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Hamas rejects Israeli ceasefire disarmament proposal, Palestinian official says

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Biden attacks Trump in first speech since leaving White House

Trump freezes $2bn in Harvard funding

Iraq sandstorm leaves many with breathing problems

Pope puts architect Antoni Gaudí on path to sainthood

French prisons hit by wave of overnight attacks

Algeria to expel 12 French embassy officials

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Zelensky claims 155 Chinese fighting for Russia in Ukraine

Voice of America wins in court, for now, as judge blocks Trump administration from firing staff

China calls for world to unite against Trump's 'trade tyranny'

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Dominican Republic nightclub collapse kills 98

Clean energy's share of world's electricity reaches 40%, report says

South Sudan to accept man deported from US in bid to defuse visa row

Ukraine captures two Chinese nationals fighting for Russia

Zimbabwe to scrap tariffs on US goods as it faces 18% Trump levy

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Zambians protest over heinous child rape reports

Angola includes 9 national languages in education system for primary schools

Outrage in Somalia after man says he married missing 8-year-old

Haiti gangs storm town and release 500 inmates from jail

Zimbabwe shuts down amid calls for protests