Bangladesh committed serious human rights violations against protesters, UN says

Officials from Bangladesh&s former government and security apparatus systematically committed serious human rights violations against protesters last summer, the UN human rights chief said yesterday.

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US staff left ‘abandoned and in danger& as Trump ends Congo aid programme

A lieutenant of Donald Trump ally Elon Musk, along with other outsiders, is overseeing the immediate termination of hundreds of American aid and foreign assistance programmes abroad this week.

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‘I had my identity stolen for 35 years & and was sent to prison for trying to get it back&

It was soon after walking into a bank in downtown Los Angeles that William Woods&s life came crashing down.

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Mediators try to salvage Gaza ceasefire as Israelis echo Donald Trump&s threats

Egyptian and Qatari mediators were working to salvage the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday, according to Egypt&s state-run Al-Qahera News TV, which is close to the country&s security agencies.

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Donald Trump to begin talks with Putin and Zelensky to end Ukraine war ‘immediately&

Donald Trump said he and Russian president Vladimir Putin agreed by phone to begin negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine and will &work together, very closely&.

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Nato membership and return to 2014 borders ‘unrealistic& for Ukraine, US defence chief Hegseth says

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that a return to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders was unrealistic and the Trump administration does not see Nato membership for Kyiv as part of a solution to the war triggered by Russia's invasion.

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