Gaza malnutrition on rise as Israeli blockade enters third month – BBC

  1. Gaza malnutrition on rise as Israeli blockade enters third month  BBC
  2. Opinion | This Is the Moment of Moral Reckoning in Gaza  The New York Times
  3. US: ‘Important announcement regarding entry of aid to Gaza will be issued in next few days’  The Times of Israel
  4. Headlines for May 06, 2025  Democracy Now!
  5. UN humanitarian office rejects Israeli plan to shut down current aid system in Gaza  Reuters
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UK and India sign a ‘landmark’ trade agreement after years of tough negotiations – AP News

  1. UK and India sign a ‘landmark’ trade agreement after years of tough negotiations  AP News
  2. India just agreed a massive trade deal – but it’s not with the US  CNN
  3. Britain and India clinch major trade deal in 'new era' of Trump tariffs  Reuters
  4. UK and India strike a trade deal amid U.S.-led tariff tensions  CNBC
  5. "Biggest Deal UK Has Done Since...": Keir Starmer In Phone Call With PM Modi  NDTV
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‘A very real possibility of being detained’: LGBTQ+ Australians cancel travel to US for World Pride

Mik Bartels is among those fearful of Trump’s America, partly because their research includes 20 words on US government’s list of banned terms

Queer Australians are axing travel plans to Washington DC’s World Pride festival, as Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting LGBTQ+ rights lead to fears of discrimination at the US border and potential attacks.

People skipping the international event join other Australians and travellers from around the world who are avoiding the US after Trump’s inauguration and a string of controversial policies enacted in the early months of his second term as president.

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Iran calls for US to withdraw support for Israeli strikes on Yemen

Iran claims attacks in Yemen are attempt to disrupt negotiations with US over Tehran’s nuclear programme

Iran has urged the US to end its support for Israel’s continuing strikes on Yemen, claiming Israel is trying to use its conflict with the Houthi-led government to drive a wedge between Iran and the US in the negotiations over the future of Tehran’s civil nuclear programme.

The strikes have been criticised by the UN-recognised Yemen government based in Aden , which said it had not been consulted and airstrikes alone were not an integrated plan to remove the Houthis from power. Yemen has been divided between the Houthis and the official government since the Houthis captured the capital, Sana’a, in 2015.

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Ukraine targets Moscow with drones as Putin prepares anniversary parade – Reuters

  1. Ukraine targets Moscow with drones as Putin prepares anniversary parade  Reuters
  2. Ukrainian drones attack Moscow, temporarily halting flights ahead of major military parade  CNN
  3. Ukraine ramps up drone strikes on Moscow as Russian-friendly leaders set to attend Victory Day parade  The Kyiv Independent
  4. Russia accuses Ukraine of drone attack on Moscow days before WW2 parade  BBC
  5. ‘No safety guarantee’: Could Ukrainian drones target Putin’s Victory Day?  Al Jazeera
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