Yolande Knell
Middle East correspondent
A top UN official has warned there would be “catastrophic consequences” if Israel expands its military…
Category: 2. World
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UN official says Israel expanding Gaza operations would risk ‘catastrophic consequences’
Watch: UN official says Netanyahu’s reported Gaza expansion plans risk “catastrophic consequences” -
Sudan says UAE-backed Colombian mercenaries fight alongside RSF
Abdallah Hussain
Press TV, KhartoumThere have long been rumors of foreign fighters operating in Sudan’s warzones.
That is now being confirmed following the release of…
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UN warns as Israel pushes for ‘full occupation’
The United Nations has issued a chilling warning in response to reports that the Israeli regime was pushing for a “complete military occupation” of the entire Gaza Strip, a move widely warned as one that would…
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Israeli captive’s father asks military chief
Father of an Israeli captive, who remains in Gaza alongside scores of others amid the Israeli regime’s stiff refusal to sign a ceasefire deal towards their release, asks the Israeli military chief to take on the regime…
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott seeks court order to fire top Democrat who fled in row over voting map
Watch: “We have to use every tool” – State lawmaker defends leaving Texas over gerrymandering Texas Governor Greg Abbott has said he is taking legal action to remove from office dozens of Democrats who have fled the state to block a plan to redraw…
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RFK Jr cancels $500m in mRNA vaccine development in the US
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plans to cancel $500m (£376m) in funding for mRNA vaccines being developed to counter viruses like the flu and Covid-19.
The move will impact 22 projects being led by major pharmaceutical…
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Officials attend 80th anniversary of atomic bombing
Shaimaa KhalilJapan Correspondent in Hiroshima
Koh EweBBC News, Singapore
Getty ImagesJapanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba (second from right) attended the ceremony in Hiroshima, along with representatives from around the world A silent prayer was…
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Hiroshima beginning of end of humanity
Now, 80 years after the Hiroshima disaster, the expansion and development of the United States’ nuclear arsenal is still threatening the security and stability of the whole world.
The US Armed Forces carried out the first-ever atomic bombing in…
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How Trump’s ‘secondary tariffs’ on Russia could hit global economy
Getty Images“I used trade for a lot of things, but it’s great for settling wars”, President Trump has said Despite being the world’s most sanctioned country, Russia has continued to use its vast energy wealth to bankroll its war in Ukraine.
US…
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Despite Trump’s peace calls, Russian attacks on Ukraine double since inauguration
Matt Murphy & Ned DaviesBBC Verify
ReutersRussia has more than doubled the number of drones and missiles fired towards Ukraine since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, a BBC Verify analysis has found, despite his calls…
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