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'We were a normal family … but then everything changed': Refugees recount brutal toll of Sudan's civil war

Three years on from the outbreak of war in Sudan in April 2023, the country is in the grip of what the United Nations calls the world’s worst displacement crisis, with more than 11 million people forced from their homes.
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Armed with paintbrushes, volunteers try to preserve rare books at Gaza City's Omari library

A group of volunteers had begun sifting through the damage at the Omari library in Gaza City and trying to save whatever books they can find. They say the work is not just about the books, it's about protecting the culture and heritage of the Gaza Strip.
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Political strain between U.S. and Britain on full display days ahead of King Charles’s American visit

British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves was not backing away from her criticism of the Iran war as "folly," even as she prepared to meet Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other U.S. officials in Washington on Wednesday.
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Children killed in Lebanon as Israeli strikes hit homes far from the war's front lines

Israel has often struck alleged Hezbollah militants or officials in their homes without warning, frequently in areas far from the front line when they are with their families, in apartment buildings surrounded by uninvolved neighbours.
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Raffle winner surprised — even skeptical — upon landing $1M Picasso

A Parisian art enthusiast could not believe his luck when he found out Tuesday he'd won a Pablo Picasso painting worth more than $1 million in a raffle.