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The hunger killing Gaza’s children has a clear cause that few are willing to name out loud
Read More Recent massacre of civilians lined up for food aid highlights deliberate nature of humanitarian catastrophe inflicted on Palestine Following the February 29 Israeli slaughter of at least 115 starving Palestinians lined up for food aid, there was little or no outrage by the same Western media which would have howled if the perpetrator…
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US reportedly airlifts embassy staff out of Haiti as gangs besiege political area
Read More Officials say marines deployed for night-time evacuation amid intense fighting in Port-au-Prince The US has reportedly started airlifting embassy staff out of Haiti under the cover of darkness after dozens of heavily armed gang fighters tried to seize the political quarter of its capital, Port-au-Prince. Haiti’s gangs began an offensive to topple the…
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House Republicans float loan program for Ukraine – NBC
Read More The GOP’s latest proposal is designed to appease hardline conservatives who oppose additional funding for Kiev US Republican lawmakers are drafting a bill that would dole out some non-military aid to Ukraine as a loan, rather than a gift, NBC News reported on Friday. While the GOP views the plan as a compromise…
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Al Jazeera films Haitians being deported back across border into chaos
Read MoreTeresa Bo reports as the Dominican Republic deports thousands of people back to Haiti where security has collapsed.Teresa Bo reports as the Dominican Republic deports thousands of people back to Haiti where security has collapsed.
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Aramco pays nearly $100bn in dividends as profits tumbles
Read More Payout by Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company likely to anger energy company campaigners Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company Aramco has paid out dividends of nearly $100bn (£77bn), despite the company’s annual profits tumbling from the record earnings raked in the year before. The group, in which the Saudi government owns a 82% stake,…
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First photo released of Princess Catherine since surgery
Read MoreThe first official photograph of Catherine, Princess of Wales, better known as Kate Middleton, was released Sunday to mark Britain’s Mother’s Day.The first official photograph of Catherine, Princess of Wales, better known as Kate Middleton, was released Sunday to mark Britain’s Mother’s Day.
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Biden hits out at Trump in Georgia rally: ‘He’s been sucking up to dictators all over the world’
Read More Biden took the State of the Union to the battleground state that was critical to his 2020 win ahead of Tuesday’s primary The question isn’t whether Democrats in Georgia will vote for President Joe Biden, either on Tuesday or in November. It’s how many. Biden swung through Georgia on Saturday to collect the…
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‘It’s a very unfair system’: family of man who took his own life criticise indefinite sentences
Read More Relatives of Francis Williams say threat of return to prison without committing another crime was ‘torture’ for him On the last day of his life, Francis Williams feared he was about to be sent to prison. Williams, 43, had committed no recent crime but when he was kicked out of a hostel in…
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Six people go missing during ski tour near Matterhorn in Switzerland
Read More Police in Valais canton say emergency response is being hampered by ‘very bad’ weather conditions Police are searching for six people who have gone missing during a ski tour that departed from the Alpine town of Zermatt in Switzerland’s Valais canton. The skiers went missing around Tête Blanche mountain on Saturday on the…
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Erdogan among ‘greatest anti-Semites in history’ – Israeli FM
Read More Türkiye is the world’s largest supporter of terrorism due to its backing of Hamas, Israel Katz has claimed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ranks among the worst anti-Semites in history because of his stance on the Gaza conflict, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has claimed. In a speech on Saturday, Erdogan compared Israeli…
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Watch: Protest expected as Israel’s Herzog visits Amsterdam Holocaust museum
Read More Watch as protests are expected as Israeli President Isaac Herzog attends the opening of the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam. Watch as protests are expected as Israeli President Isaac Herzog attends the opening of the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam.
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The school Nollywood built: How new Nigerian filmmakers got their groove on
Read MoreNew initiative introduces training and mentoring to Nollywood, an industry known for its do-it-yourself resourcefulness.New initiative introduces training and mentoring to Nollywood, an industry known for its do-it-yourself resourcefulness.
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Pope Francis says Ukraine should have “courage of the white flag” against Russia
Read MorePope Francis said in an interview with Swiss broadcaster RSI that “the word negotiate is a courageous word.”Pope Francis said in an interview with Swiss broadcaster RSI that “the word negotiate is a courageous word.”
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India signs a trade accord with 4 European nations for $100 billion investment over 15 years
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Will Israel be allowed to continue its Gaza starvation strategy?
Read MoreUS Senator Van Hollen: It’s time for the US to tell Israel, ‘If you continue to ignore us, there will be consequences.’US Senator Van Hollen: It’s time for the US to tell Israel, ‘If you continue to ignore us, there will be consequences.’
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Russian gas pipeline explodes in huge fireball after series of ‘Ukrainian strikes’
Read More Vladamir Putin’s key Russian gas pipeline erupted into a huge fireball after a series of “Ukrainian strikes”. Vladamir Putin’s key Russian gas pipeline erupted into a huge fireball after a series of “Ukrainian strikes”.
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Pope criticised for saying Ukraine should ‘raise white flag’ and end war with Russia
Read More Francis’s failure to condemn Moscow as aggressor decried as ‘shameful’ and ‘incomprehensible’ Ukraine war – live updates Pope Francis has been criticised after saying Ukraine should have the courage of the “white flag” and negotiate an end to the war with Russia. Some politicians and commentators in Europe reacted with anger after the…
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Hezbollah fires rockets into Israel after deadly strikes
Read MoreLebanese armed group says it launched dozens of rockets on Israeli village of Meron, after Israeli strikes killed five.Lebanese armed group says it launched dozens of rockets on Israeli village of Meron, after Israeli strikes killed five.
