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The workers, mostly museum attendants, have sent a petition to the Vatican’s “Governatorato”, the body that administers the Vatican City State, lamenting rules that cause “labour conditions undermining each worker’s dignity and health”, said lawyer Laura Sgrò, who is representing them. Read more
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the state will rebuild what was destroyed. Read more
Daniel Duggan, 55, a naturalized Australian citizen, feared requests by Western intelligence agencies for sensitive information were putting his family at risk, the lawyer said in a legal filing seen by Reuters. Read more
Residents in a town in British Columbia were evacuated while many in Fort McMurray, an oil hub in Alberta that faced extensive damage from wildfires in 2016, were asked to prepare to leave. Read more
The Chinese embassy in Manila did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the Philippine assertions, which could deepen the bilateral rift. Read more
The conclusion came in a State Department report to Congress required under a new National Security Memorandum (NSM) that President Joe Biden issued in early February. Read more
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian called the comments provocative and said Chinese diplomats in the Philippines had to be allowed to do their job. Read more
Night-time videos shared on social media showed passengers running away from a plane whose left wing appeared to be on fire. Read more
A senior Israeli official said that the latest round of indirect negotiations in Cairo to halt hostilities had ended. Read more
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Bainimarama was initially spared jail in the case during sentencing last month, before being overturned on appeal. Read more
President Joe Biden is warning that a new surge of cheap Chinese products poses a threat to American factories. Read more
Under the campaign named Volt Typhoon, American officials say China aims to leverage the access it has gained into U.S. organizations in the event of a war or conflict - a nod to escalating U.S.-China tensions over Taiwan. The Chinese have previously dismissed such allegations as groundless. Read more
Ukraine’s air force said it shot down 39 of 55 missiles and 20 of 21 attack drones used for the attack. Read more
Israel has threatened a major assault on Rafah to defeat thousands of Hamas fighters it says are holed up there. Read more
Cannabis was decriminalized for medical use in 2018 and recreational use in 2022 under a previous government. Read more
It was not clear whether Hamas revealed how many of the 33 are still alive and how many are dead. Read more
It is not the first time that Ukraine has reported a potential assassination attempt aimed at its top leaders. Read more
Israeli army footage showed tanks rolling through the Rafah crossing complex and the Israeli flag raised on the Gaza side. Read more
Masato Kanda said the government did not need to intervene if exchange rates move steadily reflecting fundamentals. Read more
A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the soldier had been based in South Korea. Another U.S. official said the soldier was accused of stealing from a woman. Read more
The last-minute moves towards a ceasefire came as Israeli forces struck Rafah on Gaza’s southern edge and ordered residents out of parts of the city. Read more
