Gaza medics issue malnutrition alert as total Israeli blockade enters fourth week

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Israel continues to batter territory in renewed offensive as death toll from nearly 18 months of war passes 50,000

Malnutrition is spreading in Gaza, medics and aid workers in the devastated Palestinian territory are warning, as a total Israeli blockade of all supplies enters its fourth week.

There has been no sign that Israel will open entry points to allow essential aid to flow or ease its new offensive in Gaza, which started on Tuesday with a wave of airstrikes that killed 400 people, mostly civilians, ending two months of relative calm. On Sunday, Palestinian officials said the total death toll from nearly 18 months of conflict had passed 50,000.

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Gaza medics issue malnutrition alert as total Israeli blockade enters fourth week – The Guardian

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  1. Gaza medics issue malnutrition alert as total Israeli blockade enters fourth week  The Guardian
  2. Children in Gaza ‘deeply traumatized’ as Israel expands military operations again  PBS NewsHour
  3. 'My son cries all night from hunger': Gazans face food shortage as Israel resumes bombing  Haaretz
  4. Gaza is being starved and bombed again. Why are we allowing it?  Al Jazeera English
  5. Gaza and Israel’s Renewed Policy of Deprivation  Just Security
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The battle for Khartoum: Sudan war comes full circle – Financial Times

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  1. The battle for Khartoum: Sudan war comes full circle  Financial Times
  2. Sudan’s Military Sweeps Across Capital, Hoping to Turn the War  The New York Times
  3. Five key moments in the battle for Khartoum  BBC.com
  4. Sudan army close to reclaiming Presidential Palace from militia as two-year war rages  CNN
  5. Sudan's military says it has retaken Khartoum's Republican Palace, seat of country's government  Fox News
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As Israel Expands Offensive, Death Toll in Gaza Passes 50,000, Health Ministry Says – The New York Times

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  1. As Israel Expands Offensive, Death Toll in Gaza Passes 50,000, Health Ministry Says  The New York Times
  2. Israel ups risk of ‘all out war’ in Gaza as it escalates campaign  NBC News
  3. Israel’s Renewed Offensive in Gaza Displaces Palestinians Once Again  The New York Times
  4. With the IDF's rapid advance into Gaza, Hamas may be facing a real challenge - analysis  The Jerusalem Post
  5. At least 19 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, including senior Hamas leader  Fox News
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Chinese premier meets pro-Trump senator and calls for ‘dialogue over confrontation’

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Meeting comes as China hopes to reach a deal to avert further tariff pressure from Washington

Republican senator Steve Daines, a staunch supporter of Donald Trump, met Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing on Sunday, as China hopes to reach a deal to avert further tariff pressure from Washington.

The meeting marks the first time a US politician has visited China since Trump took office in January. Earlier this month, China’s ministry of foreign affairs promised that China will “fight to the end” with the US in a “tariff war, trade war or any other war”.

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China reportedly mulling participation in Ukraine peacekeeping mission – POLITICO Europe

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  1. China reportedly mulling participation in Ukraine peacekeeping mission  POLITICO Europe
  2. China considering sending peacekeeping forces to Ukraine, German media say  TVP World
  3. China is considering deploying a contingent to Ukraine - media  Українські Національні Новини
  4. China seeks a role in Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction  South China Morning Post
  5. China Towards the Coalition of the Willing? Here's Why Beijing Wants to Help Ukraine. Anti-...  FIRSTonline (English version)
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More US states report measles cases amid vaccine misinformation

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Ohio, Maryland and Alabama among states to report new cases, with 378 confirmed in first few months of 2025

More US states are reporting measles cases as the Texas outbreak expands, surpassing last year’s total, amid vaccine misinformation and hesitancy.

The Texas outbreak could take a year to get under control, one health official said – during which time it may spread to more states. Yet the parents of the six-year-old girl who died of measles in Texas have spoken against measles vaccination as misinformation continues to proliferate, including from figures such as the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr.

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Pope Francis greets crowds in Rome before discharge from hospital

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Pontiff says he has ‘had the opportunity to experience the Lord’s patience’ and pays tribute to ‘tireless care’ of medics

Pope Francis greeted a large crowd of pilgrims gathered outside Gemelli hospital in Rome in his first public appearance in more than five weeks, before being discharged from the hospital on Sunday.

The pontiff, who is recovering from pneumonia in both lungs, made the brief greeting and blessing from the balcony of his hospital room shortly after the release of the text for his Sunday Angelus.

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