3 h. ago Hiker dead, multiple others injured, after rockslide in remote part of national park

Three others were injured in the incident

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27 h. ago ‘My son went to get flour. He came back in a coffin’: As the world focuses on Iran Palestinians are being shot dead seeking aid

While the world has its attention fixed on a regional war, desperate Palestinians are being killed by the dozen as they seek food at controversial American-run aid sites in Gaza, write Bel Trew and Richard Hall

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40 h. ago Israeli attacks kill dozens in Gaza in 24 hours as world focus shifts to Iran

‘Starving people being killed or injured while seeking life-saving assistance is completely unacceptable’ says World Food Programme

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44 h. ago Aid minister says situation in Gaza is so dire that she ‘would loot too’

The international aid minister has said the situation in Gaza is so dire that she “would loot too” if she was there.

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44 h. ago Israeli forces kill 11 Palestinians awaiting food trucks, say Gaza officials

IDF ‘looking into’ incident in central Gaza, as over a hundred die in recent days near or along routes to distribution sitesMiddle East crisis – live updatesEleven Palestinians were killed early on Tuesday morning after Israeli forces opened fire on a crowd waiting for food trucks in central Gaza, civil defence officials in the devastated territory have said.More than a hundred Palestinians have died in recent days after being targeted by the Israeli military in Gaza as they gathered near food distribution centres or on routes along which trucks were expected to travel. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Israeli forces kill or injure 11 Palestinians awaiting food trucks, say Gaza officials

IDF ‘looking into’ incident in central Gaza, as over a hundred die in recent days near or along routes to distribution sitesMiddle East crisis – live updatesEleven Palestinians were killed or injured on Tuesday morning after Israeli forces opened fire on a crowd waiting for food trucks in central Gaza, civil defence officials in the devastated territory have said.More than a hundred Palestinians have died in recent days after being targeted by the Israeli military in Gaza as they gathered near food distribution centres or on routes along which trucks were expected to travel. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Israeli forces kill dozens of Palestinians waiting for UN food aid in Gaza, health officials say

At least 59 Palestinians killed as Israeli tanks accused of shelling crowd gathered at aid delivery site

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58 h. ago At least 51 Palestinians killed while waiting for aid trucks in Gaza, health officials say

At least 51 Palestinians were killed and over 200 wounded in the Gaza Strip while waiting for U.N. and commercial trucks to enter the territory with desperately needed food, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry and a local hospital

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67 h. ago Photos show crowds of desperate Palestinians struggling to get food

Hardly any food has entered northern Gaza for nearly four months. So when a rare convoy of aid trucks entered this week, gigantic crowds of desperate Palestinians were waiting for it.

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69 h. ago Witnesses describe ‘horror’ after Israeli forces fire at Palestinians waiting for aid trucks

At least 51 people killed and hundreds wounded in Khan Younis as they sought food supplies, says Gaza health ministryMiddle East crisis – live updatesWitnesses have described scenes like “a horror movie” in Gaza after Israeli forces fired towards a crowd waiting for trucks loaded with flour near Khan Younis, on one of the bloodiest days for weeks in the devastated territory.At least 51 Palestinians were reported to have been killed and hundreds more wounded in the southern city. People at the scene and doctors described seeing injured and dead with wounds typical of those caused by artillery or tank fire. Unverified video shared on social media showed about a dozen mangled bodies lying in a street. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Deadly clashes over Morales candidacy deepen Bolivia crisis in election run

Six killed and hundreds injured in weeks of unrest, as supporters demand former president be allowed to runFatal clashes between police and supporters of former president Evo Morales have deepened Bolivia’s political and economic crisis, heightening tensions in the Andean country just two months before the presidential election.Six people have been killed and more than 300 injured in weeks of unrest. The dead include four police officers, one of whom was reportedly killed by dynamite which had been strapped to his body. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago At least 51 Palestinians killed in Gaza waiting for food trucks, says health ministry

More than 200 also wounded on Tuesday morning as they waited for UN and commercial trucks to enter territory with aid suppliesMiddle East crisis – live updatesAt least 51 Palestinians have been killed and more than 200 wounded while waiting for UN and commercial trucks to enter the territory with desperately needed food, according to Gaza’s health ministry and a local hospital.Palestinian witnesses said Israeli forces carried out an airstrike on a nearby home before opening fire toward the crowd in the southern city of Khan Younis on Tuesday morning. The military did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago At least 15 dead and dozens injured in ‘one of most horrific’ Russian strikes on Kyiv of war

More than 440 drones and 32 missiles fired at Ukraine’s capital on Tuesday, Volodymyr Zelensky says

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3 d. ago At least 37 Palestinians killed in Gaza food site shooting, local authorities say

Death toll is highest yet reported in near-daily shootings since US-backed group began aid operations in territoryMiddle East crisis – live updatesAt least 37 Palestinians were killed on Monday in new shootings in Gaza near food distribution centres run by private US contractors guarded by Israeli troops, local authorities said.Witnesses blamed the shootings on Israeli troops who opened fire early in the morning in an effort to control crowds of hungry Palestinians converging on two aid hubs managed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a private organisation that began operating recently in the devastated Palestinian territory with Israeli and US support. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago One dead and dozens injured after hot air balloon crash in Turkey

The tragic incident is said to have unfolded after a change in wind

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4 d. ago What are the dangers of hot air balloons? After Turkey crash leaves one dead and 31 injured

Hot air balloon excursions have grown in popularity and there are hubs all over the world where riders take to the skies

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4 d. ago Starving, then shot. There is no longer hope for us Palestinians | Esraa Abo Qamar

The UN aid system for Gaza was safe and dignified. Today we’re humiliated or hurt by those tasked with helping usTwelve-year-old Ahmad Zeidan’s mother was shot and killed in front of him as she tried to secure food for her starving family at one of Gaza’s new US-backed distribution points. He lay beside her body for hours, afraid to stand up and run because any movement might cause his death.His mother’s death was one of many over the past few days at the hands of Israeli forces on the way to or at facilities operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). On Sunday 1 June, more than 30 were killed. On Monday 2 June, three were killed. On Tuesday 3 June, 27 were killed. Sunday 8 June, four killed. Tuesday 10 June, 17 killed. On Wednesday 11 June, 60 people were reported killed. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Bridge collapse horror as several dead and 51 injured after structure gives way

At least four people have died and 51 others are injured after a bridge collapsed in India on Sunday. More than 100 people were reportedly on the footbridge over the Indrayani river in west India when a section of the structure collapsed at 3.30pm local time

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4 d. ago How the ‘politically motivated’ shooting of Minnesota lawmakers unleashed right

Conspiracy theorists and senators alike are baselessly speculating about the brutal shooting spree that left two dead and two injured, Josh Marcus reports

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4 d. ago At least four people dead and 51 injured after bridge collapses at tourist hotspot

A survivor who was on the bridge at the time, said the bridge was so crowded there was no space for anyone to move, adding: "Everyone started running towards the main road as the structure haved and collapsed"

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