67 h. ago The Guardian view on Gaza’s engineered famine: stop arming the slaughter – or lose the rule of law | Editorial

As Palestinians starve amid the rubble, western governments defend Israel, fund armed aid and dismantle the very rules they claim to upholdGaza’s cries have been drowned out by Israel’s strikes on Iran, and the diplomatic pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu over the suffering has ebbed. Yet as the industrialised world urges de-escalation in the Middle East, the devastation continues. On Tuesday morning, witnesses described Israeli forces firing towards a crowd waiting for trucks loaded with flour, leaving more than 50 dead. These are not stray bullets in wartime chaos, they are the outcome of a system that makes relief deadly.As Médecins Sans Frontières declared this week, what is unfolding in Gaza is “the calculated evisceration of the very systems that sustain life”. That includes homes, markets, water networks and hospitals – with healthcare continually under attack. Last week, a UN commission found that more than 90% of the Gaza Strip’s schools and universities have be...

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3 d. ago BBC star 'wades through rivers of people' as tragedy leaves 30 dead

BBC journalist faces huge decision as catastrophe strikes and 30 die during filming epic spiritual journey in India to explore grief and spiritualism

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3 d. ago Fake fundraising pages sprout after floods ravage West Virginia, leaving at least six dead, including a 3

Rescue crews continue to search for the missing

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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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5 d. ago Israel urges US to join bombing as Iran sends HUGE missile shower: Tower block turns to rubble with at least 13 dead and hundreds more injured amid retaliation strikes that leave Tehran 'burning'

Children are among the at least 13 people who have died in Israel following Iran's barrage of missiles it sent in the latest round of escalating strikes between the two nations. 

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5 d. ago Israel urges US to join bombing as Iran sends HUGE missile shower: Tower block turns to rubble with at least 10 dead and hundreds more injured amid retaliation strikes that leave Tehran 'burning'

Children are among the at least 10 people who have died in Israel following Iran's barrage of missiles it sent in the latest round of escalating strikes between the two nations. 

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5 d. ago Turkish hot air balloon crash leaves 19 tourists injured and pilot dead

Hot air balloon rides are a popular activity for visitors to the country

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5 d. ago WW3 edges closer as Iran sends HUGE missile shower over Israel: Tower block turns to rubble with at least 10 dead and hundreds more injured amid retaliation strikes that leave Tehran 'burning'

Children are among the at least 10 people who have died in Israel following Iran barrage of missiles it sent in the latest round of escalating strikes between the two nations. 

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6 d. ago 'Chimpanzee tore off my face and ate my eyes – this one thing still haunts me'

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Charla was viciously attacked by a chimpanzee named Travis, who ripped off her face, hands and eyes before he was shot dead by police, leaving her with horrific injuries

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7 d. ago Air India plane crash becomes deadliest for British citizens since 9/11 attacks

The Air India Flight AI171 that crashed in Ahmedabad in India yesterday leaves 52 Brits feared dead, marking the worst UK air disaster since 9/11, with over 200 bodies recovered from the wreckage

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7 d. ago Mark Wright apologises after 'insensitive' post hours after Air India plane crash

Mark Wright has issued an apology after he was criticised for a post that went live on his Instagram page in the wake of the fatal Air India plane crash today, leaving over 230 people dead

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8 d. ago Air India crash LIVE: Jet with 53 Brits hits med facility leaving 110 dead

Air India Flight AI171 took off from the northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state on its way to Gatwick airport with horror footage of it bursting into flames, with 53 Brits thought to be onboard

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8 d. ago Rescuers in South Africa search for the missing after floods leave at least 49 dead

Rescue teams have begun a third day searching for missing people after floods devastated parts of South Africa’s rural Eastern Cape province and left at least 49 dead

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8 d. ago Man arrested over 'murder' after beer garden 'assault' leaves man dead

Cops were called to the Market Inn in Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, around 9.10pm on Sunday, June 8, after reports of a serious assault.

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8 d. ago BREAKING: 'Murder' arrest after Huthwaite pub beer garden 'assault' leaves man dead

A man in his 30s suffered severe injuries following an alleged assault in a pub beer garden and died in hospital two days later - despite the best efforts of emergency services.

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8 d. ago 'Murder' arrest after Huthwaite pub beer garden 'assault' leaves man dead

A man in his 30s suffered severe injuries following an alleged assault in a pub beer garden and died in hospital two days later - despite the best efforts of emergency services.

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1 week ago A school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz leaves at least 8 people and suspected gunman dead

At least eight people were killed in a shooting at a school in the Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday, and the suspected perpetrator also died, the city’s mayor said

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2 w. ago Crane collapse at Florida’s Merritt Island leaves two construction workers dead

The two workers were taken to the hospital, where they later died from their injuries, officials said.

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2 w. ago 'Killer' mum leaves trail of eerie social media posts before being found dead

Lauren Ingrid Flanigan, 32, is believed to have stabbed her toddler Sophia Rose 'multiple' times - and just days later was discovered unconscious in her high security prison cell

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2 w. ago UK tourist Spain hotspot alert after 5 deaths and 'shooting every 3 nights'

In the Costa Del Sol in 2025 there have already been a total of ten shootings, leaving five dead and ten injured

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