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What does Taiwan get from the foreign aid bill and why is the US economy among the biggest winners?
The sweeping foreign aid package passed by congress has drawn the ire of China, but billions of dollars will actually stay in the US
3-min read - NewsThe Guardian
The day apartheid died: South Africa’s first free elections – archive, 1994
In April 1994, the country held its first all-race, democratic elections. See how the Guardian reported events
5-min read - NewsThe Independent
Ukraine-Russia war live: Kyiv starts using US long-range missiles as Moscow sends nuclear warheads to Belarus
Missiles were supplied to Ukraine under a secret deal agreed in March ahead of the £76bn US security package
20-min read - NewsFrance 24
🔴 Live: Israel launches deadly strikes on Rafah
Palestinian hospital officials said Israeli airstrikes on the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip killed at least five people. More than half of the territory’s population of 2.3 million have sought refuge in Rafah, where Israel has conducted near-daily raids as it prepares for an offensive in the city. The Israeli military has massed dozens of tanks and armored vehicles in the area in what appears to be preparations for an invasion of Rafah. Read our liveblog to follow today's developments
2-min read - NewsThe Independent
Israel-Gaza - live: Five dead after IDF strikes in Rafah as US demand ‘answers’ over hospital ‘mass graves’
More than half of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million have sought refuge in Rafah
26-min read - NewsThe Guardian
Reparations to be paid to survivors of wartime sexual violence in Ukraine
First payments to be made during an ongoing conflict is ‘important step towards restoring justice’, says first lady, Olena Zelenska
5-min read - NewsThe Guardian
‘We end up with nothing’: east Midlands mayoral candidates say role could transform region
Those vying for job say it will put region on more equal footing with areas such as West Midlands and Greater Manchester
4-min read