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BREAKING Defying global outcry and a new UN commission finding that Israel is committing genocide, Israel is intensifying its assault on Gaza City. As Israeli tanks and remote-controlled armored cars packed with explosives enter the streets, thousands of Palestinians are fleeing Gaza City heading south. over the past month. A spokesperson for UNICEF said: “It is inhumane to expect nearly half a million children, battered and traumatised by over 700 days of unrelenting conflict, to flee one hellscape and end up in another."

Tesla owner Elon Musk spoke by video link on Saturday to the huge “Unite the Kingdom” protest in London organized by far-right campaigner Tommy Robinson. Musk called for the dissolution of Parliament and an early election to remove Starmer’s center-left government, saying “violence is coming to you” and “you either fight back or you die.”

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says Russia has launched over 3,500 drones and nearly 190 missiles this month, calling for a pan-European multi-layer air defence. He urged U.S. President Trump to take a clear position—especially on sanctions and security guarantees.

A UN independent commission of inquiry has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, citing killing, displacement, aid blockades, and destruction of infrastructure. Chair Navi Pillay said Israeli leaders—including Prime Minister Netanyahu—incited the acts. Israel denounces the report as “fake” and rejects its findings.

BREAKING Israel has launched what it's calling the "main phase" of its ground assault on the densely packed Gaza City. Israel's defense minister Katz said: “Gaza is burning ..." Many Palestinian residents, weakened from lack of food and without transportation, are unable to evacuate.

Donald Trump has filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times and four of its journalists, accusing the NYT of being “a virtual ‘mouthpiece’ for the Radical Left Democrat Party.”

After two years of Israel's assault on Gaza, a United Nations commission of inquiry has finally determined that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. They announced that Israel has committed four of the five genocidal acts defined under international law, citing both statements by Israeli leaders and Israel's conduct as evidence of genocidal intent. Israel's foreign ministry rejected the report.

BREAKING In his opening speech today at the emergency summit of the Arab League and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani warned against Israel’s expansionist vision of the Arab region. Leaders present asked the international community to take urgent action to stop Israeli attacks, and they questioned whether Israel should be allowed membership in the UN given its continued disregard for UN resolutions. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), of which Qatar is a member, pledged to “activate joint defense mechanisms” against Israeli aggression.

BREAKING An emergency summit of the Arab League and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) opened today, following a closed-door meeting yesterday of foreign ministers from participating states. Dignitaries from across the Arab and Muslim world are creating a draft resolution with concrete measures against Israel after its attack last week on Qatar. Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said: “Netanyahu dreams of the Arab region becoming an Israeli sphere of influence, and this is a dangerous illusion.”

Russia and Belarus carry out military drills amid rising tension – Europe live Allies rehearsing scenarios of an attack on Belarus in the first such exercises since Russia invaded Ukraine.

Israeli attacks on Gaza City this morning killed 25 Palestinians, including six-year-old twins, health officials say. Qatar is today hosting Arab and Muslim world leaders to coordinate a joint response to Israel’s recent attack on Doha.

Russia's Kirishi refinery, one of Russia's largest, was set on fire after an overnight drone strike by Ukraine. Russian oil fuels Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

In Germany, the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has tripled its support in local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, often considered a bellwether for the direction of the country. Chancellor Merz’s Christian Democrats won with 34%, while the AfD took 16.5%.

A government crackdown on Turkey's main opposition brought tens of thousands of protestors into the streets of the capital of Ankara on Sunday, chanting for the resignation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Israel's surprise attack on Qatar on Tuesday is causing concern in Turkey that it could be next. Turkey's Defense Ministry spokesman Rear Adm. Zeki Akturk said on Thursday that Israel would “further expand its reckless attacks, as it did in Qatar, and drag the entire region, including its own country, into disaster.”

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