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Elections without sovereignty: What Palestine’s local vote represents
The elections offer participation without power, revealing how occupation shapes and limits Palestinian political life.
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Sarah Mullally, first female Archbishop of Canterbury, to meet Pope Leo
New Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally, the first woman to lead the world's Anglican Christians, heads to the Vatican this weekend for an audience with Pope Leo XIV.
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Trumps says he is no longer sending envoys to Pakistan for Iran talks
President Donald Trump said he told top US envoys not to travel to Pakistan to negotiate with Iran, telling Fox News that ″they can call us anytime they want”. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi…
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Lakers' OT win puts Rockets on brink of NBA playoff elimination
The Los Angeles Lakers, fueled by 29 points from LeBron James, beat the Houston Rockets 112-108 in an overtime thriller on Friday to take a 3-0 stranglehold in their NBA playoff series.
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Iran war: What’s happening on day 57 as Trump dispatches negotiating team?
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Pakistan, as Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad.
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman apologises over failure to report Canadian mass shooter
Tech firm suspended mass shooter's ChatGPT account before attacks, but did not inform law enforcement.
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Low turnout as Palestinians vote in first local elections since Gaza war
Palestinians in the West Bank and central Gaza voted on Saturday in municipal elections, the first since the Gaza war erupted, in a vote marked by low turnout and a narrow slate of contenders.
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Police raid Peru’s election authorities after outcry over slow vote count
Anticorruption police gathered material from the homes of ex-election office head Piero Corvetto and other officials.
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Israel kills at least 12 Palestinians in Gaza amid ‘ceasefire’
Hamas says the Israeli escalation represents the failure of the international community to uphold the truce in Gaza.
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Sinner overcomes Bonzi in record hunt at Madrid Open
Jannik Sinner took a first step towards a potential record fifth consecutive Masters 1000 title with a 6-7 (6/8), 6-1, 6-4 victory over Benjamin Bonzi in the Madrid Open second round on Friday.
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Real Madrid stunned at Betis as Barcelona have chance to move 11 clear
Ex-Barcelona star Hector Bellerin's injury-time leveller for Betis stunts Real Madrid's Liga title title challenge.
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Iran's FM Araghchi arrives in Pakistan ahead of planned US ceasefire talks
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Friday to discuss proposals for restarting peace talks with the United States, amid conflicting signals on whether…
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