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N Korea, Russia bound in ‘blood’ of war, Kim tells Putin in New Year note North Korean, Russian leaders send New Year’s greetings hailing their ‘precious’ shared experience of ‘blood,…

Israeli forces kill Palestinian in Gaza, carry out raids across West Bank Palestinian death toll since the start of the truce in Gaza rises to 411 amid near daily Israeli…

Netanyahu pushes for Iran conflict, clashing with Trump’s priorities The US president’s base opposes intervention in Iran while pro-Israel donors and hawks push for heightened US involvement. US President Donald…

Keir Starmer says Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah back in UK UK PM calls arrival of blogger and Egyptian government critic, who spent 12 years in prison, ‘profound relief’. Laila…

Israel attacks press as ‘silencing’ policy: Palestinian journalists union Syndicate report says Israeli forces have systematically targeted journalists to undermine Palestinian narrative. Palestinians pray over the bodies of journalists, including…

Marco Rubio congratulates Honduran President-elect Nasry Asfura Washington’s top diplomat says he thanked Asfura, who was backed by Trump, for ‘advocacy of US strategic objectives’. Honduran President-elect Nasry Asfura is…

New York to require social media platforms to display mental health labels A new state law mandates warnings for young users on platforms with features that ‘encourage excessive use’. The…

Zelenskyy to meet Trump in Florida amid diplomatic push to end war Ukrainian president highlights ‘significant progress’ in talks, but Moscow says Kyiv is working to ‘torpedo’ deal. US President…