Children and elderly are dying from starvation in Gaza, says health minister

22/05/2025 17:21 The Guardian

UN spokesperson says about 90 aid trucks have entered Gaza, but Palestinian Red Crescent says deliveries have not arrived• Middle East crisis – live updatesTwenty-nine children and elderly people have died from starvation in Gaza in the last two days, the Palestinian Authority health minister has said , as Israeli strikes killed at least 52 people since dawn amid a renewed military offensive across the territory.The warning came as food aid is expected to start reaching Palestinians in Gaza this week after Israel began allowing limited goods through after nearly three months after global pressure to lift the blockade and halt a newly expanded offensive. Continue reading...

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Harvard says Trump administration’s block on international student enrollment ‘unlawful’ – US politics live

In a major escalation between Trump and Harvard, homeland security secretary Kristi Noem says move to halt enrollment should ‘serve as a warning’Trump administration halts Harvard’s ability to enroll international studentsIsrael’s foreign minister, Gideon Sa’ar, has accused unnamed Europea...

22/05/2025 21:13 The Guardian

World’s seven wealthiest countries agree to counter China’s trade practices

G7 finance ministers and central bank governors pledge to address ‘economic imbalances’, without naming ChinaTop finance officials from the world’s seven wealthiest democracies set aside stark differences on US tariffs and agreed to counter global “economic imbalances”, a swipe at China’...

22/05/2025 20:35 The Guardian

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This live blog is now closed. For the latest on the Israel-Gaza war, read our full report:Children and elderly are dying from starvation in Gaza, says health ministerIsraeli foreign minister Gideon Saar accused unnamed European officials on Thursday of “toxic antisemitic incitement” he blamed fo...

22/05/2025 19:26 The Guardian

Rain reprieve expected for north NSW after deadly flooding ‘smashed’ communities

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22/05/2025 18:49 The Guardian

Ministers brace for NHS strikes after doctors denounce ‘derisory’ pay rise

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22/05/2025 18:28 The Guardian

Doctors and whistleblowers in delayed Gaza film threaten to pull out

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22/05/2025 17:47 The Guardian

Iran would view US as ‘participant’ in any Israeli attack on its nuclear sites

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22/05/2025 17:33 The Guardian

US scientists predict up to five major hurricanes in above-average season

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UK politics: Starmer accused of being ‘beneath contempt’ for attack on Chagos deal critics – as it happened

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22/05/2025 17:13 The Guardian

Germany boosts Nato’s eastern flank with new Baltic brigade amid threat from Russia – Europe live

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Kneecap say terrorism charge is ‘political policing’

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German troops start first permanent foreign deployment since second world war

Heavy combat unit of 4,800 soldiers and 200 civilian staff inaugurated in Lithuania on Nato’s eastern flankThe German chancellor has visited Lithuania to mark Berlin’s first permanent foreign troop deployment since the second world war, as he called on allies to dramatically expand their efforts...

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UK’s largest Lee Miller retrospective to be held at Tate Britain

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22/05/2025 13:29 The Guardian

‘Unprecedented’ marine heatwave hits waters around Devon, Cornwall and Ireland

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22/05/2025 13:27 The Guardian

Trump’s tax bill to cost 830,000 jobs and drive up bills and pollution emissions, experts warn

Bill will unleash millions more tonnes of planet-heating pollution and couldn’t come at a worse time, say expertsA Republican push to dismantle clean energy incentives threatens to reverberate across the US by costing more than 830,000 jobs, raising energy bills for US households and threatening t...

22/05/2025 11:00 The Guardian

UK government urged to introduce GCSE in Ukrainian for child refugees

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FBI whistleblower claims he tried to get to Musk to warn him he was being targeted by Russia

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Romania’s top court rejects far-right candidate’s attempt to annul election

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Tories must ‘get moving’ on new policies or face crisis, says Robert Jenrick

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Australia approves new drug to treat early Alzheimer’s disease

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22/05/2025 06:22 The Guardian

Thursday briefing: Labour U-turns on winter fuel cuts – but is the political damage already done?

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22/05/2025 05:55 The Guardian

Washington DC shooting: suspect in custody after two Israeli embassy staff killed near Capital Jewish Museum – latest updates

Homicides are under investigation, police say during press conference, after fatal shooting of man and woman Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead near Washington DC Jewish museum – homeland security secretaryThe shooting comes as Israel’s allies have demanded it allow food and medical aid into Ga...

22/05/2025 04:52 The Guardian

Kim Jong-un furious as North Korea warship partly ‘crushed’ in launch gone wrong

South Korea said the destroyer was lying sideways in the water after ceremony to launch the new 5,000-tonne shipA ceremony to welcome a new addition to North Korea’s naval fleet has ended in embarrassment following a major accident during the ship’s launch that the country’s dictator, Kim Jong...

22/05/2025 04:50 The Guardian

Australia news live: Minns warns NSW to ‘brace for more tough news’ after body found in floods-hit home; Ley disputes McKenzie claim

NSW premier apologises to flood-affected residents experiencing ‘anxious’ hours-long waits for rescue. Follow today’s news liveNSW floods map: record-breaking rain in charts and mapsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMinns says community ‘no doubt bracing’ for more...

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Israel-Gaza war: Netanyahu says all of Gaza will be under Israel’s control by end of offensive – as it happened

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21/05/2025 19:00 The Guardian

Israeli troops fire ‘warning shots’ at 25 diplomats visiting occupied West Bank

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21/05/2025 18:00 The Guardian

Finland ‘preparing for the worst’ as Russia expands military presence near border

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