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Moscow attack means ‘new wave of mobilisation’ likely in Russia – Ukrainian MP
What impact could the Moscow concert hall attack have on Ukraine? We spoke to the Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko and asked what the country now expects to happen.
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Moscow mourns as Russia lands precision strikes on Ukraine
It’s been a day of mourning in Russia, for the 137 people killed at a rock concert on Friday – the deadliest attack inside the country for two decades. The Islamic State group said they did it and even released a video they say shows the attack. But President Putin and other Russian officials seemed…
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Israel Gaza: teens trapped in Al-Shifa hospital with no food (dubbed)
Israeli troops have been raiding Al Shifa Hospital since Monday, targeting militants they claim are inside the hospital – something Hamas has repeatedly denied. We reported earlier in the week on teenager Rafiq and his younger sister Rafif. They, along with hundreds of Palestinians are in critical condition and still trapped inside the hospital, too…
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Blocked Gaza aid trucks a ‘moral outrage’ says UN chief
The UN secretary general Antonio Guterres has called the queue of aid-trucks waiting to be allowed into Gaza where people face starvation, ‘a moral outrage’. He was visiting the border crossing between Egypt and Gaza, not far from Rafah, where almost half of Gaza’s population have been displaced and where Israel is threatening to launch…
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Moscow concert attack: Russia links gunmen to Ukraine
More bodies of those killed in the attack on a Moscow concert hall have been found beneath the rubble of the building. President Putin claims the attackers were trying to flee Russia over the border to Ukraine. At least 133 people were killed and 140 injured after gunmen opened fire at the crowd in the…
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‘Sufficient aid not getting into Gaza due to Israeli government,’ says chair of foreign affairs select committee
Earlier we spoke to Alicia Kearns who is chair of the Foreign Affairs select committee. She recently had a Twitter exchange with an Israeli government spokesperson who had claimed the UN… Rather than Israel was responsible for blocking aid deliveries into Gaza. She wrote to the Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron to see what the view…
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Civilians flee as Israeli raid on Al Shifa hospital enters fourth day
In Gaza, the Israeli attack on the Al Shifa hospital has entered its fourth day – as the IDF once again says it is clearing Hamas militants from the complex it first occupied in November. Civilians who have fled the latest operation said they were surrounded by fierce fighting, and that they witnessed the IDF…
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US sues Apple for ‘illegal monopoly’ of smartphone market
Think about smartphones and you’ll probably think iPhone – the ubiquitous handset that has come to dominate the market since it was launched in 2007. But the makers of Apple now face a lawsuit from the US Department of Justice, who accuse the firm of engineering an illegal monopoly – blocking third party developers and…
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‘Need tougher action’ from social media platforms to tackle deepfake porn, says women and equalities committee chair
We spoke to Conservative MP Caroline Nokes, chair of the women and equalities committee.
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Rwanda accused of stoking violence in neighbouring DRC
Conflict has raged for years, with the M23 armed group vying for control in the mineral-rich region.
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Netanyahu addresses US Republican senators
kennIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been holding a video call with Republican senators in Washington after refusing demands from President Biden to abandon a ground offensive in the southern Gazan city of Rafah. It comes amid growing tension between the Israeli government and the Biden Administration and senior Democrats in Washington, led by Chuck…
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Varadkar decision shows ‘trend of sheer exhaustion‘ in politics says writer O’Toole
We spoke to Irish Times columnist, Fintan O’Toole. And asked him whether this resignation is, as some have called it, a ‘political earthquake’.
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Irish PM Leo Varadkar announces exit in emotional speech
When proposed changes to the Irish constitution were comprehensively rejected in a referendum earlier this month, it was damaging for the Prime Minister Leo Varadkar who had backedthem. But few expected him to resign, at least not so quickly. Yet this morning, the media were alerted to a midday announcement. And then the man who…
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Haiti gang violence spirals as hopes for political solution stall
In Haiti, gang violence has spread to previously safe parts of the capital. Residents in affluent parts of Port au Prince woke up to find bodies on the streets. Last week the escalating violence in the Caribbean country forced the resignation of the prime minister Ariel Henry, who had been trying to organise the deployment…
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Meet the Israeli “traitors” standing against the war in Gaza
While opposition to Israel’s conduct in Gaza is voiced around the world, in Israel support for the war is still strong, but we speak to one of only two people imprisoned for refusing to serve in the army. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told his fellow politicians they need to stand united against…