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Pro-Palestinian student protester detained by US immigration officials, says lawyer

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Mahmoud Khalil was at his college accommodation when immigration officials detained him, says his attorney.
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Trump says US economy in 'transition' as trade war escalates

  • News source: BBC News - World
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New retaliatory tariffs from China targeting some US farm products take effect on Monday.
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Musk and Rubio spar with Polish minister over Starlink in Ukraine

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The three went back and forth in an exchange of posts on X over Starlink being cut off in Ukraine.
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Carney talks tough on Trump threat - but can he reset relations?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Canada's next PM, who described the US as a "country we can no longer trust", will need to work with the US president.
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Israel cuts off electricity supply to Gaza, affecting a desalination plant producing drinking water

  • News source: Melanie Lidman | The Associated Press and Samy
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Israel cut off the electricity supply to Gaza, officials said Sunday, affecting a desalination plant producing drinking water for part of the arid territory. Hamas called it part of Israel's “starvation policy."

Israel last week suspended supplies of goods to the territory of more than 2 million Palestinians, an echo of the siege it imposed in the earliest days of the war.

Israel is pressing the militant group to accept an extension of the first phase of their ceasefire. That phase ended last weekend. Israel wants Hamas to release half of the...
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Trump says intel pause on Ukraine has been 'just about' lifted; says tariffs will make America rich

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump said the U.S. has "just about" lifted the intelligence pause on Ukraine, adding that his administration has to do anything it can to get Ukrainians serious about making a deal to end the war with Russia.

"You know, I say they don’t have the cards. Nobody really has the cards," Trump told reporters during a gaggle on Air Force One on Sunday evening. "Russia doesn’t have the cards…What you have to do is you have to make a deal, and you have to stop the killing. It’s a senseless war, and we’re going to get it stopped."

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Canada's next PM Mark Carney vows to win trade war with Trump

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The 59-year-old political newcomer says he will keep tariffs on US imports "until the Americans show us respect".
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North Korean hackers cash out hundreds of millions from $1.5bn ByBit hack

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Hackers from the infamous Lazarus Group are in a cat-and-mouse game to launder their stolen funds from the ByBit heist.
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Iran criticises 'bullying countries' after Trump letter for nuclear talks

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Trump says he offered Iran a chance to negotiate on their nuclear programme or face military action.
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Early summer could spell trouble for India's farms and factories

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Across India anxiety is growing about the early onset of summer and its impact on the economy.
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Trudeau steps down as tariff dispute continues

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stepped down Sunday. Meanwhile, the back-and-forth over tariffs continued. Ed O'Keefe reports.
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Trump doesn't rule out recession, rising inflation

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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In an interview with Fox News, President Trump acknowledged inflation could continue to rise and wouldn't say whether or not he thinks the U.S. economy could fall into a recession. Nikole Killion has more.
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Romanian far-right presidential hopeful barred from poll rerun

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Clashes erupt in Bucharest over the ban on Calin Georgescu, whose unexpected presidential election first-round win was annulled.
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Secret Service shoots armed man outside White House

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Defense lawyers in Trump assassination attempt case tour Trump golf course

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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While President Trump spoke with reporters about federal job cuts and signed executive orders in the Oval Office last Tuesday, a notable — and unannounced — visit was underway at Mr. Trump's golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida. It wasn't publicized. But it could impact one of the highest-profile criminal trials in America this year.

According to court filings reviewed by CBS News, defense attorneys for Ryan Routh were given access to tour the Trump golf course on Feb. 25 to prepare Routh's defense in the alleged assassination attempt against Mr...
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