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Rebuilding of Gaza healthcare system requires $10 billion: WHO

Israel has restricted aid into Gaza, leaving patients with chronic illness without treatment [Getty] Gaza’s healthcare system, devastated by over…

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Why are campaigners concerned by Palantir’s presence in the UK?

The firm is expanding its footprint across the UK public sector despite mounting concerns over surveillance, privacy and its military-linked…

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US mulls lifting sanctions on the ‘North Korea of Africa’

Isaias Afwerki’s regime is ranked among the most authoritarian in the world. [Getty] The US is considering lifting sanctions on…

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Who is Issam Buwaydani, ex-Syrian rebel leader detained by UAE?

Former Syrian rebel leader Issam Buwaydani was released in April after being detained for nearly a year by the UAE,…

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UK Foreign Office closes unit tracking Israeli violations

The closure of the unit has raised serious concerns among human rights lawyers [Getty] The closure of a UK Foreign…

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Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei ‘gravely wounded’ but ‘mentally sharp’

Access for security reasons is extremely limited to Khamenei, who remains in hiding, with only handwritten messages passed on, it…

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Met Opera says Saudi partnership has fallen through

The Met, which has faced credit ratings downgrades in the last year in the wake of operating deficits, said Thursday…

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Was St. George really Palestinian?

Saint George is the patron saint of several countries around the world which he never visited [Getty] A saint, a…

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NRC chief: Norway should use wealth fund for aid due to oil rise

Jan Egeland was the top UN humanitarian official from 2003 to 2006 and a deputy Norwegian foreign minister in the…

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Lebanon under pressure to remove law boycotting Israel

The Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported on Thursday that Israel and the United States are pressuring Lebanon to repeal the law…

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