21 h. ago European missile group MBDA selling parts for bombs that have killed children in Gaza

Exclusive: Britain has paused some weapons sales to Israel, but a Guardian investigation shows revenues from the GBU-39 bomb generated by the US arm of MBDA flow through the UKEurope’s largest missiles maker, MBDA, is selling key components for bombs that have been shipped in their thousands to Israel and used in multiple airstrikes where research indicates Palestinian children and other civilians were killed.With concerns mounting about the extent to which European companies may be profiting from the devastation of Gaza, a Guardian investigation with the independent newsrooms Disclose and Follow the Money has examined the supply chain behind the GBU-39 bomb, and the ways in which it has been deployed during the conflict. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Weapons will be Europe’s support to Ukraine – not Trump’s, Kallas suggests

‘If you promise to give the weapons, but say somebody else is going to pay, it’s not really given by you’; Russia bombs shopping centre, killing two. What we know on day 1,240Donald Trump’s move to take credit for the additional weapons headed to Ukraine at Europe’s expense has created some mild friction in EU-US relations. “If we pay for these weapons, it’s our support,” said Kaja Kallas, the EU foreign policy chief, on Wednesday. “So it’s European support, and we are doing as much as we can to help Ukraine If you promise to give the weapons but say that somebody else is going to pay for it, it’s not really given by you, is it? We welcome President Trump’s announcement to send more weapons to Ukraine, although we would like to see the US share the burden.”A meeting of Patriot owner nations and Ukraine donors – aiming to find additional Patriot air defence systems for Kyiv and chaired by Nato’s top military commander – could take place on Wednesday of next week, Reuters reported. A ...

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69 h. ago Soaps spoilers next week: Emmerdale killer 'confession' and EastEnders baby bombshell

Nate's killer continues to lurk in the shadows in Emmerdale as he comes up with another shock plan. But that's not the only bombshell due to hit soapland. Get the lowdown.

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4 d. ago Israeli airstrike kills at least 10, including six children, at Gaza water station, say health officials

Nine killed in separate bombing of a home on Sunday and 31 others shot dead near aid distribution site on SaturdayMiddle East crisis – live updatesAn Israeli airstrike has killed at least 10 people, including six children, who were waiting to collect water in Gaza, Palestinian health officials have said.A separate airstrike on Sunday hit a home, killing nine people, and 31 others were shot dead near an aid distribution site on Saturday, marking another bloody weekend as the conflict’s death toll exceeded 58,000. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago A chance encounter threw me into the campaign to expose the police killing of Jean Charles de Menezes. What happened next changed my life

It’s 20 years since the innocent Brazilian man was shot dead at Stockwell station after being mistaken for a terrorist in the aftermath of the 7/7 London bombings. A few days later, I found myself standing beside his friend at a vigilOn 7 July 2005, I was a bright-eyed 24-year-old working for the Association of University Teachers, based just off Tavistock Square in central London. I spent my days working on equal pay campaigns for the higher education trade union and my weekends dancing with friends at drum’n’bass clubs. That morning, I caught the bus to work earlier than usual, getting off opposite the location where, one hour later, Leeds-born Hasib Hussain detonated a bomb that killed 13 people.By the time we heard the explosion, tension had already gripped our offices. Three bombs had exploded on the London transport network, including one between King’s Cross and Russell Square station, which was minutes from where we were. The office was quiet, with fewer than half our collea...

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5 d. ago UK special forces carry out secret 'kill' operation against top Isis bomb

The 'kill' was ordered on June 10 - three weeks later, David Lammy became the first British minister in 14 years to visit the country.

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6 d. ago Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Ian Blair who oversaw London's response to the 7/7 attacks dies at the age of 72

The senior officer led the London force between 2005 and 2008 - and was at the forefront of the response to the 7/7 Tube bombings that killed 52 people.

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8 d. ago Trump claimed victory against the Houthis in fight over Red Sea shipping. Now they are sinking tankers again

Trump said in May that Houthis had ‘capitulated but, more importantly, we will take their word that they say they will not be blowing up ships anymore’. But, ships are again being attacked

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9 d. ago Israel intensifies Gaza bloodshed as soldiers blown up amid ceasefire talks

Five Israeli soldiers were killed in roadside bomb as war on Gaza intensifies - even as White House talks between Israel and the US took place and hopes for a ceasefire within days were raised

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9 d. ago In Pictures: Thatcher ally Tebbit won plaudits as Brighton bomb survivor

Lord Tebbit won sympathy across the political spectrum after surviving the Brighton bomb that killed five people and left his wife in a wheelchair.

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1 week ago Prince William pays respects to victims of 7/7 bombings as London remembers 20 years on

Day of moving commemorations to mark 20 years since 7/7 bomb attacks which killed 52 people and injured several hundred

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1 week ago Iran's president admits nuke facilities WERE 'severely damaged' in US military strikes and claims in interview with Tucker Carlson that Israel tried to assassinate him in 12

The remarks came less than a month after Israel launched its unprecedented June 13 bombing campaign against Iran , killing top military commanders and nuclear scientists.

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1 week ago Prince William attends moving Hyde Park service to remember victims of 7/7 bombings 20 years on

Day of commemorations to mark 20 years since 7/7 bomb attacks which killed 52 people and injured several hundred

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1 week ago How the horror unfolded: A timeline of events 20 years on from the deadly 7/7 London bombings that killed 52

It has been 20 years since the horrific July 7 bombings in London that killed 52 people and injured nearly 800.

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1 week ago Sadiq Khan and Keir Starmer attend St Paul's service to remember victims of 7/7 bombings 20 years on

It has been 20 years since 7/7 bomb attacks which killed 52 people and injured several hundred

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1 week ago Starmer, Cooper and King Charles mark 20th anniversary of 7/7 attacks

PM says ‘those who tried to divide us failed’ while monarch says victims and stories of courage should be rememberedKeir Starmer, King Charles and the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, have marked the 20th anniversary of the 7 July attacks in London in which Islamist suicide bombers killed 52 people and injured more than 770.The prime minister said: “Today the whole country will unite to remember the lives lost in the 7/7 attacks, and all those whose lives were changed for ever. We honour the courage shown that day – the bravery of the emergency services, the strength of survivors and the unity of Londoners in the face of terror. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Israel launches airstrikes targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels, and Houthis launch missile at Israel

Israel’s military launched airstrikes early Monday targeting ports and facilities held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, with the rebels responding with missile fire targeting Israel

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1 week ago Foreign policy was a ‘driver of 7/7 attacks’, says former counter

On July 7 2005, four suicide bombers targeted the capital’s transport network, killing 52 people and injuring more than 770.

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1 week ago From swim schools to eye clinics: how families of 7/7 victims used heartbreak to help others

Relatives tell of their determination to see good come from the killing of their loved ones in 2005 London bombingsIn the city of Bhubaneswar, the capital of the north-east Indian state of Odisha, there is an eye clinic that has transformed the lives of thousands of children.Before the unit was established in 2008, according to its vice-chair, there was no dedicated children’s eye care centre in the entire eastern part of India, a country home to 20% of the world’s blind children. The clinic now sees about 3,000 children a month and performs 350 eye surgeries – a significant proportion of them at no cost to the often very poor families who need them. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘I have a deep sense of survivor’s guilt’: Four people on 7/7, the day that changed the nation

Netflix’s documentary marks 20 years since the suicide bombings on the capital’s transport network that killed 52 and injured almost 800. Four of those caught up in the atrocity talk to Gabriel Tate about their experiences and their enduring legacy

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