26 h. ago Emergency UN security council meeting convened after Russian drone incursion into Poland

Numerous European countries offer support but some allies dispute whether incident was deliberate attackAn emergency session of the UN security council will convene on Friday at Poland’s request as Warsaw seeks to rally support after an incursion into the country by Russian drones on Wednesday.Numerous European allies pledged support for Poland, including a promise by Germany to strengthen its military presence on Nato’s eastern flank, but some disputed whether the incursion was a deliberate attack on Poland by Russia and Donald Trump offered little in the way of public support. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Drones fired into Poland by Putin's forces 'were on a direct path to NATO base that supplies Ukraine'

Russian drones sent into Polish airspace were reportedly heading to a NATO base used to supply Ukraine, it has been revealed. 

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39 h. ago The Nato night team were watching the drones pounding Ukraine. But then one squadron banked starboard

The graveyard shift inside Nato's Allied Air Command in Ramstein, Germany. For the watchkeepers, just another night staring into the electronic abyss of monitors and screens.

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43 h. ago How Russia's drone attack on Poland that was 'months in the planning' triggered a rapid response among NATO allies

The graveyard shift inside Nato's Allied Air Command in Ramstein, Germany. For the watchkeepers, just another night staring into the electronic abyss of monitors and screens.

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52 h. ago Israeli military kills at least 41 people as it continues to order evacuation of Gaza City

Many of 1 million residents say they will not leave as they do not believe al-Mawasi humanitarian zone is safeThe Israeli military has killed at least 41 people in Gaza, including 12 aid seekers, over the last 24 hours as it continued to order the population of Gaza City to evacuate ahead of its planned offensive.The evacuation orders were accompanied by intensified Israeli bombing of the city, the Israeli military interspersing orders with announcements of high-rise towers they had bombed. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Unearthed: Britain's 'plot to nuke Russia in wake of WWII'... using bombs dropped from wooden planes

The rumoured plans, outlined in 1946, would have seen Allied planes hammer Soviet positions in Germany and eastern Europe to pre-empt an expected Russian attack.

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7 d. ago Western troops in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate targets’, Putin says

Russian president’s threat follows French proposal for postwar support for Kyiv that would include presence of Nato countries’ forcesVladimir Putin has said any western troops placed in Ukraine would be “legitimate targets” for Russian strikes, upping the stakes as Kyiv’s allies scramble to come up with a convincing offer of postwar support to Ukraine.Speaking a day after the French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced still-vague plans for a package of support for Ukraine backed by 26 nations, Putin on Friday said any guarantees that involved boots on the ground would violate Moscow’s longstanding objections to Nato troops in Ukraine. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Gaza famine likely to worsen as Israel ends pauses for aid deliveries

Israeli military announces move in Gaza City as it steps up attacks before planned offensiveIsrael’s military will no longer pause fighting to allow aid deliveries in Gaza City, a military spokesperson has said, in a decision likely to deepen the famine already gripping the north of the territory.Israeli forces have been stepping up attacks in and around Gaza City as the military prepares for a ground operation that humanitarian groups and many of Israel’s closest allies have warned will be catastrophic for hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians already struggling to survive hunger, disease and Israeli attacks. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Gaza famine likely to worsen as Israel ends pauses for aid deliveries in capital

Israeli military announces move in Gaza City as it steps up attacks before planned offensiveIsrael’s military will no longer pause fighting to allow aid deliveries in Gaza City, a military spokesperson has said, in a decision likely to deepen the famine already gripping the north of the territory.Israeli forces have been stepping up attacks in and around Gaza City as the military prepares for a ground operation that humanitarian groups and many of Israel’s closest allies have warned will be catastrophic for hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians already struggling to survive hunger, disease and Israeli attacks. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Israel declares Gaza City a ‘dangerous combat zone’ ahead of planned offensive

The military did not confirm whether residents or aid groups had been notified of the plans

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3 w. ago Israel has furthered starvation with ‘military model’ of aid distribution, according to new joint report – Israel

A report by Forensic Architecture and the World Peace Foundation says Israel has dismantled the proven model of aid distributionMothers in Gaza have resorted to using legume water and herbs as alternative to infant milk amid Famine, charity warnsDr. Ra’ed Al-Baba, who works at Al Awda Hospital run by ActionAid’s partner Al-Awda, said usage of alternatives to infant milk had “catastrophic” consequences.There are mothers who resort to using legume water, herbs, and other alternatives to infant milk because of the severe shortage. These methods carry catastrophic risks, causing gastroenteritis, food poisoning, delayed growth, severe anaemia, and even the inability to move. We have seen cases of extreme dehydration from polluted water mixed with these substitutes. This is not survival, this is slow death.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Photos show Palestinians struggling for food as famine grips Gaza's largest city

The world’s leading authority on food crises said Friday it has determined that famine is occurring in Gaza City, and is likely to spread to other cities without a ceasefire or an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid. The Israeli military agency for aid coordination denied there is famine in Gaza and called the new findings biased. Here is a look at The Associated Press’ photo documentation of hunger in Gaza over the past months.

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last month Germany and allies to send major military aid package to Ukraine using new NATO supply line

Germany says it will work with Ukraine's Western allies to provide military aid worth up to $500 million

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