Israeli strikes devastate homes, displace families across Gaza
Israeli strikes hit several areas across Gaza, destroying homes in Khan Younis and sending thick smoke over Bureij camp.
Bombardier defends US manufacturing amid Trump’s aviation sales threat
Bombardier defends its US presence, stating its planes already feature components made in Texas and California.
Where is Israel’s proposed West Bank settlement the UK opposes?
BBC's Middle East correspondent Lucy Williamson reports from an area close to Israel's proposed site in the occupied West Bank.
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Israeli strikes transform Lebanese city into ghost town
Nabatieh, once southern Lebanon’s economic centre, is now a ghost town as Israel intensifies attacks.
UK sanctions on Israeli settlements a ‘seismic’ shift says Albanese
UN expert Francesca Albanese calls UK sanctions on Israeli settlements a ‘seismic shift’ after years of UK ‘complicity’.
German police arrest suspect over sabotage attacks on power grid – BBC
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Sabotage suspect held in Germany after spate of attacks on power grid
The suspect had reportedly claimed responsibility for attacks on electricity substations in letters.
Iranian twins tortured so brutally for protests — hair ripped out, feet broken — that even their mother didn’t recognize them – New York Post
- Iranian twins tortured so brutally for protests — hair ripped out, feet broken — that even their mother didn’t recognize them New York Post
- Broken feet, ripped-out hair and now a death sentence: the fate of twin sisters jailed over Iran protests The Guardian
- Iranian Twin Sisters Reportedly Tortured Over January Protests; One Sentenced To Death, Other Gets 25 Years Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- 21-Year-Old Rapper Erfan Mirzaei Executed in Isfahan Following Severe Torture IranWire
- Iran Sentences Woman, 20, to Death; Twin Gets 25 Years Yahoo
Video captures grocery store manager’s daring rescue of toddler who ran into oncoming traffic – Fox News
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- Lucky toddler has a narrow escape after running into speeding traffic BBC
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- Heart-stopping video shows hero supermarket manager run into traffic to save little girl New York Post
British family of man abducted by Saudi Arabia speak out over nine-year ordeal
Mira Lozi says quiet diplomacy has failed to free Rami Naimi who was first seized in Dubai in 2017
A British woman has spoken out for the first time about the alleged abduction, torture and coercion of her husband at the hands of Saudi authorities, after nine years of “failed” quiet diplomacy.
The businessman Rami Naimi was first abducted in Dubai in 2017 on his return from a trip to Australia with his father. After being tortured, he was released the following year.
Continue reading...UK accuses Israeli ‘terrorists’ of ethnic cleansing in West Bank with government backing
In strongest condemnation ever by UK government, Ed Miliband announces sweeping sanctions on trade with Israeli settlements
Israeli “terrorists” are conducting ethnic cleansing in the West Bank with the tacit backing of the government, the UK foreign secretary, Ed Miliband has said, as he announced sweeping sanctions on trade with Israeli settlements.
In the strongest condemnation ever issued by the UK government, Miliband said the government would now take the official position that Israel’s occupation of the West Bank was unlawful in its entirety, saying such acknowledgment was “the least the people who face such suffering deserve. And it should be the prelude to justice.”
An import ban on goods from illegal settlements in the occupied territories.
A comprehensive sanctions regime against providing services such as construction or financing for Israeli settlements.
A ban on the advertising in the UK of illegal settlement properties.
Personal sanctions against key individuals accused of promoting settler violence.
A new ban for arms licences and other exports that “materially contribute to the occupation”.
Continue reading...Artworks stolen from Renoir Museum on French Riviera in latest heist
Thieves took four artworks but it is thought they dropped two in museum garden as they fled
French police are hunting two thieves who escaped with two Renoir paintings from a museum on the French Riviera after breaking in through a hole cut in its garden fence.
Bryan Masson, the mayor of Cagnes-sur-Mer, about 10 miles west of Nice, said the pair appeared to have been “well equipped and well informed” about the museum, which houses works by the French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir in his former home.
Continue reading...In West Bank, date farmers weigh impact of UK sanctions on Israeli settlers
Palestinians strongly back a ban on settlement goods, but Israel's government says it is a "big mistake".
What is BAPS, the Hindu group whose demands led to Eiffel Tower closure? – Al Jazeera
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Sudan’s healthcare system on brink of collapse after cuts, medical charity warns
Médecins Sans Frontières is urging world leaders to increase funding to help the millions who need aid.
Saudi Arabia strikes back after Houthis hit oil sites in heaviest attack in years – Euronews.com
- Saudi Arabia strikes back after Houthis hit oil sites in heaviest attack in years Euronews.com
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- Iran-backed Houthis attack four Saudi cities in expansion of Middle East war, 73 hurt Reuters
- Oil rises to $99 on report Iran launched second undisclosed attack on U.S. Navy ships CNBC
Flushing the toilet can release a ‘plume’ of breathable pathogens – and closing the lid won’t stop their escape
New research shows turbulent flushes create toilet-generated aerosols that can transmit legionella, influenza and norovirus
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Flushing toilets release particles into the “breathing zone” of adults and can remain suspended in the air for at least 20 seconds, a new study has found.
And closing the lid might not be enough to avoid a “plume” of potential pathogens.
Continue reading...World’s most endangered tigers born in Greece as zoos build a safety net – AP News
Hungary expels 10 Russian diplomats as relations worsen
For years, Hungary was viewed as Russia's closest ally in the EU, but the new government has dropped the pro-Kremlin stance.