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US reveals it paused shipment of bombs for Israel (Wed, 08 May 2024)
A bomb shipment was halted last week over concerns Israel was going ahead with a Rafah offensive.
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Battles in east Rafah as Israel reopens aid route (Wed, 08 May 2024)
Israel says lorries are at Kerem Shalom crossing, but a UN agency says they have not entered Gaza.
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Going to the extreme: Inside Germany’s far right (Wed, 08 May 2024)
A BBC investigation uncovers links between opposition AfD party figures and extremist networks.
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German politician attacked in library as violence spreads (Wed, 08 May 2024)
Berlin ex-mayor and senator Franziska Giffey was hit on the head and neck as she visited a library in Berlin.
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Brazil floods: 'We've never experienced anything like it' (Wed, 08 May 2024)
Residents of the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre describe the devastation caused by recent floods.
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DC police shut down pro-Palestine campus protest (Wed, 08 May 2024)
Students have been inside an encampment for almost two weeks amid pro-Palestinian protests.
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Ukraine hit by 'massive' attack on energy grid (Wed, 08 May 2024)
The attacks come as Ukraine marks a major national holiday celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany.
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Hong Kong bans protest anthem after court case win (Wed, 08 May 2024)
The city's court has overturned a previous ruling to ban the song which was used by democracy protesters.
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Joy as son trapped in SA building collapse rescued (Wed, 08 May 2024)
Rescue-and-search operations continue for a third day after a building under construction collapsed.
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Kim family's master propagandist dies at 94 (Wed, 08 May 2024)
Kim Ki Nam built the personality cult of North Korea's ruling dynasty.
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