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| | | Hello. Hopes of a ceasefire renewal in Lebanon are fading. British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has accused Elon Musk of political interference following a high-profile murder trial. And a determined Nepalese mountain guide spent days crawling down Mount Everest in a "miracle" self-rescue. | | | | | | |
| TOP OF THE AGENDA | | Hezbollah rejects renewed ceasefire agreed by Israel and Lebanon | | |  | | Smoke billows from the Nabatieh area in southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike on Thursday. Credit: Reuters | | In a strongly-worded statement, Hezbollah's leader Naim Qassem said negotiations had been "futile" and "humiliating" for Lebanon. The proposed deal would allow Israel to continue its occupation and bombing of southern Lebanon but required the Iran-backed group - which wasn't part of the talks - to withdraw. Meanwhile, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said the Israeli military would "for the time being, continue its fire and operations on the ground". | | | | | | | | |
| | | UK PM accuses Musk of trying to whip up division | | Sir Keir Starmer said tech billionaire Elon Musk is interfering in British politics in the wake of a student's murder. | | Read more > | | | | Israeli strikes kill 11 people in Gaza City, medics say | | Women and children are among the dead following Israeli air strikes across Gaza City, eyewitnesses and officials say. | | Read more > | | | | Bondi Beach shooting hero charged with assault | | The man who disarmed one of the alleged perpetrators of the deadly shooting has been charged with assaulting his father. | | Read more > | | | | Sherpa crawls off Everest in 'miracle' self-rescue | | Climbing guide Dawa Sherpa spent six days getting down the mountain from around 7,500m (24,600ft). | | More on this > | | | | Oscar-nominated Iranian author and activist dies | | Marjane Satrapi, the French-Iranian illustrator best known for her graphic novels and film Persepolis, was 56. | | Read more > | | | | | | |
| NEWS FROM THE UK | - Crossbow attack: A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a member of university staff was shot.
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| | | Can three World Cup hosts put differences aside for a month? |  | | World Cup hosts Trump, Sheinbaum and Carney take stage together. Credit: BBC | | A World Cup has never before been hosted across three countries, and tens of thousands of football fans travelling to North America for the continent's first co-hosted Fifa World Cup this month will find three hosts who are uneasy neighbours enduring some tense times. | | | | | | Anthony Zurcher, Jessica Murphy and Will Grant | | | | | | The tournament, which will take place across a sprawling 16 host cities and three countries, comes after a period of fractious relations between its hosts: the US, Canada and Mexico.
The underlying issues seemed distant when the countries' leaders met for the draw in Washington DC in December and posed for a selfie with Fifa boss Gianni Infantino. But teaming up for a full 39-day tournament is likely to be a different ball game. | | | | | - Take care: US rights groups urge caution for World Cup visitors
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