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Russia attacks Kyiv, killing two, as US, Ukraine discuss plan to end war Attacks come as Zelenskyy said he plans to discuss sensitive issues from US’s peace proposal with Trump.…

EXPLAINER ‘Elite capture’: How Pakistan is losing 6 percent of its GDP to corruption New IMF report prompts calls for corruption reforms. But experts say that needs political will, not…

Trump launches ‘Genesis Mission’ to harness AI for scientific breakthroughs Trump signs order to integrate supercomputers and data assets in order to create ‘AI experimentation platform”. US President Donald Trump…

News ‘Everyone was startled’: Thai woman due for cremation found alive in coffin Reports say doctors diagnosed the woman with critically low blood sugar, likely leading to her weakened condition.…

Viola Ford Fletcher, survivor of 1921 Tulsa Massacre, dies age 111 Fletcher fought for greater recognition of one of the deadliest incidents of race violence in US history. Tulsa Race…

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, News Afghanistan says Pakistan bombed Khost, killing nine children and a woman Government spokesman says the attack in Khost destroyed a civilian home, killing five boys, four…

Sudan’s RSF committing war crimes in Darfur, says Amnesty The latest report came hours after the RSF agreed to a three-month humanitarian truce. The report detailing allegations of summary executions…

G20 fails to deliver on sovereign debt distress As total debt in developing countries has risen to a record high, there is frustration that existing frameworks, dominated by Western governments,…

Ethiopian volcano erupts after lying dormant for 12,000 years No casualties reported, but local resident of Afar region says impact of eruption ‘felt like a sudden bomb had been thrown’.…