No genocide taking place in Gaza, Israel tells UN’s top court – as it happened

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Israel is appearing at international court of justice after South Africa asked it to urgently order end to assault on Rafah

Yemen’s Houthis said they downed a US MQ9 drone on Thursday evening over the south-eastern province of Maareb, the group’s military spokesperson said on Friday.

According to Reuters, the Iran-aligned group said they would release images and videos to support their claim and added that they had targeted the drone using a locally made surface to air missile.

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Arab League: Send Troops to ‘Occupied Palestinian Territories’ – Newsmax

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  1. Arab League: Send Troops to 'Occupied Palestinian Territories'  Newsmax
  2. Arab League Calls for U.N. Peacekeepers in Gaza and the West Bank  The New York Times
  3. Arab League calls for 'immediate' cease-fire in Gaza, establishment of Palestinian state  UPI News
  4. Arab League calls for UN peacekeepers in occupied Palestinian territory  Al Jazeera English
  5. Arab nations near consensus on two-state solution at Bahrain Summit  The Jerusalem Post
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Upside-down US flag reportedly hung outside Samuel Alito’s home days after Capitol attack

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Incident casts doubt on supreme court justice’s impartiality in upcoming cases as inverted flag is associated with Trump’s stolen election claims

An upside-down American flag was reportedly spotted flying outside the home of the conservative US supreme court justice Samuel Alito during the closing days of the 2020 election.

The inverted flag is a symbol that has become associated with the former president Donald Trump’s false claims that Joe Biden stole the election.

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Statement from President Joe Biden Marking International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia – The White House

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  1. Statement from President Joe Biden Marking International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia  The White House
  2. IDAHOBIT 2024: Standing up to LGBTQ hate more vital than ever  PinkNews
  3. LGBTIQ+ people | United Nations  Welcome to the United Nations
  4. The Fight for LGBTQI+ Rights in the Maghreb and the Middle East  FIDH
  5. Diplomats raise pride flags as a mark of solidarity with the queer community in Bengaluru  Deccan Herald
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Hezbollah introduces new weapons and tactics against Israel as war in Gaza drags on – The Associated Press

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  1. Hezbollah introduces new weapons and tactics against Israel as war in Gaza drags on  The Associated Press
  2. IDF: 75 Rockets Fired at Northern Israel; Report: Senior Hezbollah Commander Killed - Israel News  Haaretz
  3. IDF confirms Hezbollah drone hit a sensitive military site; damage being assessed  The Times of Israel
  4. Hezbollah launches new missile-firing UAV in Metulla attack  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Hezbollah introduces new weapons, tactics against Israel as war in Gaza drags on  PBS NewsHour
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French police killed suspect planning to burn synagogue in Rouen – The Associated Press

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  1. French police killed suspect planning to burn synagogue in Rouen  The Associated Press
  2. French Police Shoot and Kill Man Who Set Fire to Synagogue  The New York Times
  3. Police shoot dead armed attacker trying to set fire to synagogue in Rouen  CNN International
  4. French cops kill man who set fire to synagogue; gunfire near Israel’s Stockholm embassy  The Times of Israel
  5. French Police Fatally Shoot A Man Suspected Of Planning To Set Fire To A Synagogue  HuffPost
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Vatican revamps norms to evaluate visions of Mary as it adapts to internet age and combats hoaxers – The Associated Press

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  1. Vatican revamps norms to evaluate visions of Mary as it adapts to internet age and combats hoaxers  The Associated Press
  2. Vatican tightens rules on supernatural phenomena in crackdown on hoaxes  The Guardian
  3. Statue weeping blood? Visions of the Virgin Mary? Vatican has new advice on supernatural phenomena  NBC News
  4. Vatican press conference to discuss apparitions: How to watch  USA TODAY
  5. Vatican sharpens rules on investigating supernatural  Yahoo! Voices
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‘Bullet wounds are common’: crime rife in DRC’s rebel-besieged city of Goma

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Robberies, shootings, extortion and rapes have surged since the Rwandan-backed M23 militia cut off the eastern Congolese capital

In broad daylight on 16 April, three armed and uniformed men held up a city centre mobile phone shop.

