45 h. ago The Guardian view on devastation in Gaza: the world wants to move on, but Palestinians can’t | Editorial

Drenched by floods and abandoned amid the ruins, people in Gaza can draw no comfort from US plansThe declaration of a ceasefire in Gaza in October brought initial relief to its inhabitants. Yet officials there said Israeli strikes killed 33 people, including 12 children, on Wednesday; Israel said its troops had come under fire. Another five Palestinians were killed on Thursday. Hundreds have died since the ceasefire was declared. Even if the shelling stops, the destruction of Palestinian life will carry on as Israel continues to throttle aid, and the consequences of two years of war unfold. The World Health Organization warned last month that the health catastrophe would last for generations.Food remains in short supply. While displaced families shiver in flooded makeshift shelters, with many facing a third winter of homelessness, aid organisations say they cannot deliver stockpiles of tents and tarpaulins. Israel, which denies blocking aid, has designated tent poles ...

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69 h. ago US and Russian officials draft plan to end Ukraine war based on capitulation from Kyiv

It is unclear if Trump administration backs deal that would mean Kyiv giving up territory and slashing size of militaryUS and Russian officials have quietly drafted a new plan to end the war in Ukraine that would require Kyiv to surrender territory and severely limit the size of its military, it was reported on Wednesday as Russian drone and missile strikes killed at least 25 people in the city of Ternopil.The draft plan, which was reportedly developed by Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, and the Kremlin adviser Kirill Dmitriev, would force draconian measures on Ukraine that would give Russia unprecedented control over the country’s military and political sovereignty. The plan is likely to be viewed as surrender in Kyiv. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago UK has no plan to defend itself from military attack, bombshell report claims

The Commons Defence Committee said Britian does not have a plan to defend its homeland or territories from a military attack - and said Keir Starmer's 'national conversation' is yet to start

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3 d. ago Ukrainians working for Russia were behind rail blasts, alleges Polish PM

Donald Tusk says two saboteurs crossed border from Belarus hoping to cause divisive ‘catastrophe’Polish authorities have identified two Ukrainian men, allegedly working for the Russian intelligence services, as the key suspects in two cases of rail sabotage, the Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, has said.The men are alleged to have planted a military-grade explosive device and attached a steel clamp to rail tracks in two incidents on a strategic rail route used for aid deliveries for Ukraine. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Ukrainians working for Russia were behind rail blasts, says Polish PM

Donald Tusk says two saboteurs crossed border from Belarus hoping to cause divisive ‘catastrophe’Polish authorities have identified two Ukrainian men, allegedly working for the Russian intelligence services, as the key suspects in two cases of rail sabotage, the Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, has said.The men are alleged to have planted a military-grade explosive device and attached a steel clamp to rail tracks in two incidents on a strategic rail route used for aid deliveries for Ukraine. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago UN plan just ‘first step’ toward peace in Gaza, says Palestinian foreign minister

Varsen Aghabekian Shahin backs resolution, while Hamas rejects idea of international force inside territoryAnalysis: One of the oddest UN resolutions in historyThe Palestinian foreign minister has described the UN security council resolution endorsing Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza as a necessary first step on a long road towards peace, even as Hamas rejected it as a form of international guardianship with which it will not cooperate.Arab state leaders who have reluctantly adopted the plan said the US urgently needed to set out the composition of the proposed Palestinian technocratic committee that is to deliver services inside Gaza, as well as the leadership of the international stabilisation force (ISF), which is supposed to oversee security. Membership of the board of peace, the body that is to oversee the ISF and a Palestinian civilian police force also remains unknown. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump Gaza plan: Hamas rejects resolution for international stabilisation force approved by UN security council

