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Israel used widely banned cluster munitions in Lebanon, photos of remnants suggest

Exclusive: Images are first indication that Israel has used cluster munitions in nearly 20 yearsIsrael used widely banned cluster munitions in its recent 13-month war in Lebanon, photos of munition remnants in south Lebanon seen by the Guardian suggest.The images, which have been examined by six different arms experts, appear to show the remnants of two different types of Israeli cluster munitions found in three different locations: south of the Litani River in the forested valleys of Wadi Zibqin, Wadi Barghouz and Wadi Deir Siryan. Continue reading...

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Nominee for U.S. deputy ambassador calls U.N. 'ineffective' global body

President Trump's nominee to be U.S. deputy ambassador to the United Nations urged "bold reform" of what she called the "bloated, unfocused and ineffective" global organization during her confirmation hearing Wednesday.

Surge of mystery drone incursions target Europe's military nerve centers

A pattern has become disturbingly familiar across Europe over the past few months: a surge of mysterious drone activity over NATO territory.

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Zelenskyy meets with Erdogan, will see top U.S. military officials as push for peace intensifies

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara on Wednesday and will get together with U.S. military leaders in Kyiv on Thursday amid reports that Washington is quietly working with Russia to iron out a peace deal.

Disease fears as Argentina child vaccination rates hit historic lows

Sharp drop since 2024 in country regarded as a Latin American leader in childhood and adolescent immunisationArgentina’s childhood and adolescent vaccination rates have collapsed to historic lows, according to a new analysis, prompting warnings that once-eliminated diseases may resurge.The study of health ministry data by the Argentinian Paediatric Society (SAP) found that fewer than half of children aged five and six received several of their essential doses in 2024. All vaccine rates analysed were below the 95% level needed to reach herd immunity. Continue reading...