Trump administration culls rocket scientists, tax collectors and regulators

US president Donald Trump&s administration targeted bank regulators, rocket scientists and tax enforcers yesterday as it sought to fire thousands more federal employees in an unprecedented cull of the US civil service.

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Volodymyr Zelensky could be ousted as Ukraine faces election under peace-deal proposal negotiated by Russia and US

Volodymyr Zelensky will be forced to hold elections which could oust him from office as the price of peace, under a provisional agreement reached by the US and Russia.

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Man to stand trial for murder of rapper Tupac Shakur next year

A Nevada judge on Tuesday postponed the murder trial of the only suspect ever charged in the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur for nearly a year, saying she had little choice given new developments presented by his defence attorneys and the need to ensure a fair trial.

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UN accuses rebels in Democratic Republic of the Congo of killing children

The UN human rights chief has accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo of killing children and attacking hospitals and warehouses storing humanitarian aid.

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Placebo frontman Brian Molko charged with calling Italian leader Meloni a ‘Nazi& during concert

Placebo frontman Brian Molko has been charged with defamation after he reportedly called the Italian prime minister a &fascist& and a &Nazi& during a gig in the country.

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Bodies of youngest hostages coming home to Israel
JERUSALEM - Israel braced on Thursday for the return of the bodies of infant Kfir Bibas and his four-year-old brother Ariel, the two youngest captives taken by Hamas in their Oct 7, 2023 attack and among the most potent symbols of the trauma inflicted that day.
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