Strong consumer spending helps the US economy grow at a faster rate than expected.
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Trump says US will keep or sell oil seized from Venezuela
The US president also says the US intends to keep the tankers it has intercepted off the coast of Venezuela.
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Baby followed by BBC back in Gaza hospital after treatment abroad
The BBC revisits one-year-old Siwar Ashour who was temporarily evacuated to Jordan for medical treatment during the Gaza war.
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Russia escalates attacks on key Ukrainian region of Odesa
President Volodymyr Zelensky warned the attacks were an attempt by Moscow to block Ukraine’s access to maritime logistics.
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New Trump envoy says he will serve to make Greenland part of US
Denmark warns Washington to respect its sovereignty, while Greenland says it will decide its own future.
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Élysée Palace staff member to stand trial over theft of precious tableware
Thomas M is accused of stealing solid silver and porcelain used for state banquets from France’s presidential palace.
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Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow, officials say
Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov is the third military official to have been killed in bomb attacks in the Russian capital…
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Gunmen kill nine in South Africa tavern attack
A further 10 people were injured in Bekkersdal after the perpetrators opened fire and “continued to shoot randomly”.
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Israel approves 19 new settlements in occupied West Bank
Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the move was about blocking the establishment of a Palestinian state.
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Rights groups condemn new record number of executions in Saudi Arabia
At least 347 people have now been put to death this year, according to the UK-based campaign group Reprieve.
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