5 h. ago UN says fuel shortage in Gaza at ‘critical levels’ – Middle East crisis live

A lack of fuel means ‘lifelines will vanish for 2.1 million people’, the UN saidIsraeli airstrikes killed at least 28 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including four children, hospital officials said on Saturday, the Associated Press (AP) reports. The four children and two women were among at least 13 people who were killed in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, after Israeli airstrikes pounded the area starting late on Friday, officials in Al-Aqsa Martyr’s hospital said.Another four people were killed in strikes near a fuel station, and 15 others died in Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, according to Nasser hospital. The Israeli military said in a statement that over the past 48 hours, troops struck approximately 250 targets in the Gaza Strip, including militants, booby-trapped structures, weapons storage facilities, anti-tank missile launch posts, sniper posts, tunnels and additional Hamas infrastructure sites. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago How Neil Young's new album lays bare the ageing rocker's secret family heartache as it is revealed he is BANNED from seeing his two young grandchildren

The singer (pictured), who headlined Glastonbury and Hyde Park shows this summer, revealed his anguish in deeply personal lyrics on his new album.

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6 h. ago The hidden message Oasis shared with fans REVEALED as band include deeply personal tribute during reunion tour

Oasis performed in front of a sold-out 80,000 strong crowd in their home city of Manchester for night one of their five sold out shows at Heaton Park on Friday. 

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8 h. ago People waiting for aid among dozens reported killed by Israeli forces in Gaza – Middle East crisis live

Gaza civil defence said Israeli forces killed at least 30 people on FridayTurkish president Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that a new page opened for Turkey following the start of a weapons handover by Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK) militants, Reuters reports.He said:As of yesterday, the scourge of terrorism has entered the process of ending. Today is a new day; a new page has opened in history. Today, the doors of a great, powerful Turkey have been flung wide open.Following incidents in which harm to civilians who arrived at distribution facilities was reported, thorough examinations were conducted... and instructions were issued to forces in the field following lessons learned. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago ANDREW NEIL: It sends a shiver down the spine but I'm not sure Farage and Le Pen would do a worse job than these two puffed

Look behind all the flummery, the exaggerated public gestures of affection and the relentless self-congratulation during President Emmanuel Macron's state visit to Britain this week.

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25 h. ago Trump expected to resume weapons deliveries to Ukraine through Nato allies

President hints at ‘major announcement’ on Monday after halting arms shipments due to dwindling stockpilesUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump appears poised to deliver weapons to Ukraine by selling them first to Nato allies in a major policy shift for his administration amid frustrations with Vladimir Putin over stalling negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.During an interview with NBC News, Trump said he will probably have a “major announcement” on Russia on Monday and confirmed he had struck a deal with Nato leaders to supply weapons to Ukraine. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Trump expected to deliver weapons to Ukraine through Nato allies

President hints at ‘major announcement’ on Monday after halting arms shipments due to dwindling stockpilesDonald Trump appears poised to deliver weapons to Ukraine by selling them first to Nato allies in a major policy shift for his administration amid frustrations with Vladimir Putin over stalling negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.During an interview with NBC News, Trump said he will probably have a “major announcement” on Russia on Monday and confirmed he had struck a deal with Nato leaders to supply weapons to Ukraine. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago What to know as Yemen's Houthi rebels launch new, more violent attacks on ships in the Red Sea

Houthi rebels in Yemen have launched a violent new wave of attacks on ships in the Red Sea, sinking two vessels and killing crew members

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2 d. ago Another day, another US presidential fallout: Trump takes aim at Putin

This week Trump has set his sights on Putin after publicly knocking Iran and Israel’s heads together, but it remains to be seen if he loses patience with Netanyahu during his trip to the US, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew

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3 d. ago British couple detained for six months in Iran are alive, officials insist — but no one has seen them

Lindsay and Craig Foreman’s family feared they were being held in Iran’s Evin prison when it was bombed by Israel

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3 d. ago British couple detained in Iran vanished for weeks amid fears they were in Israel

