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Jul 1, 2025 - World

NGO says rise in interventions has only increased danger as new data shows at least 15 children died in transit last yearChildren and babies coming to the UK on small boats from northern France have been teargassed and subjected to tactics such as the discharge of rubber bullets and the slashing of dinghies with knives, according to a report.The publication on Tuesday of We Want to Be Safe, by the French non-governmental organisation Project Play, came as the latest figures on daily crossings released by the UK government reached an all-time high of 19,982 for the first six months of the year, a 40% increase compared with the same period last year. Continue reading...

Jul 1, 2025 - World

The successful use of B-2 bombers and Tomahawk missiles to destroy nuclear facilities in Iran has not diminished the Trump administration's interest in diplomacy when it comes to North Korea. But the U.S. military action in the Middle East has likely bolstered the Kim Jong-un regime's view that its nuclear and missile programs are key to its survival.

Jul 1, 2025 - World

China is engaged in asymmetric warfare against the United States through covert support for fentanyl-trafficking drug cartels, according to an open-source intelligence report.

Jul 1, 2025 - World

One week after the U.S. brokered a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, it's unclear whether Washington and Tehran will return to the negotiating table.

Jul 1, 2025 - World

Women, children and elderly people among at least 24 killed by attack that turned beach spot into scene of carnageWitnesses have described the bloody aftermath of an Israeli strike on a crowded seaside cafe in Gaza, which left at least 24 dead and many more injured.Al-Baqa cafe, close to the harbour in Gaza City, was almost full in the early afternoon on Monday when it was hit by a missile, immediately transforming a scene of relative calm amid the biggest urban centre in Gaza into one of carnage. Continue reading...