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Mohammed al-Mutawaq, an 18-month-old Palestinian boy, inside a tent in the Al-Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City, on July 24, 2025

UN chief blasts 'lack of compassion' for Palestinians in Gaza

Aid and human rights groups warn 'mass starvation' is spreading in Gaza

Starmer, Macron and Merz call for ceasefire and full aid access in Gaza

European powers urge end to Gaza 'humanitarian catastrophe'

The United Nations and Doctors Without Borders have warned of growing numbers of malnourished children

Surging numbers

Trump says Hamas 'didn't want' Gaza deal as talks break down

The court however said the French investigation against Assad and others could continue

Could set legal precedent

France's top court annuls arrest warrant against Syria's Assad

President Emmanuel Macron's announcement sparked praise on the left, condemnation on the right, and mostly silence from government ministers

Amid international and domestic criticism

France defends move to recognise Palestinian state

The meeting in Istanbul was the first since Israel launched an attack on Iran last month

Renewed nuclear talks

Iran says it held 'frank' nuclear talks with European powers

Evacuees rest as they take shelter in a gymnasium on the grounds of Surindra Rajabhat University in the Thai border province of Surin on July 25, 2025.

Second day of clashes

Thailand declares martial law in eight districts bordering Cambodia

Websites and apps hosting potentially harmful content will be held responsible for UK age checks

Regulation 'milestone'

UK starts online checks to stop children accessing harmful content

Supporters of a Taiwan recall vote shout 'Great recall, great success' in Taipei on July 22, 2025, ahead of recall elections this month

Unprecedented elections

Taiwan's opposition protests ahead of recall vote

The Thai interior ministry said more than 100,000 people from four border provinces had been moved to nearly 300 temporary shelters

Fears of escalation into war

Thailand warns of war with Cambodia as 138,000 flee fighting

Political dissent in Hong Kong has been quashed since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law in 2020

Hong Kong issues bounties for 19 overseas activists on subversion charges

Small aircraft crashes onto motorway in Italy

People who fled their homes near the Cambodia-Thailand border rest on the grounds of a pagoda in Oddar Meanchey province

Deadliest fighting in a decade

Cambodian evacuees sheltering in temple pray for end to Thai clashes

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's future is uncertain but an unlikely campaign for him to stay was growing online on Friday

Fears of far-right emergence

'#Ishiba Don't quit': unlikely support grows for Japan PM

British police moving in on a small group of protesters displaying signs supporting Palestine Action

'Disturbing' misuse

UN urges UK to repeal 'disproportionate' Palestine Action ban

Minister for Foreign Affairs

Luxembourg leaning towards recognising State of Palestine, says Xavier Bettel

Muslims offer a special prayer at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka for the victims of the plane crash

Death toll rises to 32

Day of prayers for victims after Bangladesh jet crash

Acetamiprid is banned in France, but authorised elsewhere in Europe

Frustration with political elites

French anger over bee-killing pesticide piles pressure on Macron

Thai seamstress Pornpan Sooksai did not hesitate to corral her quintet of cats to safety, even as the cross-border blasts from Cambodia rang out

Mass evacuation

Thai woman herds cats under fire in Cambodia clashes

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte was facing a Senate trial that could have seen her barred permanently from public office

Violated a constitutional provision

Philippine Supreme Court blocks VP Duterte's impeachment trial

A convoy of vehicles left the Lannemezan detention centre in the early morning on the day Abdhallah was scheduled for release

Killed two diplomats

Lebanese militant released after 40 years in French jail

A Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Britain and Australia said Friday they will sign a 50-year commitment to their nuclear-powered submarine pact with the United States.

50-year commitment

UK, Australia back embattled submarine deal with US

Residents ride in a wooden boat past a submerged sign in Bulacan province, north of Manila on Friday

As typhoon settles

Boats bring Philippine flood victims to safety as death toll rises

South Africa's Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu was suspended over corruption allegations

S.African DJ's murder exposes nexus between crime and power

Cattenom plant eyes 60-year lifespan and next-gen reactors

Morning Roundup

Frieden briefs press ahead of summer recess, France to recognise Palestinian state, and Hulk Hogan dies

Fear and relief in Thai shelter as Cambodia clashes rage

Ennahdha leader Rached Ghannouchi has racked up several prison terms since the president's 2021 crackdown

Despite government crackdown

Once a leading force, battered Tunisian party awaits elusive comeback

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