Sewage swamps and dilapidated tents typify lives of displaced Gazans plagued by skin diseases

Sewage swamps and dilapidated tents typify lives of displaced Gazans plagued by skin diseases

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Public Works and Housing, the housing crisis has reached a “catastrophic and unprecedented stage,” with about 410,000 housing units destroyed and more than 350,000 families in need of temporary shelter.

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How US Secret Service sneaked Trump out of Turkey after  Iran’s assassination plot leaked at NATO summit

How US Secret Service sneaked Trump out of Turkey after Iran’s assassination plot leaked at NATO summit

Trump had flown to the annual gathering of NATO country leaders in Ankara, Turkey, in a new Qatari-gifted and retrofitted red, white and navy blue jet. But ahead of departing Turkey, he said he would fly partway home on an older-model baby blue Air Force One plane instead.

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Iran questions US President Trump’s commitment to permanent peace in Middle East as ‘all talk and no action’ persists

Iran questions US President Trump’s commitment to permanent peace in Middle East as ‘all talk and no action’ persists

The US accuses Iran of failing to honour an agreement under the deal to reopen the ⁠vital Strait of Hormuz shipping route. Tehran says Washington has reneged on its commitments, including lifting a blockade of Iranian ports and releasing frozen Iranian assets.

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Uganda’s military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba unveils statue of Netanyahu’s brother killed in 1976 Entebbe hostage rescue

Uganda’s military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba unveils statue of Netanyahu’s brother killed in 1976 Entebbe hostage rescue

The statue is outside the airport terminal in the town of Entebbe where Lt-Col Yonatan Netanyahu was struck by a bullet as he led Israeli commandos in a mission to rescue 106 passengers who had been taken hostage on an Air France flight.

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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth lawmakers war in Iran has cost the Washington $37.5 billion so far

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth lawmakers war in Iran has cost the Washington $37.5 billion so far

Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers have complained since the US and Israel began bombing Iran on February 28 that Trump and his team have not kept them informed about the conflict or his plans.

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While US and Iran seem not interested in full-scale war it’s beginning to appear diplomacy will coexist with continued strategic competition

While US and Iran seem not interested in full-scale war it’s beginning to appear diplomacy will coexist with continued strategic competition

A US serviceman was killed in action in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone on Saturday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday.

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Panicky Iran announces tankers on fire in Strait of Hormuz as Houthis impose Saudi naval blockade

Panicky Iran announces tankers on fire in Strait of Hormuz as Houthis impose Saudi naval blockade

Bab el-Mandeb is a narrow waterway linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden through which Saudi oil exports and a substantial share of global shipping pass. Any serious interference at Bab el-Mandeb, coming after months of disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, would raise the prospect that both of the region’s major oil export routes could be shut simultaneously.

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Experts shed light on why oil prices haven’t gone crazy despite five months of US-Iran war

Experts shed light on why oil prices haven’t gone crazy despite five months of US-Iran war

The United States, the world’s largest oil producer, pumped more crude, with production reaching a record 13.93 million barrels per day by April. It also freed crude from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of a record 400 million-barrel release coordinated by the International Energy Agency in March, helping cushion supply disruptions.

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How Iran’s war with US and Israel is pushing some 23.4 million Nigerian children into monetary poverty

How Iran’s war with US and Israel is pushing some 23.4 million Nigerian children into monetary poverty

Children relapsing into malnutrition has become an increasingly common occurrence in the state and across northern Nigeria, according to local health and aid workers, who cite knock-on effects from the Iran war.

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Why US-Israel war with Iran is a boon to Iraq: Oil majors say it is ‘fantastic potential from a resource perspective’

Why US-Israel war with Iran is a boon to Iraq: Oil majors say it is ‘fantastic potential from a resource perspective’

Jake Spiering, a Chevron president of corporate business development, told the Chamber event that his company will be investing in a pipeline to avoid the Strait of Hormuz and create another export route out of Iraq. Such a ‌pipeline could ⁠transport Iraqi oil to the west coast of Syria which is on the Mediterranean Sea.

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