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Is the feared gang boss ‘Barbecue’ now the most powerful man in Haiti?
Read More Jimmy Chérizier says he’s leading Haiti’s poor against corrupt government forces but experts point to a dark and violent past Murals in the pauperized Haitian slums he rules liken him to the Argentinian guerrilla Ernesto “Che” Guevara. In interviews, he poses as a God-fearing Caribbean Robin Hood and celebrates freedom fighters and agitators…
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Saudi oil giant sees sharp fall in profits
Read MoreSaudi Aramco is boosting its pay-out to shareholders despite a 25% fall in profits last year.Saudi Aramco is boosting its pay-out to shareholders despite a 25% fall in profits last year.
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Palestinians fear Israeli violence in Jerusalem during Ramadan
Read MoreAs Palestinians prepare for Ramadan, many fear that Israeli authorities and far-right Israelis could provoke unrest.As Palestinians prepare for Ramadan, many fear that Israeli authorities and far-right Israelis could provoke unrest.
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Moldova faces multiple threats from Russia as it turns toward EU membership, foreign minister says
Read MoreMoldova’s foreign minister says the past two years for his country have been the hardest and most tumultuous for European Union candidate Moldova in more than three decades as it faces threats from Russia in multiple spheres of public lifeMoldova’s foreign minister says the past two years for his country have been the hardest…
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Moldova faces multiple threats from Russia as it turns toward EU membership, foreign minister says
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Biden: Netanyahu ‘hurting Israel’ by not preventing more civilian deaths in Gaza
Read More President Joe Biden said Saturday that he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “hurting Israel more than helping Israel” in how he is approaching its war against Hamas in Gaza. (Image credit: Manuel Balce Ceneta) President Joe Biden said Saturday that he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “hurting Israel more…
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The long, lonely fight of an Israeli hostage’s sister, who fears time is running out
Read More On Oct. 7, Gaza militants killed Carmit Palty Katzir’s father and took her mother and brother hostage. Her mother was released, but Katzir fears time is running out to get her brother back alive. On Oct. 7, Gaza militants killed Carmit Palty Katzir’s father and took her mother and brother hostage. Her mother…
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First Princess of Wales photo after surgery released for Mother’s Day
Read More Picture of Catherine with her three children posted on social media with message thanking well-wishers The first official photograph of the Princess of Wales after her abdominal surgery has been released to mark Mother’s Day. A picture of Catherine sitting on a chair surrounded by her three children was posted to the Prince…
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Voting under way in Portugal general elections amid populist surge
Read MoreVoters head for the polls in an early election that could see country join a shift to the right across Europe.Voters head for the polls in an early election that could see country join a shift to the right across Europe.
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Calmes: Unhappy with the Supreme Court? Your vote for president could make it worse
Read More We’ve learned the hard way: It matters whether Donald Trump or President Biden is picking federal judges. We’ve learned the hard way: It matters whether Donald Trump or President Biden is picking federal judges.
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Home Office breaks pledge to fund sex-crime research after Everard murder
Read More Government was to look at whether offenders tend to commit increasingly serious crimes after outcry over warning signs with police officer Wayne Couzens The government has failed to fund research into the escalation of sex crimes, despite promising to do so in the wake of the kidnapping, rape and murder of Sarah Everard.…
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The downwinders: New Mexicans sickened by atomic bomb testing fight for compensation
Read More New film First We Bombed New Mexico sheds light on effects of Oppenheimer’s nuclear project and locals’ battle for justice Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández watched Oppenheimer – a top contender at Sunday’s Academy Awards and Christopher Nolan’s treatment on the physicist who guided testing of the first atomic bomb at Los Alamos, New…
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Ramadan and the power of faith and unity
Read MoreThe holy month provides a framework for voluntary change and communal cohesion.The holy month provides a framework for voluntary change and communal cohesion.
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Warning over use in UK of unregulated AI chatbots to create social care plans
Read More University of Oxford study shows benefits and risks of technology to healthcare, but ethical issues remain Britain’s hard-pressed carers need all the help they can get. But that should not include using unregulated AI bots, according to researchers who say the AI revolution in social care needs a hard ethical edge. A pilot…
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Capacity crunch on National Grid is delaying new homes in UK by years
Read More Council leaders warn of ‘infrastructure crisis’ that will also affect green energy schemes and hinder growth Housing projects are being delayed for years because of an “infrastructure crisis” caused by lack of capacity in the National Grid, council leaders have warned. Building schemes for thousands of homes are on hold, while new projects…
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US military ship heads to Gaza to build temporary humanitarian aid port
Read MoreCritics of pier plan for aid delivery by sea demand Israel open land crossings as Gaza humanitarian crisis deteriorates.Critics of pier plan for aid delivery by sea demand Israel open land crossings as Gaza humanitarian crisis deteriorates.
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Ireland’s referendums: what went wrong, and what happens now?
Read More Rejection of proposed changes to constitution represent stunning defeat for government and country’s entire political establishment Irish voters overwhelmingly reject proposed changes to constitution Proposals to reword Ireland’s 1937 constitution to get rid of outdated language about the role of women and the nature of the family have been comprehensively rejected in a…