UN body quickly passes resolution that also includes reference to a future Palestinian state; Hamas says the plan favours Israeli occupationThe US is planning for the long-term division of Gaza into a “green zone” under Israeli and international military control, where reconstruction would start, and a “red zone” to be left in ruins.Foreign forces will initially deploy alongside Israeli soldiers in the east of Gaza, leaving the devastated strip divided by the current Israeli-controlled “yellow line”, according to US military planning documents seen by the Guardian and sources briefed on American plans. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Crowborough locals protest over plan to house 600 asylum seekers in abandoned army camp

Hundreds of Crowborough locals marched through the town on Sunday morning in protest at the Government's plan to house 600 asylum seekers in an abandoned military complex nearby

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6 d. ago It's war! Hundreds take to the streets in protest over Starmer's plan to house 300 asylum seekers at Scottish barracks

Scots have sent a resounding message of defiance to Keir Starmer over his plan to house hundreds of asylum seekers at a historic military base.

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7 d. ago US military planning for divided Gaza with ‘green zone’ secured by international and Israeli troops

Exclusive: Almost all Palestinians have been displaced to ‘red zone’ where no reconstruction is plannedThe US is planning for the long-term division of Gaza into a “green zone” under Israeli and international military control, where reconstruction would start, and a “red zone” to be left in ruins.Foreign forces will initially deploy alongside Israeli soldiers in the east of Gaza, leaving the devastated strip divided by the current Israeli-controlled “yellow line”, according to US military planning documents seen by the Guardian and sources briefed on American plans. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Fury as asylum seekers fleeing war zones housed near police firearms test site

The government plans to house asylum seekers at a military training camp in East Sussex - but campaigners fear its proximity to a police firearms test centre could be re-traumatising

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1 week ago Turkey confirms all 20 on board military cargo plane that crashed in Georgia killed – Europe live

The aircraft was en route from Azerbaijan to Turkey, the cause of the incident is still under investigationAll 20 personnel on board of a Turkish military cargo plane that crashed in Georgia on Tuesday were killed, Turkey’s defence minister said, AP reported.The confirmation came in Yaşar Güler’s post on X, which included photographs of the personnel who died in the accident. Continue reading...

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1 week ago No survivors in Turkish military plane crash as investigators scramble to uncover cause

Aircraft ‘disappeared from radar without transmitting distress signal’ minutes after entering Georgian airspace

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1 week ago Turkey military plane crash sees 20 killed after footage shows aircraft fall in Georgia

The Turkish military has confirmed that all 20 personnel on board a cargo plane that crashed in Georgia were killed in the incident yesterday following a search and rescue operation

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1 week ago All 20 soldiers on board Turkey military cargo plane die after horror crash in Georgia

The defence ministry are investigating the cause of the incident

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1 week ago Turkey says all 20 soldiers on board military cargo plane killed in Georgia crash

Aircraft ‘disappeared from radar without transmitting a distress signal’ minutes after entering Georgian airspace

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1 week ago Man who blew himself up in a Cybertruck outside Trump hotel was suffering a mental health crisis, report says

The man responsible for the Las Vegas New Year’s Day attack would have been described as a “military hero” had he not planned the attack, law enforcement officials said

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1 week ago Horror moment plane falls out of the sky in death spiral with smoke gushing from military jet in horror crash in Georgia

TERRIFYING footage shows a Turkish military aircraft crashing inside the ex-Soviet republic Georgia. The stricken plane was a C-130 belonging to the armed forces of Turkey - a NATO state. The aircraft reportedly came down on Tuesday, after taking off from Azerbaijan. Smoke was gushing from the plane as it spun in circles falling from...

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1 week ago Turkish plane crash: Military aircraft plummets over Georgia as rescue teams rush to scene

A search and rescue operation is underway in Georgia after a Turkish military cargo aircraft crashed this morning after the the C130 plane plummeted to the ground

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1 week ago Turkish military plane crashes as footage shows horror moment aircraft plummets in Georgia

A Turkish military plane has crashed prompting a huge search and rescue response in Gerogia following reports the cargo plane plummeted at the Georgia-Azerbaijan border

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