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US unemployment hits highest level since 2021 as labour market cools
Unemployment rate rises to 4.6 percent as job cuts hit federal workers and manufacturing sector.
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Natural disasters hit global economy for $220bn in 2025: Swiss Re
LA wildfires caused $40bn in insured losses, making it the costliest ever disaster of its kind.
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How Israel’s expansion push deepens Palestinian suffering in West Bank
Israel's decision to formalise 19 so-called settlement outposts raises further fears for future of occupied territory.
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ICC rejects Israeli bid to block Gaza war crimes investigation
The decision comes amid mounting international pressure over the humanitarian toll of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
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Israel to demolish 25 homes in occupied West Bank’s Nur Shams camp
Rights groups say demolition order, which will affect 100 Palestinian homes, is an attempt to 'cage in' Palestinians.
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Night guardians of the mountain in the occupied West Bank
At sunset, the guardians gather on a hill to watch over the sleeping village, guarding it against settler attacks.
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Israel approves 19 new West Bank settlements in major annexation push
Palestinian officials warn Israel’s new settlement plan accelerates annexation, deepens violence across occupied area.
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Zelenskyy says US seeking ‘free economic zone’ in eastern Ukraine
Ukraine leader says US wants zone as buffer between armies, underlining that referendum needed for any land schemes.
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Bolivia arrests ex-President Luis Arce in corruption investigation
Arce is in custody as part of a probe into alleged financial misconduct while he was economy minister, government says.
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Young Palestinian dies in Israeli custody, dozens taken in West Bank raids
Death of 21-year-old raises alarm as rights groups document systematic torture in detention facilities.
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Cuba sentences ex-economy minister to life in prison for espionage
Top court sentences Alejandro Gil in the highest profile case against an ex-official in Cuba in decades.
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Former UN rapporteur who investigated Israeli abuses interrogated in Canada
Falk, who is in Canada for Palestine Tribunal, says questioning reflects push to silence truth of Israel's war on Gaza.
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