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Gaza now worse than hell on earth, humanitarian chief tells BBC
Jeremy Bowen International Editor World leaders ‘obligated’ to save lives in Gaza, says head of ICRC Gaza has become worse than hell on earth, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross has told the BBC. In an interview at the ICRC’s headquarters in Geneva, the organisation’s president Mirjana Spoljaric said “humanity is…
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Putin will seek revenge for Ukraine drone attack, warns Trump
Vladimir Putin has said he will have to respond to Ukraine’s major drone attack on Russian airbases, US President Donald Trump has warned. Speaking after a phone call with the Russian president, Trump said: “President Putin did say, and very strongly, that he will have to respond to the recent attack on the airfields.” Trump…
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Killings near Gaza aid centre will deepen criticism of Israel’s new distribution system
Jeremy Bowen International editor Getty Images Witnesses and international medical teams report terrible scenes of killing as Israeli troops opened fire in the hours of Tuesday before dawn on Palestinians who were converging on the new aid distribution site in southern Gaza. It was “total carnage” according to a foreign witness. An official statement from…
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Eleven people die in crush at Bengaluru IPL victory parade
Eleven people have been killed and dozens injured in a crush outside a cricket stadium in Bengaluru, which was hosting a victory parade to celebrate the home team’s Indian Premier League win, the state’s chief minister said. Thousands of people had lined the streets on Wednesday to welcome the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) who beat…
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BBC on the ground in Seoul as new president is announced
Millions voted in Tuesday’s snap election triggered by former president Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment over his failed martial law bid. Kim Moon-soo of the People Power Party conceded defeat and congratulated Lee Jae-myung, who had fought this election as a referendum on martial law – promising to make sure it would never happen again. The…
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Act now to save lives in Gaza, ICRC head urges world leaders
Gaza has become worse than hell on Earth, according to the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric. Speaking to the BBC’s international editor Jeremy Bowen at the ICRC headquarters in Geneva, Spoljaric says what is happening in Gaza surpasses any acceptable legal, moral and humane standard. She calls on…
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Vanuatu looks into revoking his golden passport
Getty Images Vanuatu authorities are looking at revoking Andrew Tate’s citizenship after it was revealed that he acquired a golden passport at around the same time as his 2022 arrest in Romania for rape and human trafficking. The self-described misogynist influencer acquired citizenship under a fast-track scheme for those who invest at least $130,000 (£96,000)…
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Cologne evacuates thousands so WW2 bombs can be diffused
The German city of Cologne is evacuating some 20,500 people from a large area in the city centre so experts can defuse three unexploded bombs from World War Two. The American bombs were discovered on Monday in a shipyard in the Deutz neighbourhood, the city said in a statement. Unexploded ordnance can still pose a…
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BBC rejects incorrect White House claims on Gaza coverage
The BBC has rejected incorrect White House criticism of its Gaza coverage, describing a claim that it had taken down a story as “completely wrong”. At Tuesday’s White House briefing President Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt accused the BBC of taking “the word of Hamas” when reporting on the number of people killed in a…
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Police search derelict and desolate area
The BBC’s Phil Mackie reports from Lagos near Praia da Luz, Portugal where Portuguese and German police are continuing in their search for Madeleine McCann. As Mackie reports “the clock is ticking” for investigators who only have until Friday to search across a 21 sq km (8.1 sq miles) site between where the toddler went…
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