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Israel Gaza: Truce extended for two more days – more hostages and detainees to be released
With just a few hours left on their four-day ceasefire, Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend their truce.
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Hundreds of Amazon workers hold Black Friday strike
Hundreds of workers at Amazon’s Coventry warehouse have joined strike action by company employees across Europe and the United States. Unions are calling for higher minimum pay and improved working conditions – and say this is the biggest industrial action in Amazon’s history, designed to coincide with Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days…
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Dublin riots: Irish police blame far-right ‘lunatic hooligans’ for violence
The Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar has condemned anti-immigrant rioters who went on the rampage in central Dublin last night – calling it an attack on Irish society and the rule of law. 34 people were arrested after the crowd set fire to vehicles, looted shops and clashed with riot police. The unrest began after…
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Israel-Hamas truce needs to be longer than four days to ‘keep children safe’, says UNICEF spokesperson
We spoke to James Elder, spokesperson for UNICEF, the United Nations children’s charity.
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Israel-Hamas war: Freed hostages return to Israel from Gaza
The freed hostages will be taken to four hospitals across Israel – where they’ll be reunited with their families and be given specialist medical and psychological care. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said each and every one was “an entire world” – declaring “we are committed to the return of all our abductees”. Israel has…
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Sudan: RSF accused of killing hundreds of people from the Masalit community in the Darfur region
It’s seven months since fighting erupted in Sudan. Away from the world’s attention, the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, are still battling for control of the capital, Khartoum. But the RSF now controls most of the Darfur region, where they’re allegedly waging a new campaign of killing and rape. They and allied Arab…
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Gaza and Israel prepare for a four day ceasefire and release of 13 hostages
After almost seven weeks of Israeli bombardment, a four-day ceasefire is due to begin in Gaza at 7am tomorrow. Qatar says Israel and Hamas have exchanged lists of hostages and prisoners to be freed. And Hamas – which the UK has designated a terrorist group – will release a first group of 13 women and…
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Far-right populist set to win the most seats in Dutch election, sending shockwaves through Europe
It was once seen as a beacon of liberalism. But the Netherlands has sent shockwaves through Europe, handing a dramatic election victory to far-right populist Geert Wilders. Curbing immigration is his top priority. But he’s toned down his anti-Islam rhetoric, putting his plan to ban mosques on hold, and pledging to be “prime minister for…
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Most governments take the ‘easy option’ and borrow rather than cut spending, says leading economist
Paul Johnson is the director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Cathy asked him whether or not the UK is about to face some rather painful cuts in government spending.
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OpenAI: Majority of employees threaten to resign unless former chief executive Sam Altman reinstated
Staff at OpenAI – the company behind the artificial intelligence software ChatGPT – have threatened to resign en masse unless former boss Sam Altman is reinstated.
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Javier Milei: Argentina elects right-wing populist ‘anarcho capitalist’ as president
The right wing populist Javier Milei has been elected as Argentina’s next president – after pledging to tackle the country’s soaring inflation and high levels of poverty.
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‘People of Gaza paying for failed leadership of Hamas’, IDF spokesman says
We spoke to the IDF’s spokesperson Peter Lerner, and asked him about reports of an attack on the Indonesian Hospital in Gaza by Israeli forces.
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31 premature babies who were evacuated from al-Shifa hospital permitted to enter Egypt
Some people did get out of Gaza in the last 24 hours – dozens of premature babies have been permitted to enter Egypt.
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President Biden indicates Israel Hamas hostage deal is close
President Biden has said he believes a deal to release some of the hostages being held by Hamas – in exchange for a pause in Israel’s military offensive in Gaza – could happen soon.
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‘World cannot stand by’: WHO says Gaza ceasefire is ‘absolutely critical’
We spoke to Dr Margaret Harris from the World Health Organisation.