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Mobile telecommunications outages reported in several US cities
Outage appears to be centred on AT&T, the largest mobile phone network in the US.
Albania approves contested deal to hold asylum seekers for Italy
Rights groups criticise deal that could see up to 36,000 people a year held in Italian-run asylum-processing centres.
Kremlin slams Biden comments on Russia’s Putin as disgracing US
During a campaign fundraiser in San Francisco, the US president called his Russian counterpart a 'crazy SOB'.
Israel bombards Gaza’s Rafah as ground offensive looms
About 1.4 million Palestinians, displaced several times, have sought shelter in the city that borders Egypt.
‘We resist silently’: Many Palestinians to boycott Israel’s municipal vote
Palestinians in East Jerusalem are debating voting in municipal elections, but most are expected to boycott again.
Israel military’s top lawyer warns troops over ‘improper conduct’ in Gaza
Action may be taken against soldiers who have crossed ‘criminal threshold' with unjustified use of force, looting.
‘Era of peace in Europe over’ says Ukraine, as Avdiivka falls to Russians
Russian forces capture their first city in over nine months, partly a result of failing weapons deliveries from allies.
One person killed in checkpoint shooting near Jerusalem, Israeli police say
Israeli police say officers shoot two of the gunmen, and a third tries to escape but is found and arrested.
Countries ‘reaching beyond borders’ to silence dissidents: Rights group
Human Rights Watch says ‘transnational repression’ used to target journalists, political opponents and activists.
India’s demand to block accounts amid farmers’ stir curtails free speech: X
Platform takes down certain accounts and posts following the government order, adding that it disagrees with the action.
Biden cancels $1.2bn in student loan debt for 153,000 people
Move will forgive debts of people who borrowed $12,000 or less and have been repaying the money for at least 10 years.
Hospitals in South Korea cancel surgeries as doctors keep up protests
Seoul's biggest hospitals reduce surgeries by a third as trainee doctors continue strike over health reforms.
US military targets Houthi antiship cruise missiles in preemptive strikes
Military says targets presented 'imminent threat' as missiles were 'prepared to launch towards the Red Sea'.
How does Israel’s occupation of Palestine work?
Why do some call it an 'apartheid' and what does the occupation look like in practice?
Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 139
Attacks continue in Gaza amid ICJ hearings, where China and Iran are expected to speak on Thursday.
Nikki Haley says frozen embryos are babies, in response to Alabama ruling
Republican presidential candidate's comments seen as endorsement of a controversial ruling by Alabama's Supreme Court.
Israeli siege turns Gaza’s Nasser Hospital into ‘a place of death’
UN staff who helped evacuate critically wounded patients from Gaza's Nasser Hospital describe 'appalling' conditions.
Haley’s campaign a giant step for GOP women, but bigger still for Trump
Sometimes in spite of herself, Haley's campaign exposed GOP's sexism and Trump's enduring hold on the party.
Israeli parliament backs Netanyahu’s rejection of a Palestinian state
Lawmakers vote to support PM's rejection of any 'unilateral' recognition of a Palestinian state.