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1. Trump administration signals optimism about ending Iran war — even as it levels new threats

   

   The Trump administration expressed optimism on Wednesday about reaching a deal to end the war with Iran, while also warning of increasing economic pressure against Tehran if it remains defiant.

2. '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.

3. Jury finds Live Nation, Ticketmaster had anti-competitive monopoly over big concert venues

   

   A jury has found that concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary had a harmful monopoly over big concert venues, dealing the company a loss in a lawsuit over claims brought by dozens of U.S. states.

4. U.S. Supreme Court justice calls colleagues' use of emergency orders 'potentially corrosive'

   

   U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has delivered a sustained attack on her conservative colleagues' use of emergency orders to benefit the Trump administration, calling the orders "scratch-paper musings" that can have a "potentially corrosive" effect.

5. 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.