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Israeli forces opened fire on people heading towards aid distribution site run by Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, say witnessesThe Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said it’s “currently unaware of injuries caused by IDF fire” at the humanitarian aid distribution site in Rafah, where at least 22 Palestinian people were killed this morning.“The matter is still under review,” it adds in a statement. Rescuers, medics and eyewitnesses said Israeli forces fired on crowds near the aid site. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/01/palestinians-killed-food-distribution-gaza-strip-israel-middle-east-crisis-live Author : Guardian staff Publish date : 2025-06-01 09:52:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

France lobbies western nations as it prepares to co-host two-state solution summit with Saudi ArabiaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia is under pressure to join an international push to recognise Palestinian statehood as the French president, Emmanuel Macron, rallies global support for a new Middle East peace pact.France has been lobbying western nations – including Australia and the UK – before a United Nations-backed summit in New York this month designed to accelerate momentum for a two-state solution.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/01/australia-palestine-statehood-emmanuel-macron-france-two-state-solution-summit Author : Dan Jervis-Bardy

Win for populist-right candidate Nawrocki will further political deadlock that has hampered Tusk’s governmentPolls have opened in Poland for the second round of the presidential election, with the two candidates offering radically different visions for the country locked in a dead heat.The race pits the pro-European Warsaw mayor, Rafał Trzaskowski, backed by Donald Tusk’s politically-diverse governing coalition, against the historian and former amateur boxer Karol Nawrocki, endorsed by the populist-right Law and Justice (PiS) party that governed the country between 2015 and 2023. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/01/poland-goes-to-the-polls-in-second-round-of-close-fought-presidential-election Author : Jakub Krupa in Warsaw Publish date : 2025-06-01 05:00:00

Prime minister also reaffirms policy on Taiwan while hitting back at Donald Trump’s doubling of tariffs on steel and aluminium importsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has responded to the United States’ calls for a huge rise in defence spending amid fears over China, while hitting back at Donald Trump’s move to double tariffs on steel and aluminium.On Saturday, Pete Hegseth urged the US’s allies in the region, including Australia, to “share the burden” and lift defence spending to 5% of GDP, warning that “Beijing is credibly preparing to potentially use military force to