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A Palestinian father in Hebron has buried his seven-month-old son after the baby was killed by Israeli gunfire
Oil prices jumped and stocks plunged after Iran and Israel exchanged strikes, raising doubts about the future of fragile cease-fire in the Middle East
The legislation is expected to take effect next year if approved by the upper house, the House of Councillors
Healey claimed he was being forced to make decisions that "could make our country less safe"
IAVI, Moderna and the University of Oxford are all working on new vaccines
US lawmakers are alarmed that Bill Pulte, a housing official with no intelligence experience, is poised to take charge of one of the government's most powerful surveillance tools
The group was protesting in support of an alleged Palestine Action prisoner on a hunger strike at HMP Wormwood Scrubs, police say
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Global investors remain unfazed by Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai’s 20-year prison sentence
Both countries, as well as many others, are seeking to curb dependence on China for the valuable minerals