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‘A very dark picture’: IMF warns Trump’s Iran war could unleash global recession

The war on Iran is disrupting energy supplies, fuelling inflation and raising the risk of a global downturn, with the poorest countries set to suffer...

15.04.2026 10

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Orbán out – Hungary votes to end 16 years of rule

13.04.2026 10

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UN Human Rights chief urges repeal of Israeli execution law

A new Israeli law mandating the execution of Palestinians convicted of certain offences has drawn condemnation from the UN and human rights groups. UN...

03.04.2026 10

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Iran vows to ‘respond like never before’ as Trump ramps up war threats

29.01.2026 10

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Trump under pressure from his side over ICE shootings

28.01.2026 20

The New Daily

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UN approval of Gaza ‘Stabilisation Force’ slammed as ‘Denial of Palestinian self-determination’

19.11.2025 20

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10,000+ Palestinians buried beneath Gaza rubble in ‘world’s largest mass grave’

07.11.2025 10

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Trump CIA intervention in Venezuela risks another US war of choice, experts warn

21.10.2025 20

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Israel returns Palestinian prisoners’ bodies with ‘signs of torture, mutilation and execution’

18.10.2025 10

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‘You cease, I fire’: Israel kills at least 9 in Gaza, says it will break truce aid terms

15.10.2025 10

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Jane Fonda leads reboot of McCarthy-era push

06.10.2025 20

The New Daily

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‘Deeply Un-American’: Trump tells generals to use US cities as military 'training grounds’

02.10.2025 20

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Volunteer doctors describe how Israeli troops ‘deliberately targeted’ Gaza children

16.09.2025 20

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‘We took the gloves off’: Former Israeli military chief admits 220,000 Gaza casualties

15.09.2025 10

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‘No safe place left’ as Israel moves to ethnically cleanse nearly 1m Gazans

12.09.2025 10

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'Stop the genocide': Thousands of Israelis rally against war and famine in Gaza

25.08.2025 20

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'Full of tears', 1000 Palestinian children graduate from Gaza school for orphans

20.08.2025 10

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Former UN Aid chief calls Gaza genocide 'Worst crime of the 21st century'

25.07.2025 20

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Famine expert: Israel's starvation of Gaza most 'Minutely designed and controlled' since WWII

23.07.2025 10

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More than 5,800 Gaza children diagnosed with malnutrition in June: UNICEF

15.07.2025 20

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US sanctions UN expert Albanese over criticism of Israeli genocide

10.07.2025 20

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Deadly US floods: 'Exactly what we would expect'

08.07.2025 10

The New Daily

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Lawsuit aims to end 'systematic' snatching of brown-skinned people by Trump agents

06.07.2025 20

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As heatwave grips Europe, coalition says 'no to a climate law for polluters'

01.07.2025 10

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RFK Jr slammed for halting US support for global child vaccine program

27.06.2025 10

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US progressives say stop supporting 'rogue genocidal regime' as Israel wages illegal war on Iran

14.06.2025 10

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Freedom flotilla sets sail for Gaza carrying aid and demands: 'End the blockade. End the genocide'

03.06.2025 10

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Outrage after Israeli occupation forces shoot live rounds at foreign diplomats in West Bank

22.05.2025 10

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Most Americans blame Trump for rising costs

19.05.2025 10

The New Daily

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As costs rise, poll shows most Americans blame Trump

15.05.2025 10

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'Escalation risks catastrophe': Restraint urged as Pakistan hits back after Indian strikes

09.05.2025 20

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UN chief 'alarmed' by Israel's Gaza conquest plan – but minister says no concerns from Trump

06.05.2025 20

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Trump floats US takeover of Gaza – after ethnically cleansing Palestinians

05.02.2025 20

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