Frances Mao

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Hundreds of lawyers call for UK sanctions on Israel over Gaza warFrances Mao & Natasha PreskeyGetty ImagesAftermath of an Israeli strike at Fahmi Al-Jarjawi School in Gaza City on 26 May Hundreds of lawyers have called on the UK government to use "all available means" to stop the fighting in Gaza, including reviewing trade ties with Israel and imposing sanctions and travel bans on Israeli ministers.

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Three killed after floods ravage French Riviera regionGetty ImagesThe damage in the seaside resort town of Le Lavandou in VarAt least three people have died in floods caused by heavy rainfall and storms which have battered southern France since Monday. The bodies of an elderly couple were found in the seaside resort town of Le Lavandou, while another person died after becoming trapped in a car in Vidauban, local authorities reported on Tuesday.

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The new Pope, Leo XIV, has called for the Catholic Church to "desperately" counter a lack of faith in his first Mass at the Vatican. Speaking the day after he was elected as the 267th Pope and first US leader of the Church, he warned that people were turning away from faith and instead to "technology, money, success, power, or pleasure". Leo said he had been elected to be a "faithful administrator" of a Church that would act as a "beacon that illuminates the dark nights of this world".

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India has accused Pakistan of attacking three of its military bases with drones and missiles, a claim which has been denied by Islamabad. The Indian Army said it had foiled Pakistan's attempts to attack its bases in Jammu and Udhampur, in Indian-administered Kashmir, and Pathankot, in India's Punjab state. Blasts were reported on Thursday evening in Jammu city in Indian-administered Kashmir as the region went into a blackout.

4 weeks ago | bbc.com | Frances Mao

Pakistan and India trade accusations over drone strikesEPAPakistani security officials inspect the site of an alleged Indian drone strike in KarachiIndia has accused Pakistan of attacking three of its military bases with drones and missiles, a claim which has been denied by Islamabad. The Indian Army said it had foiled Pakistan's attempts to attack its bases in Jammu and Udhampur, in Indian-administered Kashmir, and Pathankot, in India's Punjab state.