‘If our USAid funding is stopped, my life will be as good as over&

I have known Jimmy, a gentle, good-humoured father of one, since January 2016, when I first travelled to Kampala to volunteer with Hospice Africa Uganda (HAU), an inspirational charity that supports thousands of poor but critically ill people with compassionate palliative care.

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Barry O&Halloran: Peace in Europe at risk if Ukraine endgame goes Vladimir Putin&s way

It has been pretty clear for over a year that the endgame in Ukraine was approaching fast. With last November&s election of Donald Trump, the pace quickened considerably.

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Russian Sasha Troufanov is led to freedom by Hamas officials. Photo: PA

Hamas yesterday released three Israeli hostages and Israel freed 369 Palestinians in an exchange, after mediators helped avert a collapse of the fragile ceasefire.

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Israel and Hamas complete sixth hostage exchange as only two weeks remain in first phase of fragile ceasefire

Israel and Hamas completed the sixth exchange of hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners on Saturday with just over two weeks remaining in the initial phase of their fragile Gaza ceasefire.

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Tribesman who returned to isolated region in Amazon believed to be ‘asking for fire&

A young man belonging to an isolated and indigenous tribe who approached a river community in Brazil&s Amazon returned voluntarily to his own people less than 24 hours later, Brazilian authorities said.

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China says US position on Taiwan issues has 'regressed'
BEIJING/TAIPEI - The United States' position on Taiwan-related issues has "seriously regressed", the Chinese foreign ministry's spokesperson said on Monday, after the US State Department's removal of a reference to Taiwan's independence in an update to the Taiwan section of its website.
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