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1. Trump's Board of Peace struggles to progress beyond far-from-perfect ceasefire in Gaza

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to rebuild Gaza is under growing strain as violence persists — more than 800 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire began — and his Board of Peace blames Hamas’s refusal to disarm for stalling progress.

2. Death toll from gas explosion at coal mine in China jumps to 90

   

   Chinese President Xi Jinping called for ​authorities to "spare no effort" in treating the injured and conducting search-and-rescue ‌operations.

3. Ebola treatment tent set ablaze again in Congo, with 18 suspected cases leaving

   

   An Ebola treatment tent was set on fire, leading 18 patients who are suspected of having Ebola to leave — one day after a tent in another community was burned down. The concerning outbreak is gripping East Africa.

4. 40,000 people under evacuation orders in California amid chemical tank leak

   

   Authorities in Southern California on Friday were racing to figure out how to prevent the explosion of a storage tank that has been leaking a hazardous chemical used to make plastic parts, as some 40,000 people were under evacuation orders in the area.

5. Your guide to the inaugural 'Steroid Olympics'

   

   Two decorated Canadian athletes are among those competing at this weekend's inaugural Enhanced Games — which is either the future of sport or its downfall, depending on who you ask.