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Thousands rally in Australian capitals to demand gender violence justice
Violence against women is an "epidemic" in Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday, as thousands attended rallies in Sydney and other major Australian cities urging tougher laws on gendered violence. The rallies were spurred by a wave of violence against women that the government says has seen a… Read
Hamas studying new Israeli truce proposal as mediators seek to revive talks
Hamas said it was studying on Saturday the latest Israeli counterproposal regarding a potential ceasefire in Gaza, a day after a delegation from mediator Egypt reportedly arrived in Israel in a bid to jump-start stalled negotiations. The signs of fresh truce talks came alongside ongoing Israeli preparations for a military… Read
Trump's lawyers try to discredit testimony of prosecution's first witness in hush money trial
Donald Trump's defense team attacked the credibility Friday of the prosecution's first witness in his hush money case, seeking to discredit testimony detailing a scheme between Trump and a tabloid to bury negative stories to protect the Republican's 2016 presidential campaign. Returning to the witness stand for a fourth day,… Read
Tennessee governor signs bills to allow armed teachers nearly a year after deadly Nashville shooting
Tennessee teachers and staff will be allowed to carry concealed handguns on public school grounds under legislation signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee on Friday. Lee, a Republican, had announced his support for the proposal just the day before while flanked by top Republican legislative leaders who had helped… Read
U.S. announces new Patriot missiles for Ukraine as part of new $6 billion aid package
The U.S. will provide Ukraine additional Patriot missiles for its air defense systems as part of a massive $6 billion additional aid package, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Friday. The missiles will be used to replenish previously supplied Patriot air defense systems and are part of a package that also… Read
Xi tells Blinken U.S., China should be 'partners, not rivals'
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday told top U.S. diplomat Antony Blinken that the world's biggest economies should be "partners, not rivals" as the two sides pressed for headway on a range of concerns. Blinken, in China for the second time in less than a year, pointed to improvements in… Read
Pope will attend G7 summit to discuss AI, Italy says
Pope Francis will attend this year's Group of Seven (G7) leaders' summit to discuss the challenges posed by artificial intelligence (AI), Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday. The pope this year warned against the "perverse" dangers of AI and renewed a call for worldwide regulations to harness it… Read
Israeli strike kills Lebanese militants in Beqaa area
An Israeli strike in Lebanon's Beqaa region has killed two members of a Lebanese militant group that has fired rockets across the southern border at Israel, the group said on Friday. Israel's military said in a statement on Friday that its air force "struck and eliminated Mosab Khalaf in the… Read
Britain's King Charles III will resume public duties next week after cancer treatment, palace says
King Charles III is back. The 75-year-old monarch will resume his public duties next week following a three-month break to focus on his treatment and recuperation after he was diagnosed with an undisclosed type of cancer, Buckingham Palace said Friday. Charles will mark the milestone by visiting a cancer treatment… Read
New leaders take on Haiti's chaos as those living in fear demand swift solutions to gang violence
It has been only a day since the transitional presidential council was installed in Haiti, and the list of demands on the Caribbean nation's new leaders is rapidly growing. Haitians want security, food, jobs — and they want them now. The members of the council, tasked with with bringing political… Read
