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Despite Trump’s peace calls, Russian attacks on Ukraine double since inauguration
Matt Murphy & Ned Davies BBC Verify Reuters Russia has more than doubled the number of drones and missiles fired towards Ukraine since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, a BBC Verify analysis has found, despite his calls for a ceasefire. Attacks had already been rising under former President Joe Biden…
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RFK Jr cancels $500m in mRNA vaccine development in the US
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plans to cancel $500m (£376m) in funding for mRNA vaccines being developed to counter viruses like the flu and Covid-19. The move will impact 22 projects being led by major pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer and Moderna, for vaccines against bird flu and other viruses, HHS said.…
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott seeks court order to fire top Democrat who fled in row over voting map
Watch: “We have to use every tool” – State lawmaker defends leaving Texas over gerrymandering Texas Governor Greg Abbott has said he is taking legal action to remove from office dozens of Democrats who have fled the state to block a plan to redraw electoral boundaries. He filed a lawsuit with the Texas Supreme Court…
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UN official says Israel expanding Gaza operations would risk ‘catastrophic consequences’
Yolande Knell Middle East correspondent Watch: UN official says Netanyahu’s reported Gaza expansion plans risk “catastrophic consequences” A top UN official has warned there would be “catastrophic consequences” if Israel expands its military operations in Gaza, after reports Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is pushing for a total reoccupation of the strip. Assistant Secretary General…
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Convicted rapist fighting to remain in parliament in Australia
An Australian politician convicted of rape is fighting – from his jail cell – to remain a member of the New South Wales (NSW) state parliament. Gareth Ward was last month found guilty of sexually assaulting two young men, aged 18 and 24, at his home between 2013 and 2015, and is now in custody…
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Aboriginal group launches legal bid to stop Brisbane Olympic stadium
An Indigenous group has launched legal action to stop a 63,000-seat stadium for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics being built on culturally significant land. The Queensland government announced in March that a new A$3.8bn ($2.5bn; £1.8bn) stadium would be built – with federal funding – at Victoria Park, a 60-hectare site. The Yagara Magandjin Aboriginal Corporation…
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Zelensky thanks Trump for ‘productive’ talks ahead of ceasefire deadline
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky has said he and Donald Trump discussed sanctions against Russia, defence cooperation and drone production ahead of a visit to Moscow by US envoy Steve Witkoff. Thanking Trump for “productive” talks on Tuesday, Zelensky claimed that Moscow was particularly “sensitive” to the prospect of sanctions. Trump has previously stated that if Russia…
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Great Barrier Reef suffers worst coral decline on record
Getty Images Parts of the Great Barrier Reef have suffered the largest annual decline in coral cover since records began nearly 40 years ago, according to a new report. Northern and southern branches of the sprawling Australian reef both suffered their most widespread coral bleaching, the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) found. Reefs have…
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A Texas showdown could reshape Congress
Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent Watch: Texas Speaker plans civil arrest warrants against absent Democrats Dozens of Texas Democrats have secretly left the state in a dramatic effort to stop Republicans from holding a vote that could determine the balance of power in the US Congress. Republican Governor Greg Abbot has issued orders that they…
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'Hiroshima survivor stories were painful to draw'
Hiroshima students have spent weeks visualising the stories of survivors from the atomic bomb and turning them into art. Source link
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