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The Nigerian government has strongly condemned Israel's recent airstrike on a civilian camp in Rafah, Gaza, which resulted in the deaths of around 45 people, predominantly women and children.
The deadly assault on Rafah is one of several recent incidents that have exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports.
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Monsoon rains have reached the southern Indian state of Kerala, earlier than expected.
The rains are critical to India's agriculture sector and are bringing some much needed relief during a heatwave.
This comes as authorities say that 15 people died of suspected heatstroke in eastern India over the past 24 hours.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.
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Rape accused Indian MP allied with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party has been arrested.
Prajwal Revanna (Pruh-jva-luh Ray-one-na) was detained by the local police after arriving in India from Germany - where he'd allegedly fled after a complaint was filed against him.
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OUT: SOCNorth Korean state media says Thursday’s ‘super-large’ missile launch was overseen by leader Kim Jong-Un.
Pyongyang fired 10 short range missiles into the Sea of Japan on Thursday.
Chris Gilbert reports.
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The Manhattan District Attorney who brought the hush money case against former US president Donald Trump says his office - and the jury - treated the case like any other, by "following the facts and the law".
Alvin Bragg spoke after Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, related to a payment made to an adult film actress ahead of the 2016 election.
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Bragg also noted that prosecuting white-collar crime is part of a long tradition in his office.
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Former US President Donald Trump is now a convicted felon after being found guilty in his New York hush-money trial.
It's a deep blow for Trump, who has spent considerable time attacking the case he calls a witch-hunt.
From outside the court in New York, Mitch McCann reports:
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Ukraine can now strike targets in Russia using US-provided arms after President Joe Biden gave the go-ahead on Thursday, a marked policy shift that comes at a critical time in the conflict.
Administration officials say the permission is granted but limited to the area of Kharkiv in the north-east of the country, the scene of intense fighting amid a Russian advance across the border.
The decision sees the United States follow the stance taken by some European allies, that Ukraine should have the right to attack within Russia with Western weapons.
Benji Hyer reports.
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Hackers have allegedly stolen personal details of more than half a billion Ticketmaster customers - demanding a $500,000 ransom payment.
The US ticket sales website is yet to confirm whether it has experienced a security breach.
Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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The US economy didn't grow as fast in the first quarter of this year as initially believed, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
A revision of the numbers, based on more complete data, show that gross domestic product — or GDP — increased 1.3 percent. But that's lower than the 1.6 percent forecast issued last month, not the best news for the sitting President during an election year, as Benji Hyer reports.
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