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July 31, 2025

Hong Kong democracy campaigner accuses UK police of asking her to ‘self-censor’

Exclusive: Thames Valley police requested Carmen Lau ‘avoid public gatherings’ after neighbours received bounty lettersA former Hong Kong politician...

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July 31, 2025

Trump threatens Canada on trade deal after Carney moves to recognise Palestine

Trump says recognising Palestine statehood ‘rewards Hamas’ and US deal with Canada would now be ‘very hard’

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July 31, 2025

Mass rape, forced pregnancy and sexual torture in Tigray amount to crimes against humanity – report

Warning: this article contains graphic and distressing testimony and imagesResearch documents ‘horrific and extreme’ attacks by Ethiopian and...

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July 31, 2025

France under pressure to stop $9.7m of USAID contraceptives being destroyed

US reportedly planning to destroy contraceptives, probably destined for Africa, in France after dismantling USAIDThe French government has said it is...

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July 31, 2025

Minister dismisses peers’ claims that UK recognition of Palestine may break international law

Gareth Thomas says move is ‘political judgment’ after challenge from 40 members of House of Lords

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July 31, 2025

Trump escalates trade war with Canada after prime minister announces plan to recognize Palestine – US politics live

US president says Canada’s move, following similar announcements by France and the UK, ‘will make it very hard for us’ to conclude trade dealThe...

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July 31, 2025

IDF gunfire kills 30 Palestinians waiting for aid, Gaza defence ministry says, as US special envoy due to visit Israel – Israel-Gaza war live

Up to 300 people reported as wounded in incident north of Gaza City as Steve Witkoff set to visit IsraelSyrian foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani...

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July 31, 2025

Russian strikes on Kyiv kill at least six people, Ukrainian officials say

Drone and missile attacks also leave dozens injured on eve of crucial vote on anti-corruption bodies

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July 31, 2025

Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy condemns latest deadly Russian attacks as ‘showcase killings’

Six die in strikes on Ukraine as Russia shrugs off threat of sanctions and secondary tariffs with reduced US ceasefire deadlineAnother night, another...

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July 31, 2025

Thursday briefing: How ​global ​preparedness ​prevented a ​tsunami ​tragedy

In today’s newsletter: Years of preparation and global coordination ensured communities from Japan to Hawaii were not caught off guardGood morning....

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July 30, 2025

Israel’s new measures do nothing to stop the starvation crisis in Gaza, say aid workers

Humanitarian workers say airdrops and corridors to allow trucks into region have done little to stop the rising death tollAid workers have said...

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July 30, 2025

Children and elderly people most vulnerable as Gaza famine deepens, warn experts

Aid agencies, governments and UN’s food security monitor report evidence of worsening starvation, particularly among under-fivesHumanitarian experts...

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