3 hours ago Minister: UK courts would need to make decision on Netanyahu arrest warrant

The Conservatives criticised the International Criminal Court for issuing a warrant against Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

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5 hours ago Ceasefire deal to end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah could be reached 'within days'

The Israeli ambassador to Washington has said ‘we are close to a deal’ between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah

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6 hours ago Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei says Netanyahu should be executed with ICC arrest warrant for war crimes 'not enough'

Iran's supreme leader has claimed Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be 'sentenced to death' for alleged war crimes committed in Gaza and Lebanon.  

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7 hours ago Labour minister warns that 'appeasing dictators ... only encourages them' and vows UK will not join 'voices of weakness' urging it to abandon Ukraine despite Putin's nuke threats

Speaking at a Nato conference, Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden blasted the Russian despot over recent threats to lower the threshold for a nuclear attack.

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10 hours ago Labour warned winter fuel cuts will come back to haunt them 'again and again'

Keir Starmer insists pensioners will still be 'better off' despite scrapping Winter Fuel Payments - but thousands have poured scorn on the PM's claim, with many worried the cuts will push elderly Brits into poverty

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21 hours ago Cyber warfare with Russia has become a 'daily reality' for the United Kingdom, Labour minister warns

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden will tell a Nato conference that the Kremlin has become 'exceptionally aggressive and reckless in the cyber realm'.

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22 hours ago Vladimir Putin warned UK won't back down in new 'arms race' amid cyber attack fears

In a speech to NATO intelligence chiefs, Labour's Pat McFadden will warn that Russia could 'turn out the lights for millions' if it successfully carries out cyber attacks on the UK

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27 hours ago Tories urge PM to reject Netanyahu arrest warrant and alter ‘nonsensical’ stance

Dame Priti Patel and Robert Jenrick suggested the International Criminal Court decision had ‘no proper basis in international law’.

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32 hours ago Middle East crisis live: IDF orders evacuation in Gaza City eastern suburb

Israeli military issues evacuation orders to people in Shejaiya suburb, saying militants have fired rockets from districtYechiel Leiter, an American-born rightwing publicist and former government aide who immigrated to Israel four decades ago, was announced as Israel’s next ambassador to Washington earlier this month.The Israeli government said earlier today that it had approved the nomination of Leiter, an ally of the country’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Continue reading...

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