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File picture of Palestinian Hamas fighters keeping guard on the day Hamas hands over deceased hostages, seized during the October 7, 2023 attack, to the Red Cross, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip February 20, 2025. US President Donald Trump Hamas on Tuesday to agree to what he called a ‘final proposal’ for a 60-day ceasefire with Israel in Gaza that will be delivered by mediating officials from Qatar and Egypt. — Reuters pic

Trump urges Hamas to take ‘final’ 60-day ceasefire deal, warns it ‘won’t get better’

A banner announces the construction of a photovoltaic solar farm in Cabaiguan, Cuba May 21, 2025. — Reuters pic

From steel mills to solar panels: China is quietly supplanting Russia as Cuba’s main benefactor

File photo of a landmine warning sign in Yemen. Ukraine has joined other countries bordering Russia in signalling that it will withdraw from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines, in the face of what they say are growing military threats from Russia. — AFP pic

From disarmament to rearmament: Which countries are quitting the key landmine treaty — and why?

A man reads a notice announcing the ban on refuelling petrol cars older than 15 years, and diesel vehicles older than 10 years, at a gas station in New Delhi July 1, 2025. — AFP pic

Delhi bans fuel sales to ageing vehicles in desperate bid to fight deadly air pollution

More than a thousand schools were closed in France on Tuesday and the top floor of the Eiffel Tower was shut to tourists as a severe heatwave continued to grip Europe, triggering health alerts across the region. — Reuters pic

Europe melts in record heat: Schools close, Eiffel Tower shuts as temperatures soar

In this handout photograph taken and released on July 25, 2024 by Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Office, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina weeps while she visits a metro station in Mirpur vandalised by students during the anti-quota protests. — AFP pic

Bangladesh’s fugitive ex-PM Sheikh Hasina denies crimes against humanity charges in ongoing trial for deadly crackdown on protesters

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra gestures, after Thailand’s Constitutional Court suspended her from duty pending a case seeking her dismissal, at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, July 1, 2025. — Reuters pic

Thailand’s suspended PM Paetongtarn says she respects court decision, vows to keep serving country

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra speaks after Thailand’s Constitutional Court suspended her from duty pending a case seeking her dismissal, at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, July 1, 2025. — Reuters pic

PM Paetongtarn suspended: What’s next for Thailand’s government?

File picture of a high-speed train in Spain. Around 20 trains were blocked on the tracks or unable to depart on Monday evening, with approximately 10 more cancelled on Tuesday morning in Madrid and southern Spanish cities including Seville, where global leaders are attending a United Nations conference on development financing. — Picture from Facebook/Alex Purdie

Power cable failure strands high-speed trains between Spain’s Madrid and Andalusia amid heatwave

The man, a 21-year-old German national, has already been taken into custody and there is no danger posed to the public, said police, who added that there are no indications of a political or terrorist motive. — Picture from Pexels.com

One dead, two seriously injured in stabbing at German utility firm; suspect in custody

Senate staffers work inside the Hart Senate Office Building as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass US President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, June 30, 2025. — Reuters pic

US Senate grinds through final votes on Trump’s US$4.5t spending bill ahead of July 4 deadline

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra reacts after a cabinet meeting at the Government House, in Bangkok, Thailand, July 1, 2025. Paetongtarn was suspended by the country’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday, as it opened a probe into her conduct in a diplomatic spat with Cambodia. — Reuters pic

Thai PM Paetongtarn suspended by court amid Cambodia row, father Thaksin faces royal insult trial

Printouts distributed at a Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office press briefing depict suspect Wess Roley, a day after two firefighters were shot dead, while responding to a fire and the body of a man was later found with a gun nearby in the Canfield Mountain area outside Coeur d’Alene, in Hayden, Idaho, June 30, 2025. — Reuters pic

Idaho officials name suspect in deadly ‘ambush’ that killed two US firefighters

A woman wearing a raincoat walks with her bicycle past a former local authorities’ building in Hanoi on July 1, 2025. The Vietnamese government has unveiled an action plan to overhaul oversight of public finances and assets, endorsing a Politburo’s regulation to curb corruption and bolster accountability, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported a resolution issued this week. — AFP pic

Vietnam launches sweeping anti-corruption push, tightens grip on public funds

A Harvard sign is seen at the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 27, 2025. — AFP pic

Trump targets Harvard over antisemitism claims, threatens to pull all federal funding

To the backdrop of a Palestinian flag, Bobby Vylan of British duo Bob Vylan performs on the West Holts Stage on the fourth day of the Glastonbury festival at Worthy Farm in the village of Pilton in Somerset, south-west England, on June 28, 2025. — AFP pic

‘Death to IDF’ chant at Glastonbury sparks UK police probe into Bob Vylan, Kneecap