5 h. ago Red Cross convoy travels along Gaza coast in medical mission

A Red Cross convoy travels along the Gaza coast in a medical mission to the Al-Saraya Field Hospital.

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8 h. ago Red Cross convoy travels along Gaza coast in preparation for Israeli hostage release

A Red Cross convoy appears to travel along the Gaza coast after Donald Trump confirmed Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of a “historic” peace deal.

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33 h. ago More than 80% of health facilities in eastern Congo are out of medicine, Red Cross says

The International Committee of the Red Cross says over 200 health facilities in eastern Congo face medicine shortages due to fighting in the region and a lack of humanitarian funding

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7 d. ago Israeli navy intercepts some flotilla boats but others are nearing the coast of Gaza, activists say

Israeli navy soldiers have boarded vessels and detained dozens of activists from a flotilla attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza

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8 d. ago A collapse at a church under construction in Ethiopia kills at least 25 worshippers

Authorities in Ethiopia say that scaffolding supporting a church under construction in the Amhara region has collapsed, killing at least 25 people and injuring scores of others

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8 d. ago Israeli minister says ‘last opportunity’ for Gaza City residents to flee – Middle East crisis live

Israeli offensive intensifies amid reports Hamas will seek amendments to Trump’s Gaza planHere are some images coming in via the newswires today:The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said that the “intensification of military operations in Gaza City” has forced the humanitarian organisation to temporarily suspend operations at its Gaza City office and relocate its staff to ICRC offices in southern Gaza “to ensure staff safety and operational continuity”.The ICRC will continue to strive to provide support to civilians in Gaza City, whenever circumstances allow, from our offices in Deir al-Balah and Rafah, which remain fully operational. This includes providing medical donations to the few remaining health facilities in Gaza City and doing the utmost to facilitate the movements of first responders. In Rafah, the Red Cross Field hospital will continue to be a lifeline for the many wounded patients pouring in.The ICRC has been in Gaza City for decades. Following the latest...

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8 d. ago Greta Thunberg’s aid flotilla ‘aggressively circled’ by Israeli warship on final approach to Gaza, say activists

The flotilla has entered the ‘high-risk’ zone near the Gaza coast

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2 w. ago Inside stateless ISIS bride Shamima Begum's life in hellhole refugee camp as she dreams of return to Britain

Begum was seen for the first time in years after storming out of an interview at the al-Roj camp in Syria which has been criticised by the Red Cross for being 'grim' and 'extremely volatile.'

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2 w. ago Inside stateless ISIS bride Shamima Begum's life in hell hole refugee camp as she dreams of return to Britain

Begum was seen for the first time in years after storming out of an interview at the al-Roj camp in Syria which has been criticised by the Red Cross for being 'grim' and 'extremely volatile.'

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2 w. ago Holiday hotspot issued ‘dangerous threat’ warning as wildfire rages

The American Red Cross has set up evacuation sites for residents

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2 w. ago Maui officials sound emergency sirens and evacuate residents as wildfire threatens north shore town

Officials on Maui have been evacuating residents from a wildfire and sounding emergency sirens

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2 w. ago ‘I was terrified of dying’: how one man survived 40 hours adrift in the sea

Rafie Nadi, 23, was rescued off Spain’s coast after nearly two days floating with only an inflatable ring and flippersFor more than 40 hours he floated in the Mediterranean, buoyed only by an inflatable ring and flippers. Gripped by fear and disheartened by the handful of vessels that had passed by him, Rafie Nadi, 23, was kept from slipping under by a jumble of hopes. Five years earlier, he had set off from Egypt to help provide for his family; now he desperately prayed he would finally make it to Europe and live to see his mother again.His rescue in July made headlines around the world. Dehydrated, exhausted and his skin burning from overexposure to sun and seawater, he could be seen in video clips collapsed on a ship’s deck, barely able to move or talk, after he was pulled from the water by a family sailing to the Balearic Islands. Their boat was met at sea by a maritime rescue service vessel, which took him to port in Málaga and handed him over to police and the Red Cross. Conti...

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2 w. ago Travellers 'land grab' wildflower meadow and two goats vanish from a petting zoo in chocolate box village leaving families in £670k homes furious

Mowbray Fields nature reserve in Oxfordshire is usually an oasis of calm and tranquillity. That was until the middle of last week when a convoy of travellers broke onto the land and pitched up camp.

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2 w. ago Photos of an orthopedic center in Congo that helps amputees regain mobility

Fighting has long battered Congo’s mineral-rich east, displacing some 7 million people in the conflict that is one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. Many have lost their limbs.

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2 w. ago On the front line of Congo’s conflict, a trauma center tells a story of horror and survival

In eastern Congo, Jerome Jean Claude Amani stands on a prosthetic leg and talks of a new future after being badly wounded in a rebel attack

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3 w. ago 'Red cross graffiti' in Leytonstone prompts authorities to act

'Red cross graffiti' in Leytonstone prompts authorities to act  Guardian Series

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3 w. ago Police investigating damage to Westbury White Horse after red cross pinned to it

The Westbury White Horse is situated in Wiltshire.

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4 w. ago The Guardian view on Israel’s attack in Doha: western passivity is allowing Netanyahu to cross every red line | Editorial

The attempt to assassinate Hamas negotiators in the capital of a US ally was the act of a rogue government uninterested in peace“Why does the PM insist on blowing up any deal that comes close?” despaired the mother of a hostage held in Gaza, following Israel’s airstrike in Qatar on Tuesday. For anyone who doubted Benjamin Netanyahu’s commitment to the forever war he unleashed after 7 October, the attempt to wipe out Hamas’s ceasefire negotiation team in Doha offered grim confirmation that peace – and the return of Israeli hostages – is low on Mr Netanyahu’s list of current priorities.Just how close Hamas’s leadership was to endorsing ceasefire proposals backed by Donald Trump – which were being discussed in the capital of an established US ally – is unclear. However, Mr Netanyahu’s strike has ensured that its negotiators will not agree to sit round a table again anytime soon. Israel swiftly stated that the attack was in response to the Hamas-claimed shooting in Jerusalem o...

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last month White horse landmark to be examined for damage after red cross pinned to it

The Westbury White Horse in Wiltshire is hundreds of years old and can be visible for miles.

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