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What's happening in the Gaza Strip and Sudan that sparked a protest at the Super Bowl halftime show?
A brief protest by a performer at Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show unfurled a flag emblazoned with the words Sudan and Gaza, two wars in the Middle East that have killed tens of thousands of people.
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Vatican's Caritas outraged at 'reckless' USAID cuts, says millions will die, others left in poverty3m read

Trump says he has directed US Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing rising cost2m read

Egypt announces emergency Arab summit after Trump's Gaza plan infuriates key allies
A person with a handgun is fatally shot by a deputy at a Colorado arcade, a sheriff says
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Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announces resignation after pressure by populists1m read

A timeline of US-China tit-for-tat tariffs since Trump's first term3m read
Sri Lanka investigates deaths of 2 tourists taken ill at a hostel earlier this month

After the ceasefire in Gaza, West Bank Palestinians face more Israeli barriers, traffic and misery5m read

With Trump in the White House, Iranians mark the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution2m read

Ecuador's conservative incumbent and a leftist lawyer advance to presidential runoff3m read

Vance makes his debut as VP on the international stage at a high-stakes AI summit in Paris4m read
UN official says Sudan paramilitary group is preventing life-saving aid from famine-hit Darfur2m read

Israeli police raid Palestinian bookshop in east Jerusalem, claiming incitement to violence2m read

Can Trump bring unions into the GOP fold? His labor nominee presents a major test4m read

HIV infections could jump over 6 times if US support is dropped and not replaced, UNAIDS chief says2m read
A Tunisian extremist is on trial accused of killing 3 people in a French church2m read
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UK touts a clampdown on illegal working as it seeks to look tough on immigration2m read

China says a visit by Cook Islands' prime minister isn't meant to antagonize others in South Pacific1m read

Middle East latest: Turkey's Erdogan again rejects US proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza
The tiny Alpine principality of Liechtenstein is set to get its first female prime minister

Australia holds its nose for its 3rd rancid bloom of a rare corpse plant in 3 months2m read

Kosovo prime minister looking for allies for a new Cabinet after failing to win parliament majority2m read

Hawaii is the rainbow capital of the world. Here's what that means3m read

Trump says he will announce 25% steel and aluminum tariffs Monday, and more import duties are coming2m read
Mexican long-nosed bats are no strangers to southeastern Arizona. The proof is in the saliva2m read

Supreme Court that Trump helped shape could have the last word on his aggressive executive orders4m read

Opening statements set in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie1m read

Ecuador's conservative incumbent and a leftist lawyer are leading early presidential voting results3m read
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