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Mapping Israel’s military campaign in the occupied West Bank
Israel is applying many of the tactics used in its war on Gaza to seize and control territory across the occupied West Bank during its Operation Iron Wall campaign,...
Australian actor starts fundraiser to cryogenically preserve son, who died by suicide after bullying
A woman in Australia is raising money to cryogenically preserve her 13-year-old son’s body after he died by suicide following "months of brutal bullying," according to the online fundraiser.Clare...
Zelensky vows to boost Ukrainian arms production
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky plans to further expand his country's arms industry to defend against Russia's full-scale invasion.Russia must feel that all its misdeeds against Ukraine will be answered,...
Israeli troops open fire as aid group loses control of distribution centre
Israeli troops have opened fire near thousands of hungry Palestinians as a logistics group chosen by Israel to ship food into Gaza lost control of its distribution centre on...
Man’s Hand Gets Stuck Under Train Armrest While Reaching for AirPods. Why It Took 90 Minutes to Free Him
Firefighters were summoned to a train station in Germany on May 23 after a passenger's hand was stuck under an armrest while looking for his dropped AirPodsRescuers had to...
‘How did you get here?’ A large elephant seal is found lumbering along a South African street
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen lumbering along a street in a coastal town in South Africa early...
Caroline O’Reilly obituary
My life partner, Caroline O’Reilly, who has died aged 71, was a fearless community activist and socialist.In the 1970s, when I first met her, Caroline was active in Southall,...
No ‘forced solidarity’ with Israel, says German foreign minister
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has warned the Israeli government not to use accusations of anti-Semitism to pressure Berlin amid mounting German criticism of Israel's conduct in Gaza.The German...
UNRWA chief rejects Israeli accusations of agency’s links to Hamas
The head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has accused Israel of making "unsubstantiated claims" that the agency has...
German businesses warn that economic upturn ‘not yet in sight’
Helena Melnikov, Germany's Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) Managing Director, speaks at a press conference on the DIHK Economic Survey Early Summer 2025 at the Haus der Deutschen...
Iran summons French diplomat over praise of Palme d’Or-winning film ‘It Was Just An Accident’
Iran has summoned France's representative in protest after the French foreign minister praised the Cannes-winning Iranian film as “a gesture of resistance against the Iranian regime's oppression.”French Foreign Minister...
Anger as Zimbabwe leader okays new radio levy for motorists
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed into law a contentious bill that requires all motorists to buy a radio licence before acquiring vehicle insurance.There has been an outcry from...