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What do penguins, the Chinese government and sewing machines have in common? Tariff jokes.

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New call for US defence secretary Pete Hegseth to be sacked after second secret war chat revealed

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth created another Signal messaging chat that included his wife and brother, where he shared similar details of a March military airstrike against Yemen's Houthi militants sent in another chain with Trump administration leaders, The New York Times reported.

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Attacks resume after Putin&s Easter ‘truce& as Zelensky says Russia pretending to want peace

Russia launched missiles and drones targeting Ukraine early on Monday, waking up Kyiv and the eastern half of the country, hours after the one-day Easter ceasefire declared by Russian president Vladimir Putin came to an end.

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JD Vance has ‘brief& meeting with Pope despite tensions over Trump&s migrant policies

JD Vance was granted an audience with Pope Francis but it lasted just a few minutes, amid sharp tensions between the Holy See and the Trump administration over migrants and welfare budget cuts.

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Nasa&s oldest serving astronaut lands safely back on Earth on his 70th birthday

Nasa&s oldest serving astronaut turned 70 as he hurtled back to Earth yesterday after a seven-month mission in space.

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Probe finds ‘professional failures& by Israel Defence Forces over killing of 15 medics

An Israeli investigation has found a chain of &professional failures& after 15 Palestinian medics were killed in Gaza.

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