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Ukrainians divided over Usyk, the world boxing champion facing Tyson Fury
Boxer has raised funds for Ukraine but faced criticism in the past for his apparent Moscow-leaning sympathies. On the streets of Kyiv this week, the name of the Ukrainian heavyweight boxer Oleksandr Usyk prompted a few eye-rolls, alongside ...World - Boxing -
Four US daycare workers charged with spiking children’s food with melatonin
New Hampshire employees of day care arrested after six-month investigation and each face 10 charges of endangering children. Four New Hampshire daycare employees allegedly spiked children’s food with the sleep supplement melatonin and were ...World -
‘Magic David called’: David Copperfield repeatedly contacted Jeffrey Epstein
Phone messages and meetings suggest a friendship between Copperfield and the disgraced financier. His lawyers deny it. The message pads appear a little faded, but the handwriting on the spiral-bound notebooks is clear enough.. Staff at Jeffrey ...World -
Three Spanish tourists and an Afghan shot dead in Afghanistan attack
Four suspects arrested at the scene of attack in Bamiyan, with four more foreigners and three Afghans reported wounded. Three Spanish tourists and an Afghan civilian have been killed in a shooting attack in Bamiyan province, central Afghanistan.. ...World - Afghanistan -
Parents overestimate sons’ maths skills more than daughters’, study finds
Gender stereotypes at home may hamper female students’ ability to progress in the classroom, research suggests. Parents are more likely to overestimate maths ability in sons than daughters, according to research that suggests that gender ...World -
Israel-Gaza war live: Hamas ‘rejects’ any military presence in Gaza as aid begins to arrive along US-made pier
The US military has begun moving aid ashore in Gaza, as the UN says truck convoys by land remain the most efficient way of getting aid in. Israel on Friday attacked South Africa’s case against it in the international court of justice as an ...World - Israel -
Supplies arrive in Gaza via new pier but land routes essential, says US aid chief
Samantha Power says barely 100 trucks of aid a day enter Gaza, far less than 600 needed to address threat of famine. Humanitarian assistance has begun to arrive in Gaza along a US-made pier, but the US aid chief said the new sea corridor could ...World -
Israel recovers bodies of three hostages taken by Hamas, including Shani Louk
Bodies of Amit Buskila and Itzhak Gelerenter also recovered from Gaza as Israel says 129 hostages remain in captivity. The bodies of three hostages kidnapped by Hamas, including the German-Israeli Shani Louk, have been retrieved from Gaza by the ...World - Israel -
South Africa’s ICJ genocide case aimed at defending Hamas, Israel claims
Israel complains of ‘obscene exploitation’ of genocide convention and asks judges to throw out bid to halt Rafah offensive. Israel on Friday attacked South Africa’s case against it in the international court of justice as an “obscene exploitation” ...World - Israel -
Israel-Gaza war live: no genocide taking place in Gaza, Israel tells UN’s top court
Israel is appearing at international court of justice after South Africa asked it to urgently order end to assault on Rafah. Yemen’s Houthis said they downed a US MQ9 drone on Thursday evening over the south-eastern province of Maareb, the group’s ...World - Israel -
South Africa calls on ICJ to order Israel to end Rafah offensive
Lawyers urge international court of justice to issue urgent measures over assault on Gaza’s southernmost city. South Africa has asked the international court of justice (ICJ) to urgently order Israel to end its assault on Rafah, halt its military ...World - Israel -
Putin and Xi to ‘deepen’ relationship as Russian president visits China while Ukraine war intensifies – live
The Russian president meets Xi Jinping as part of a trip that Chinese state media has described a visit from an ‘old friend’. Full report: Putin arrives in ChinaVladimir Putin has said that Russia-China cooperation is not directed against any ...World - China -
Russia-Ukraine war live: Blinken announces $2bn in aid as Russia claims to have taken more settlements and Zelenskiy cancels trips
US secretary of state says ammunition, armoured vehicles and missiles will be rushed to frontline as Moscow says it has captured more territory. Here are some of the latest images from the newswires:. Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo ...World - Russia -
Michael Cohen admits he wants to see Trump convicted in hush-money cross-examination – live
