Yemen’s Armed Forces have once again successfully targeted Ben Gurion, the Israeli regime’s busiest airport, in a fresh pro-Palestinian operation that prompted millions of illegal settlers to seek shelter.
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US stands back as all UN Security Council members back Gaza famine declaration
All members of the United Nations Security Council, except the US, have backed a recent declaration of famine in the Gaza Strip’s largest urban area by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a…
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Moment pilot is rescued after emergency water landing
New drone video shows the moment pilot Mark Finkelstein was rescued after making an emergency water landing off the coast of Oak Island Pier in North Carolina. The personal aircraft experienced engine failure, according to Finkelstein.
Rescuers,…
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From boom to ban, the rise and fall of India’s betting apps
Abhik Deb and Nikita YadavBBC News, Delhi
AFP via Getty ImagesIndia has banned all money-based online games Kartik Srinivas (name changed) still flinches at the mention of online betting. What began as a thrill to earn a quick buck spiralled into a…
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A pregnant woman’s diary of escape through RSF territory
Barbara Plett UsherAfrica correspondent, BBC News
AFP/Getty ImagesAmira made her terrifying journey through territory controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces In the month of May Amira embarked on a perilous journey through one of…
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Has Washington DC crime fallen two weeks on from Trump’s takeover?
Nick Beake & Lucy GilderBBC Verify in Washington DC & London
BBCAlongside the taxis waiting outside Union Station in Washington DC, the sight of uniformed troops standing next to armoured military vehicles has been greeting passengers getting off…
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Woman says student predator Zhenhao Zou raped her hours before second attack
Wanqing Zhang & Larissa KennellyBBC Global China Unit & BBC News Investigations
BBCZhenhao Zou was sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum term of 24 years, in June Two women who reported being drugged and raped by prolific sex offender Zhenhao…
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What it’s like to be a journalist in Gaza
Amira MhadhbiBBC News Arabic
BBCJournalists in Gaza work and sleep in tents near various hospitals “I never imagined that one day I would be living and working in a tent, deprived of the most basic human necessities – even water and a bathroom.
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European leaders boost Moldova in face of ‘relentless’ Russia
Leaders from France, Germany and Poland have travelled to Moldova to show support for the country’s accession to the EU and warn of Russia’s “relentless” efforts to undermine that ambition.
The visit comes as Moldova marks 34 years of independence…
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Denmark apologises to Greenland’s Inuit victims of forced contraception
Adrienne MurrayBBC News in Copenhagen
ReutersPrime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the government could not change what had happened but could take responsbility Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has issued a long-awaited apology to the…
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