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Mahmoud Khalil’s wife demands release of ‘kidnapped’ husband
The wife of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil released a statement calling for her husband’s immediate release.
Trump mass layoffs cause uncertainty among federal firefighting workforce
Experts warn that cuts to the federal firefighting workforce could hamper preparations for this year’s peak fire season.
‘A rain of rockets and bullets’: Survivors of Pakistan’s train hijacking
Dozens of separatist Baloch fighters attacked the Jaffar Express passenger train in Pakistan’s Balochistan province.
Iran’s Khamenei says nuclear talks with US won’t lift sanctions
Supreme leader criticises the US for abandoning the nuclear deal and imposing sanctions, questions the value of talks.
ICC takes custody of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte
Duterte will be brought before an ICC judge in The Hague in the coming days for an initial appearance, court says.
Former Philippines leader Duterte’s ICC case explained
Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has arrived at The Hague for his ICC trial.
Hundreds rally outside New York court to demand release of Mahmoud Khalil
Columbia University student’s lawyers ask judge to order his return to New York from immigration detention in Louisiana.
‘Closest target’: Why is Donald Trump so focused on Canada?
Tariffs and threats to annex Canada fall into Donald Trump’s wider vision for US dominance in the world, experts say.
Who are the BLA – the group behind Pakistan’s deadly train hijack?
The group’s train attack is the latest in a series of increasingly audacious assaults it has launched.
Pakistan says more than 300 hostages rescued from hijacked train
A military spokesperson says the rescue operation has concluded and that all 33 attackers were killed.