12 h. ago Military intervention must be used to stop the genocide in Gaza | Ahmed Ibsais

In Kosovo, Nato intervened in 1999 after mass killings and the threat of further ethnic cleansing. Why aren’t Gazans being protected in the same way?On 20 May, the secretary-general for humanitarian affairs at the United Nations stated that 14,000 babies would be dead unless the blockade was lifted immediately. The day before, the former Knesset member Moshe Feiglin said: “Every child in Gaza is the enemy.” And now, world leaders in the UK and France threaten vague “concrete actions” if Israel “does not cease the renewed military offensive and lift its restrictions on humanitarian aid”. But undefined “concrete actions” are woefully insufficient. To those leaders I say: Gaza’s children cannot eat statements.Bezalel Smotrich, the Israeli finance minister, declared last week: “We are destroying everything in Gaza, the world isn’t stopping us.” So let’s say what must be said, without apology: military intervention to defend Gaza is not only justified – it is required. It is humanitarian...

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37 h. ago Trump bill offers newborn babies $1,000 aimed at increasing birthrate

The US President called his One Big Beautiful Bill Act the ‘most significant piece of legislation that will ever be signed in the history of our country’

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41 h. ago The fight over whether 14,000 babies were at risk of dying in 48 hours in Gaza

The UN’s humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher faced backlash after his disputed comments

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44 h. ago If aid doesn’t enter Gaza now, 14,000 babies may die. UN peacekeepers must step in | Michael Fakhri

As a UN special rapporteur on the right to food, I have watched for 19 months as Israel starves children. The world must act nowOn Monday, Israel launched an intensive ground offensive named Operation Gideon’s Chariots as part of its plan to cause as much pain and damage as possible to everyone in Gaza. Israel has announced its intent to gain full indefinite control over Gaza, in effect aiming for annexation. This was after the international court of justice found Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory illegal and demanded it end its occupation as rapidly as possible and provide full reparations to Palestinians.Israel’s increased violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory also comes after it denied all food, water and supplies from entering Gaza for over 75 days. In March, child acute malnutrition increased by more than 80%. The price of wheat flour has increased by 3,000% since February. The World Food Programme ran out of food for kitchens in Gaza on 25 April and the Wor...

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65 h. ago UK demands Netanyahu stop the war in Gaza as 'scores more die'

Britain, France and Canada call out Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's massive escalation of war in Gaza as a race against time is underway with 14,000 Gaza babies at risk if no aid gets through

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66 h. ago British surgeon in Gaza compares Palestine to ‘slaughterhouse’ as Israel intensifies its attacks

A British doctor working in Gaza has described it as a "slaughterhouse" as Israel intensifies its attacks on the enclave.

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67 h. ago British surgeon in Gaza compares Palestine to ‘slaughterhouse’ as 14,000 babies at risk of dying

A British doctor working in Gaza has described it as a "slaughterhouse" as the UN's humanitarian chief warns that 14,000 Palestinian babies could die within 48 hours if more aid does not enter the territory.

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2 d. ago Israel still blocking Gaza aid, says UN, despite warnings that 14,000 babies could die within hours: Latest

Nineteen Palestinians killed in overnight Israeli strikes despite mounting international criticism

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2 d. ago Israel latest: UN says Gaza aid still blocked amid warnings 14,000 babies could die within hours

Nineteen Palestinians killed in overnight Israeli strikes despite mounting international criticism

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3 d. ago Ms. Rachel makes emotional plea for Gaza’s children as UN warns 14,000 babies could starve under Israeli blockade

A former child educator from Maine, Ms. Rachel has built an audience of nearly 15 million subscribers on YouTube with her mix of educational videos and songs for young children

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3 d. ago Gaza latest: UN says no aid distributed so far as UK condemns Israel over ‘monstrous’ blockade

David Lammy announces the suspension of trade negotiations - as UN warns 14,000 babies are at risk of dying within 48 hours if more aid doesn’t enter Gaza quickly

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3 d. ago UN warns 14,000 babies could die within 48 hours under Israel siege of Gaza

Humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said the five aid trucks allowed into the strip on Monday were a “drop in the ocean” amid international condemnation of Israel

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3 d. ago UN warns 14,000 babies will die if Gaza not 'flooded' with aid in next 48 hours

The UN's under-secretary-general Tom Fletcher has warned that thousands of babies are set to die in Gaza in the next 48 hours if international aid doesn't reach them

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7 d. ago Just 3 spoonfuls of gym diet staple could raise risk of brain damage and CANCER

Eating just three spoonfuls of this health food every day could raise your risk of a multitude of conditions.

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2 w. ago The two lifestyle choices that can ‘increase risk of breast cancer’

Having a healthy diet, exercise and maintaining a healthy weight can help reduce the risk of breast cancer

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2 w. ago Mediterranean diet plan could help you live longer and reduce risk of cancer

The Mediterranean diet has long been lauded for its health benefits, which include helping to prevent serious conditions such as cancer

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2 w. ago From green bananas to a glass of milk, the simple diet tweaks PROVEN to cut the chances of bowel cancer, as experts reveal the cheap daily supplement that can reduce risk by 58pc

Nearly 17,000 people die from bowel cancer each year - and while around 5 per cent are aged 25 to 49, that figure is steadily rising. Here are simple ways to reduce your risk of developing it...

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3 w. ago High blood pressure: 60p vegetable could lower your risk of silent killer

High blood pressure risk could be lowered by making some simple diet changes, and you could lower your chances of hypertension symptoms by eating more spinach, it's been claimed

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3 w. ago The interim pope is a guy called Kevin. Why do people find that funny? | Emma Beddington

The name was good enough for actor Kevin Costner and Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson, to say nothing of an actual saint, Kevin of Glendalough. Maybe the papal connection could make it cool againI don’t think I’m imagining a collective amusement at “a bloke called Kevin”, as one headline put it, becoming the camerlengo, or interim pope and conclave organiser. The Vatican is such an incense-scented swirl of robes and ritual, history and high camp that it feels pleasingly incongruous that the person temporarily presiding over all its weird arcana is the very ordinarily named Cardinal Kevin Farrell.But is there a kind of snobbery to it? That’s something the Kevins of France know all about. The name became exceptionally popular there in the early 1990s, especially among working-class families, peaking in 1994 when 15,000 babies were called Kevin. It caught on, the thinking goes, thanks to the prominence of a handful of US pop culture Kevins at a time when people were starting to be more ...

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4 w. ago Revealed: The viruses that can give you cancer. Experts now say one in five cancer

Quit smoking, go easy on the alcohol and stick to a healthy diet. For years, this has been the mantra for reducing our risk of cancer. But cancer is not always due to lifestyle, habits or even genetic risk.

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