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US Seeks to Weaken Global Development Finance Efforts, UN Document Shows

BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – The United States is seeking to weaken a global deal aimed at helping developing countries struggling with...
A 3D-printed miniature model of U.S. President Donald Trump with the United Nations logo in the background is seen in this illustration taken April 23, 2025. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo)

US Seeks to Weaken Global Development Finance Efforts, UN Document Shows

BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – The United States is seeking to weaken a global deal aimed at helping developing countries struggling with...

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A dead man is removed from the rubble of the Manoun family's house after it was targeted by an Israeli army strike in Jabalia al-Balad, Gaza City, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP/Jehad Alshrafi)

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Folklorico dancers from the group Viva Mexico perform their routine during a Cinco de Mayo celebration and mixer hosted by the Odessa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce at the Odessa Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, May 5, 2021, in Odessa, Texas. (AP File)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the annual ceremony at the eve of Israel’s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers (Yom HaZikaron) at the Yad LaBanim Memorial in Jerusalem, 29 April 2025. (ABIR SULTAN POOL/Pool via REUTERS)

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Firefighter work at the site of a Russian strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 2, 2025. (Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kharkiv region/Handout via REUTERS)

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Palestinians search for casualties at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip May 2, 2025. (REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa)

Israeli Security Cabinet Backs Plans to Expand Gaza Operation, Media Reports Say

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s security cabinet approved plans for an expanded operation in the Gaza Strip, Israeli media report...

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Palestinians search for casualties at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip May 2, 2025. (REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa)

Gaza Tensions Flare Over Dwindling Supplies as Blockade Persists, Aid Worker Says

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Residents of the now evacuated Palestinian refugee camp of Tulkarem return to collect belongings before the destruction of their homes as Israeli forces prepare to carry out the demolition of 116 homes across the two refugee camps of the Israeli occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP/Nasser Nasser)

Israeli Forces to Demolish More Than 100 Homes in Israeli-Occupied West Bank

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A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Drake Passage near Antarctica, prompting Chile to evacuate coastal areas in its southern Magallanes region due to tsunami warnings.

Earthquake Strikes off Chile’s Southern Coast, Sparking Tsunami Threat

(Reuters) – A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Drake Passage between Cape Horn and Antarctica at a depth of just 10 km (6 miles) on Fri...

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Harvard University’s campus in Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 6, 2024. The Trump administration said on Monday, March 31, 2025, that it was reviewing roughly $9 billion in federal grants and contracts awarded to Harvard, accusing the school of allowing antisemitism to run unchecked on its campus. (Sophie Park/The New York Times)
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