Israel to open...
Canadian man fined for submitting AI hallucinations as part of legal defense
Jean Laprade ordered to pay $3,500 in legal saga of ‘hijacked planes’, Interpol red alerts and ‘inappropriate use’ of AIA Quebec man has been ordered to pay C$5,000 (US$3,562) for...
Canadian jobs ‘sacrificed on Trump’s altar’ as Stellantis announces US investment
Mark Carney says automaker’s move to inject $13bn into US is ‘direct consequence’ of Donald Trump’s tariffsCanadian jobs are being “sacrificed on the Trump altar”, union leaders have warned, after...
Dozens killed in fresh clashes along Afghanistan-Pakistan border
Two sides declare ceasefire after Islamabad carries out retaliatory strikes on Kabul and Kandahar provinceDozens of soldiers and civilians have been killed after fresh clashes broke out along the Afghanistan-Pakistan...
Raila Odinga, towering Kenyan opposition figure, dies aged 80
Odinga, who ran five times for presidency and had profound influence on Kenyan politics, has died in IndiaThe veteran Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who ran five times for the...