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Trump’s proposed credit card cap spotlights Americans’ debt. Would it help?

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Trump’s proposed credit card cap spotlights Americans’ debt. Would it help?

Danielle KayeBusiness reporterGetty ImagesCredit card debt is an increasingly heavy burden for millions of Americans.Selena Cooper, 26, is among those dealing with the strain. A former paralegal at the Social Security Administration, she was left without a stable income when the US government shut down a few months ago. She lost her job permanently after Christmas.Cooper first missed her credit card payments in October, when her paycheques ground to a halt. Since then, she said her debt across…

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Blair and Rubio among names on Gaza ‘Board of Peace’

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Blair and Rubio among names on Gaza ‘Board of Peace’

Getty ImagesThe Trump administration has named US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former UK prime minister Sir Tony Blair as two of the founding members of its "Board of Peace" for Gaza.Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner will also sit on the "founding executive board", the White House said in a statement on Friday.Trump will act as chairman of the board, which forms part of his 20-point plan to end the…

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BBC reports from Iranian-Armenian border

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BBC reports from Iranian-Armenian border

For over two weeks, demonstrations rocked Iran and, according to a human rights group, more than 2,600 protesters have been killed. Protesters have been met with deadly force by authorities, masked by a near total shutdown of the internet and communication services. Reporting from the Iranian-Armenian border, the BBC's Middle East correspondent, Hugo Bachega, described the "anger and frustration" of Iranians and their concerns over the future. "People are simply terrified to join the demonstrations," he added. The…

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Australian woman wakes to find massive python on her chest

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Australian woman wakes to find massive python on her chest

In the middle of the night on Monday, Rachel Bloor stirred in her bed to find a heavy weight curled up on her chest.Half asleep, she reached out for her dog - and instead found herself petting a smooth, slithering object.As Bloor retreated further under the covers and pulled them up to her neck, her partner switched on the bedside lamp and confirmed the Brisbane couple's fears."He goes, 'Oh baby. Don't move. There's like a 2.5m python on…

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Cuba counts cost of alliance after 32 troops killed in Venezuela

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Cuba counts cost of alliance after 32 troops killed in Venezuela

Will GrantBBC's Cuba correspondent in HavanaWatch: Public pay their respects to Cubans killed in Venezuela during US raidFrom sunrise, throngs of military personnel, government officials and civilians lined the route between Havana's airport and the Armed Forces Ministry to applaud home the remains of 32 Cuban troops killed in Venezuela as they passed by in a funeral cortege.The country's leadership – from Raul Castro to President Miguel Diaz Canel – were at the airport to receive the boxes…

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Trump’s Fed fight looks like something from another country

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Trump’s Fed fight looks like something from another country

Natalie ShermanBusiness reporterGetty ImagesUS President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell A political leader demanding questionable policy from the central bank and testing the legal limits to get it - to Martin Redrado, sitting in Argentina, Donald Trump's stand-off with the Federal Reserve feels surprisingly familiar.Redrado was fired as head of Argentina's central bank in 2010, after he resisted orders by then-President Cristina Kirchner to hand over reserves to help pay off national debts. He fought…

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What you need to know

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What you need to know

Leehyun Choi,SeoulandKelly NgGetty ImagesThis verdict comes more than a year after Yoon's short-lived martial law decreeSouth Korea's beleaguered ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol has been found guilty of abuse of power, falsifying documents and obstructing justice when he tried and failed to impose martial law in the country in 2024. He has also been sentenced to five years in jail.Yoon is facing three other trials for charges ranging from insurrection to violating campaign law. The verdict comes more than…

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Canada’s deal with China signals it is serious about shift from US

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Canada’s deal with China signals it is serious about shift from US

Nadine YousifSenior Canada reporterWatch: Canada-China trade relationship "more predictable" than with US, says CarneyPrime Minister Mark Carney's new approach to Canada's foreign policy can perhaps be distilled in one line: "We take the world as it is, not as we wish it to be."That was his response when asked about the deal struck with China on Friday, despite concerns over its human rights record and nearly a year after he called China "the biggest security threat" facing Canada.…

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S Korea’s ex-president Yoon to be jailed for five years over martial law bid

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S Korea’s ex-president Yoon to be jailed for five years over martial law bid

Jake Kwon,Seoul correspondentandLeehyun Choi,SeoulEPA/ShutterstockYoon was impeached in 2024 for his martial law attemptSouth Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol will be jailed for five years over abuse of power, obstructing justice and falsifying documents in relation to his failed martial law bid in 2024.This is the first of the verdicts in four trials linked to his shock martial law decree. Although short-lived, the move triggered nationwide turmoil, sparking protests as MPs rushed to the national assembly to overturn…

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Machado presents Trump with her Nobel award at White House meeting

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Machado presents Trump with her Nobel award at White House meeting

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has given her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump during a meeting at the White House, saying it was a recognition of his commitment to her country's freedom."I think today is a historic day for us Venezuelans," she said after meeting Trump in person for the first time, weeks after US forces seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas and charged him in a drug-trafficking case.Trump said on social media…

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Spanish singer denies allegations of sexual abuse

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Spanish singer denies allegations of sexual abuse

Singer Julio Iglesias has denied allegations of sexual assault made by two female former employees.The women allege that the 82-year-old Spanish superstar "normalised abuse" in a coercive, threatening and violent environment while they were working at his properties in the Bahamas and Dominican Republic.Responding on Instagram, Iglesias said: "I deny having abused, coerced, or disrespected any woman. These accusations are absolutely false and deeply sadden me."The allegations, which were first reported earlier this week, are being investigated by…

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Nigeria vows healthcare action after death of author’s child

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Nigeria vows healthcare action after death of author’s child

Mansur Abubakar,AbujaandMakuochi Okafor,BBC Africa, LagosEPAPopular author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie alleges her toddler was denied oxygen and excessively sedated, leading to cardiac arrestA series of harrowing cases of allegations of medical negligence, including the death of novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 21-month-old son, has ignited a fierce debate about patient safety within Nigeria's healthcare system.Following the outcry, the health minister has admitted "systemic challenges" and announced the creation of a national task force on "clinical governance and patient safety" to…

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