53 h. ago Starving Palestinians fear being shot dead for a bag of lentils as Gaza aid points close

Aid workers in both the south and north of Gaza tell Tom Watling that the GHF is not equipped to deal with the dire humanitarian situation in the enclave

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3 d. ago Elon Musk uses ‘KILL BILL’ in call for Americans to rise up against Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ plan

Tesla billionaire is drawing on Quentin Tarantino classic film to rally broad opposition to the massive spending package

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4 d. ago Weatherman warns experts can no longer predict hurricanes because of DOGE’s ‘sledgehammer attack’ on research

Weatherman John Morales said that the ‘sledgehammer attack on science’ was deeply troubling

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4 d. ago Gaza ‘worse than hell on earth’ Red Cross boss warns as Israel closes aid centre

At least 58 Palestinians have reportedly been killed near the four Gaza Humanitarian Foundation centres

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4 d. ago Gaza aid points close for day as Israel warns against travel to distribution centres – Israel

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation halts limited supply of food distribution after at least 27 killed by Israeli fire as they waited for food Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday criticised an initial proposal from the United States in negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme, though he stopped short of entirely rejecting the idea of agreement with Washington. According to the Associated Press (AP), Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described the US proposal as “100% against the idea of ‘we can,’” borrowing from an Iranian government slogan. He also said that Tehran needed to keep its ability to enrich uranium. “If we had 100 nuclear power plants while not having enrichment, they are not usable for us,” Khamenei said. “If we do not have enrichment, then we should extend our hand (begging) to the US.” However, some nuclear power nations get uranium from outside suppliers, reports the AP. Details of the American proposal remain unclear after five rounds of talks between Iran and th...

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4 d. ago Aid distribution centres in Gaza to close following Palestinian deaths

US-backed group temporarily shuts hubs after health ministry in the strip says Israeli soldiers killed 27 Gazans

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1 week ago World’s poorest nations facing ‘tidal wave’ of debt repayments to China, report warns

Debt service flows to Beijing, already at a historic high, are set to remain elevated for the rest of this decade, think tank says

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1 week ago Nish Kumar at Hackney Empire review: political polemics with punchlines

The comedian aims his righteous anger at Trump, Musk, Netanyahu and the monarchy in Nish, Don’t Kill My Vibe

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2 w. ago Revealed: The true cost of climate crisis for world’s poorest countries

Exclusive: Small-island states and conflict-vulnerable countries in Africa are suffering intensely as floods, droughts and hurricanes wreak havoc on communities and livelihoods

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2 w. ago Elon Musk's dad killed three men 'saving daughter from having head severed and boiled'

Errol Musk, 79, killed intruders at one of his properties in Johannesburg and he said the consequences of not doing so could have been horrific for his daughter who was just six at the time

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2 w. ago Elon Musk's dad killed three men who 'would have cut head off daughter, 6, and ate it'

Errol Musk killed intruders at one of his properties in Johannesburg and he has now said they would have murdered his daughter, then six, before boiling her head and eating her body parts

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2 w. ago Elon Musk's dad says killing three men 'stopped daughter's head being cut off and boiled'

The father of Elon Musk once killed three intruders who he found in his property while his six-year-old daughter was taking a bath - and he said he saved his little girl from a grisly fate

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3 w. ago ‘This dried out prune of a rocker’: Donald Trump attacks Bruce Springsteen after musician’s fiery speeches

Springsteen had told Manchester crowd that Trump was ‘unfit’ and ‘treasonous’, leading to angry outburst from the presidentDonald Trump has angrily insulted Bruce Springsteen after the veteran musician said Trump was heading a “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration”.Springsteen made a series of vehement speeches on stage in Manchester as he kicked off his latest tour, arguing that Trump was “an unfit president” heading up “a rogue government”. He said that in the US, “the richest men are taking satisfaction in abandoning the world’s poorest children to sickness and death they’re taking sadistic pleasure in the pain they inflict on loyal American workers They are abandoning our great allies and siding with dictators against those struggling for their freedom.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Bruce Springsteen says Trump is running ‘rogue government’ and ‘siding with dictators’

Rock’n’roll legend makes series of blistering speeches on stage in Manchester, targeting ‘corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration’Bruce Springsteen has made a series of rousing, splenetic speeches castigating Donald Trump and his administration, calling the president “unfit” for office.In what amounts to one of the most sustained attacks on Trump and American lawmakers from a cultural figure, he made the speeches on stage in Manchester, as he opened his Land of Hope and Dreams tour with the E Street Band.There’s some very weird, strange and dangerous shit going on out there right now. In America, they are persecuting people for using their right to free speech and voicing their dissent. This is happening now.In America, the richest men are taking satisfaction in abandoning the world’s poorest children to sickness and death. This is happening now. Continue reading...

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last month Bill Gates roasts Elon Musk during Colbert interview and says he ‘looks forward’ to Trump meeting

‘He’s headed to Mars,’ Microsoft co-founder jokes of fellow tech billionaire as he expresses disbelief at DOGE’s actions hindering efforts to protect children from deadly diseases

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last month Bill Gates doubles down on criticism of Elon Musk during Colbert interview and ‘looks forward’ to Trump meeting

‘He’s headed to Mars,’ Microsoft co-founder jokes of fellow tech billionaire as he expresses disbelief at DOGE’s actions hindering efforts to protect children from deadly diseases

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last month Bill Gates says Elon Musk is 'killing the world's poorest children' in extraordinary attack after DOGE closed US aid agency

The Microsoft co-founder, who is ramping up his own philanthropic efforts, has now said Musk's decision could spell disaster for the world's most destitute.

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