France condemns Iran over 'arbitrary' jail terms for two detained nationals
• Oct 16, 2025, 3:14 PM
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France condemned Iran on Thursday for handing lengthy prison sentences to two French nationals, calling the espionage charges "unfounded" and their detention "arbitrary". Cécile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris, held since 2022, were reportedly sentenced this week to between 10 and 20 years in prison. Paris demanded their immediate release.
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Live: Israel, Hamas trade blame on truce violations, threatening fragile ceasefire
• 6:33 AM
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Israel has demanded that Hamas return the bodies of 19 deceased hostages in Gaza that it has not yet handed over. Hamas says the delivery may take time as some were buried under the ruins of buildings that Israel bombed. The delay threatens to derail the
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Rape: Assad's weapon against Syrian women
• 6:13 AM
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In 2011, the Syrian people rose up against Bashar al-Assad's regime. It was the start of a deadly civil war. Across the country, thousands of men, women and children were arbitrarily arrested. Throughout the 13 years of conflict, rape and sexual violence
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Peru to impose state of emergency in Lima after Gen Z protests turn deadly
• 5:56 AM
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A week after Peru's Congress voted to impeach then president Dina Boularte, the country's interim administration on Thursday said it would declare a state of emergency in the capital Lima after youth-led protests turned deadly. A rapper was killed in cla
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Zelensky heads for Trump meeting to push for Tomahawk missiles
• 5:13 AM
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Following a lengthy phone call between Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the US president cast new doubt on whether he was ready to sell long-range Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hopes to change Trump'
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Trump administration strikes deal to cut expensive IVF drug costs
• 12:52 AM
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US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that drugmaker EMD Serono will slash the cost of its fertility medications, a move aimed at making in vitro fertilisation (IVF) more affordable. The administration also introduced new guidance that lets com
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Turkey deploys disaster relief teams to recover hostages in Gaza
• 12:14 AM
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Turkey sent dozens of disaster relief specialists to Gaza on Thursday to help recover bodies trapped under the territory’s rubble as families struggle to locate loved ones after two years of war. The move comes amid rising tensions, with US President Don
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