Key witnesses recall Sean “Diddy” Combs’ violent outbursts in sex traffcking trial
Singer Dawn Richard told jurors that Combs had threatened to kill her after she saw him abusing his longtime girlfriend
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Genocide? Even Afrikaner farmers laugh at Trump’s claims
The U.S. has offered refugee status to White South African farmers on a dubious claim of genocide. But the accusation is too outrageous even its supposed victims scoff at it
South Africa’s president in United States to ‘reset’ relations with Washington
His state visit comes at a time when his country’s relations with the US are at the lowest they have been in decades.
US-funded flight returns self-deported immigrants to Honduras
After highly-publicized migrant detentions in the US and the deportation of hundreds of migrants to a high security prison in El Salvador, the passengers had accepted an offer to self-deport in exchange for a free flight back home.
First humanitarian aid trucks enter Gaza after 11-week Israeli blockade
The Israeli military said it had allowed five trucks carrying baby food and other supplies into the Gaza Strip. More UN trucks are expected to enter the enclave.
WHO grapples with impact of Trump administration cuts and plans to leave UN health agency
Following Trump administration funding cuts and plans to withdraw the United States from the body, the UN health agency has seen a plunge in its ability to carry out its sweeping mandate to promote health and keep the world safe from pandemics and other outbreaks.
WHO approves landmark pandemic agreement to improve response in event of future pandemic
The World Health Organization approved a landmark Pandemic Agreement on Tuesday, aimed at better coordination, monitoring and vaccine sharing in the event of future pandemics.
El-Sissi and Aoun urge Israel to end strikes on Lebanon
During a visit to Cairo on Monday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called on the international community to pressure Israel into withdrawing its forces "from all Lebanese territory".
UN court backs Equatorial Guinea in disputed islands case with Gabon
The decision effectively hands the islands to Equatorial Guinea. The countries brought their dispute to The International Court of Justice in 2021, asking judges to determine what legal agreement settles the possession of the oil-rich islands