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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel remained opposed to a Palestinian state after protests by far-right coalition allies over a US-backed statement indicating support for a pathway to Palestinian independence.

US President Donald Trump on Monday demanded air traffic controllers return to work as travellers endured another day of flight cancellations, which the administration ordered to manage staff shortages during the government shutdown.

The UN Security Council on Thursday will start negotiations on a US-drafted resolution to endorse President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, said a senior US government official

President Donald Trump said on Friday that no US government official would attend the Group of 20 summit in South Africa later this month, because of what he said were “human rights abuses” taking place in the country.

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday Iran has been asking if US sanctions against the country can be lifted.

US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he has asked the defence department to prepare for possible “fast” military action in Nigeria if the West African nation fails to crack down on the killing of Christians.

Britain’s King Charles has stripped his younger brother Andrew of his title of prince and forced him out of his home by Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday, punishing him over his ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) is in the process of selecting successful candidates for 5,500 police trainee vacancies for the 2024/2025 financial year — and more than 1-million people have applied.

Hurricane Melissa churned toward Cuba’s second-largest city with the force of a powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday, hours after making landfall in neighbouring Jamaica as the strongest-ever cyclone on record to hit the Caribbean island nation.

Israel said on Monday the Red Cross had handed over the body of another deceased hostage from Gaza to the Israeli military, according to a statement by the Israeli prime minister’s office.

More than 8,000 flights were delayed across the US on Sunday as air traffic controller absences continued to disrupt travel and a federal government shutdown reached its 26th day.

A Hong Kong court on Monday sentenced three people to prison terms of up to 18 years for three bomb plots in 2019 and 2020.

June Lockhart, who became the archetypal TV mom of the 1950s and 1960s with her roles on the campy sci-fi series Lost in Space and alongside a collie and a little boy on the family drama Lassie, died this week at age 100, her family announced on Saturday.

Tens of thousands of Viktor Orban supporters marched in Budapest on Thursday to show support for the nationalist premier on a key Hungarian anniversary

The signing of the agreement on the first stage of US President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza is expected to take place at 12pm Israel time, a source briefed on the details of the agreement told Reuters on Thursday.