16 h. ago 'Eid of sadness': Palestinians in Gaza mark Muslim holiday with dwindling food and no end to war

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip had little to celebrate on Sunday as they began marking a normally festive Muslim holiday with rapidly dwindling food supplies and no end in sight to the Israel-Hamas war

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3 d. ago World leaders warn start stockpiling bogroll and other supplies in case of war

The European Union has encouraged its citizens to stash three days' worth of food, water, bog roll and other essentials incase war erupts or a cyberattack hits the continent

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3 d. ago World leaders warn start stockpiling bog roll and other supplies in case of war

The European Union has encouraged its citizens to stash three days' worth of food, water, bog roll and other essentials incase war erupts or a cyberattack hits the continent

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3 d. ago EU tells citizens to stockpile 72 hours of supplies amid risk of war

450 million people urged to gather food, water, medicine and torches to prepare for potential crises

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3 d. ago EU tells 450 million people to stockpile 72 hours of supplies amid risk of war

People are urged to gather food, water, medicine and torches to prepare for potential crises

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4 d. ago Stockpile 72 hours of supplies in case of disaster or attack, EU tells citizens

Bloc’s first preparedness strategy urges people to prepare for floods, fires, pandemics or military strikesPeople in the EU are being advised to stockpile enough food, water and essentials for 72 hours as part of a European strategy that aims to increase readiness for catastrophic floods and fires, pandemics and military attacks.Outlining its first preparedness strategy, the European Commission said it wanted to encourage citizens to take “proactive measures to prepare for crises, such as developing household emergency plans and stockpiling essential supplies”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago EU steps up crisis planning and advises people to stockpile 72 hours of supplies – Europe live

The EU has announced its Preparedness Union Strategy, outlining plans to prevent and respond to new crises and threatsMeanwhile, Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson has confirmed the country plans to increase the country’s defence spending to a provisional target of 3.5% of GDP by 2030 in the largest push since the end of cold war.Sweden was expected to spend 2.14% in 2024, with projections reaching 2.4% this year, and 2.6% in 2028.Let’s not forget that Russia is and remains the most significant and dark threat to our alliance. Let’s not forget that Russia is moving into a wartime economy. And that will have a huge impact on their capacity and capability to build their armed forces.When it comes to the defence of Poland and the general defence of Nato territory, if anyone were to miscalculate and think they can get away with an attack on Poland or on any other ally, they will be met with the full force of this fierce alliance. Our reaction will be devastating.This has to be very ...

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4 d. ago The European Union urges citizens to stockpile supplies to last 3 days in case of crisis

The European Union is urging citizens across the continent to stockpile food, water and other essentials to last at least 72 hours as war, cyberattacks, climate change and disease increase the chances of a crisis

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4 d. ago EU urges ALL citizens to prepare for war with 'survival kits including food and water to survive 72 hours' amid fears of WW3

Brussels is hoping to ensure every citizen is equipped for 72 hours of self-sufficiency amid the growing threat of continental conflict breaking out.

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4 d. ago EU calls for households to stockpile 72 hours of food amid war risks

Commission issues 30-step plan for dealing with increased threats including Russian aggression

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2 w. ago What WW3 could look like in Britain as MP warns 'you will be conscripted'

As veteran and MP Mike Martin warns Brits will 'obviously' be conscripted if WW3 breaks out, the Mirror examines what modern-day war could look like in Britain - from food rations to curfews

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2 w. ago UN World Food Program to cut food aid for over 1 million people in Myanmar

The United Nations food agency says that more than 1 million people in the war-torn nation of Myanmar will be cut off from food assistance due to critical funding shortfalls

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2 w. ago Calls grow for households to get refunds after energy companies pocket £4bn excess profits

Campaigners urge Ofgem to refund UK households after energy network companies ‘profit from high inflation’

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2 w. ago Emergency services called to Ayrshire recycling centre after fire

Fire crews were called to Bartonholm Household Waste and Recycling Centre in Irvine this afternoon after a blaze broke out inside one of the compactors

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3 w. ago Russian prisoners of war are fattened up as they say 'this is the best food we've eaten'

Thousands of men have been sent to the frontlines as cannon fodder by Russian despot Vladimir Putin and those captured by Ukrainian forces say they've been treated better as POWs than they ever have

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3 w. ago Middle East crisis live: Israel accused of using ‘food as weapon of war’ in aid blockade on Gaza

Egypt and Qatar condemn Israel’s decision to block goods and supplies from entering Gaza, saying it violates the ceasefire dealA 70-year-old man was killed and others injured in a knife attack in the northern Israeli city of Haifa on Monday morning, medics say.“Paramedics and EMTs have pronounced the death of a man around 70 years old and are providing medical treatment to and evacuating four injured individuals”, Israel’s Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency service said, after the police reported the suspect was killed. Continue reading...

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