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Middle East live: Trump says Board of Peace reaches Hamas disarmament deal

US President Donald Trump has said that his ‘Board of Peace’ has reached an agreement to disarm Palestinian group Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza. Meanwhilemediator Pakistan insists that negotiations between Iran and the United States are ongoingeven as Washington carried out a 'heavy wave of strikes' on its foe in retaliation for fresh attacks targeting Jordan. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.

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Wildfire in eastern England rages as France and Spain win some respite

Firefighters in Suffolk were battling a spreading wildfire on Thursday after the blaze broke out a day earlierwhile crews in Crete and Turkey continued efforts to contain major fires. Meanwhile in Francea wildfire that erupted a week ago near Biscarrosse in the southwestern Landes department was "under control"according to local authorities. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded.

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Wildfires in France: Volunteers put smiles back on evacuees' faces in Bordeaux

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The church by the airport: Inside Russia’s suspected spy activities in Sweden

Just about everything about the onion-domed Russian Orthodox church near the otherwise unassuming Swedish city of Vasteras seems odd: its close proximity to the airportits taller-than-planned spireand its elusive priest allegedly commended by the Kremlin’s foreign spy agencySVR. Swedish intelligence services think so tooand have warned that Moscow is likely using it as a platform for espionage and other hostile hybrid activities potentially threatening Sweden’s national security.

Searching for radioactive waste in the depths of the Atlantic

For nearly five decadesmore than 200,000 barrels of radioactive waste were dumped in the icy depths of the northeast Atlantic. Todayno one knows precisely where these barrels are locatedor what kind of state they are in. On June 15a French-led team of scientists will set sail from Brittany in a bid to map the barrels and assess their impacts on surrounding marine ecosystems.

'We'll make it home together': A friendship between two deported women in Ravensbrück camp

During World War IIapproximately 8,000 women were deported from France to RavensbrückGermanythe largest women's concentration camp under the Third Reich. FRANCE 24 tells the tragic story of a friendship forged between Suzanne Bouvard and Simone Séailles that defied deportation and incarceration in a new long-format documentary"We'll make it home together".

‘Unwavering friendship’: The true story of nine women who escaped a Nazi death march

“The Nine”by Gwen Strausstells the extraordinary true story of how nine young women from the Resistance survived the Ravensbrück concentration camp and then escaped from a death march in Nazi Germany. Its American author recounts their remarkable getawaytheir friendship and the lives the women led once back home.

Pope Francisfirst Latin American pontiff and champion of the forgotten

As a pope who wanted to stay close to the people and at times advocated a more moderate line at the ChurchPope Francis presided over several key reforms during his time leading the Vatican. He died on Monday at the age of 88 after leading the Vatican for 12 years.

Haiti’s independence ransom: Macron offers ‘truth’Haitians want reparations

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said a joint commission of French and Haitian historians would investigate the legacy of the “heavy price” Haiti was made to pay for its independencetwo centuries after France extracted a crippling indemnity from its former colony. His statement made no mention of Haitian demands for reparations for the ransom imposed on the first people in the modern world to free themselves from slavery.

Saved from destruction: Paris show offers glimpse of Gaza’s archaeological treasures

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Lithium: The white gold of the energy transition

The automotive industry’s adoption of lithium-ion batteries has turned lithiuma chemical element until now extracted in small amountsinto a strategic resource whose production will only increase.The dreamed-of transition to a fully electric future within the next 10 years has sparked a worldwide race to mine and refine this new white gold to fuel the transport of tomorrow.Home to more than 65 percent of the world’s known reservescould Latin America’s “Lithium Triangle” formed by ArgentinaBolivia and Chile become the Saudi Arabia of the 21st century?

'The Bibi Files': Documentary reveals the police interrogations behind Netanyahu’s graft trial

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