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Hamas ‘holding consultations’ on truce proposal
AFP, Published on 04/07/2025
» GAZA CITY - Hamas said on Friday that it was holding consultations with other Palestinian groups on a proposed truce with Israel, in a possible sign that it was preparing for negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire.
Dozens hurt in fuel station blast heard across Rome
AFP, Published on 04/07/2025
» ROME - A huge explosion at a petrol station in a Rome suburb on Friday injured nearly 30 people, two of them seriously, and rattled windows across the Italian capital.
Pakistan building collapse kills at least 7
AFP, Published on 04/07/2025
» KARACHI - A five-storey building collapsed in Pakistan on Friday, killing at least seven people and injuring eight, officials said, with rescuers searching through the rubble for trapped victims.
Meltdown: Swiss glaciers hit annual tipping point weeks early
AFP, Published on 04/07/2025
» GENEVA - The snow and ice accumulated last winter by Switzerland’s glaciers has already melted away, a monitoring service said, with Friday marking the alarming second-earliest arrival on record of the tipping point known as “glacier loss day”.
Travel chaos continues in Europe as French controllers strike
AFP, Published on 04/07/2025
» PARIS - French air traffic controllers staged the second day of a two-day strike on Friday, prompting the cancellation of flights affecting hundreds of thousands of people, not just to and from France but also overflying the country as summer holidays kick off.
Putin hits Ukraine with largest barrage of war after Trump call
AFP, Published on 04/07/2025
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Russia launched its largest-ever drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight on Friday just hours after a telephone call between US and Russian presidents ended without any breakthrough.
Trump to sign 'big, beautiful' bill on US Independence Day
AFP, Published on 04/07/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump will sign his flagship tax and spending bill Friday in a pomp-laden Independence Day ceremony featuring fireworks and a flypast by the type of stealth bomber that bombed Iran.
Myanmar junta releases 93 child soldiers after UN criticism
Reuters, Published on 04/07/2025
» NAY PYI DAW - Myanmar's ruling junta said on Friday it has already discharged 93 minors from military service, responding to a United Nations (UN) report last month accusing it and its allies of recruiting over 400 children, many in combat roles.
Human heart structure beats 21 days in pig embryo
South China Morning Post, Published on 04/07/2025
» BEIJING — Chinese scientists have, for the first time, cultivated a beating heart structure with human cells in a pig embryo, reporting that the heart continued to beat for 21 days unaided.
Indonesia resumes search for 30 missing ferry passengers
Published on 04/07/2025
» GILIMANUK, Indonesia - Indonesian rescuers are battling strong currents on Friday as they resume the search for 30 people still missing at sea about 35 hours after a ferry sank, killing at least six people, officials said.