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Revealed: How the global oil industry is fueling Israel’s war on Gaza

Israeli jets and tanks bombarding Palestinians are being fueled by some of the world’s most profitable fossil fuel companies – and US tax-payers, according to research.

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Lithuania blames Putin for Vilnius hammer attack on Navalny aide

Baltic country’s state security says assault on Leonid Volkov was probably to stop Russian opposition influencing election

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Red Sea crisis: US carries out six ‘self-defence’ strikes against Houthi targets

The US said it carried out six strikes in self-defence against Houthi targets on Monday afternoon and evening, hours after the rebel group warned it would escalate attacks during Ramadan in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Sweden joining Nato shows Putin’s war strategy has failed, says Stoltenberg

Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg appeared to reject Pope Francis’s call for Ukraine to “raise the white flag” to Russia, saying that only Vladimir Putin has the option to end the war immediately.

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Middle East crisis live: joint statement on maritime corridor to Gaza released by EU, Cyprus, UAE, UK and US

Cyprus, it continued, “will soon convene senior officials to discuss how we can accelerate this maritime channel supporting those in need, supplementing land and air routes, including from Egypt and Jordan.

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Hamas accuses Israel of 'thwarting' all efforts by mediators to reach a deal

A senior Hamas official has accused Israel of having “thwarted” all efforts by mediators to reach a deal before Ramadan.

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Middle East crisis: Hamas set to stay in Cairo for ceasefire talks; Israel says Hezbollah ‘aggression’ bringing ‘critical point’ nearer – as it happened

Israel’s defence minister, Yoav Gallant, has said the continuing tension with Hezbollah militants at the border with Lebanon was moving the situation nearer to a military escalation, Reuters reports.

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Middle East crisis live: Hamas set to stay in Cairo for ceasefire talks; Israel says Hezbollah ‘aggression’ bringing ‘critical point’ nearer

Israel’s defence minister, Yoav Gallant, has said the continuing tension with Hezbollah militants at the border with Lebanon was moving the situation nearer to a military escalation, Reuters reports.

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British soldiers ‘on the ground’ in Ukraine, says German military leak

British soldiers are “on the ground” in Ukraine helping Kyiv’s forces fire long-range Storm Shadow missiles, according to a leak in Russian media of a top-secret call involving German air force officers.

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Israel has not yet provided evidence to back Hamas 7 October attack claims against UNRWA, UN says

A month after Israeli allegations that a dozen United Nations staff were involved in the 7 October Hamas attack, UN investigators have yet to receive any evidence from Israel to support the claims though they expect some material to be forthcoming “shortly”.