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World Food Programme says northern Gaza aid convoy blocked

The World Food Programme (WFP) says its first attempt in two weeks to bring food aid to northern Gaza was blocked by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

March 6, 2024 2:00 pm
 

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Attempt to resume northern Gaza food deliveries 'largely unsuccessful'

The United Nations’ food agency said it was “largely unsuccessful” in its attempt to resume deliveries to northern Gaza which is nearing famine.

March 6, 2024 1:12 pm
 

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Hungary president signs Sweden's NATO membership ratification

Hungary’s President Tamas Sulyok has signed the bill that approved Sweden’s accession to the NATO military alliance.

March 6, 2024 12:36 pm
 

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China drops 'peaceful reunification' reference to Taiwan

China will boost its defence spending by 7.2% this year.

March 6, 2024 11:37 am
 

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France's Macron urges allies not be cowardly on Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron told expats in Prague it was time for Ukraine’s allies to step up.

March 6, 2024 10:13 am
 

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As Gaza's hunger crisis worsens, emaciated children at hospitals

Two Palestinian toddlers with sunken eyes and emaciated faces, one in a yellow cardigan and the other in a stripy top.

March 6, 2024 9:28 am
 

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Venezuela presidential election to be held July 28-electoral council

Venezuela will hold its presidential election on July 28, the head of the national electoral council Elvis Amoroso said.

March 6, 2024 8:55 am
 

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Trump wins North Dakota caucus ahead of Super Tuesday vote

Donald Trump won the North Dakota Republican presidential caucuses on Monday, according to a projection by Edison Research, ahead of a slew of contests known as Super Tuesday when he is expected to further strengthen his grip on the party’s presidential nomination.

March 5, 2024 4:14 pm
 

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Haiti's neighbors prepare for 'drastic escalation' in violence after jailbreak

Haiti’s neighbors on Monday began shoring up their defenses and recalling embassy staff as a gang conflict in the Caribbean nation escalated and thousands fled fresh fighting.

March 5, 2024 3:05 pm
 

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France makes abortion a constitutional right

France has become the first country in the world to explicitly include the right to abortion in its constitution.

March 5, 2024 1:41 pm
 

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Children starving to death in northern Gaza: WHO

Children are dying of starvation in northern Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief says.

March 5, 2024 12:40 pm
 

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UN team says rape, gang rape likely occurred during Hamas attack on Israel

A team of United Nations experts reported on Monday that there were “reasonable grounds to believe” sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, occurred at several locations during the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas militants.

March 5, 2024 11:06 am

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