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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen hails AI Act as 'global first' that will safeguard rights of people and businesses.

The murder of history teacher Samuel Paty shocked France and fuelled contentious debates about freedom of expression.

Guatemalan tribunal defends election results as 'unalterable', while critics blast prosecutors for attempting a 'coup'.

CAIRO: Hamas said on Friday that Israel had bombed Gaza’s medieval Omari Mosque causing widespread destruction to the building and calling it a “heinous, barbaric crime.” Photographs carried by Hamas-run media in Gaza that Reuters could not immediately verify showed massive damage to the mosque, with fallen walls and roofs and a huge crack at the bottom of the stone minaret. Reuters journalists from Gaza identified the minaret in the picture as being that of the Omari Mosque.

Their bid is expected to face competition from other potential hosts such as Brazil and a trio of European nations.

Guterres says Hamas brutality could never justify Israel's 'collective punishment' of Palestinians in Gaza.

Thousands pay tribute in Dublin to the musician best known as the lead vocalist for The Pogues.