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Palestinian leader tells UN no role for Hamas in state
Palestinian leader tells UN no role for Hamas in state

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas on Thursday rejected any future role for Hamas and condemned antisemitism, as he appealed for full global support for a state in the face of Israeli annexation threats.

September 25, 2025

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Taiwan races to rescue two dozen missing after barrier lake burst
Taiwan races to rescue two dozen missing after barrier lake burst

Rescuers in eastern Taiwan pulled a man in his nineties from his flooded home on Thursday, where he had been trapped for three days after a barrier lake burst during torrential rains brought by Super Typhoon Ragasa.

September 25, 2025

UN tells Trump probe launched over his 'sabotage' claims
UN tells Trump probe launched over his 'sabotage' claims

The United Nations told President Donald Trump it had launched a "thorough investigation" into what the US leader called "triple sabotage" during his visit to the organization's headquarters.

September 25, 2025

Zelensky says Russian officials should end war or find 'bomb shelters'
Zelensky says Russian officials should end war or find 'bomb shelters'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that the Kremlin will become a target and Russian officials should check for bomb shelters if Moscow does not stop its invasion of his country, Axios reported Thursday.

September 25, 2025

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France's Sarkozy: from palace to prison
France's Sarkozy: from palace to prison

Nicolas Sarkozy entered the Elysee Palace in 2007 boasting hyperactive energy and a vision to transform France, but lost office after just one term and the ex-president is now set to go to prison in a spectacular downfall.

September 25, 2025

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France's Sarkozy ordered to serve prison time in historic first
France's Sarkozy ordered to serve prison time in historic first

Former president Nicolas Sarkozy was on Thursday set to become France's first postwar leader to go to prison after a court jailed him for five years over a scheme for the late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his victorious 2007 presidential run.

September 25, 2025