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Asian shares and Wall Street futures jumped in Asia on Thursday after a U.S. federal court blocked President Donald J. Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs from going into effect, sending the dollar up on safe-haven currencies.

A French former surgeon who admitted to sexually abusing at least 299 patients, mostly minors, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the biggest child abuse trial in France’s history.

Family members and politicians celebrated the life of the late Phil Robertson, a devoted Christian whose family-run hunting products business, Duck Commander, was the focus of the TV series Duck Dynasty.

Prominent former U.S. basketball coach and athletic director Eric Nelson has been appointed president of the Christian group Athletes in Action.

Ukraine and Germany have agreed to jointly produce long-range missiles that could reach distant targets in Russia.

Iran’s foreign minister issued a sharp warning Wednesday that Tehran may suspend all nuclear negotiations with European nations following comments by Britain’s ambassador to the United States calling for the complete dismantlement of Iran’s uranium enrichment program.

Residents of the Gaza Strip were seen celebrating the arrival of humanitarian aid on Wednesday, as the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) distributed more than 14,500 food parcels across two aid centers. In videos released by GHF and circulated on social media, some Gazans even expressed gratitude to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump for the assistance.

President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday that he advised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against launching a military strike on Iran, amid heightened diplomatic efforts to revive a nuclear agreement with Tehran.

Pakistan’s top Islamic advisory body has rejected a bill banning child marriage in Islamabad, calling it “un-Islamic” and contrary to sharia law.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly threatening to launch a military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities—even if the United States reaches a diplomatic agreement with Tehran—underscoring Israel’s determination to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran and raising alarm within the Trump administration over the risk of derailing nuclear negotiations.