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Row over bringing back military service splits German government
Plans to re-introduce military service have been thrown into chaos because of an 11th hour disagreement.
Gaza experts work to identify bodies of 90 Palestinians returned by Israel
Under the Gaza ceasefire deal, Israel has agreed to hand over the bodies of 15 Palestinians in return for every dead Israeli hostage.
Trump says US will not ‘waste our time’ helping Argentina if Milei loses
Trump warns if Milei’s coalition is defeated in this month elections, “we are not going to be generous”.
Bitcoin worth $14bn seized in US-UK crackdown on alleged scammers
The UK has also frozen assets linked to the alleged scammers, including a £100m London office building.
ChatGPT will soon allow erotica for verified adults, says OpenAI boss
CEO Sam Altman says upcoming versions of the popular chatbot would enable it to behave in a more human-like way – “but only if you want it”.
Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 16
The dead have been burned beyond recognition and officials have warned that the toll could rise.
China seizes 60,000 maps over ‘mislabelled’ Taiwan
The maps also omitted “important islands”, the source of competing claims between Beijing and its neighbours.
Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga dies aged 80
Odinga died on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in India, family sources tell the BBC.
Venezuela shuts Norway embassy after opposition leader’s Nobel Prize
Oslo calls the decision “regrettable”, stressing that the Nobel committee functions independently.