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The Israeli war machine: IDF is equipped with 300 tanks, 600 warplanes and 173,000 troops backed by 300,000 reservists – all prepared for massive ground assault of Gaza  Israeli forces have already used its fleet of 600 planes and 300 rocket launchers to relentlessly pound the Gaza Strip, with strikes obliterating thousands targets Israel Palestine news […]

Multi-millionaire couple WIN case against ‘devious little sod’ nephew they accused of ‘stealing’ their £4m Kensington mews home – as he’s now left facing £150,000 bill A multi-millionaire couple who accused their ‘devious little sod’ of a nephew of stealing their £4million Kensington mews house have won their court fight with him – and landed […]

Clapham Common becomes first area in UK where household incomes top £100,000 as rising property prices force young professionals to share homes Clapham Common has become the first area in the UK where the average household income is over £100,000 due to an influx of young professionals who have been forced to house share.  The […]

WITH bedbugs being spotted in the UK, and causing an epidemic in Paris, people are desperate to know how get rid of the pests if they spot them at home. Some have been taking to social media to share their own "hacks", with one suggestion involving making a mixture of essential oils – such as […]

RUTHLESS Hamas terrorists meticulously plotted a warped assault plan in a twisted 14-page document. Israeli rescuers claim to have found discarded raid plans ordering fanatics to "take hostages for negotiations" among the bodies of Hamas fighters after they unexpectedly stormed over the border. Hamas terrorists unleashed carnage in Israel as they swept in on motorbikes, […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Key points Israel wants hostages freed before its siege of the Gaza Strip ends. Israel has identified 97 of them. An Israeli military spokesman told reporters that forces “are preparing for a ground manoeuvre” should political leaders order […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Labor senator Deborah O’Neill has done such a thorough job pursuing embattled consulting giant PwC over its present difficulties, that it appears she neglected to get briefed on Australian rules football’s tribal rivalries. You make allowances for people […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. What in the World, a free weekly newsletter from our foreign correspondents, is sent every Thursday. Below is an excerpt. Sign up to get the whole newsletter delivered to your inbox. Golden Week is usually a time for […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Fifteen years ago, Australia endorsed an important agreement: the UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples. That declaration asserted the rights of those people around the world to maintain and strengthen their own institutions, cultures and traditions. […]

THE UK's Foreign Secretary was forced to run for cover as Hamas fighters launched a barrage of rockets in southern Israel. Footage shows a group of people, including James Cleverly, dashing for shelter as air sirens blared in Ofakim. Cleverly can be seen in a white shirt running towards the entrance of a building in […]