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The world’s richest man and the US president have traded insults over Donald Trump’s tax cuts and spending bill.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has stepped up his criticism of United States President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and spending bill and renewed his call for a new political party.

Musk’s criticism of Trump’s 940-page “Big, Beautiful Bill“, which proposes tax breaks and sweeping cuts to healthcare and food programmes, has been met with strong criticism from the Democratic…

Gaza (Quds News Network)- Israeli forces opened fire on starving civilians waiting for food near an aid distribution site run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in central Gaza on Tuesday morning, killing at least seven people and injuring several others. On Monday, the Israeli military admitted that its forces “harmed” Palestinians seeking aid.

Local and medical sources confirmed at least seven people were killed and 15 others injured while waiting for food…

Foreign minister’s comments come as the G7 calls for negotiations on a deal to address Iran’s nuclear programme.

Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi has ruled out a quick resumption of talks with the United States after President Donald Trump said US negotiations with Tehran could restart as early as this week.

Araghchi’s comments on CBS Evening News on Monday came as the foreign ministers of the G7 issued a statement calling for dialogue on a deal to curb Iran’s…

Did you know that women’s clothing and personal care products are often priced higher than men’s? It’s been that way for years and there’s even a name for it. Pink Tax. Now with Trump implementing widespread tariffs, how will this impact women’s goods and jobs?

This week on Now You Know, we talk to Prachi Agarwal, a research fellow at the International Economic Development Group at ODI Global. She focuses on trade policy and women in trade, explaining how tariffs work and why they…

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“I carried a small can of baby formula in my bag. It wasn’t just powdered milk — it was a lifeline for a dying infant. I was about to enter Gaza, but Israel blocked me. They said the milk was ‘not authorised.’”

With these words, Dr Thaer Ahmad, a Palestinian physician, recounts one of the starkest humanitarian paradoxes of our time: baby formula — a simple, everyday item — stranded at a military checkpoint, waiting for permission.

This week, two…

Human rights lawyer Geoffrey Nice says the acting director of the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is a fundamentalist Christian who shares some of Israel’s objectives. Hundreds of unarmed Palestinians have been killed at aid sites led by GHF.

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A diplomatic delegation on Monday evening paid a solidarity visit to Kafr Malik, the recent target of a killing spree by Israeli forces and colonists and located to the northwest of Ramallah.

Comprising ambassadors and representatives of 22 diplomatic missions and representative offices, the delegation made their way to Kafr Malik, where the occupying forces killed three civilians on Wednesday after intervening to protect colonists during a violent assault…

Constitutional Court hears petition seeking premier’s dismissal as separate court hears defamation case against her father.

Thailand’s ruling political dynasty is facing legal peril, as the country’s Constitutional Court considers a petition seeking the dismissal of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, while a separate court hears a royal defamation suit against her father, former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

The petition filed by 36 senators and being heard on Tuesday accuses…