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NY gunman was targeting NFL, went to wrong office – mayor

NY gunman was targeting NFL, went to wrong office - mayor
Surveillance images show New York gunman Shane Tamura before the attack

The man who killed four people in a Manhattan office building was carrying a note that appeared to blame the National Football League for a degenerative brain disease he said he had, New York Mayor Eric Adams said.

Evacuations in Japan, Hawaii after quake causes tsunami

Evacuations in Japan, Hawaii after quake causes tsunami
Police officers ask people to evacuate an empty beach due to a tsunami warning in Fujisawa city, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan

A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula this morning, damaging buildings and generating a tsunami of up to 4 metres that prompted warnings and evacuations stretching across the Pacific Ocean.

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UK to recognise Palestine unless Israel meets conditions

UK to recognise Palestine unless Israel meets conditions
Keir Starmer recalled his cabinet today

Britain will recognise the state of Palestine in September unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the “appalling situation” in Gaza and meets other conditions, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said.

Jewish groups say they ‘cannot keep silent’ on Gaza

Jewish groups say they 'cannot keep silent' on Gaza
The scenes of acute hunger and suffering in Gaza have provoked outrage and alarm around the world

Week by week, the images on our screens have been growing ever more harrowing.Emaciated, listless children. Desperate mothers, too weak to breastfeed their infants. Empty bowls outstretched at aid distribution centres.

Trump gives Putin ’10 or 12 days’ to end Ukraine war

Trump gives Putin '10 or 12 days' to end Ukraine war
US President Donald Trump, left, set a new deadline of '10 or 12 days' for Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in the Ukraine

US President Donald Trump has said he has set a new deadline of “about 10 or 12 days” for Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine.

Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire holding but ‘still fragile’

Thai army accuses Cambodia of breaking truce
Cambodian migrant workers carry their belongings as they returned from Thailand through the Doung International Gate in Battambang province

An uneasy ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia appeared to be holding, as military commanders met despite Bangkok’s allegations the truce had been breached with overnight skirmishes.

Ukraine to let over 60s into armed forces amid shortages

Ukraine to let over 60s into armed forces amid shortages
A building damaged in Russian strikes in Bilenke, in the region of Zaporizhzhia

President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law allowing Ukrainians aged over 60 to join the armed forces, amid struggles to find recruits as the Russian invasion drags through a fourth year.

Thirty dead as China hit by heavy rain, landslides

Thirty dead as China hit by heavy rain, landslides
A bridge in Beijing was badly damaged by floods

At least 30 people were killed as heavy rain in the Chinese capital Beijing prompted authorities to evacuate 80,000, state media said.

‘Unlike anything we have seen’ – famine warning for Gaza

'Unlike anything we have seen' - famine warning for Gaza
Severely malnourished six-year-old Yusuf Abdurrahman Matar and his four-year-old brother Emir Abdurrahman Matar are pictured in Gaza City

Gaza is slipping into famine, UN-backed experts have warned, as the health ministry in the territory said the death toll in the nearly 22-month war had surpassed 60,000.

Iran uncertainty persists after Trump's televised address

After Trump’s televised address, Iran’s future remains unclear

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Macron says Trump marriage jibe does not 'merit response'

Macron says Trump’s marriage jab doesn’t warrant a response

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Police closed Scott Mills probe due to lack of evidence

Mills says reports since BBC dismissal are mere rumour and speculation

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Trump delivers address on Iran war from White House

Trump Delivers White House Speech on Iran War

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McEntee announces new €40m donation for Ukraine

McEntee unveils fresh €40m humanitarian aid package for Ukraine

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