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Thailand, Cambodia agree to ‘immediate, unconditional’ ceasefire
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an “immediate and unconditional” ceasefire in an effort to resolve deadly...
French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will recognize Palestine as a state, in a bold diplomatic move amid snowballing global anger...
Gaza facing man-made mass starvation, WHO chief says
Twenty-one months into Israel’s war in Gaza, the enclave is gripped by escalating scenes of death and hunger, with some killed while trying...
IMF says Gita Gopinath leaving at end of August to return to Harvard
Gita Gopinath, the number two official at the International Monetary Fund, will leave her post at the end of August to return to...
Pope condemns Gaza war’s ‘barbarity’ as 93 reported killed by Israeli fire while waiting for food
Pope Leo XIV has condemned the “barbarity” of the war in Gaza and the “indiscriminate use of force” as Gaza’s civil defence agency...
Resignation of UN commission on Israel-Palestine not linked to fear of sanctions, say members
The resignation of the United Nations’ commission of inquiry on Palestine is unrelated to fears of sanctions by the US government or any...
Gaza students sit exams for first time since war began in October 2023
Hundreds of Palestinian students in Gaza are taking a crucial end-of-secondary-school exam organised by the besieged enclave’s Ministry of Education in the hope...
UK to lower national voting age to 16 under government proposals
The United Kingdom could become one of the first European countries to lower the voting age to 16 in all national elections, in...
