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Huge rally in Yemen capital after US and UK strike Houthi targets What moved the dial for the US?   Gary O’Donoghue Senior Correspondent, North America It’s clear from senior administration officials that an attack on an American commercial vessel, being escorted by US military vessels on Tuesday, was the tipping point for last night’s action. Twenty …

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  South Africa accuses Israel of genocide and urges top UN court to halt Gaza war By Christian Edwards, CNN  7 minute read Published 11:14 AM EST, Thu January 11, 2024 South Africa accused Israel of genocide in an unprecedented case at the United Nations’ top court, saying the country’s leadership was “intent on destroying the Palestinians in …

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US and UK navies repel largest Houthi attack on Red Sea shipping By David Gritten BBC News UK and US naval forces have repelled the largest attack yet by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Red Sea shipping, UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps says. Carrier-based jets and warships shot down 21 drones and missiles launched by the Iran-backed …

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British surgeon says Gaza ‘beyond worst thing’ he’s seen, as Jordan’s king warns Israel creating a ‘generation of orphans’ By Martin Goillandeau, Isa Soares, Catherine Nicholls, Caroline Faraj and Kathleen Magramo, CNN  5 minute read Published 12:21 AM EST, Tue January 9, 2024 A British surgeon who led an emergency medical team in central Gaza says the situation at Al-Aqsa hospital has been “beyond …

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TB Joshua: Megachurch leader raped and tortured worshippers, BBC finds By Charlie Northcott and Helen Spooner BBC News, Africa Eye Evidence of widespread abuse and torture by the founder of one of the world’s biggest Christian evangelical churches has been uncovered by the BBC. Dozens of ex-Synagogue Church of all Nations members – five British – …

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Al Jazeera bureau chief’s son Hamza al-Dahdouh among journalists killed in Gaza 7th January 2024, 06:22 PST By Shaimaa Khalil BBC News, Jerusalem The eldest son of Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief has been killed in an Israeli strike in southern Gaza.   Hamza al-Dahdouh, an Al Jazeera network journalist and cameraman, was with other journalists …

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Alaska Airlines grounds 737 Max 9 planes after section blows out mid-air By Thomas Mackintosh & Kathryn Armstrong BBC News A passenger plane lost a section of its fuselage in mid-air forcing it to make an emergency landing in the US state of Oregon. The Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 turned back minutes into its …

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Israeli minister outlines plans for Gaza after war By Wyre Davies in Jerusalem & Alys Davies in London BBC News Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has outlined proposals for the future governance of Gaza once the war between Israel and Hamas is over.   There would, he said, be limited Palestinian rule in the territory. Hamas …

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Hamas accuses Israel of hitting Gaza ‘safe zone’ killing 14 Another merchant vessel attacked in Red Sea Another merchant vessel has been attacked in the Red Sea. According to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) the unnamed vessel has been boarded by 5 or 6 “unauthorised armed persons”. It happened 460 nautical miles east of …

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At least 103 dead in bomb blasts near Iran general Qasem Soleimani’s tomb – state TV By David Gritten BBC News At least 103 people have been killed by two bomb explosions near the tomb of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani on the fourth anniversary of his assassination by the US, Iran’s state media report. State broadcaster Irib …

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