Israel misses US aid ultimatum for Gaza as defence minister dashes ceasefire hopes

Palestinian medical officials said two Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 14 people, including two children and a woman. The deaths came as eight international aid groups said in a report on Tuesday that Israel has failed to meet U.S. demands that it allow greater humanitarian access to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where conditions are worse than at any point in the 13-month-old war.

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At least 26 dead in powerful bomb blast at train station in Pakistan

At least 26 people have died in a powerful bomb blast at a train station in Quetta, southwestern Pakistan.

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‘Afghanistan is one of the countries that is really left behind& & Taliban officials to attend UN climate summit for first time

The Taliban is sending officials to attend the UN climate summit in Azerbaijan&s capital Baku starting today, in what will be the group&s first appearance at the forum since its forceful takeover of Afghanistan.

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Israeli airstrikes kill dozens in Lebanon and northern Gaza while Trump and Netanyahu speak

Israeli strikes killed dozens of people including children yesterday in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza, as the world watched for signs of how the US election might affect the war against Iranian-backed militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah.

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Women and children are nearly 70pc of verified Gaza war dead, UN rights office says

The UN Human Rights Office said yesterday nearly 70pc of the fatalities it has verified in the Gaza war were women and children, and condemned what it called a systematic violation of the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law.

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