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1. MAGA activist rejects Iran ceasefire: ‘It has already failed’

2. Guatemalan man pleads guilty in federal court after truck crash in Mexico killed over 50 migrants

   U.S. authorities say a Guatemalan man has pleaded guilty in federal court to a felony offense stemming from the crash of human smugglers' truck in Mexico that killed more than 50 migrants in 2021

3. Airline imposes new limit on portable chargers

4. Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodríguez asks workers for patience and promises May wage increase

   Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodríguez has asked public and private sector workers for patience as her government works to improve the economy

5. Appeals court rebuffs Anthropic in latest round of its AI battle with the Trump administration

   A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to block the Pentagon from blacklisting artificial intelligence laboratory Anthropic in a decision that differed from the conclusions reached in another judge’s ruling on the same issues

6. Mental health patients in crisis face ‘inhumane’ conditions, report finds

7. The Liverpool gamble that backfired against PSG – but might have kept their Champions League chances alive

   Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Liverpool:Arne Slot’s new system was unable to keep the hosts totally at bay and left his side with it all to do in the second leg at Anfield

8. Judge orders rapper Pooh Shiesty to remain in custody in case involving rapper Gucci Mane's label

   A federal judge ordered rapper Pooh Shiesty to remain in custody after he and eight others were accused of kidnapping three music industry professionals and robbing them at gunpoint in Texas during a contract dispute involving rapper Gucci Mane’s record label

9. North Korea says its latest tests included missiles armed with cluster-bomb warheads

   North Korea said Thursday its testing spree this week involved various new weapons systems, including ballistic missiles armed with cluster-bomb warheads, as it pushes to expand nuclear-capable forces aimed at rival South Korea

10. Iran-US war live: US insists conflict went ‘exactly as planned from day one’ despite fragile ceasefire

    Hundreds killed and injured in Israeli strikes on Lebanon on Wednesday, according to country’s civil defence, as Iran warns ‘US must choose ceasefire or continued war via Israel’