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Trump appears sidelined as the US caught unawares by Israel’s unprecedented strikes on Qatar

In the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes targeting Hamas negotiators in the heart of Qatar’s capital Doha, the White House appeared sidelined from halting a conflict that Donald Trump has claimed only he could mediate.

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Qatar condemns ‘criminal assault’ as Israel launches airstrikes against Hamas leaders in Doha – Middle East crisis live

The State of Qatar strongly condemns the cowardly Israeli attack that targeted residential buildings housing several members of the Political Bureau of Hamas in the Qatari capital, Doha.

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Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas to accept Gaza ceasefire deal

Donald Trump on Sunday issued what he called his “last warning” to Hamas, urging the Palestinian militant group to accept a deal to release hostages from Gaza.

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Pentagon expected to become ‘Department of War’ as US cities brace for Trump’s next national guard deployment – live

The president is expected to sign an executive order on Friday authorizing the rebrand, the White House said, as part of an attempt to formalize the name change without an act of Congress.

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Middle East crisis: at least 21,000 children disabled in Gaza during war, says UN committee – as it happened

At least 21,000 children in Gaza have been disabled since the war between Israel and Hamas began on 7 October 2023, a United Nations committee said on Wednesday.

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Xi, Putin and Kim: behind the choreographed image that could symbolise a shift in the global balance of power

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Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world’s top scholars on the crime say

The world’s leading genocide scholars’ association has backed a resolution stating that Israel’s actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of the crime.

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Israeli airstrike kills Houthi prime minister in Yemen, rebels say

An Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of the Houthi rebel-controlled government in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, the Houthis have said.

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UN human rights staff urge leadership to declare Israel’s war in Gaza a genocide

Hundreds of employees of the United Nations’ leading human rights agency have backed an internal letter telling its leadership to declare Israel’s offensive in Gaza a genocide and to call on UN member states to suspend arms sales to Israel.

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UK and EU summon top Russian diplomats after strikes hit British Council and EU offices in deadly attack on Kyiv - Europe live

UK foreign secretary David Lammy has now confirmed that the British government has summoned the Russian ambassador to the UK Foreign Office.