EU reportedly moving towards trade deal; aid groups warn of starvation in Gaza, and more
The European Union is reportedly negotiating a trade deal with America that would impose tariffs of 15% on its exports.
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Congress avoids Epstein vote; Ukraine reins in anti-corruption watchdogs, and more
Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker of America’s House of Representatives, will dismiss the chamber early for summer to avoid an awkward vote related to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Israel rejects international call to end Gaza war; Zelensky announces peace talks, and more
Israel rejected a statement from a group of 25 countries that called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and criticised the Israeli government’s system for delivering aid there.
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Over 60 Gazans shot dead waiting for food; fighting in Syria quietens, and more
At least 67 people were killed by Israeli forces on Sunday while waiting for UN food trucks in northern Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
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DoJ requests Epstein testimony; Dozens shot at food-distribution centre in Gaza, and more
America’s Department of Justice asked a federal judge to unseal grand-jury testimony about Jeffrey Epstein, as controversy over the convicted paedophile continued to engulf Donald Trump’s administration
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