Lindsay and Craig Foreman’s family feared they were being held in Iran’s Evin prison when it was bombed by Israel

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3 d. ago British couple held in Iran are alive, officials say — but no one has seen them

Lindsay and Craig Foreman’s family feared they were being held in Iran’s Evin prison when it was bombed by Israel

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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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4 d. ago Gaza health system overwhelmed by casualties at aid distributions, says Red Cross – Israel

The ICRC said ‘the scale and frequency of these incidents are without precedent’The IDF has issued a new evacuation order for the Khan Younis area in Gaza, instructing Palestinian who live there to head west as the no-go zone expands.Col Avichay Adraee, the military’s Arabic-language spokesperson, wrote on X: “Due to terror activities in the area, the IDF with its maneuvering troops and intensive firepower is expanding actions in your area.”Physiotherapists support nurses, cleaning and dressing wounds and taking vitals. Cleaners now serve as orderlies, carrying stretchers wherever they are needed. Midwives have stepped into palliative care. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel peace prize at White House meeting expected to focus on Gaza

The prime minister made the announcement at a dinner with the president, with the US expected to push Israel to agree a Gaza ceasefireBenjamin Netanyahu told Donald Trump that he would nominate him for the Nobel peace prize on Monday, as the two leaders met for the first time since the US launched strikes on Iran’s nuclear program as part of a short-lived war between Israel and Iran.Trump was expected to press Netanyahu to agree to a ceasefire in Israel’s 21-month-old war against Hamas in Gaza amid an outcry over the humanitarian cost of an offensive that has led to nearly 60,000 deaths, most of them Palestinian. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Iran's president admits nuke facilities WERE 'severely damaged' in US military strikes and claims in interview with Tucker Carlson that Israel tried to assassinate him in 12

The remarks came less than a month after Israel launched its unprecedented June 13 bombing campaign against Iran , killing top military commanders and nuclear scientists.

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5 d. ago ANDREW NEIL: I've seen the catastrophic effect of wealth taxes up close

As Labour's appetite for more spending, especially on welfare, becomes ever more voracious, so its search for new tax revenues to foot the bill becomes ever more desperate.

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5 d. ago Donald Trump clashes with Elon Musk and threatens additional tariffs on countries with ‘anti

Musk says he is setting up America party to challenge Republican and Democratic ‘Uniparty’We can now bring you the latest updates from the devastating Texas floods that have killed at least 82 people. Rescuers are working around the clock to find survivors but their efforts may be hampered by more heavy rain that is expected to fall today.Most of the fatalities were in Kerr County, where Camp Mystic, a Christian girls’ camp, was deluged.Netanyahu and Trump have a complex personal relationship – and Trump openly vented frustration at him last month during efforts to negotiate a truce with Iran – but the two have appeared in lockstep since the US launched a bombing run against Iran’s nuclear programme, fulfilling a key goal for Israeli war planners.Netanyahu arrives in Washington in a strong political position, observers have said, potentially giving him the diplomatic cover he would need to end the war in Gaza without facing a revolt from his rightwing supporters that could lead to t...

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5 d. ago Netanyahu returns to White House holding all the cards in Gaza talks

Joint attack on Iran puts Israeli PM in powerful position as he dangles prospect of Trump-brokered ceasefire dealDonald Trump will host Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington DC on Monday as the US president seeks again to broker a peace deal in Gaza and the Israeli prime minister takes a victory lap through the Oval Office after a joint military campaign against Iran and a series of successful strikes against Tehran and its proxies in the Middle East.Netanyahu and Trump have a complex personal relationship – and Trump openly vented frustration at him last month during efforts to negotiate a truce with Iran – but the two have appeared in lockstep since the US launched a bombing run against Iran’s nuclear programme, fulfilling a key goal for Israeli war planners. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago French cyclist, 18, vanishes on trip through Iran and hasn't been heard from in weeks

The teen could be one of approximately 20 Europeans taken hostage by Iran or falsely accused of spying for Israel, a French diplomatic source said.

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