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How the controversial US-Israeli backed Gaza aid plan turned to chaos
Matt Murphy & Kevin Nguyen BBC Verify BBC The masked and armed security contractor atop a dirt mound watches thousands of Palestinians who have been kettled into narrow lanes separated by fences below. He makes a heart shape with his hands and the crowd responds – the fence begins to bend as they push against…
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The noise battle at the heart of the Bernabéu
Kristina Voelk BBC News, Madrid Xavi Torrent/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management Real Madrid’s stadium played host to two back-to-back Taylor Swift concerts last May Last year, tens of thousands of ‘Swifties’ – Taylor Swift fans – thronged Madrid to watch back-to-back concerts at the Spanish capital’s famous Bernabéu stadium, home to Real Madrid, who…
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US to doubles steel import tariffs to 50%
President Donald Trump has announced the US will double its current tariff rate on steel imports from 25% to 50%. Speaking at a rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Trump said the move would help boost the local steel industry and the national output, while decreasing reliance on China. Trump also said that $14bn would be invested…
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French scientist behind abortion pill dies aged 98
The French scientist who created the abortion pill has died at the age of 98. Étienne-Émile Baulieu helped develop the oral drug RU-486, also known as mifepristone, which has provided millions of women across the world with a safe and inexpensive alternative to a surgical abortion. Dr Baulieu died at his home in Paris on…
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M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit dies aged 87
Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy awards for her role on the popular comedy TV series M*A*S*H, died on Friday, according to her representative. She died at her home in New York at the age of 87, her publicist Harlan Boll told the BBC. She likely died of natural causes, although a coroner’s report is…
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Last hospital in North Gaza governorate evacuated after Israeli order
al-Awda staff In a screenshot from video provided by hospital staff of the evacuation, people, some wearing vests with the hospital’s name on the back, carry bags to ambulances The last hospital providing health services in the North Gaza governorate is out of service after the Israeli military ordered its immediate evacuation, the hospital’s director…
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Macron warns the West could lose credibility over Ukraine and Gaza wars
Tessa Wong Reporting fromShangri-la Dialogue, Singapore Getty Images Macron was speaking at the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore France’s President Emmanuel Macron warned the US and Europe risked losing their credibility and being accused of “double standards” if they do not resolve the wars in Ukraine and Gaza soon. He also appealed to Asian countries to…
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Gaza being subjected to forced starvation, top UN official tells BBC
The UN’s humanitarian chief has said people in Gaza are being subjected to forced starvation by Israel. In an interview with the BBC, Tom Fletcher said he believed this had led to a change in the international response to Gaza. Asked if his assessment of forced starvation amounted to a war crime, he said: “Yeah,…
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Taylor Swift buys back the rights to her master recordings
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images Taylor Swift has bought back the rights to her first six albums, ending a long-running battle over the ownership of her music. “All of the music I’ve ever made now belongs to me,” said the star, announcing the news on her official website. “I’ve been bursting into tears of…
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Five ways world’s richest man changed the White House
Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, White House A chainsaw, two hats and Lil X: Musk’s eventful time at Doge Elon Musk’s time in the Trump administration is coming to an end after a tempestuous 129 days in which the world’s richest man took an axe to government spending – stirring ample controversy along the way.…
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