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Pope Francis’ hospitalisation fuels speculation about future leadership

Hamas says hands over bodies of Israel’s Bibas family, elderly hostage

Gunmen kill policeman guarding polio vaccination team in Pakistan

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Argentina declares national mourning after Hamas hands over bodies of Israeli Argentine children

Delta offers $30 000 each to Toronto plane crash passengers

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Zelensky says Trump has succumbed to Russian ‘disinformation’ and calls for western support to end war

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South Africa Crime stats: Murder cases decrease by 9.8% – four provinces ‘dominate criminality’ in SA

Crime Suspect linked to Zanzou nightclub assault and torture arrested in Yeoville

Opinion VAT hike rejected, but what’s the alternative?

News Limpopo ANC councillor arrested twice in a month, faces calls for removal

Politics Budget dispute is forcing ANC to consult – Will DA have more influence in GNU now?

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UN decries ‘summary executions’ of children by M23 in DR Congo

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Over 200 killed in three-day Sudan paramilitary assault: lawyers

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UN appeals for $6 bn for Sudan crisis aid in 2025

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‘He saved our lives’: Fears for brave Nepali student seized in Hamas attack on Israel

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WATCH: Venezuelan kayaker recovering after being swallowed by whale

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Netanyahu says Israel to open ‘gates of hell’ in Gaza if all hostages not returned

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Zelensky warns US: ‘No decisions about Ukraine without Ukraine’

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Hamas, Israel complete sixth hostage-prisoner swap under Gaza truce

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Israel confirms names of three hostages set for release on Saturday

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US judge orders Trump’s funding freeze on aid programmes lifted

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Suspected gas explosion kills four at Taiwan department store

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French police hunt man after grenade bar attack injures 12

Suspect confesses to killing French schoolgirl, 11

UN says former Bangladesh govt behind possible ‘crimes against humanity’

Gaza ceasefire at risk as Hamas rejects Trump’s ultimatum

Khoisan evicted from Union Buildings after 6-year protest

Trump to impose new 25% tariff on US steel, aluminum imports

Hamas says Israel withdraws from key Gaza road

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Hamas, Israel complete fifth hostage-prisoner swap under Gaza deal

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Trump sanctions ICC over ‘illegitimate’ Netanyahu arrest warrant

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Sweden moves to tighten gun laws after deadly mass shooting

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Trump’s Gaza plan ‘illegal’ under international law

Africa

M23 calls public meeting in captured DRC city as fighters advance

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China slams US ‘suppression’ as trade war deepens

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Swedish police say school killing spree gunman likely shot himself

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Trump: ‘US will take over Gaza, we’ll own it’