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Immigration chief at centre of Trump’s crackdown set to leave Minneapolis
A top US immigration official is expected to leave the US city of Minneapolis in what may mark a shift in the White House’s tone after the fatal shooting of a second US citizen by federal officers over the weekend. As Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino and some immigration agents depart, “border tsar” Tom Homan…
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Trump abandons attack mode as Minneapolis shooting backlash grows
The Trump administration has quickly abandoned its familiar “deny and attack” playbook after initially using it when federal agents shot dead Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday morning. Within 24 hours, as various videos of the shooting circulated online, it became clear that the White House was out of step with public opinion and what…
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Fifteen killed by Israeli fire near Gaza aid site, hospitals say
At least 15 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire as they gathered near an aid distribution centre in central Gaza, hospitals say. Officials at al-Aqsa and al-Awda hospitals said people were shot by troops near a site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which is backed by Israel and the US. It is inside…
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Israeli forces kill 51 Palestinians waiting for flour at Gaza aid site, witnesses and rescuers say
Israeli forces have killed more than 51 Palestinians and wounded many more after opening fire near an aid distribution site in southern Gaza, witnesses and rescuers say. The Hamas-run civil defence agency said Israeli troops fired on crowds near the aid site in Khan Younis. More than 200 people were reportedly injured. The Israeli military…
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Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s federal government employee buyout
The ruling came just hours before the deadline for employees to take the offer. A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration and DOGE head Elon Musk from implementing their “Fork in the Road” federal employee buyout offer until at least Monday afternoon. U.S. District Judge George O’Toole Jr. set a Monday afternoon hearing to…
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Witnesses to Israeli strike on Gaza hospital compound saw ‘so many people burning’
Warning: This story contains details which some people may find upsetting Witnesses to an Israeli air strike and resulting fire at a tent camp in a Gaza hospital compound have shared with the BBC their horror and helplessness at seeing people injured and killed in the flames. One mother called it “one of the worst…
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US gives Israel 30 days to boost Gaza aid or risk cut to military support
The US has written to Israel, giving it 30 days to boost humanitarian aid access in Gaza or risk having some US military assistance cut off. The letter, sent on Sunday, amounts to the strongest known written warning from the US to its ally and comes amid a new Israeli offensive in northern Gaza that…
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UN says Israeli strike on Gaza school killed six of its staff
Unrwa said this was the fifth time al-Jaouni school had been hit since the start of the war The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) says six of its employees have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a school it runs in central Gaza. Gaza’s Hamas-run Civil Defence agency said a total of…
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What the world thought of US debate
The first showdown between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump was closely watched not only in the US but around the world. The debate in Philadelphia featured some tense exchanges on foreign policy between the two presidential candidates. From Beijing to Budapest, here’s how the debate went down, according to BBC foreign correspondents. Mentions of Putin…
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Men’s NCAA Final Four is set with 11th seed N.C. State’s shocking upset of Duke
The men’s NCAA Final Four is set. In a shocking Elite Eight upset, 11th-seeded N.C. State powered through to beat its longtime rivals, the Duke Blue Devils, 76-64, and paving the way to its first Final Four appearance since 1983. An 11th seed is the lowest-seeded team to ever make the Final Four, tying the record with LSU…
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