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Gaza

At least 10 people killed near two aid distribution sites in Gaza

The violence came a day after US officials visited the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation GHF site, and the US ambassador Steve Witkoff described the troubled system as “an incredible feat.”

Europe News

Ukraine claims attacks on Russian drone storage airbase and plant

In a social media post, Governor of the Samara Oblast region, Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, confirmed the drone strike on Novokuibyshevsk, writing "Enemy UAVs attacked one of the industrial facilities in Novokuibyshevsk this morning. Emergency services are working at the scene".

Gaza

More aid dropped by plane over Gaza Strip amid worsening hunger crisis

Jordan announced it had conducted three airdrops over the skies of Gaza on Sunday, including one in cooperation with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Gaza

Israel intercepts Gaza-bound activist ship carrying humanitarian aid

The Handala is the second ship operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition that Israel has prevented in recent months from delivering aid to Gaza.

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Space

US space agency NASA set to lose around 20 percent of its workforce

NASA employees who chose to leave accepted the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" (DRP) option, according to the space agency' news Chief Cheryl Warner.

World News

Orban vows to veto EU budget over frozen EU funds

Brussels and Budapest over the years have been at loggerheads on a range of issues, most recently that of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but the situation has been made worse by the frozen EU funds.

World News

E3 leaders make renewed call for ceasefire in Gaza amid hunger deaths

The call comes after the three leaders spoke again by phone on Saturday morning, following Friday's conversation. According to the British PM Keir Starmer, the E3 leaders talked about the situation in Gaza, which they agreed is appalling.

World News

At least 25 people killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza, hospitals say

According to staff at the Shifa hospital, most of the victims were killed by gunfire as they waited for aid trucks close to the Zikim crossing with Israel.

World News

Iran sends telecom satellite Nahid-2 into orbit on Russian rocket

The Soyuz-2.1b rocket blasted off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Siberia on Friday morning, carrying the Nahid-2 satellite and 18 other small payloads, according to Iranian state media.

World News

UN rapporteur for Palestine says US sanctions on her 'shocking'

The State Department’s decision to impose sanctions on Albanese followed an unsuccessful US pressure campaign to force the Geneva-based Human Rights Council to remove her from her post.

Economy

Lula vows retaliatory tariffs if Trump imposes 50% levies on Brazil

Brazilian President Lula da Silva warns of retaliatory tariffs on the US if Trump imposes a 50% levy over Bolsonaro's trial, risking a trade war.

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