An unusual 24-hour vigil in front of the United States Congress was held to protest proposed cuts to Medicaid, the government program that provides the nation’s poor with a meager amount of health care.
Donald Trump’s…
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Over a dozen killed in Indian attacks on Pakistan-administered Kashmir as tension escalates
At least 13 people have been killed in Indian shelling in various areas across Pakistan-administered Kashmir since last night, reports said.
A child under 10 is among the dead and more than 50 people have also been…
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European leaders threaten Putin with ‘massive’ sanctions unless he agree to 30-day ceasefire
Ukraine’s European allies have threatened Russia with “massive” new sanctions if President Vladimir Putin refuses to agree to a US-backed, unconditional 30-day ceasefire by Monday.
The leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and…
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Iran rejects ‘totally absurd’ allegations of sending missile launchers to Russia
Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations has categorically rejected accusations that the Islamic Republic is preparing to supply…
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UNICEF slams Israel’s Gaza aid plan as impossible choice
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has rejected a controversial US-backed Israeli aid plan for Gaza, warning it could force families into an “impossible choice between displacement and death.
Under the plan, which was outlined by US Ambassador…
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India and Pakistan agree to immediate truce after days of tensions, cross-border clashes
Pakistan and India have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, following rising tensions between the two nations over a terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir last month.
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister, Ishaq…
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Iran urges Sweden to reconsider choices leading to ‘regrettable shift’ in bilateral ties
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has expressed regret over Sweden’s shift in policy towards the Islamic Republic, calling on Stockholm to reconsider choices that have strained diplomatic relations between the two sides.
Araghchi made the…
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Loud explosions heard in Jammu and Srinagar
Loud explosions were heard in Srinagar and Jammu on early Saturday morning in the midst of tension between India and Pakistan.
Several loud explosions were heard in Jammu city around 4:30 am. The city has been under a complete blackout,…
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Why weight loss injections like Mounjaro are hurting diet industry
Ruth CleggHealth and wellbeing reporter
BBCSymone, who used to be a WeightWatchers member, now uses weight loss jab Mounjaro Symone has been using weight loss injections for nearly a year. She says they have done what the diet industry could never…
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Soviet-era spacecraft ‘likely’ to have re-entered Earth’s atmosphere
Maddie MolloyClimate & Science reporter
Getty ImagesThe Soviet Union launched a number of missions to explore Venus – this probe was from an earlier flight Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft is likely to have re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere after…
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