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🇨🇩 Crisis in DRC by the Numbers: 6.9M internally displaced, 948K refugees abroad 25.4M need humanitarian aid 25M face crisis-level hunger 1,211 civilians killed in
NYT: The Group at the Center of Trump’s Planning for a Second Term Is One You Haven’t Heard of Founded by three wealthy Texans in
Washington Post: Former model says Trump groped her years ago in ‘twisted game’ with Jeffrey Epstein Stacey Williams, 56, said Thursday that she decided to
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The WSJ: Elon Musk’s Secret Conversations With Vladimir Putin Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a linchpin of U.S. space efforts, has been in
🇮🇱 IDF reports 5 soldiers killed, 7 wounded in fierce southern Lebanon combat, as border conflict with Hezbollah burns. Israel responds with increased bombing raids
🇪🇸 Spain flexes its development muscles, pumping €400M into World Bank’s poverty-fighting fund – a hefty 37% boost from last round. Economy Minister Cuerpo leads
🇮🇱 Israeli military kills Hamas commander Mohammad Abu Itiwi, who worked for UNRWA since 2022, sparking fresh tensions over UN agency’s staff links to militants.
🇲🇿 Ruling Frelimo party tightens 49-year grip on Mozambique as Chapo wins presidency with 70% of votes amid fraud claims. EU observers cite counting irregularities
