The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says the newly established aid distribution sites run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in the besieged Gaza Strip have become “death traps” for starving civilians and a displacement…
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Israeli forces kill 27 starving Palestinians in latest massacre at Gaza aid site
Israeli forces have killed at least 27 Palestinians as they waited for food at a distribution point set up by a US-led organization in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah.
Gaza’s Government Media Office has said Israeli forces committed “a…
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Dutch PM Schoof resigns, hours after Wilders exits coalition
Ministers from Wilders’ PVV party will leave the cabinet, while the remaining ministers will continue for now in a caretaker government.
Any election will likely not be held before October, and the formation of a new government traditionally…
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Iran FM urges dialogue among Lebanese factions to resolve Lebanon problems
Iran’s foreign minister has urged unity among the Lebanese people to address the country’s problems, calling for national dialogue among all sects and political groups to build consensus and resolve the country’s…
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Police begin new search near Portugal’s Praia da Luz
Daniel SandfordHome affairs correspondent in the Algarve, Portugal
Hafsa Khalil & Aleks PhillipsBBC News
Watch: The BBC’s Daniel Sandford at the scene of the new search operation Portuguese and German authorities have started a new search for…
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Ukraine says it hit Crimea bridge with underwater explosives
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) says it has managed to strike the Crimea bridge with underwater explosives following an operation lasting “several months”.
The SBU said its agents had “mined the supports” of the bridge with 1,100kg of explosives…
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Killings near Gaza aid centre will deepen criticism of Israel’s new distribution system
Jeremy BowenInternational editor
Getty ImagesWitnesses and international medical teams report terrible scenes of killing as Israeli troops opened fire in the hours of Tuesday before dawn on Palestinians who were converging on the new aid…
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Mehr News Agency – Iran’s Parl. Speaker Ghalibaf’s meetings in Venezuela
TEHRAN, Jun. 03 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrived in Caracas, capital of Venezuela on Tuesday to hold high-profile talks with the high-ranking officials of the Latin American…
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Dutch government collapses as far-right leader exits coalition
The Dutch government has collapsed after Geert Wilders withdrew his far-right party from the governing coalition, less than a year after it was formed.
Prime Minister Dick Schoof confirmed he was stepping down on Tuesday, and is expected to offer…
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Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi speaks of ‘sexual torture’ in Tanzania
Warning: This article contains details that some readers may find distressing.
A Kenyan activist has told the BBC that he is “struggling to be alive” after allegedly being sexually tortured in detention in Tanzania last month.
Boniface Mwangi said…
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