4 d. ago UN Security Council will vote on a resolution demanding a Gaza ceasefire, with US veto expected

The U.N. Security Council will vote on a resolution demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza

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4 d. ago UN Security Council to vote on Gaza ceasefire resolution amid humanitarian crisis

The U_N_ Security Council has scheduled a vote Wednesday on a resolution which demands “an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza respected by all parties.”

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5 d. ago Serious Fraud Office investigates solar firm paid £400 million by council after its owner blew £150m of company cash on luxury lifestyle including £14m yacht, and £9m private jet

The Serious Fraud Office has launched a probe into an alleged £400 million fraud against Thurrock Council by a Dubai-based solar tycoon who spent almost half of it funding his luxury lifestyle.

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9 d. ago Hamas says it is still reviewing a US proposal for a Gaza ceasefire

Hamas says it is continuing to review a U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza

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9 d. ago Hamas ‘thoroughly reviewing’ Israel’s response to US ceasefire proposal

Draft reportedly includes release of 28 hostages in first week, 60-day ceasefire and aid for Gaza when deal signed offHamas has received Israel’s response to a US proposal for a Gaza ceasefire deal and is “thoroughly reviewing” it, even though the response does not meet any of the Palestinians’ “just and legitimate demands”, one of the militant group’s officials has said.On Thursday, the White House said Israel had agreed to the US truce proposal, and Hamas said it was reviewing the plan, although it described the agreement as more biased in favour of Israel than previous proposals. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Israel reportedly accepts US ceasefire proposal but Hamas says it fails to end war

Israeli forces kill at least 70 Palestinians in strikes since Thursday and order closure of last remaining hospital in northern Gaza

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9 d. ago Hamas says US ceasefire plan accepted by Israel does not meet its demands to end war in Gaza

The White House confirmed that Israel ‘backed and supported’ the new proposal

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9 d. ago Hamas says US ceasefire plan accepted by Israel does not meet demands to end war in Gaza

Draft reportedly includes release of 28 hostages in first week, a 60-day ceasefire and aid for Gaza as soon as deal signed offIsrael has agreed to a US ceasefire proposal for Gaza, the White House has said, and Hamas said it was reviewing the plan although its terms did not meet the group’s demands.As a US-backed system for distributing food in the shattered territory expanded, Israeli media reported that prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu had told the families of hostages held in Gaza that Israel had accepted a deal presented by US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Netanyahu says Israel accepts US ceasefire plan in Gaza as Hamas says it is examining proposal

The proposal by Witkoff would reportedly see Palestinian militant group Hamas release of ten living hostages, 60 days of truce and a partial withdrawal of Israeli troops from the embattled Strip

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1 week ago Major travel company allows tourists to 'live like a Kardashian' with European private jet tour for under £600 a day

A major travel company has launched a new holiday that's designed to give travellers the chance to 'live like a Kardashian'.

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1 week ago Gaza ceasefire talks: What we know as Trump team shares ‘good feeling’ about ending conflict

Israel and Hamas have given differing messages on the state of US-brokered negotiations

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1 week ago Teacher bags Greek getaway for just £20.70 using easy travel hack

Jerry Lucas, a primary school teacher from Nottingham, successfully ‘Bid for a Break’ with Jet2holidays, meaning she will jet off to Ajul Luxury Hotel & Spa Resort in Halkidiki, Greece, for £20.70

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1 week ago Trump pardons MAGA sheriff who took more than $75,000 in bribes. President hails him as a ‘wonderful person’

In April, the disgraced sheriff said he felt confident President Donald Trump would help him if he got in touch with White House officials

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1 week ago Hamas 'agrees to U.S. proposal for ceasefire' that would see 10 living hostages released and 70 days of truce with Israel in beleaguered Gaza Strip

The proposal by US special envoy Steve Witkoff would reportedly see the release of ten living hostages, 70 days of truce and a partial Israeli withdrawal from the strip.

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1 week ago Trump wants to declare a Gaza ceasefire 'within days' and says he 'wants to stop the whole situation as quickly as possible'

Donald Trump wants to end the war in Gaza 'as quickly as possible', with sources reportedly saying he could announce a ceasefire 'within the coming days'.

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2 w. ago Netanyahu lashes out at western allies over Gaza ceasefire calls

Israeli PM accuses British, French and Canadian leaders of siding with Hamas after they called for end to Gaza offensive

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2 w. ago Mapped: Where and how Israel has ramped up its latest attack on the Gaza Strip

Thousands of Palestinians have been killed since Israel resumed strikes on Gaza in March, bringing an end to a fragile two-month ceasefire

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2 w. ago Israel to allow ‘basic amount of food’ into Gaza after announcing start of ‘extensive’ new ground operation

Israel’s decision to allow food into Gaza ends a 10-week blockade in the enclave

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2 w. ago Israeli army begins ‘extensive’ new ground operations in Gaza

Netanyahu signals openness to deal with Hamas and says Israel will allow some aid into GazaThe Israeli army has announced the start of a large-scale offensive in Gaza, describing “extensive ground operations” to seize “operational control” of swaths of the devastated Palestinian territory as a second day of indirect ceasefire talks in Qatar ended without any breakthrough.Israeli military officials said its forces had “eliminated dozens of terrorists, dismantled terrorist infrastructure sites and [were] currently being deployed in key positions”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Israel to allow ‘basic amount of food’ into Gaza after announcing start of ground operation

Israel’s decision to allow food into Gaza ends a 10-week blockade in the enclave

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