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News Desk

The News Desk provides timely and factual coverage of national and international events, with an emphasis on accuracy and clarity.

Israeli strikes kill three in Gaza despite ongoing US-backed ceasefire, civil defense says
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Israeli strikes kill three in Gaza despite ongoing US-backed ceasefire, civil defense says

At least three Palestinians were killed on Thursday in separate Israeli strikes across Gaza City and Khan Younis, as the Israeli military confirmed targeting alleged Hamas operatives despite the fragile US-brokered ceasefire framework

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa appoints former SDF commander Mazloum Abdi as presidential adviser
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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa appoints former SDF commander Mazloum Abdi as presidential adviser

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a presidential decree appointing Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as a presidential adviser, days after Abdi formally dissolved the Washington-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and merged them into the national army

US to press G20 allies for economic isolation of Iran at Asheville finance summit
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US to press G20 allies for economic isolation of Iran at Asheville finance summit

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will use the upcoming G20 finance ministers meeting in North Carolina to push member nations to cut economic ties with Iran

Fresh flood warnings issued for Nepal and Tibet as death toll rises to 392 with 1,400 still missing
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Fresh flood warnings issued for Nepal and Tibet as death toll rises to 392 with 1,400 still missing

Nepal and Chinese authorities issued urgent flood warnings as a secondary debris-dammed lake threatened to breach, complicating search and rescue efforts for over 1,400 people missing

Pro-Israel lobby pours tens of millions into US midterms amid growing voter and candidate backlash
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Pro-Israel lobby pours tens of millions into US midterms amid growing voter and candidate backlash

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has emerged as the single largest outside spender in the 2026 US midterm elections, deploying over $54 million through its United Democracy Project super PAC to influence primary races

Death toll nears 400, rescuers search for 1,400 missing after Nepal-Tibet floods
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Death toll nears 400, rescuers search for 1,400 missing after Nepal-Tibet floods

Nepal-Tibet floods have killed nearly 400 people, as rescuers search for over 1,400 missing after a glacial collapse triggered massive flash floods.