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Israel and Hamas claim victory as fragile ceasefire holds

UN urges calm after Israeli police storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound following Friday prayers.

Palestinians gather in occupied East Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound [Ahmad Gharabli/AFP]

Daunte Wright remembered as ‘prince of Brooklyn Center’

At the funeral for the 20-year-old shot by a police officer, emotions ran high amid calls for law enforcement reform.

Katie and Aubrey Wright, parents of Daunte Wright, cry as they speak during funeral services of Daunte Wright at Shiloh Temple International Ministries in Minneapolis, Thursday, April 22, 2021 [Julio Cortez/Pool via AP]

Minneapolis activists vow to maintain pressure for police reform

Pledge follows Justice Department launch of investigation into city police for ‘systemic failures’ after Floyd verdict.

Activists say since the year 2000 some 465 cases that involved an officer-involved killing should be be reopened. [Brian Snyder/Reuters]

Jury considers verdict in murder trial of Derek Chauvin

Former police officer is charged with killing George Floyd, a Black man whose death fuelled global protests.

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, right, and his defence lawyer Eric Nelson, left, attend closing arguments during Chauvin's murder trial on April 19, 2021 [Pool via Reuters]

New COVID-19 case numbers rise globally: Coronavirus news

Governments around the world are scrambling in the face of a new, sustained rise in coronavirus cases and deaths.

Medical staff work in an intensive care unit where patients with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are treated in a hospital in Vannes, France [Stephane Mahe/Reuters]

Biden calls for calm, Trump repeats unproven fraud claim: timelin

Vote counting continues in several close states that hold the key to victory for Donald Trump or Joe Biden.

Counter protesters gesture at supporters of US President Donald Trump during demonstrations outside of the TCF Center in downtown Detroit, Michigan. Former vice president Joe Biden, making his third run at the White House, was tantalizingly close to victory as President Donald Trump sought to stave off defeat with scattershot legal challenges and his campaign insisted he would be reelected [Seth Herald/AFP]

Biden edges closer to projected electoral victory

Joe Biden breaks Barack Obama’s vote record, as Trump campaign challenges count in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

A Republican election challenger at right watches over election inspectors as they examine a ballot as votes are counted into the early morning hours Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at the central counting board in Detroit. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Trump or Biden? Americans cast their votes: Live news

Over 100 million Americans voted early, and now it falls to election day voters to finish the job.

Hazel Martinez holds 4-year-old Leonardo Perez after she voted on Election Day in Poinciana, Florida. [Joe Skipper/Reuters]

Pence, Harris address racism, Supreme Court, COVID-19 in debate

In stark contrast to presidential debate, the VP candidates addressed a range of issues, and kept dialogue civil.

The two candidates are vying for the job that puts them 'a heartbeat away from the presidency' [AP Photo]

Israel ties that bind: What is the US giving Gulf Arab states?

Analysts say normalisation deals between UAE, Bahrain, and Israel are unprecedented steps with unknown ramifications.

Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat, U.S. President''s senior adviser Jared Kushner, U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O''Brien and UAE''s National Security Adviser Sheikh Tahnoun bin