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Israel has denied entry to a group of doctors and humanitarian workers hours before they were set to enter Gaza on Thursday as the Palestinian health minister announced that 29 children and elderly people in the enclave have died from starvation in recent days. The group of six were prepared to leave Jordan on Thursday morning with a UN convoy, but received notice late on Wednesday that they would not be permitted to enter Gaza, according to two sources in contact with the group. Cogat, the Israeli military unit overseeing movement logistics between Gaza and Israel, did not immediately respond to…

Paris Saint-Germain sporting advisor Luis Campos, considered one of the sport’s transfer gurus, has ended speculation over a move to Manchester United by signing a five-year contract with the French club’s owners, Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), to continue his role with the Champions League finalists.Campos, who joined PSG in 2022, has overseen PSG’s sporting strategy and player recruitment since joining from Lille in 2020.The 60-year-old had previously worked as sporting director at Monaco and as a tactical analyst at Real Madrid during Jose Mourinho’s three-year period as coach at the Bernabéu.With United parting company with sporting director Dan Ashworth last…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina House advanced another Hurricane Helene funding package on Thursday to address pressing needs in the mountains eight months after the storm caused historic flooding and destruction. The $465 million package, approved unanimously by the chamber just one day after its unveiling, is about half the $891 million that Democratic Gov. Josh Stein requested from the Republican-controlled General Assembly this week. Republicans lawmakers had been working on their package well before Stein’s pitch on Monday.The package, which now goes to the Senate for consideration, includes grants for farmers to rebuild barns and greenhouses and…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Florida court awarded the Mexican government a massive civil judgment Thursday against its former security chief who is now serving a lengthy prison sentence in the United States for taking bribes from drug traffickers.Judge Lisa Walsh ordered Genaro García Luna to pay more than $748 million and his wife Linda Cristina Pereyra to hand over more than $1.7 billion.García Luna was sentenced to more than 38 years in a U.S. prison last October for taking massive bribes to help drug traffickers.Mexico’s former secretary of public security was convicted by a New York jury in 2023…

BANFF, Alberta (AP) — Top finance officials from the world’s seven wealthiest democracies set aside stark differences on U.S. tariffs after two days of talks and agreed to counter global “economic imbalances,” a swipe at China’s trade practices. In a communiqué issued Thursday, the Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors, meeting in the Canadian Rockies, left out their traditional defense of free trade and toned down their references to Russia’s war in Ukraine, compared with last year. But they did agree that further sanctions on Russia could be imposed if the two countries don’t reach a ceasefire.The…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As authorities scour New Orleans for escapees from an audacious jailbreak, they are also confronting entrenched mistrust in law enforcement and the criminal justice system.Nearly a week after 10 inmates yanked open a faulty cell door inside a city jail and moved the toilet to squeeze through a hole, five remain on the lam. The police superintendent has said most of the fugitives were likely still in the city as more than 200 law enforcement personnel work to find them. Complicating efforts is a history of misconduct and racial bias against Black people by city police,…

LONDON AP  —  The British government is to rollout the use of medication to suppress the sex drive of sex offenders, as part of a package of measures to reduce the risk of reoffending and alleviate the pressures on the prison system, which is running out of space. In a statement to Parliament Thursday following the release of an independent sentencing review, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said so-called chemical castration would be used in 20 prisons in two regions and that she was considering making it mandatory. “Of course, it is vital that this approach is taken alongside psychological interventions…

Editor’s note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get news about destinations, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, and where to stay. CNN  —  If you’ve visited Cooper’s Beach in Southampton on the eastern end of Long Island and concluded it’s the best beach around, you’re right. Because according to Dr. Beach, it’s the No. 1 beach in the US. The beach’s large sand dunes and pristine location put it over the top this year, according to Stephen Leatherman, a coastal scientist at Florida International University in Miami who’s gained the nickname Dr. Beach…

Real Madrid have announced captain Luka Modric will leave the Santiago Bernabeu after 13 years of service following this summer’s Club World Cup.After taking part in his final LaLiga fixture for Real against Real Sociedad on Saturday – his final game at the Bernabeu – the Croatian will travel to the United States with his side ahead of their first match in the summer tournament, against Al Hilal on June 18. The 39-year-old playmaker has reached the end of his deal having signed a one-year contract extension last year.Modric, who joined Real from Tottenham in 2012, has been part of…

The Club World Cup complicates Thomas Tuchel’s plans for the upcoming international break – but there could be a long-awaited recall for Arsenal’s Ben White.On Friday, the Three Lions boss will announce his selections for the World Cup qualifier with Andorra, which takes place in Barcelona on June 7, and the friendly against Senegal at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground on June 10. However, players at Manchester City, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich will also be involved in the relaunched Club World Cup, which kicks off in the USA on June 14.Captain Harry Kane, Chelsea star Cole Palmer…