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‘The numbers of injured people in Gaza has exceeded around 18,000’, says Palestine Red Crescent
Earlier we spoke to Nebal Farsakh from the humanitarian organisation the Palestine Red Crescent society, who are operating in Gaza and helping to transport patients to the border.
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Israeli troops move in to central Gaza City amid calls for humanitarian pauses
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his troops are at the height of battle in Gaza and that they’ve passed the outskirts of their target, Gaza city.
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Illustrator Oliver Jeffers on feeling safe, warm and the effects of conflict on children
Even before the latest conflict in the Middle East erupted, a record 110 million people around the world were already displaced by conflict, persecution or the impacts of climate change – that’s according to the UN’s Refugee Agency.
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Mother of Israeli-American hostage calls for end to violence against all innocents
In Gaza new tragedies are delivered every day. Here in Israel the heartbreak does not abate either with fresh funerals or constant worry about the fate of the hostages. The military now says 240 are currently being held in Gaza by Hamas.
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No.10 had ‘toxic’ and ‘macho’ culture during Covid pandemic claims senior civil servant
When Boris Johnson’s former top aide Dominic Cummings appeared before the covid inquiry yesterday he was quizzed about his misogynistic messages about a civil service colleague.
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AI is ‘not a race, it’s about working together’, says Tech Secretary from AI safety summit
Cathy spoke to the Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan, and began by asking her if today’s agreement on working together was merely a baby step in the right direction, given the warnings about the scale of the threat to humanity.
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AI safety summit: how can the world avoid a tech catastrophe?
Elon Musk and Kamala Harris attended the AI safety summit, along with other high-profile leaders in tech, hosted at Bletchley Park in the UK.
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‘We will not stop until we eliminate Hamas’, says Israel’s former Interior Minister
Ayelet Shaked was Israel’s Interior Minister until last year and before that served as Minister of Justice.
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How Israel is invading Gaza – visual investigation
Geolocated footage and high-resolution satellite imagery have allowed us a glimpse of the IDF’s movements.
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Israel hunts Hamas leaders in Gaza, foreigners and wounded allowed to leave for first time
For the first time in three weeks the border between Gaza and Egypt has opened, as the war between Israel and Hamas rages, mainly in the north of the Strip.
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Inside Gaza: The babies born into war
UN chief Antonio Gutteres has repeated his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza – and said he was dismayed by reports that two thirds of the casualties were women and children. We can’t report from Gaza ourselves – but Yousef Hammash is a Gazan filmmaker and advocacy officer for the Norwegian Refugee Council. He…
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Rail ticket office closures in England cancelled in government U-turn
The Government has done an about turn over plans to close most of England’s railway ticket offices, asking train operators to scrap the idea. Passenger watchdogs said they opposed every single planned closure – after a huge number of complaints over issues like accessibility. Disability campaigners welcomed what they called a major campaign victory –…
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‘Apology has to be made’, says Reparations Committee Chair
It’s not just in Kenya where questions around formal apologies and reparations are being asked, it’s a debate happening throughout the Commonwealth. We spoke to Asif Ahmed, the former British High Commissioner to Jamaica and the Bahamas, and Carla Astaphan Chair of St Kitts & Nevis Reparations Committee, who also sits on the Caricom Reparations…
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Pressure on King Charles to apologise for Kenya atrocities grows
King Charles has begun his state visit to Kenya with a speech addressing some of the abuses during British Colonial rule – saying that “abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence” had been committed against Kenyans as they waged their struggle for independence. And, he added “for that, there can be no excuse”. The King has…
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Sir Keir Starmer says Gaza ceasefire not ‘correct position’ now
The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to Rishi Sunak by phone this afternoon, who said the UK backed Israel’s right to defend itself against terrorism, but stressed the importance of “all possible measures to minimise civilian casualties”. The Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, who’s been facing growing tensions within his party ranks, also backed…