Threatening staff, they helped themselves to about £700 worth of goods, before making off on a motorbike, disappearing into the busy streets of Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Ukraine halts Russia’s Kharkiv advance, Putin says offensive aims to create buffer zone – NBC News

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  1. Ukraine halts Russia's Kharkiv advance, Putin says offensive aims to create buffer zone  NBC News
  2. Ukraine Hits Sevastopol Power Station With Huge Drone Attack, Russia Says  The New York Times
  3. Russians Plunged into Darkness After Monster Drone Attack  The Daily Beast
  4. Large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea cuts power, burns refinery  Fox News
  5. Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Russia Kill 2, Set Oil Refinery Ablaze  The Moscow Times
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China to cut mortgage rates as part of plan to prop up property market

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Local authorities will be allowed to turn unsold homes from developers into affordable housing

China will cut mortgage rates and allow local authorities to turn unsold homes from developers into affordable housing, in a series of drastic measures by Beijing aimed at propping up the country’s faltering property market.

The People’s Bank of China said it would scrap the minimum rate of interest and reduce down-payment ratios to 15% for first-time buyers and 25% for second homes. It will also create a 300bn yuan (£32.8bn) facility to support local state-owned companies to buy homes at reasonable prices, it said in a series of statements on Friday.

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Israel Resists Grand Bargain as U.S. and Saudis Work on Security Pact – The New York Times

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  1. Israel Resists Grand Bargain as U.S. and Saudis Work on Security Pact  The New York Times
  2. 'Biggest barrier' to Saudi-Israeli normalization is the two-state solution, says ex-CIA director  CNBC
  3. Saudi Normalization Could Abort Israel's Rafah Operation, but Not Solve Gaza's Troubles - Middle East  Haaretz
  4. The Gaza Crisis Pushes Washington and Riyadh Closer  Arab Center Washington DC
  5. The Mega Deal  Modern Diplomacy
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Have I Got News for You to launch in the US in autumn

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Adaptation of hit comedy quiz will begin airing on CNN on Saturday nights to coincide with presidential election

Arch, ironic and understated, Have I Got News for You is the quintessential British comedy quiz, but its creators are hoping a US version of the show can translate its particular brand of political humour across the Atlantic.

A US adaptation of the show will be broadcast by CNN in the autumn, to coincide with the presidential election. It will hit screens on Saturday nights – part of a double-bill with Bill Maher’s Real Time.

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Severe storms kill at least four in Houston and shatter windows in high-rise buildings

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Fast-moving thunderstorms strike in Texas for second time this month, knocking out power to more than 900,000 homes

Fast-moving thunderstorms pummeled south-eastern Texas for the second time this month, killing at least four people, blowing out windows in high-rise buildings, downing trees and knocking out power to more than 900,000 homes and businesses in the Houston area.

Officials urged residents to keep off roads following Thursday’s storms, as many were impassable and traffic lights were out. The storm system moved through swiftly, but flood watches and warnings remained on Friday for Houston and areas to the east.

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Six people killed during campaign event in southern Mexico state of Chiapas – CNN

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  1. Six people killed during campaign event in southern Mexico state of Chiapas  CNN
  2. A mayoral candidate and 5 other people killed in gunfire at a campaign rally in southern Mexico  ABC News
  3. 11 people die in mass shootings in cartel-plagued part of Mexico amid wave of mass killings  CBS News
  4. Deadly mass shooting in Mexico; gruesome discovery made in Gilbert home | Nightly Roundup  FOX 10 News Phoenix
  5. Mexico violence: Villagers killed amid cartel clashes in Chiapas  BBC.com
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