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Tories on edge of precipice as Sunak grapples with Rwanda bill rebellion | Conservatives
Rishi Sunak was the most junior of ministers when Theresa May faced her worst Brexit ructions, but as he battles Commons votes, endless amendments and mutinous Tory factions, the prime minister might have some retrospective sympathy for his predecessor-but-two. The parallels do not end there. With Brexit largely viewed as completed, Sunak’s Rwanda deportation bill…
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U.S. military seized Iranian weapons meant for Houthis – Axios
U.S. military seized Iranian weapons meant for Houthis Axios Continue Reading News Source: https://www.axios.com/2024/01/16/us-seize-iran-weapons-houthi-rebels-red-sea
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Tobacco use shrinking despite industry efforts: WHO
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The number of adult tobacco users is steadily dropping, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, but warned that Big Tobacco was working hard to attract young people. In 2022, about one in five… Continue Reading News Source: medicalxpress.com
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EU announces sanctions on Hamas’ Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar
The sanctions, effective immediately, freezes Sinwar’s alleged funds and other financial assets in EU member states, and prohibits EU operators from making economic resources available to him, Anadolu Agency reported. Sinwar served 22 years in prison until he was released along with more than 1,000 other Palestinian prisoners in exchange for an Israeli soldier in…
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Tensions Emerge Between Iraq And Iran After Missile Strike
Baghdad has exhibited an unusually strong reaction to the Iranian missile strike Monday night on targets in Erbil, northern Iraq, by recalling its ambassador. Iraq has close ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran, both Shia-dominated governments, but the Iranian attack that destroyed the house of a well-know Iraqi Kurd, killing him and his family,…
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Controlling inflammation to conquer lung infection
LAT8881 and LAT9997 improve resistance to influenza A virus infection in vivo. A, Schematic of human growth hormone structure (orange; http://www.rcsb.org/structure/1HGU). The synthetic compound LAT8881 is a cyclized peptide containing a cysteine-cysteine–bonded loop (SS) and is derived from the C-terminal region of growth hormone (magenta). LAT9991F is a cyclized peptide and a metabolite of LAT8881.…
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Asa Hutchinson drops out of race for Republican presidential nomination | US elections 2024
The former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson, a stalwart conservative willing to sharply criticize Donald Trump, has suspended his beleaguered bid for the White House the day after the Iowa caucuses. “My message of being a principled Republican with experience and telling the truth about the current front runner did not sell in Iowa,” he said…
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Israeli war minister confesses Hamas ‘far from being defeated’ in Gaza
In an unexpected turn of events, the Israeli war minister has confessed that Israel has been unable to defeat the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas during its months-long war on the besieged Gaza Strip. Gideon Sa’ar, Israel’s war cabinet minister told Israeli media on Tuesday that there was no alternative to Hamas rule despite continued Israeli…
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NATO has at least three years to prepare for war with Russia – member state
Iran Press/ Iran news: Last week German media claimed that Berlin was bracing for hostilities with Russia, which it projected could arise as early as summer 2025. Moscow brushed aside the speculation. Prime Minister Kallas said the Estonian intelligence service VLA had predicted a three to five-year timeframe, noting that it “very much depends on how we…
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Iran says IRGC attacks Israel’s ‘spy HQ’ in Iraq, vows revenge
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they attacked the “spy headquarters” of Israel in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, state media reported late on Monday, while the elite force said they also struck in Syria against the Islamic State. The strikes come amid concerns about the escalation of a conflict that has spread through the Middle East…
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