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US: Immediate priority is addressing humanitarian situation in Gaza
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has said the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could offer the chance to “build something more positive” in the region.
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FactCheck: Video which purports to show Israeli policeman strangling Palestinian boy is false
The video actually shows Swedish security guards detaining a nine-year-old boy in Malmo in 2015.
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Israel carries out hundreds of airstrikes after 1,000 rockets fired from Gaza, as US sends envoy
President Biden is sending an envoy to the Middle East, after dozens of Palestinian civilians and 16 fighters from the militant group Hamas have been killed by continued Israeli bombardment of Gaza. Six Israelis have been killed by Palestinian missiles. So far efforts to broker a truce are failing. The Israeli Defence Force says more…
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How this NASA engineer went from Gaza to Mars
NASA scientists created history yesterday when they flew a small helicopter on Mars – an epic achievement, over 170,000,000 miles from Earth.
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Britain will be driven by ‘our values’ when dealing with China says Foreign Office Minister
We spoke to the Foreign Office Minister responsible for the Middle East and North Africa, Conservative MP James Cleverly. We started by asking whether the reported foreign aid cuts to Syria would be reconsidered.
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Biden faces foreign policy challenges – from Russia, to China and Iran
President Biden might be facing an overflowing domestic in-tray this week, but he’s also got his work cut out for him on the foreign policy front – from Iran and the Middle East to global security. In the latest move, his officials say he is seeking a five-year extension on the US-Russia nuclear arms treaty,…
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The global challenges Joe Biden will face as president
On top of tackling climate change – Mr Biden will inherit a long list of formidable foreign policy challenges – from relations with China and Iran’s nuclear ambitions – to the Middle East peace process.
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Series 6, Episode 5: Yotam Ottolenghi
Yotam Ottolenghi is an Israeli-English chef, restaurant owner and food writer who taught Britain to love vegetables. He has published seven best-selling cookbooks inspired by his Middle Eastern upbringing in a German/Italian family and owns six restaurants and deli’s across London. Since arriving in London over 20 years ago, Yotam Ottolenghi has made it his…
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Record number of migrants cross English Channel – navy may be called in
A record number of migrants have attempted to cross the English Channel in recent days.
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Tenerife hotel in lockdown over coronavirus
The Coronavirus is spreading, and with it: confusion, economic uncertainty and fear.
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FactCheck: are Labour right to criticise the government on inflation?
It’s not clear we can lay the credit or blame for the latest inflation figures at the government’s door.
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FactChecking the coronavirus
A newly-identified virus has infected more than 2,800 people worldwide and killed at least 81 people in China.
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What do Iraqis stuck between Iran and the USA want for their future?
Many young Iraqis say they are fed up with their country being a battleground for other nations’ quarrels – and protesters have been camping in central Baghdad for the last three months.
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Trump vows to strike ‘very fast and very hard’ if Iran retaliates against US
Sitting in his Florida mansion, President Donald Trump took to Twitter and vowed to strike ‘very fast and very hard’ if Iran attacked Americans or their assets.
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General Qassem Soleimani killed: who was top Iranian general – and what happens next?
An American airstrike near Baghdad airport has killed Iran’s top general, with experts warning it could inflame tensions in the region and put the US and its allies – including the UK – at risk.