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'Very good feelings' about Gaza truce talks: US envoy 28 May 2025 - 08:17 pm
US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff (L) speaks as US President Donald Trump looks on during a swearing in ceremony for interim US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 28, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
US suspends student visa processing in fresh swipe at foreign applicants 28 May 2025 - 11:04 am
A Harvard sign is seen at the Harvard University campus in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 27, 2025. (Photo by Rick Friedman / AFP)
Starship megarocket blows up over Indian Ocean in latest bumpy test 28 May 2025 - 09:45 am
The SpaceX Starship rocket launches from Starbase, Texas, as seen from South Padre Island on May 27, 2025. (Photo by Sergio Flores / AFP)
WHO restructures, cuts budget after US withdrawal 28 May 2025 - 12:27 am
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Trump says Putin 'playing with fire' as sanctions pressure grows 27 May 2025 - 10:56 pm
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Cuban Olympic body says denied US visas 27 May 2025 - 09:35 pm
Abraham Viltre from Cuba competes in the Long Jump T46/47 during the Grand Prix Para Cali at the Pedro Grajales Stadium in Cali, Colombia May 17, 2025. (Photo by JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP)
King Charles arrives in Canada, to open Canada parliament 26 May 2025 - 09:27 pm
Britain's King Charles III and Britain's Queen Camilla are greeted by an honour guard after arriving at Macdonald-Cartier International Airport in Ottawa, Canada, May 26, 2025. (Photo by Victoria Jones / POOL / AFP)
Massive lava columns in Kilauea volcano's latest display in Hawaii 26 May 2025 - 04:04 pm
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Trump defends block on foreign students at Harvard 25 May 2025 - 12:36 pm
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Major Mexican drug cartel figure killed in clash with army 24 May 2025 - 07:41 pm
This handout picture released by Mexico's Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) on May 24, 2025, shows Jorge Humberto Figueroa, alias
Pilot and passengers killed in San Diego plane crash 24 May 2025 - 02:37 pm
Members of the the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) walk around the crash site after a small plane crashed into a neighborhood, setting homes and vehicles on fire on May 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. Ariana Drehsler/Getty Images/AFP
Judge temporarily halts Trump block on foreign students at Harvard 24 May 2025 - 09:50 am
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Protests break out in Panama over unionist arrests 24 May 2025 - 08:17 am
Workers carrying national flags take part in a protest against the government of President Jose Raul Mulino amid an indefinite strike in Panama City on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Martin Bernetti / AFP)
Trump greenlights Nippon Steel 'partnership' with US Steel 24 May 2025 - 08:13 am
(Files) The logo of Japan's largest steel manufacturer Nippon Steel corporation is seen in front of the company's head office in Tokyo on April 10, 2025. (Photo by Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP)
Trump expands Apple tariff threat to all smartphones 24 May 2025 - 07:53 am
(Files) Apple iPhone 16 models are displayed following Apple's
Trump threatens 25% tariff if iPhones not made in US 23 May 2025 - 09:04 pm
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UN chief denounces 'cruelest phase' of Gaza conflict 23 May 2025 - 06:27 pm
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres holds a press conference on the sidelines of the 34th Arab League summit in Baghdad on May 17, 2025. Photo by AMEER AL-MOHAMMEDAWI / POOL / AFP.
Belgian princess's Harvard studies at risk from Trump ban 23 May 2025 - 06:20 pm
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