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Israel announces plan to seize parts of Gaza as military operation expands

In a statement, Defence Minister Israel Katz said evacuations would take place from areas where there was fighting, while urging Gazans to eliminate Hamas and return Israeli hostages

Taiwan records heightened Chinese military activity around its territory

As per the MND, 76 aircraft, 15 naval vessels and 4 official ships were detected

Luxury cruise Norovirus outbreak: Over 230 passengers, crew fall sick

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Norovirus outbreak aboard Queen Mary 2 as it sails to the Caribbean; the cruise line intensifies sanitation efforts

Trump admin ordered to restore legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children

Court additionally found that the continued funding of legal representation for unaccompanied children promotes efficiency and fairness within the immigration system

Day after military exercise, China conducts live-fire drills near Taiwan

The US government condemned the military drills, with the State Department issuing a statement calling China's actions "aggressive"

Maradona's autopsy experts testify that he had an abnormally large heart

Forensic expert Alejandro Ezequiel Vega told the court that Maradona's heart was enlarged and weighed about 503 grams, when the average weight is between 250 and 300 grams

GOP senators push ahead on Trump's tax cuts package, delay key decisions

Senate GOP's budget framework would be the companion to the House Republicans' $4.5 trillion tax cuts package that also calls for slashing some $2 trillion from health care and other programmes

Suspected US strikes in Yemen kill at least 4 near Hodeida: Houthi rebels

Intense campaign of airstrikes under President Donald Trump, targeting the rebels over their attacks on shipping in Mideast waters stemming from the Israel-Hamas war, has killed at least 65 people

Senate confirms Matt Whitaker as Donald Trump's ambassador to Nato

Whitaker, who had served in Trump's first administration at the Justice Department, brings a law enforcement background rather than deep foreign policy or national security ties

Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin SC seat, cementing liberal majority

Judge Susan Crawford defeated GOP-backed Brad Schimel in a record-breaking Wisconsin Supreme Court race, setting spending and turnout records while serving as a proxy battle for national politics

Anger against Trump may reduce US international visitors, warns forecaster

Tourism Economics predicts a 9.4 per cent decline in international arrivals to the US this year, nearly double the 5 per cent drop it forecast in late February

Lawsuit claims Musk failed to make payments for 2024 petition signatures

Musk's America PAC offered to pay $100 for registered voters to sign the petition and $100 for people who referred a registered voter who signed the petition

Trump's tariff rollout opens new era of uncertainty for global economy

The lack of details so far on the structure, size and targets of the levies have left the world "flying blind" heading into the big announcement day, according to Nomura

Trump's 'Liberation Day' countdown begins, world braces for tariffs impact

Trump has declared April 2 as 'Liberation Day', asserting that the tariffs will liberate the US from its dependence on foreign goods

Meta's AI research head Joelle Pineau to step down after eight years

Joelle Pineau, Meta's vice president for AI research, said Tuesday she is leaving at the end of May

4th US soldier found dead in Lithuania training mishap, 3 others identified

The soldiers, part of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, were on a tactical training exercise when they and their vehicle were reported missing a week ago, the Army said

Donald Trump's tariff plans still in limbo ahead of Rose Garden event

Several proposals are said to be under consideration, including a tiered tariff system with a set of flat rates for countries, as well as a more customised reciprocal plan

Istanbul prosecutor probes Oppn boycott calls in wake of mayor's arrest

Ozgur Ozel, the head of the main opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP, to which Imamoglu belongs, held multiple rallies attended by hundreds of thousands to protest the arrest

Myanmar quake: Survivors being found, but hopes fade as deaths exceed 2,700

Head of Myanmar's military government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, told a forum for relief donations in Naypyitaw that 2,719 people have now been found dead, with 4,521 others injured and 441 missing

Senate vote to reverse Trump's tariffs on Canada tests Republican support

Republicans have watched with some unease as the president's attempts to remake global trade have sent the stock market downward, but they have so far stood by Trump's on-again-off-again threats