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Activists announce new, bigger aid flotilla to set sail for Gaza in March 

05 February 2026

News|Gaza Organisers of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla that Israel seized at sea last year say they are planning a new, large...

Trump endorses Prime Minister Viktor Orban for Hungary’s April election 

05 February 2026

United States President Donald Trump has used his social media platform to back fellow right-wing leader Viktor Orban be...

Germany’s Merz warns of potential escalation as US, Iran prepare for talks 

05 February 2026

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned of the threat of a military escalation in the Middle East before talks betwe...

US treasury secretary declines to rule out future Federal Reserve lawsuits 

05 February 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has faced questions from the United States Senate about President Donald Trump’s ongo...

UN rights chief warns his office is in ‘survival mode’ over funding crisis 

05 February 2026

News|United Nations The human rights chief of the United Nations says his office has been pushed into “survival mode�...

US envoy shuns Polish parliament speaker over Trump remarks 

05 February 2026

News|Donald Trump The United States embassy in Poland says it is breaking off contact with the country’s parliamentary...

UK PM Starmer apologises to Epstein victims for appointing Mandelson 

05 February 2026

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has apologised to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing Peter Mandelson as t...

How Epstein-Mandelson files rocked the UK government 

05 February 2026

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has agreed to reveal the vetting process used by the ruling Labour Party to approve ...

Famine conditions spread to more towns in Sudan’s Darfur, experts warn 

05 February 2026

News|Sudan war Acute malnutrition has reached famine levels in two more areas of western Sudan’s Darfur region, United...

Russia-Ukraine talks end with agreement on prisoner swap 

05 February 2026

Ukraine and Russia have concluded a second day of US-brokered negotiations in the United Arab Emirates, reaching an agre...