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Forcibly displaced Lebanese seek food, clothing, and comfort in shelters
Fouad George is one of many helping their fellow Lebanese citizens, forcibly displaced by Israel’s military campaign.
Iran's Shahed drone: How 'the poor man’s cruise missile’ is shaping Tehran’s retaliation
After years on the front lines of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Iranian Shahed-136 drone is at the center of Tehran's retaliation against recent U.S. strikes.
Vice-chancellor calls for review into student loans for those without A-levels
Adam Tickell, of University of Birmingham, says money is loaned to people who ‘are not really capable of graduating’A leading vice-chancellor has questioned whether students without A-levels should be eligible...
Mass stranding of whales on Scottish beach caused by loyalty to their pod, report finds
The 55 pilot whales, which had to be euthanised, had been following a female having a difficult birth, scientists believeThe mass stranding and death of 55 whales on the Isle...
Louise Casey: England’s social care system faces ‘moment of reckoning’
Head of government-commissioned review says adult social care is held together by ‘sticking plasters and glue’England’s “creaking” adult social care system is confusing and impenetrable to the people that rely...
UK arts must not be sacrificed for speculative AI gains, peers say
Ministers urged to abandon plans to let tech firms use work of novelists, artists and writers without permissionThe UK’s creative industries must not be sacrificed in the pursuit of speculative...
Water firms sent bailiffs to tens of thousands of homes for debts under £1,000
Most recorded visits are for smaller debts, data from England and Wales suggests, though method of recovery is a postcode lotteryTens of thousands of people a year have bailiffs sent...
U.S. offers India a 30-day waiver for buying Russian oil as Iran war deepens energy supply worries
U.S. has given India a waiver to buy Russian oil for 30 days as conflict in Middle East impacts global energy supply.
Trump Announces He Is Replacing Noem With Oklahoma Senator
The president said he would replace Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, with Senator Markwayne Mullin, after Ms. Noem was grilled by Republicans at a congressional hearing.
Iran targets Israeli embassy in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia intercepts missile
Multiple Gulf nations, Arab states, as well as Turkiye and Azerbaijan are caught in the crosshairs of the war.
UAE mulls freezing Iranian assets as Middle East conflict escalates: WSJ
The UAE is considering freezing billions of dollars of Iranian assets held in the Gulf state, potentially severing one of Tehran's most critical economic lifelines.
Iran-backed militias intensify attacks against US, Israel and allies
Iraq emerges as key front in new and often clandestine confrontation after launching dozens of attacksIran-backed militias around the Middle East are intensifying attacks against Israel, the US and their...