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08/12 21:24 - Israel-Gaza war latest updates: U.S. vetoes U.N. cease-fire resolution; aid system in Gaza near collapse 08/12 20:54 - Bowen: US uses veto but pressure for ceasefire is building 08/12 20:52 - Israel-Gaza war live: US vetoes UN security council resolution on immediate humanitarian ceasefire 08/12 20:50 - Can the UN do anything to stop Israel’s assault on Gaza? 08/12 20:50 - Can the UN do anything to stop Israel’s assault on Gaza? 08/12 20:40 - Billionaires and free speech advocates wade into US college antisemitism fray 08/12 19:25 - Brianna Ghey murder trial: accused denies anti-transgender views 08/12 19:13 - Paris 2024 Olympics: Russian and Belarusian athletes allowed to compete as neutrals 08/12 19:10 - World faces ‘heightened risk’ of mass atrocities due to global inaction 08/12 19:01 - Flooding Gaza would be war crime – Russia 08/12 18:55 - Texas attorney general says he will sue doctor who gives abortion to Kate Cox 08/12 18:37 - ‘He embodied who we are, warts and all’: Dublin mourners bid farewell to Shane MacGowan 08/12 18:35 - US defies appeals to back UN resolution for urgent Gaza ceasefire 08/12 17:59 - US vetoes UN resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire 08/12 17:59 - US vetoes UN resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire 08/12 17:45 - Almost 100 journalists killed and 400 imprisoned in 2023, says report 08/12 17:37 - Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer killed in Gaza 08/12 17:35 - Gaza society ‘on brink of full-blown collapse’, says UN official 08/12 17:14 - One After Another, Russia Blocks Candidates to Host Next Climate Summit 08/12 17:02 - MBS canceled UK trip before welcoming Putin – FT 08/12 16:48 - Rail passengers stuck for hours in 'surreal' ordeal 08/12 16:31 - EU agrees plan to enable member states to end all gas imports from Russia 08/12 16:28 - Russians, Belarusians to compete as ‘neutrals’ at 2024 Paris Olympics: IOC 08/12 16:28 - Russians, Belarusians to compete as ‘neutrals’ at 2024 Paris Olympics: IOC 08/12 15:56 - Biden's Foreign-Policy Legacy Is Now Intertwined With Border Crisis at Home 08/12 15:52 - News24 | South Africa demands 'balanced' ICC investigation on Gaza - excluding Israel 08/12 15:37 - Footage shows IDF parading scores of Palestinian men around in underwear 08/12 15:36 - Migrant visa changes will harm families, archbishop warns 08/12 15:26 - Russian and Belarusians can compete in the Olympics, but only as neutrals 08/12 15:24 - Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least one as attacks on Kyiv resume 08/12 15:17 - World Bank President Ajay Banga Addresses Climate Change 08/12 15:07 - IOC clears Russian, Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals in Paris Games 08/12 15:02 - Orban explains why EU can’t accept Ukraine 08/12 15:01 - What’s really behind Biden’s threat to send Americans to fight Russia? 08/12 14:47 - Viktor Orbán doubles down on opposition to Ukraine’s EU accession talks – as it happpened 08/12 14:45 - Russia-Ukraine war: Kremlin says engaging in peace talks on Kyiv’s terms ‘unrealistic’ – as it happened 08/12 14:38 - News24 | It's official: Vladimir Putin has decided to run again for president 08/12 14:38 - An Aid Package for Ukraine and Israel That Invests in American Security Goals 08/12 14:35 - Putin to stand for fifth term as Russian president 08/12 14:13 - ‘Modest’ Putin makes low-key announcement of 2024 presidential run 08/12 14:00 - The Epicenter of Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Is This Border Town 08/12 13:42 - Hypocrisy in The Hague: Why is it so easy for the International Criminal Court to charge Russians, but not Israelis? 08/12 13:35 - Israel police stop settlers march in Jerusalem after ‘racist chants’ 08/12 13:35 - Israel police stop settlers march in Jerusalem after ‘racist chants’ 08/12 13:18 - Hugh Cullman, Longtime Philip Morris Executive Who Loved and Defended the Tobacco Business, Dies at 100 08/12 13:13 - Documentary: One woman's quest to break her family's silence on the Algerian War 08/12 13:11 - Who is Ilya Ponomarev, the anti-war Russian renegade exiled in Ukraine? 08/12 13:11 - Who is Ilya Ponomarev, the anti-war Russian renegade exiled in Ukraine? 