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🇸🇩 The UN warns of a catastrophic situation in Sudan's el-Fasher as violence escalates, with 1.8 million civilians at risk of famine. Despite urgent appeals, humanitarian aid remains critically underfunded, with only 12% of the $2.7bn needed raised so far.

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🇫🇷 A man set fire to a synagogue in Rouen, France, causing significant damage. Police shot and killed the assailant, a 24-year-old Algerian man, as he attacked officers. French authorities are treating the incident as an antisemitic act.

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🇦🇫 Gunmen killed three Spanish tourists and one Afghan in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, on Friday, injuring seven others. The attack is expected to hinder the Taliban's recent efforts to attract foreign visitors and bolster the country's struggling economy.

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🇺🇦 Ukraine escalates attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, hitting oil facilities and a power station in SW Russia and Crimea with drones, as it struggles to contain Russian advances on the battlefield.

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🇮🇱 Israeli forces recover bodies of 3 hostages taken during Oct. 7 Hamas attack; over 630K flee Rafah amid Israeli offensive; Israel defends actions at UN court as aid trickles in via US-built pier.

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🇸🇰 Slovak PM Robert Fico, 59, survives critical surgery after being shot multiple times in abdomen outside cultural center in Handlova; suspect detained as President Caputova denounces "brutal" attack. Motive unknown.

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🇺🇸 US inflation slowed in April, rising 0.3% from March and 3.4% year-over-year, as food and auto prices eased. The cooling may provide relief for the Fed and Biden's re-election bid, but prices remain elevated compared to pre-pandemic levels.

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🇳🇨 New Caledonia unrest: 3 dead, 130+ arrested after France approves voting changes seen as diluting Indigenous Kanak vote. Riots, looting, and shooting amid worst violence since 1980s. Curfew imposed, airport closed.

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🇩🇪 German court fines AfD politician Björn Höcke €13,000 for using banned Nazi SA slogan "everything for Germany" in a 2021 speech, amid concerns over the far-right party's growing popularity ahead of upcoming elections.

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🇷🇺 Russian Lt. Gen. Yuri Kuznetsov arrested on corruption charges in overnight raid amid broader shake-up at top levels of Russia's military, following Deputy Defense Minister's arrest last week.

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🇨🇳 Zhang Zhan, jailed in China for reporting on COVID-19 in Wuhan, was set to be freed after serving a 4-year sentence, but her whereabouts remain unknown as supporters struggle to contact her amidst ongoing suppression of pandemic discussion.

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🇸🇩 According to alleged Hamas files obtained by Israeli intelligence and reviewed by The New York Times, Hamas conducted extensive surveillance on Palestinians in Gaza, quelling dissent and enforcing conservative social norms.

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🇺🇳 UN staff member killed in attack on UN-marked vehicle in Rafah, Gaza, becoming the first international UN casualty since the start of the Israel-Gaza conflict on Oct 7. Aid workers in the region face growing dangers.

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🇮🇩 At least 41 killed, 17 missing after flash floods and "cold lava" from Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano swept through villages in Sumatra, damaging over 100 homes and properties.

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🇦🇺 Australian judge ends order requiring X to block video of stabbing, which Musk criticized as government overreach. eSafety commissioner's case against X for not removing video continues.

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🇸🇩 Dozens killed, 189 injured as paramilitary Rapid Support Forces attack Sudan's El Fashir from 3 directions. Over 2.5M civilians trapped as city's hospitals overflow beyond capacity. Aid groups report strikes on medical facilities. Residents fear massacre if RSF takes control of final holdout city in region.

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🇦🇫 Flash floods triggered by heavy rains have killed over 300 people in Afghanistan's Baghlan province and displaced thousands, with the death toll expected to rise. The floods have destroyed homes and infrastructure in multiple provinces, compounding the country's ongoing crises.

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🇪🇸 In a historic shift, Spain's Socialist party wins the Catalan regional election, potentially ending over a decade of pro-independence rule. However, they fell short of a majority and face challenging coalition talks amid controversy over PM Sanchez's amnesty for separatists.

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🇷🇺 Putin replaces long-time Defense Minister Shoigu amid Cabinet shakeup as he begins 5th term, while Russian forces intensify attacks in Ukraine's northeast, causing civilian evacuations and a deadly apartment building collapse in Belgorod.

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🇺🇸 Biden admin says Israel may have violated intl law in Gaza but lacks definitive proof to halt aid; State Dept report cites civilian toll but allows continued weapons flow as Israel weighs Rafah offensive Biden opposes. 35K Gazans, 1.2K Israelis est. dead since Oct attack.

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