Yolande Knell
Middle East correspondent
BBCA hot meal is hard to come by in the Gaza Strip, but a lunch for needy families in the south is about to be delivered by donkey and…
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Gaza kitchens warn food running out after two-months Israeli blockade
BBCAnera’s community kitchens in Khan Younis feeds some 6,000 people each day -
Fine Gael confirms and defends refusal to back Hamas hostage release resolution
Resolution calling for release of hostages snatched during Hamas’ October 2023 attacks on Israel was among several emergency motions passed at Valencia congress, but Irish Fine Gael delegates declined to support it.
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Zaporizhzhia hit by 11 “Shaheds” overnight, damaging houses, factory workshops, and university building
Russian troops attacked Zaporizhzhia with 11 drones, damaging houses, factory workshops, a university building and a medical facility.
This was reported on television by the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Ivan Fedorov, an Ukrinform…
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Rada may hold extraordinary session on May 8 to ratify minerals deal with USA
The Verkhovna Rada may convene for an extraordinary session on May 8 to ratify the agreement on mineral resources with the United States, said Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Honcharenko (European Solidarity faction).
“They are planning to…
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Ukrainian trio Ziferblat to share message of hope at Eurovision 2025
Ukrainian band Ziferblat have left Kyiv for Basel to represent their country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
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South Korea Lurches From One Political Crisis to Another
South Korea has become a case study in how a thriving democracy can suddenly spiral into a constitutional crisis, and there’s no end in sight.
For the past five months, the country has been run by three different acting presidents after its…
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Nigerian teenager sets world painting record with canvas that’s bigger than a soccer field
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A 15-year-old Nigerian has set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas to raise awareness for autism.
Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke, who is autistic, executed a…
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Tesla’s sales plunge across Europe as Elon Musk factor hits
Tesla sales in some European markets fell sharply in April, in…
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Scotland and Germany crash the party in European Team Championships Semis – World Squash
Scotland’s women and Germany’s men will be the surprise packages in Friday’s 2025 European Team Championships semi-finals after a packed and dramatic second day in Wroclaw.
While defending champions England, last year’s…
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Intelligence agency says entire AfD ‘extremist’ – DW – 05/02/2025
NOTE: We are moving our coverage of this unfolding story to our blog
Germany’s spy agency BfV has labeled the entirety of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as an extremist entity.
The BfV domestic intelligence agency, which is…
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