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Taiwan holds controversial vote targeting ‘pro-China’ lawmakers
Tessa Wong BBC News, Asia Digital Reporter BBC / Tessa Wong Several of the Kuomintang lawmakers facing the recall vote appeared at an anti-recall rally last weekend Thousands of Taiwanese are heading to the polls in an unprecedented and controversial vote aimed at ousting lawmakers accused of being too close to China. More than 30…
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‘I witnessed war crimes,’ former worker at GHF aid site tells BBC
A retired US special forces officer has revealed to the BBC why he resigned from his work with US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution centres. “I witnessed the Israeli Defense Forces shooting at the crowds of Palestinians,” Anthony Aguilar told the BBC. He added that in his entire career he has never…
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Kristin Cabot resigns from Astronomer after viral Coldplay clip
A US tech company’s chief people officer who was apparently caught on a big screen at a Coldplay concert embracing the company’s CEO has resigned. Kristin Cabot is no longer working for Astronomer, the firm told the BBC in a statement. Her departure follows that of Andy Byron, the company’s former CEO, who left last…
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Almost a third of people in Gaza ‘not eating for days,’ UN warns
Reuters International concern has risen this week with warnings that starvation has gripped Gaza Almost one in three people in Gaza are going days without eating, the UN’s food aid programme has warned. “Malnutrition is surging with 90,000 women and children in urgent need of treatment,” the World Food Programme (WFP) said in a statement…
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220 MPs call for Keir Starmer to recognise Palestinian state
Sam Francis Political reporter Reuters More than a third of MPs have signed a letter to Sir Keir Starmer calling for the UK to recognise a Palestinian state. Some 220 MPs from nine political parties have backed the call – more than half of them Labour – arguing that UK recognition would send a “powerful”…
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Protesters pack Tel Aviv square to demand Gaza ceasefire
Thousands of demonstrators packed Tel Aviv’s Habima Square on Thursday, calling on the Israeli government to agree a deal to end the war in Gaza and bring all the hostages still held by Hamas home. Footage shows huge crowds, with some people holding signs aloft to show their objection to the ongoing conflict. Following the…
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The political feud behind the fight
Jonathan Head South East Asia correspondent Watch: People take shelter after gunfire breaks out between Thailand and Cambodia troops Cambodia and Thailand have a history of occasional conflict. The two countries share a long and forested border with areas that both sides claim. There have been serious exchanges of fire in the past, too –…
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French pledge to recognise Palestine is a gamble
The announcement by President Emmanuel Macron of his intention to recognise Palestinian statehood puts huge pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to follow suit. The French have been itching to take this step for some time. They were planning to make an announcement some weeks ago but were forced to delay after Israel and the US…
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How the Epstein case is tearing apart Maga’s conspiracy wing
Watch: Trump calls out “stupid Republicans” in Jeffrey Epstein files saga It seems like a simple decision for Donald Trump’s administration – release files related to the late convicted paedophile financier Jeffery Epstein, or keep them out of public view. But battles raging among the US president’s supporters in some of the more conspiratorial spaces…
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Voices from Gaza on desperate lack of food
All week across the BBC we’ve been hearing from people in Gaza about their lives as food supplies are restricted leading to malnourishment and starvation. The BBC is not allowed to report from inside Gaza – because the Israeli government won’t allow us – so we rely on trusted freelancers to provide us with material.…
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