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Biden approves nuclear strategy refocusing on China threat – report

Joe Biden has approved a US nuclear strategy to prepare for possible coordinated nuclear confrontations with Russia, China and North Korea, according to a New York Times reported on Tuesday.

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Russia-Ukraine war live: 120,000 Russians flee border areas, says state media; Zelenskiy says situation in Ukraine’s east is ‘difficult’

Over 122,000 Russians have fled the border regions amid Ukraine’s Kursk invasion, according to Russian media.

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Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu’s office says meeting with Blinken was ‘positive’

Benjamin Netanyahu’s three-hour meeting with Antony Blinken was “positive and conducted in a good spirit”, according to a statement from the Israeli prime minister’s office.

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Ukrainian team blew up Nord Stream pipeline, claims report

The Nord Stream gas pipeline was blown up by a small Ukrainian sabotage team in an operation that was initially approved by Volodymyr Zelenskiy and then called off, but which went ahead anyway, according to claims in a report in the Wall Street Journal.

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Gaza death toll hits 40,000, with thousands more yet to be counted

The figure given by the strip’s health officials does not tell the full story of Palestinian losses, excluding those missing or buried in rubble

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Israel-Gaza war live: Israel publishes plan for new West Bank settlement as regional tensions simmer

Israel has published plans for one of its proposed new settlements in the occupied West Bank, finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Wednesday, upping the ante a day before planned new Gaza peace talks seen as vital to preventing a regional war.

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Russia claims to have stopped attempt by Ukraine to break deeper into Kursk region

Russia’s defence ministry says it has stopped an attempt by Ukraine to break deeper into the Kursk region and has struck back against Kyiv’s forces in the Sumy region.

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US orders strike group to accelerate deployment to Middle East amid fears of Iran attack on Israel

The US has ordered a strike group of fighter jets and navy warships to accelerate its deployment to the Middle East, as the region braces for possible attacks by Iran and its allies after the killing of senior members of Hamas and Hezbollah.

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Israel-Gaza war: thousands evacuate Khan Younis as Israeli tanks return to city – as it happened

Israeli tanks returned to the southern Gaza City of Khan Younis on Friday, forcing thousands to evacuate along congested roadways, as Palestinian fighters continued to attack Israeli troops from the ruins, residents and the military have told Reuters.