08/12 12:59 - Russia’s Putin announces presidential candidacy in 2024 elections 08/12 12:34 - Putin Says He Will Seek Another Term as Russia’s President 08/12 12:22 - Israel Gaza war: UPenn loses $100m donation after House antisemitism testimony 08/12 12:10 - Putin Confirms He Will Run For President in 2024 08/12 12:01 - First Thing: Hunter Biden indicted on tax charges in new criminal case 08/12 12:00 - Revealed: More than 1,000 unmarked graves discovered along EU migration routes 08/12 11:40 - Putin to stand for re-election as president next year 08/12 11:26 - Putin confirms run for Russian presidency in 2024 election 08/12 11:26 - Putin confirms run for Russian presidency in 2024 election 08/12 11:12 - Iran Looks to Houthi Proxies to Escalate Fight With Israel 08/12 11:01 - Israel: Journalist killed in Lebanon was in ‘active combat zone’ 08/12 11:01 - Israel: Journalist killed in Lebanon was in ‘active combat zone’ 08/12 11:00 - Home Office minister defends extra payment to Rwanda taking total cost of plan to £290m – UK politics live 08/12 10:31 - Women’s football set to enter lucrative ‘NewCo’ era but pitfalls remain 08/12 10:31 - Women’s football set to enter lucrative ‘NewCo’ era but pitfalls remain 08/12 10:20 - NATO state practices burying soldiers – media 08/12 09:31 - Upgrade Your Winter Wardrobe With These 38 Fun Pieces Of Outerwear That Are So Much Better Than A Black Down Coat 08/12 09:26 - The Fireball Masters Champion Who Reignited Golf's Civil War 08/12 09:16 - The newsroom has become a battleground in Israel’s war on Gaza 08/12 09:16 - The newsroom has become a battleground in Israel’s war on Gaza 08/12 08:43 - World War Two shell is detonated on beach in Norfolk 08/12 08:33 - Netanyahu warns Hezbollah after cross-border attack kills Israeli civilian 08/12 08:33 - Netanyahu warns Hezbollah after cross-border attack kills Israeli civilian 08/12 08:23 - Occupied West Bank faces growing Israeli aggression amid Gaza war 08/12 08:23 - Occupied West Bank faces growing Israeli aggression amid Gaza war 08/12 08:13 - White House mulls trading migration laws for Ukraine cash – Reuters 08/12 08:13 - White House touts ‘year of suffering’ for Russian troops 08/12 08:00 - Troubled by a Resurgent Russia and Bickering Allies, Ukraine Hunkers Down 08/12 08:00 - Law Firms Escalate Talent War Even in Slower Economy 08/12 07:55 - Brittany Higgins in ‘tug of war’ over ‘desperately’ wanting to report alleged rape and wanting to keep job, court told 08/12 07:50 - Weather tracker: Low Mississippi River levels take toll on farmers 08/12 07:35 - Tropical cyclone Jasper: widespread Queensland weather warning as BoM considers evacuating staff 08/12 07:13 - U.N. Ramps Up Pressure for Gaza Cease-Fire as Israel Races to Eliminate Hamas 08/12 06:56 - Australia news live: Daniel Andrews fires up over ‘Dictator Dan’ moniker; festival-goers warned about heatwave conditions 08/12 06:39 - Lipreader can testify at Lehrmann defamation trial, judge rules – as it happened 08/12 06:34 - Friday briefing: Why a deadlock in the US senate could have dire consequences for Ukraine 08/12 06:28 - Pentagon getting oil products directly from Russia, Ukrainian watchdog claims 08/12 06:01 - Markets' Hefty ECB Rate Cut Expectations Risk Cold Shower 08/12 06:00 - Ukraine cracks down on draft-dodging as it struggles to find troops 08/12 05:42 - Melbourne’s Anna Schwartz gallery drops artist Mike Parr after political piece on Israel-Gaza war 08/12 05:30 - In Russia, All Policy Roads Lead to the War 08/12 05:00 - Ukraine’s Hungarians in spotlight as Orbán threatens to block EU accession 08/12 04:09 - Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to take steps towards normalisation 08/12 04:09 - Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to take steps towards normalisation 08/12 04:00 - An Electric Mug Warmer, An Armless Desk Chair, And 30 Other Useful Products That'll Make Your Desk Setup Better 08/12 03:28 - 🔴US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza 08/12 03:09 - At a Hanukkah Rally in New York, Prayers, Candles and Calls for Cease-Fire 08/12 03:08 - UAE asks for UN security council to vote on draft resolution demanding humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza – as it happened 08/12 02:49 - Anglo American Warns on Output, to Cut Costs 08/12 02:36 - Blinken urges Israel to finish probe into killing of journalist in Lebanon 08/12 02:36 - Blinken urges Israel to finish probe into killing of journalist in Lebanon 08/12 02:35 - Grooming gangs: Police 'do not accurately understand issue'