Cohen also tells court he was ‘knee-deep into the cult’ of Trump; Cohen says he regrets lying for Trump. Michael Cohen tells hush-money jury of phoney invoices to cover up paymentSign up for our free Trump on Trial newsletterDonald Trump is ...World - Donald Trump -
US warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west
Official suggests US funding could be pulled as new ‘Kremlin-inspired’ law provokes mass protests. Why are Georgians protesting against a ‘foreign agents’ bill?Georgia protests – live updatesGeorgia has been warned by the US not to become an ...World -
Georgia parliament approves ‘foreign agent’ bill amid ongoing protests
Law that has caused widespread protests faces likely veto by president, which parliament can override. Riot police used teargas to disperse protesters outside Georgia’s parliament and MPs brawled inside as a “foreign agents” bill – condemned as a ...World -
At least eight Israeli strikes on Gaza aid groups since October, says report
Human Rights Watch says warnings were not issued before attacks, which have killed or injured dozens. See all our Israel-Gaza war coverageIsraeli forces have carried out at least eight strikes on humanitarian convoys and their facilities in Gaza ...World - Israel -
‘You handle it’: Michael Cohen testifies that Trump told him to take care of ‘love-child’ story – live
Michael Cohen says he worked with National Enquirer’s Dylan Howard and David Pecker to prevent Trump love-child story from going public. More people here this morning in support of Donald Trump, per poolers:. JD Vance, the Ohio senator who is ...World - Donald Trump -
Fierce battles in Gaza as Israeli forces attack Hamas militants
Heavy bombardment and airstrikes reported in devastated north while clashes also seen in south as tens of thousands flee Rafah. Thousands protest in Israel amid anger at Netanyahu over hostages held in GazaFierce battles were under way across much ...World - Israel -
Israel-Gaza war live: Israel lacks ‘credible plan’ to safeguard Rafah civilians, says US
Secretary of state Antony Blinken defends decision to pause bomb delivery to Israel: ‘We have real concerns about the way they’re used’. On Sunday, more families, estimated in the thousands, were leaving Rafah as the Israeli military pressure ...World - Israel -
Terrified families flee Rafah as Israel set to open all-out assault
Leaflet instructs Palestinians to leave southern Gaza city as Benjamin Netanyahu shuns pressure from Joe Biden. See all our Israel-Gaza war coverageMore than a hundred thousand Palestinians fled Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, on Saturday, after ...World - Israel -
Israel orders central Rafah residents to evacuate as major offensive looms
Hundreds of thousands more people face displacement as military instructions suggest likely attack on centre of city. Middle East crisis – live updatesThe Israeli military has told residents of central Rafah to evacuate, signalling a major ...World - Israel -
US finds Israel’s use of weapons in Gaza ‘inconsistent’ with human rights law, but will not cut flow of arms
State department also says not enough concrete evidence to link specific US-supplied weapons to violations . The US says it is “reasonable to assess” that the weapons it has provided to Israel have been used in ways that are “inconsistent” with ...World - Israel -
UN general assembly votes to back Palestinian bid for membership
Assembly votes 143 to nine, with 25 abstentions, signalling Israel’s growing isolation on the world stage. The UN general assembly has voted overwhelmingly to back the Palestinian bid for full UN membership, in a move that signalled Israel’s ...World - United Nations -
UN agency closes East Jerusalem HQ after arson attack by ‘Israeli extremists’
Unrwa chief says compound has faced a number of attacks, with lives of UN staff at serious risk. Middle East crisis – live updatesThe UN agency for Palestinian refugees has temporarily closed its East Jerusalem headquarters after weeks of ...World - Israel -
‘We will fight with our fingernails’ says Netanyahu after US threat to curb arms
Israeli prime minister says country can ‘stand alone’ but later says he hopes US and Israel can overcome differences. Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will stand alone and “fight with our fingernails” in defiance of US threats to further ...World -
Judge denies Trump team’s motions for mistrial and to modify gag order – live
Judge Juan Merchan denies the defense’s requests to both call a mistrial and to modify a court-imposed gag order to allow Donald Trump to respond to testimony by Stormy Daniels. ‘You wanted money, right?’: Trump team tries to dent Stormy Daniels’ ...World - Donald Trump -
