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Ukraine to discuss minerals deal with US as Russia drags feet on ceasefire
Ukraine plans to send negotiators to the United States this week to discuss Washington’s latest proposed deal for access to its rare earth minerals deposits.
Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced on Monday that a team would visit the US “to move forward with negotiations” on the contentious deal, which President Donald Trump has made a condition for continued support for Ukraine as it battles Russia’s invasion.
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Billionaire Trump backer warns of ‘economic nuclear winter’ over tariffs
A billionaire backer of Donald Trump has urged the US president to pause his recently announced trade tariffs, or risk “a self-induced, economic nuclear winter”.
Amid market turmoil, hedge fund manager Bill Ackman said the president should take three months to allow countries to renegotiate their trading relationships with the US.
On Monday, Mr Ackman’s warning was echoed by another prominent Wall Street figure, with JPMorgan Chase chairman Jamie Dimon saying that Trump’s tariffs risked pushing up prices for Americans.
Despite the shockwaves, the American president has defended his new import taxes, saying “sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something”.
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Alliance of Sahel States recalls ambassadors as tension with Algeria rises
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have recalled their ambassadors from Algeria in response to the downing of a Malian drone.
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), a confederation of the three African nations, accused Algeria of an “irresponsible act” that violated international law as it announced the withdrawals on social media on Monday.
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Chemical burns, assaults, electric shocks – Gazans tell BBC of torture in Israeli detention
Palestinian detainees released back to Gaza have told the BBC they were subjected to mistreatment and torture at the hands of Israeli military and prison staff, adding to reports of misconduct within Israel’s barracks and jails.
One man said he was attacked with chemicals and set alight. “I thrashed around like an animal in an attempt to put the fire out [on my body],” said Mohammad Abu Tawileh, a 36-year-old mechanic.
We have conducted in-depth interviews with five released detainees, all of whom were arrested in Gaza in the months after Hamas and other groups killed about 1,200 people in Israel and took 251 hostage. The men were held under Israel’s Unlawful Combatants Law, a measure by which people suspected of posing a security risk can be detained for an unspecified period without charge, as Israel set out to recover the hostages and dismantle the proscribed terror group.
The men say they were accused of having links with Hamas and questioned over the location of hostages and tunnels, but were not found to be involved in the 7 October 2023 attacks – a condition Israel had set for anyone released under the recent ceasefire deal.
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Second child dies of measles as Texas outbreak worsens
A second child has died from measles as an outbreak of the highly contagious virus continues to grow in western Texas.
The school-aged child was not vaccinated, had no underlying health conditions and was in hospital suffering complications from measles, Aaron Davis, the vice-president of UMC Health System, told the BBC.
US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, who has faced a backlash over his handling of the outbreak, visited Texas on Sunday in the wake of the death, which is the third overall in recent weeks.
The southern US state has reported more than 480 cases of measles so far this year as of Friday, a jump from 420 earlier in the week. The outbreak has extended to neighbouring states.
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British woman in Netflix’s Con Mum charged in Singapore
The British woman at the centre of a Netflix documentary on how she allegedly duped her son and left him in debt to fund her champagne-sipping lifestyle has been charged with fraud in Singapore.
Alleged victims of Dionne Marie Hanna, 84, filed police reports after watching Con Mum, local media report.
They accuse the Singapore resident of taking their money with the promise that they would be reimbursed through her inheritance from Brunei’s royal family.
The ploy is similar to the one she allegedly used against London pastry chef Graham Hornigold, after she contacted him in 2020, claiming to be his long-lost mother.
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US judge scolds Trump officials for failing to return man deported in error
A US judge has issued a scathing opinion against the Trump administration after immigration officials admitted to having mistakenly deported a man living in the US to a prison in El Salvador.
The opinion issued by US District Judge Paula Xinis on Sunday reaffirms her earlier ruling that demands Kilmar Abrego Garcia be returned to the US by Monday night.
The judge says Mr Garcia was seized “without any lawful authority” and held “without legal basis”, in “direct contravention” of US law. She calls his situation a “grievous error” that “shocks the conscience”.
Trump officials argue that they are unable to return him because they lack the authority to remove him from jail in El Salvador.
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Palestinian-American boy killed by Israeli forces in West Bank
A Palestinian-American teenager has been killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say.
Omar Mohammed Saada Rabea, 14, was shot on the outskirts of Turmus Ayya on Sunday evening along with two other 14-year-old boys, one of whom was seriously wounded. The other suffered minor wounds.
The Israeli military said its troops opened fire at three “terrorists” who were throwing stones towards a highway and endangering civilians driving on it.
The Palestinian foreign ministry condemned what it called the latest in a “series of extrajudicial killings” by Israeli forces.