US President Donald Trump announces the US has chosen a design for its advanced "Golden Dome" missile defense system, adding that it will be fully functional before his term ends.

Telegram’s founder says he refused a request from a Western government to "silence" conservative voices in Romania.

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Hamas also emphasized the movement’s objectives to halt Israeli aggression and ensure the withdrawal of troops from Gaza.

Ukraine and Russia appear deadlocked over next steps in effort to end the war after President Vladimir Putin rejected a face-to-face meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Turkey. 

The new Canadian Foreign Minister has said Israel has used the lack of food in Gaza as a political tool in its genocidal war.

Protesters outside BBC London accused the broadcaster of whitewashing Israeli war crimes and silencing Palestinian voices, labeling the BBC complicit in the ongoing genocide in Gaza.