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USA

US health secretary ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee

The top US health official accused members on the advisory committee of having “many” conflicts of interests.

World News

Netanyahu set to hold Iran security meeting after call with Trump

Far-right ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich are also expected to participate in the security meeting.

World News

Three journalists killed in Israeli strikes on a hospital in Gaza

The Committee to Protect Journalists says more than 180 journalists have been killed across Gaza in Israeli attacks since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

Saudi Arabia

More than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims are in Saudi Arabia for Hajj

The Day of Arafat is of great significance to Muslims around the world, regarded as the most sacred day of the year according to traditional sayings of prophet Muhammad (pbuh).

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World News

Trump suspends visas for Harvard's new international students

Trump says US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make a decision on whether or not Harvard’s almost seven thousand currently enrolled foreign students will be able to keep their visas.

India

Stampede at cricket stadium in India kills 11 and injures dozens

Officials say most of those injured were transferred to nearby hospitals to receive medical attention but are in stable condition.

World News

Man charged with supplying chemicals to bomber of fertility clinic

The FBI says Daniel Park has been stockpiling a chemical that can be used to create makeshift explosive devices, with a purchase history going back as far as October 2022, and as recently as a few days prior to the explosion.

Korea

Opposition Lee Jae-myung wins South Korea's presidential election

The liberal opposition candidate has secured more than 49% of the votes in an election that has seen one of the country’s highest voter turnout, with approximately 80% of the 44 million eligible voters taking to the ballot boxes.

Europe News

Berlin court rules rejection of asylum seekers at borders unlawful

The court says the rejections of asylum seekers violates German law and is not in line with the EU’s Dublin system which demands that every member state conduct a thorough investigation to determine which EU country is responsible for processing the application.

Europe News

Mount Etna erupts after parts of its southeastern crater collapsed

Italy's Mount Etna has erupted again after parts of its southeastern crater collapsed sending plumes of smoke and ash several kilometres above Europe's largest active volcano.

Europe News

Several areas hit by flooding in Romania after two days of heavy rain

The Praid Salt mine is not only of economic importance to Romania, it is also a major tourism magnet, attracting approximately half-a-million tourists annually.

Syria

US reopens ambassador's residence in bid to warm relations with Syria

Washington has yet to formally reopen its embassy in Syria, which closed in 2012 after protests the government of strongman President Bashar al-Assad was met with brutal crackdown, kickstarting the country’s civil war.

Europe News

Massive glacier collapse devastates Swiss village of Blatten

A large section of a glacier in the Swiss Alps has broken off, resulting in a torrent of ice, mud, and rock that has submerged the majority of a village evacuated earlier this month as a security precaution.

USA

Elon Musk leaves Trump administration and DOGE cost-cutting agency

Musk said on X he hoped the DOGE mission would only “strengthen over time” and become a “way of life in the government” as he announced his stepping back from the cost-cutting agency created under the Trump administration.

USA

US federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping global tariffs

The New York-based US Court of International Trade delivered the ruling dealing a crucial blow to President Trump’s signature set of economic policies which have rattled global markets, frustrated trade partners and raised fears of growing inflation.

Europe News

Turkey says it's ready to host another round of Russia-Ukraine talks

US President Donald Trump warns his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that he’s “playing with fire” as the Kremlin intensifies its attacks on Ukraine and peace efforts appear to stall.

USA

Trump honours veterans and fallen soldiers in Memorial Day ceremony

US President Donald Trump honoured US soldiers who died in combat in a ceremony at the Arlington National Cemetery, calling them “America’s best and bravest”.

USA

Trump administration bars Harvard from admitting foreign students

The Trump administration has intensified its battle with Harvard University, revoking their license to host international students for the upcoming academic year as it looks to crackdown on “left wing activism, liberalism”.

World News

At least 107 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza

Palestinians say one of the two remaining hospitals in northern Gaza was struck on Thursday, causing extensive damage. Meanwhile, the UN says 90 aid trucks have been distributed, but says much more aid is needed to satisfy the needs of Gazans.

USA

Two Israeli embassy staff members shot and killed in Washington

Two Israeli embassy staff, identified as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were shot and killed in Washington near the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday. The suspect, Elias Rodriguez, shouted “Free, free Palestine” when arrested.

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