A US-made munition was used in a strike on central Beirut that killed 22 people and wounded 117. Russia has confirmed that Donald Trump sent the Kremlin sample Covid-19 tests in the early days of the pandemic
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Powerful new explosions rocked Beirut’s southern suburbs late Saturday as Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon. Meanwhile, the UN says Lebanon is facing a “terrible” refugee crisis, with people “left destitute or displaced by Israeli air strikes.”
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U.S. intelligence believe that Russia is likely to retaliate with greater force against the United States and its coalition partners, possibly with lethal attacks, if they agree to give the Ukrainians permission to employ long-range missiles for strikes deep inside Russia
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UK suspend a series of arms shipments to Israel against the background of the war in Gaza and the fear of widespread harm to civilians and a violation of international law
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Venezuela’s opposition claimed victory in Sunday’s presidential election, setting up a showdown with the government, which earlier declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner. Tensions high in the Middle East as Israel poised to strike further after Hezbollah rocket attack on Golan
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US President Joe Biden has apologised to his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky for delays in military aid to Ukraine and has pledged $225m (£191m) in support. The Israeli military pushed ahead with its offensive in central Gaza on Friday, saying it had killed dozens of militants
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A United Nations resolution in support of Palestinian membership has passed with overwhelming support, and granted new privileges to the Palestinian Authority in its current capacity as a non-member observer state. Gruesome new testimony details one of the worst atrocities of the year-long Sudanese civil war – the large-scale massacre of civilians as they desperately tried to flee an ethnic rampage in Darfur
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Europe must prepare for potential war, as a full-scale conflict on the continent beyond Ukraine is “no longer a fantasy”, the EU’s chief diplomat has warned. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the war in Gaza is a “mistake,” said US president Joe Biden
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World Central Kitchen says it is pausing its efforts to feed Palestinians in Gaza after seven of its workers were killed by an Israeli strike. NATO is drawing up plans to secure a five-year military aid package of up to $100bn, in an attempt to shield Ukraine from “winds of political change” that could usher in a second Trump presidency
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At least 115 people were killed and more than 140 injured when gunmen attacked a packed concert venue on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia says. The number of dead and injured in Ukraine continues to rise after the biggest Russian attack ever on the country’s infrastructure. The Princess of Wales has disclosed that she has been diagnosed with cancer and is in the early stages of receiving chemotherapy treatment
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The war in Sudan is “triggering the world’s largest hunger crisis,” with more than 25 million people “trapped in a spiral” of food insecurity. Deadly explosions have rocked Odesa as President Volodymyr Zelensky was meeting Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
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Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is dead. A New York judge has ordered Donald Trump to pay $354m (£280m) in a landmark fraud case
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Three US Army soldiers were killed and more than 30 service members were injured in a drone attack overnight on a small US outpost in Jordan, US officials told CNN, marking the first time US troops have been killed by enemy fire in the Middle East since the beginning of the Gaza war
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The International Court of Justice, in a historic ruling in The Hague, has ordered Israel to take emergency steps to prevent genocide in Gaza and to allow urgent humanitarian aid in the Palestinian territory. More than 40 senior former Israeli national security officials, celebrated scientists and prominent business leaders have sent a letter to Israel’s president and speaker of parliament demanding that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be removed from office for posing what they say is an “existential” threat to the country
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Ukraine and Russia have contradicted each other over whether there had been proper notification to secure the airspace around an area where a military transport plane Moscow says was carrying 65 Ukrainian POWs crashed, killing them and nine others on board. Israel and Qatar are in a major diplomatic spat over Gaza.
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More death and destruction in Ukraine from Russian missile attacks. Authorities in Russia are set to implement a new law allowing them to seize money or property from those, including journalists, who have been convicted of spreading “fake news” about, or otherwise discrediting, the military. A stunning new poll came out in Israel showing PM Netanyahu and his party would be obliterated
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The US Secretary of State says there is a "gap" between Israel's intent to protect civilians and how the war has been unfolding in Gaza. Meanwhile, a UN official says the Israeli military offensive means there is no safe place left for aid agencies in southern Gaza. Aid to Ukraine falls to record lows
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Israel and Hamas start a four-day truce on Friday morning with the militants to release a first group of 13 Israeli women and child hostages later in the day, the first break in a war that has devastated the besieged Gaza Strip
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Anger at Israel increases as attacks on innocent civilians continue. Meanwhile, rifts with regional neighbours continue to surface. Ukrainian forces looked to build on bridgeheads on the east bank of the Dnipro River
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Israeli troops entered Gaza's biggest hospital on Wednesday and were searching its rooms and basement. An internal and scathing 5-page memo signed by 100 of its own and USAID employees, accuses President Biden of "spreading misinformation" on the Israel-Hamas war and alleges that Israel is committing "war crimes" in Gaza. Presidents Xi and Biden meet in SF today ahead of the APEC leaders summit.
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