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Activists vandalise Trump golf resort over his remark on emptying out Gaza

Activists targeted Trump's Turnberry golf course and hotel in southwest Scotland overnight, painting 'Gaza Is Not For Sale' in giant letters on the lawn

Macron's comeback: Handling crisis in France to shaping Europe's defence

Known for his nonstop political activism, Macron shifted his focus to foreign policy, leaving domestic struggles largely to the prime minister

Malaria remains Africa's deadliest disease as US aid cuts hurt fight

Africa's 1.5 billion people accounted for 95 per cent of an estimated 597,000 malaria deaths worldwide in 2023, according to the World Health Organisation

Israel's delegation to visit Qatar for 'advancing' ceasefire negotiations

Israeli forces have withdrawn to buffer zones inside Gaza, hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have returned to northern Gaza for the first time since early in the war

China adapted to Trump's trade war, changed strategy when new tariffs came

Intent on not being caught off guard as they were during Trump's first term, the Chinese were ready with retaliatory measures imposing their own taxes this past week on key US farm imports

Panama frees many US deportees amid rights criticism, leaving them in limbo

The deportees, largely from Asian countries, were part of a deal stuck between the Trump administration and Panama and Costa Rica as the US government attempts to speed up deportations

8 injured as driver crashes vehicle into Southern California dealership

Two people were critically injured at the car dealership in Inglewood, while the other six suffered minor injuries, Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesperson Jonathan Torres said

Death toll crosses 1,000 in violence on Syrian coast, war monitor reports

Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported 745 civilian deaths, with 125 government security personnel and 148 militants linked to ousted President Bashar Assad who were killed

Pope Francis 'responding well to pneumonia therapy; showing improvement'

Pope Francis has remained stable, with no fever and good oxygen levels in his blood, doctors reported in a Vatican statement

Over 600 killed in two days of clashes and revenge attacks in Syria

The government has said that they were responding to attacks from remnants of Assad's forces and blamed individual actions for the rampant violence

Italian govt okays draft law to tackle homicides, violence against women

The proposal, agreed on late Friday, still needs to go through parliament and be approved by both chambers to become law

Taliban claim Afghan women's rights protected as UN condemns various bans

The Taliban's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid released a statement on his official X account, without specifically mentioning International Women's Day

12 wounded as 3 men open fire at Toronto pub customers, say police

Superintendent Paul MacIntyre of the Toronto Police Service said police received numerous emergency calls reporting a shooting at the Piper Arms around 10:40 pm Friday

Elections will happen in Myanmar within 10 months, says junta leader

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing said Friday the election will take place either in December or January 2026 at the latest

North Korea shows nuclear-powered submarine under construction for 1st time

North Korea obtaining a greater ability to fire missiles from underwater is a worrying development because it's difficult for its rivals to detect such launches in advance

US economic worries mount as Trump implements tariffs, cuts workforce

Friday's employment report found that the number of people stuck working part-time because of economic circumstances jumped by 460,000 last month

Expenses over $50,000 now require DOGE approval, says new EPA guidance

The guidance, issued this week, escalates the role that the new efficiency group, known as DOGE, plays in EPA operations

China imposes retaliatory tariffs on import of Canadian farm, food products

The duties come in retaliation for Ottawa imposing tariffs against Chinese imports in October, including a 100 per cent surtax on all Chinese-made EVs and 25 per cent on steel and aluminum imports

Georgia bill may help Trump, others recover costs of election meddling case

Bill passed unanimously by state legislators would enable compensation from counties for attorneys' fees and other legal costs in criminal cases in which a district attorney has been disqualified

Trump Organisation sues Capital One for closing accounts after Jan 6 attack

Trump Organization claims the decision by Capital One to close the accounts was an attack on free speech and free enterprise