Israel-Gaza war live: Turkey dismisses ‘fictional’ Israeli claims it is easing trade ban
Turkey’s trade ban with Israel will remain until a permanent ceasefire and humanitarian aid flows are secured, says minister. Analysis: Biden seeks to pull rank in US-Israel relationshipAt least 34,844 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli ...World - Israel -
US will stop supplying some weapons to Israel if it invades Rafah, Biden warns
US president publicly warns that his administration will not provide the weapons for an offensive on Rafah. Israel-Gaza war – live updatesJoe Biden has issued a blunt warning to Israel that his administration will stop supplying bombs and ...World - Joe Biden -
US signals to Israel more arms shipments could be paused over Rafah offensive
Move would mark significant pivot in relations as pressure builds on Israel to pull back from attack . US officials have signalled to Israel that more arms shipments could be delayed if the Israeli military pushes ahead with an offensive in Rafah, ...World - Israel -
Israel launches Rafah offensive it says is start of mission to ‘eliminate’ Hamas
Defence minister says operation will continue until militant group is defeated or begins to free hostages. Israel has launched a major military offensive against Hamas forces in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, seizing control of a key border ...World - Israel -
Israel-Gaza war live: Gaza risks running out of fuel tonight, UN chief warns, after border crossings closed
António Guterres says closure of both Rafah and Kerem Shalom crossings ‘is especially damaging to an already dire humanitarian situation’. Full report: Israel says forces take control of Rafah crossingIsraeli assault on Gaza city of Rafah: what we ...World - Israel -
Israeli forces say they have control of Gaza side of Rafah crossing
Gaza border authority confirms presence of Israel’s tanks at crossing, sole gateway from Egypt for humanitarian aid. IDF says it has control of Rafah crossing – follow it liveIsraeli military forces have taken control of the Palestinian side of ...World - Israel -
Israeli airstrikes on Rafah begin despite mounting ceasefire pressure
Palestinians in Gaza thrown into confusion by Hamas’s acceptance of a deal, followed by Israel’s sceptical response and bomb attacks. Rafah’s fate hung in the balance on Monday after Hamas said it had accepted a ceasefire-for-hostage deal but ...World - Israel -
Israeli assault on Rafah may cause ‘bloodbath’ and famine, aid agencies say
With routes for aid into Gaza closed, relief workers say helping displaced people could become impossible. Aid groups have warned of grave humanitarian consequences and drastic cuts to the supply of aid if an Israeli offensive on Rafah goes ahead, ...World - Israel -
Middle East crisis live: Hamas condemns Israeli order to evacuate Rafah as a ‘dangerous escalation’
Israel’s military has called for people to evacuate eastern neighbourhoods of Rafah and head to what it claimed was an ‘expanded humanitarian zone’ in southern Gaza. Follow all our coverage of the Israel-Gaza warAn anonymous Israeli official with ...World - Israel -
Thousands of Palestinians evacuate eastern Rafah amid Israeli attack threat
Overnight Israeli strikes increase numbers leaving southern city for ‘humanitarian zone’ on coast. Middle East crisis - live updatesThousands of people are evacuating from Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, hours after the Israeli military told ...World - Israel -
Israel shuts down local Al Jazeera offices in ‘dark day for the media’
Foreign Press Association decries move under new law based on claim network is a threat to national security . Israeli authorities shut down the local offices of Al Jazeera on Sunday, hours after a government vote to use new laws to close the ...World - Israel -
Israel tells Hamas to accept ceasefire terms or risk new onslaught ‘in near future’
Netanyahu refuses demands of permanent ceasefire and also moves to shut down Al Jazeera network. Senior Israeli officials ramped up pressure on Hamas on Sunday, saying Israel would refuse any permanent end to hostilities and threatening a new ...World - Israel -
Middle East crisis live: Israel suspends broadcasts of Al Jazeera; minister threatens Rafah attack if truce talks undermined
Netanyahu cabinet votes to shut down TV network’s operations in Israel; Yoav Gallant says Hamas appear to not be serious about reaching a truce. A local official in southern Lebanon said an Israeli strike on a village on Sunday killed a couple and ...World - Israel