Africa’s first G20 summit adopts declaration despite US boycott – Euronews.com

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  1. Africa's first G20 summit adopts declaration despite US boycott  Euronews.com
  2. G20 summit in South Africa adopts declaration despite US boycott, opposition  Reuters
  3. White House hits out at South African leader for ‘running his mouth’ over US boycott of G20  AP News
  4. Opinion | Snubbing South Africa  The Washington Post
  5. Macron, Who Called NATO Brain Dead, Warns End of G-20 Is Nearing  Bloomberg.com
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Space junk strike on China’s astronaut capsule highlights need for a space rescue service, experts say – Space

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  1. Space junk strike on China's astronaut capsule highlights need for a space rescue service, experts say  Space
  2. Three more Chinese astronauts are now stranded in space following successful rescue of their colleagues  Live Science
  3. China prepares to launch uncrewed Shenzhou as maiden launches slip for commercial launch providers  NASASpaceFlight.com -
  4. China abandons Shenzhou-20 spacecraft in orbit after debris damage, crew return on Shenzhou-21: Here’s what happened  The Indian Express
  5. China’s Shenzhou 20 debris crisis: a catalyst for space war – or peace?  South China Morning Post
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South Africa declares gender-based violence a national disaster amid G20 protests

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Women’s groups welcomed the announcement on the eve of the international leaders’ summit in Johannesburg

Hundreds of women gathered in cities across South Africa on Friday to protest against gender-based violence in the country before the G20 summit in Johannesburg this weekend.

Demonstrators turned out in 15 locations – including Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban – wearing black as a sign of “mourning and resistance”.

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Supreme court blocks order that found Texas congressional map was likely racially biased

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Temporary hold on lower court ruling will remain in place while supreme court considers whether to allow new map

The US supreme court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas’s 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed by Donald Trump likely discriminated on the basis of race.

The order, signed by Justice Samuel Alito, will remain in place at least for the next few days while the court considers whether to allow the new map, which is favorable to Republicans, to be used in the midterm elections.

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Hamas threatens ‘ceasefire over’ as IDF strikes terrorists – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. Hamas threatens 'ceasefire over' as IDF strikes terrorists  The Jerusalem Post
  2. IDF strike takes out supply chief of Hamas's weapons manufacturing plant in Gaza City | LIVE BLOG  i24NEWS
  3. Hamas threatens to end Gaza ceasefire over what it calls Israeli violations, Arab diplomat tells ToI  The Times of Israel
  4. Israel demolishes residential buildings in Gaza City, as death toll rises to 22  Middle East Eye
  5. ‘Ready to fight’: Hamas reportedly says it’s pulling out of Gaza cease-fire over alleged Israeli violations  New York Post
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‘Sound ripped through my ears’: Thousands deafened by Israeli bombing in Gaza – Middle East Eye

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  1. 'Sound ripped through my ears': Thousands deafened by Israeli bombing in Gaza  Middle East Eye
  2. Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as Israeli airstrikes continue, medics say  The Guardian
  3. Gaza’s medical students help health system decimated by Israel’s war  Al Jazeera
  4. Norwegian doctor describes Gaza's collapsed healthcare system  Yeni Safak English
  5. Gaza Humanitarian Crisis: Gaza Health Ministry: 6,000 amputation cases in need of urgent, long-term rehabilitation programs  news.cgtn.com
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Opinion: Jamal Khashoggi’s words live forever – NPR

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  1. Opinion: Jamal Khashoggi's words live forever  NPR
  2. The world curries favor with Bin Salman while Jamal Khashoggi is forgotten  EL PAÍS English
  3. In addition to the Epstein files, let’s see the files on Khashoggi’s murder [letter]  LancasterOnline
  4. When Trump Chooses the Killer Over the Truth  The Contrarian
  5. I lost everything when my husband Jamal Khashoggi was murdered. Please, Mr President, help me get justice  The Independent
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Deep fear and scepticism as Rachel Reeves prepares for her big Budget moment – BBC

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  1. Deep fear and scepticism as Rachel Reeves prepares for her big Budget moment  BBC
  2. Could you do better than Reeves as chancellor? Play our interactive budget game  The Guardian
  3. UK's Reeves walks a Budget tightrope, as money markets eye unpopular choices  CNBC
  4. UK Budget Leaves Rachel Reeves Facing a £30 Billion Reckoning  Bloomberg.com
  5. Brace yourselves for a Budget doomed to failure  Financial Times
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