5 h. ago A father mourns 2 sons killed in an Israeli strike as hunger worsens in Gaza

A father in Gaza is mourning two young sons who were killed in an Israeli strike outside a clinic in the Gaza Strip, where they had gone to get food supplements

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13 h. ago Five reported dead in Gaza after Israeli strike on school sheltering displaced people – Middle East crisis live

Separately, the Al-Awda hospital in Nuseirat said it received several casualties after Israeli forces had opened fire at civilians near an aid distribution pointMilitant fighters of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) began handing over their weapons near the northern Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah on Friday, marking a symbolic but significant step in the decades-long conflict between Turkey and the outlawed group.The disarmament ceremony marks a turning point in the transition of the PKK from armed insurgency to democratic politics, as part of a broader effort to draw a line under one of the region’s longest-running conflicts. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Israeli strike kills 10 children queuing at Gaza medical clinic, officials say

Aid groups call strike ‘blatant violation of international humanitarian law’ while ceasefire talks continue

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29 h. ago Israeli strike kills at least 15 people queueing outside medical point in Gaza

Ten children among the dead in attack that NGO says was ‘blatant violation of international humanitarian law’At least 15 people, including 10 children, have been killed by an Israeli strike as they queued outside a medical point in central Gaza, amid intensifying Israeli attacks that left 82 people dead across the strip.The uptick in Israeli bombing came as negotiators said a Gaza ceasefire deal was in sight, but not yet achieved. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Israeli strike kills at least 10 children queueing for medical treatment in Gaza

Children among at least 15 killed in attack that NGO says was ‘blatant violation of international humanitarian law’At least 15 people, including 10 children, have been killed by an Israeli strike as they queued outside a medical point in central Gaza, amid intensifying Israeli attacks that left 82 people dead across the strip.The uptick in Israeli bombing came as negotiators said a Gaza ceasefire deal was in sight, but not yet achieved. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Gregg Wallace 'rushed to hospital and treated for a suspected heart attack after stress of misconduct probe as the sacked BBC presenter faces 50 new claims'

Sources are also claiming that Gregg is considering taking the BBC, or Masterchef's production company Banijay to a tribunal, and is ready to declare 'war' on bosses over his sacking.

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3 d. ago Moment Hamas boss is killed in Israeli strike on car in Lebanon is revealed

Footage captured the moment Mehran Mustafa Ba'jur was hunted by the Israeli Defence Forces in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli.

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3 d. ago UK threatens sanctions on Iran if it does not end uncertainty on nuclear plan

Foreign secretary, David Lammy, says European nations will act if there is no cooperation with nuclear inspectorsEuropean nations will act to impose “dramatic sanctions” on Iran in the coming weeks if it does not end the uncertainty about its nuclear programme, including by allowing the return of UN inspectors, the UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, has warned.He also told the Commons that Iran could not assume Israel would not strike its nuclear sites again. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Iranian and Israeli media run footage 'showing enormous blast from IDF missile strike in Tehran, sending cars flying into the air'

The shocking clip purports to show the moment a pair of missiles struck Quds Square in the Tajrish neighbourhood of the Iranian capital on June 15

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9 d. ago Israeli military used 500lb bomb in strike on Gaza cafe, fragments reveal

Exclusive: Experts say use of heavy munition in Monday’s strike that killed dozens may constitute a war crimeThe Israeli military used a 500lb (230kg) bomb – a powerful and indiscriminate weapon that generates a massive blast wave and scatters shrapnel over a wide area – when it attacked a target in a crowded beachfront cafe in Gaza on Monday, evidence seen by the Guardian has revealed.Experts in international law said the use of such a munition despite the known presence of many unprotected civilians, including children, women and elderly people, was almost certainly unlawful and may constitute a war crime. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Witnesses describe grim aftermath of Israeli strike on busy Gaza cafe

Women, children and elderly people among at least 24 killed by attack that turned beach spot into scene of carnageWitnesses have described the bloody aftermath of an Israeli strike on a crowded seaside cafe in Gaza, which left at least 24 dead and many more injured on Tuesday.Al-Baqa cafe, close to the harbour in Gaza City, was almost full in the early afternoon when it was hit by a missile, immediately transforming a scene of relative calm amid the biggest urban centre in Gaza into one of carnage. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Netanyahu says Iran war creates ‘new opportunities’ to free Gaza hostages

Comments by Israeli prime minister come as Donald Trump increases pressure on Israel and Hamas to strike deal

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1 week ago Israel's strike on Iran’s Evin prison sparks fear for political prisoners

Rights activists in Iran fear intensified crackdowns following Israel's air campaign targeting Iran's nuclear program

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1 week ago Home discomforts send Trump rushing to project image of global patriarch

The tortured progress of the president’s tax-and-spend bill is likely to bring his supporters a big, ugly surprise – little wonder he was so keen to turn the focus to Iran and Nato“Daddy’s home.” So said a social media post from the White House, accompanied by a video featuring the song Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home) by Usher and images of Donald Trump at the Nato summit in The Hague.The US president’s fundraising allies were quick to market $35 T-shirts with his image and the word after Mark Rutte, the Nato secretary general, referred to Trump’s criticism of Israel and Iran over violations of a ceasefire by quipping: “And then Daddy has to sometimes use strong language to get [them to] stop.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 18 killed in Israeli strike targeting Gaza police distributing flour, officials say

Attack at market is latest in series by Israeli forces that have killed hundreds of civilians seeking aidMiddle East crisis – live updatesEighteen people have been killed in an Israeli strike targeting Palestinian police distributing flour in a market in the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah, medical officials have said.The reported strike, on Thursday afternoon, is the latest in a series of air attacks, shootings and bombardment by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) that has killed hundreds of desperate civilians seeking aid in the devastated Palestinian territory. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump says he knows who is behind Iran bombing intel leak: Live updates

President Donald Trump announced on he knows who is behind the leak of a classified intelligent assessment that cast doubts on the success of his Iran airstrikes.

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2 w. ago An Israeli strike kills 18 Palestinians in central Gaza as turmoil mounts over food distribution

Palestinian hospital officials say an Israeli airstrike has hit a street in central Gaza, killing 18 people

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2 w. ago 'Trump and Netanyahu agreed to end Gaza war in two weeks after US strike on Iran,' Israeli media claims

Donald Trump and Netanyahu agreed on a rapid end to the war in Gaza during a phone call after the US bombing of Iranian nuclear sites, Israeli media has reported.

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2 w. ago Pete Hegseth rips into the media for overshadowing 'historic' Iran strikes as Trump admin grapples with intel leak fallout: Live updates

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ripped into the media for failing to positively cover Donald Trump's 'historically successful' strikes on Iran .

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2 w. ago Diddy’s lawyers to offer unusual defense involving Iran in closing statement, report says

Diddy’s attorneys could allegedly argue that Homeland Security should focus on ‘the escalating conflict with Iran’ not ‘what Diddy is doing with baby oil’

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