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Gaza ceasefire vital to deliver food, save lives: UN

Maintaining the Gaza ceasefire is critical for delivering life-saving food aid in the territory, the United Nations said Tuesday, repeating a call for all border crossings to be opened. The

Sarkozy jailed, proclaiming his innocence

France’s ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy became the first former head of an EU state to be jailed Tuesday, proclaiming his innocence as he entered a Paris prison. France’s right-wing leader from

US Vice President JD Vance arrives in Israel

US Vice President JD Vance landed in Israel on Tuesday on a mission to shore up a fragile US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza. “Welcome to Israel, Vice President Vance,” Israel’s foreign

Khamenei tells Trump to ‘keep dreaming’

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday rebuffed claims by US president Donald Trump that the Islamic republic’s nuclear sites had been destroyed by US strikes in June. In

Japan elects Sanae Takaichi as first female prime minister

Sanae Takaichi, a staunch conservative who admires Margaret Thatcher, became Japan’s first woman prime minister on Tuesday, but analysts say her rise does not necessarily signal a feminist victory. Instead,

Robbers flee Louvre with jewellery

Chainsaw-wielding robbers broke into the Louvre in Paris on Sunday and made away with jewellery, several sources said, leading the world’s most visited museum to close for the day. The thieves arrived

Iran ditches nuclear deal limits

Iran said on Saturday that it was no longer bound by restrictions on its nuclear programme as a landmark 10-year deal between it and world powers expired, though Tehran reiterated

18 killed in Pakistan-Afghanistan cross-border attacks

At least six Pakistani paramilitary soldiers and 12 Afghan civilians were killed in a clash with militants near the Afghan border, security officials told Reuters on Wednesday. The clashes rupture