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1. Brazil races to find survivors after deadly Minas Gerais floods

   For a third consecutive day, rescue teams in Minas Gerais continued searching through mud and debris after landslides killed at least 54 people and displaced thousands amid forecasts of further rainfall.

2. 'I did not know Jeffrey Epstein,' Hillary Clinton tells congressional committee

   Hillary Clinton had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes, the former us secretary of state told a Congressional committee probing the convicted sex offender.

3. Ramadan in Gaza marked by grief amid fragile ceasefire and ruins

   Ramadan in Gaza unfolds amid mourning, destroyed homes, and mass displacement, while UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warns of long-term consequences.

4. Sudan: civilian killings doubled in 2025 compared to year before, says UN

   Killings of civilians in Sudan's war more than doubled in 2025 compared with the previous year, the United Nations rights chief said Thursday, warning that thousands more dead are unidentified or remain missing.

5. United Nations plane lands at Khartoum airport for first time since war began

   A UN flight landed at Khartoum airport on Thursday, the first since Sudan's nearly three-year war began, the UN humanitarian coordinator for the country said, calling it "a big deal" for aid workers trying to reach millions of Sudanese in need.