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The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning when a solar outburst reached Earth on Friday afternoon, hours sooner than anticipated. The effects of the Northern Lights, which were prominently on display in the UK, were due to last through the weekend and possibly into next week. NOAA alerted operators of power plants and spacecraft in orbit, as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to take precautions. ''For most people here on planet Earth, they won’t have to do anything,'' Rob Steenburgh, a scientist with NOAA’s Space...
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The package is the third instalment of aid since late April, following congressional approval after months of delay. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, addressing the escalating situation on Thursday, reassured the nation of incoming US weaponry, ensuring confidence in their ability to fight off Russia. Situation 'dire' for Ukraine despite delayed US aid package Brussels agrees to send €3bn from frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine Included in the package are rockets, patrol vehicles and anti-radiation missiles and they're coming from existing US stockpiles so they can get more quickly t...
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that a US threat to withhold some arms would not prevent Israel from continuing its offensive in Gaza, indicating it might proceed with an invasion of the packed city of Rafah against the wishes of its closest ally. President Joe Biden has urged Israel not to go ahead with such an operation over fears it would exacerbate the humanitarian catastrophe in the Palestinian enclave. On Wednesday, he said the United States would not provide offensive weapons for a Rafah offensive, raising pressure on Netanyahu. But in a statement released Thursday, N...
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US President Joe Biden has called Japan and India “xenophobic” countries that do not welcome immigrants, lumping the two with adversaries China and Russia. The remarks made at a campaign fundraising event Wednesday evening came just three weeks after the White House hosted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. During the lavish official visit, the two leaders celebrated what Biden called an “unbreakable alliance,” particularly on global security matters. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed by the White House last summer. The comment is the latest in a long list of gaffes by Biden...
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The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Hamas to accept Israel's latest proposal for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, calling it “extraordinarily generous”. It comes as a Hamas delegation left Cairo late on Monday following extensive discussions with Egyptian brokers. The terms of the draft deal were not made public. But Israeli media said Israel softened its position, now seeking the release of 33 hostages, down from 40, in return for the release of some 900 Palestinian prisoners. Hamas is believed to hold around 100 Israelis in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian militant group ...
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Authorities said on Sunday one of the deceased is a child and four others were injured. Emergency crews are assessing the extensive damage to homes and businesses from the high winds, hail, and flooding, as dozens of reported tornadoes wreaked havoc in the nation's midsection since Friday. Oklahoma and five other states, including Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas were still on flood watch on Sunday.
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Students across the United States are urging universities to cut ties with companies that are advancing Israel’s military operations in Gaza - and in some cases from Israel itself.
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One of the soldiers, who goes by the call-sign "Butcher", says the unit is having to improvise to fill the gap left by lack of shells and artillery.
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Ukraine is set to receive €57 billion in new military aid from the US, helping it to slow Russia's army's advances and block strikes on troops and civilians.
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Standoffs between pro-Palestinian student protesters and universities are growing increasingly tense on both coasts of the US. In New York, Columbia University's administration has given hundreds of demonstrators a deadline to clear a large campsite. Meanwhile, dozens of students remained barricaded inside two buildings on a Northern California campus. Both developing incidents are part of intensifying student demonstrations against Israel's war with Hamas, leading to dozens of arrests on charges of trespassing or disorderly conduct. Columbia's president, Minouche Shafik, yesterday set a midni...
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