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US President Donald Trump was "absolutely disappointed" during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Wednesday. The two leaders met at the White House to discuss the US-Israeli war against Iran, in which NATO allies did not actively participate.
The announcement of a two‑week ceasefire between Iran, Israel and the United States has put the war on hold, after 40 days of intense attack and retaliation. As always, civilians have borne the brunt of the war. Thousands have been killed or injured, and many more displaced.
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Telenor is facing a class action lawsuit in Norway over the actions of its subsidiary in Myanmar. The case alleges that Telenor Myanmar passed phone data of more than 1,200 people to the country's military junta following the 2021 coup.
Armed men killed at least 20 people in Nigeria's northwestern Niger state, residents and humanitarian reports said, with several more abducted. The attack occurred in Niger's Shiroro district about 250 kilometers (155 miles) or a four-hour drive from the capital, Abuja. Kidnapping gangs and Islamist militants are active in the area.
The Iranian authorities launched a new wave of executions of people believed to be political prisoners in March, even as the US and Israel were conducting airstrikes against the Islamic Republic. The clerical regime has executed 14 individuals since the war started in late February.
US Vice President JD Vance welcomed the sudden temporary ceasefire in Iran but also turned his attention to the war in Ukraine and its impact on Budapest during the second day of his visit to Hungary on Wednesday.