A third of outpatients treated for wounds at MSF’s Gaza hospitals in 2024 were children, figures show – The Guardian

  1. A third of outpatients treated for wounds at MSF’s Gaza hospitals in 2024 were children, figures show  The Guardian
  2. 'Shooting terror' and 'one third of Gaza wounded are children'  BBC
  3. Gaza Doctor Says Israel’s Deadly Attack on Nasser Hospital “Crosses All Red Lines”  Democracy Now!
  4. Israel destroyed Gaza’s sanitation plants. Now a rare disease is spreading unchecked  The Independent
  5. Israel’s Claim on Hitting “Hamas Camera” in Hospital Strike an Obvious Lie, Palestinians Say  Truthout
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German government passes military service bill – DW

  1. German government passes military service bill  DW
  2. German cabinet backs voluntary military service, opening door to conscription  BBC
  3. Germany Proposes Plan to Boost Recruitment or Resort to Draft  The New York Times
  4. Germany’s conservatives plot last stand for mandatory military service  politico.eu
  5. Wary of Russia, Germany tiptoes toward compulsory military service  The Washington Post
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Ontario premier Doug Ford’s party spent nearly $300,000 on novelty ‘Canada is not for sale’ hats

The Progressive Conservative party of Ontario reportedly paid C$278,910.71 on the viral hats during the province’s election campaign

Dealing with the unprecedented threats from Donald Trump’s threats to Canada’s economy and sovereignty have required unconventional strategies from federal and provincial leaders, including barring liquor sales and cancelling contracts with Tesla.

But among the more unorthodox strategies to hit back against the US is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on novelty hats.

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Japanese town wants residents to limit smartphone use to two hours a day

Draft ordinance in Toyoake has triggered a backlash from locals, with some calling it an attack on individual freedom

A town in Japan is to urge all residents to restrict their smartphone use to two hours a day in an attempt to tackle online addiction and sleep deprivation.

Officials in Toyoake, Aichi prefecture, said the measure would target not only children but also adults, amid growing concern about the physical and psychological toll excessive smartphone use is taking on people of all ages.

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Tony Blair attends White House meeting with Trump on postwar Gaza

Former prime minister in Washington DC on Wednesday for talks that reportedly also included Jared Kushner

The former British prime minister Tony Blair has attended a White House meeting with Donald Trump to discuss plans for postwar Gaza, the Guardian understands.

After stepping down as prime minister in 2007, Blair took on the role of Middle East envoy until 2015 and spent time in Jerusalem trying to formulate a plan for a two-state solution.

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