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### Top 5 Trending World News Stories
1. **Gaza Rafah Crossing Reopens After Nearly 2 Years**: The main gateway to Gaza has begun reopening, providing relief to separated families amid ongoing conflict, as humanitarian aid operations continue despite restrictions.[1][5]
2. **Epstein Files Release Sends Global Shockwaves**: Millions of files from the Jeffrey Epstein case have been released, revealing key details and dominating international investigations and headlines.[1]
3. **Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Leader Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years**: A court jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai, a British citizen and critic of Beijing, for national security offenses under China's law, marking the harshest such penalty.[2]
4. **Iran Sentences Nobel Winner Narges Mohammadi to Prison**: An Iranian court imposed a six-year term on Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi for "gathering and collusion," with additional travel bans; she has also launched a hunger strike.[2][3][4]
5. **Trump Administration Advances Immigration Crackdown and Arms to Israel**: Updates include U.S. federal agent drawdowns, ACLU calls for UN probes on human rights abuses, and approval of $6.7 billion in arms sales to Israel bypassing congressional oversight.[1][2][3]
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