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'Deadly blockade' leaves Gaza aid work on verge of collapse: UN, Red Cross

GAZA CITY, May 02 (Agencies): Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed at least 29 people Friday in the Palestinian territory, devastated by war and under a total Israeli aid blockade for two months.Israel resumed its military campaign in the Gaza Strip on March 18 after the collapse of...

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US hopes Pakistan cooperates with India against Pakistan-based militants

WASHINGTON, May 02 (Reuters): US Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday Washington hoped Pakistan would cooperate with India to hunt down Pakistan-based militants, and that India's response to the recent Islamist militant attack in India-administered Kashmir does not lead to a broader regional conflict."Our hope here is that India...

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Trump to rename world war annivs as 'Victory Day'

WASHINGTON, May 02 (AFP): US President Donald Trump on Thursday expressed his intent to rename both May 8 and November 11 "Victory Day" in his latest attempt to alter the country's nomenclature."I am hereby renaming May 8th as Victory Day for World War II and November 11th as Victory Day...

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How Trump blindsided Netanyahu with his Iran nuclear gamble

WASHINGTON, May 02 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump blindsided Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with his decision to immediately open negotiations with Iran last month. Now, the talks hinge on winning key concessions that would prevent the Islamic Republic ever developing a nuclear bomb, eight sources said.The pivot to negotiations...

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Over 200 killed in at least 243 Myanmar military attacks since quake: UN

GENEVA, May 02 (AFP): GENEVA: The United Nations (UN) decried Friday (May 2) continuing deadly attacks by Myanmar's military despite a ceasefire declared following a devastating earthquake that killed nearly 3,800 people."The unremitting violence inflicted on civilians, despite a ceasefire nominally declared in the wake of the devastating earthquake on...

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Antibiotic access crisis fuels spread of superbugs in developing countries: Study

Less than 7.0 per cent of people with severe drug-resistant infections in low- and middle-income countries are receiving the antibiotics they need, according to a new study that warns the shortfall is fuelling deaths and driving the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), reports Express Tribune.The research, published in "The Lancet...

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US Supreme Court Justice criticises Trump’s attacks on judges

WASHINGTON, May 02 (Reuters): US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said on Thursday attacks by Republican President Donald Trump and his allies on judges were "not random" and seemed "designed to intimidate the judiciary."US Chief Justice John Roberts rebuked Trump in March for urging the impeachment of a federal...

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Fresh turmoil ahead of South Korean election

SEOUL, May 02 (AFP): South Korea elects a new president on June 3, six months after previous head of state Yoon Suk Yeol sparked chaos by declaring martial law and was removed from office.But turmoil persists, with the divisive frontrunner Lee Jae-myung beset by legal problems and uncertainty over who...

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