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AFP By Phil McCausland BBC News, New York Hamas leader Marwan Issa died in an Israeli air strike, White House official Jake Sullivan has said. As deputy military commander, Mr Issa would be Hamas’s most senior leader to die since the war began on 7 October. The Palestinian group, which controls Gaza, has not officially
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By Becky Morton BBC political reporter Conservative MPs speculating about ousting Rishi Sunak as prime minister should “stop it”, Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has said. Reports have been swirling in recent days that some Conservative MPs want Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt to replace him. But Ms Badenoch told BBC Breakfast this was only “a small
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Getty Images By Sean Seddon BBC News Israeli forces have launched an overnight raid on the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza, with reports of tanks and heavy gunfire at the facility. An Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said the IDF was carrying out a “high precision operation in limited areas” of the hospital. The IDF said “senior
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This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Paul Kirby BBC News Vladimir Putin was always going to claim his fifth term as president with a landslide, faced with three other candidates all rubber-stamped by the Kremlin. But when election officials said results gave
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Getty Images By Will Grant BBC News, Cap-Haitien, Haiti As the passengers from Port-au-Prince disembark at the bus terminal in Cap-Haitien, the harrowing journey is evident on their faces. The trip out of the beleaguered Haitian capital city involves running the gauntlet along risky and dangerous roads, trying to avoid gunmen and sporadic violence along
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Alaska Airlines By Theo Leggett Business correspondent, BBC News “It’s as if I’m watching a troubled child” is how Captain Dennis Tajer describes flying a Boeing 737 Max. The head of the Allied Pilots Association, the pilots union for American Airlines, insists he would never board an aircraft if it were not safe. But he
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This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News A state of emergency has been declared in southern Iceland because of another volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula – the fourth since December. Among those being asked to leave the area
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Ireland: (7) 17 Tries: Sheehan, Porter Pen: Crowley Cons: Crowley 2 Scotland: (6) 13 Try: Jones Pens: Russell 2 Cons: Russell Ireland retained the Six Nations title as they overcame a heroic defensive effort by Scotland in Dublin. On a nervy evening, Dan Sheehan’s try either side of two Finn Russell penalties gave Ireland a
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Getty Images By Andre Rhoden-Paul & Pippa Allen-Kinross BBC News Sainsbury’s says it will not be able to fulfil the “vast majority” of online deliveries on Saturday because of “technical issues”. Some stores are having issues with contactless payments, and others are only accepting cash as chip and pin is not working. Sainsbury’s apologised and
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