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Rishi Sunak · United KingdomThe House of Lords has delayed the passing of the government's Rwanda bill until next week - in a blow to Rishi Sunak's attempts to get planes off the ground deporting illegal migrants to the country.
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Lords delay Rwanda bill to next week in blow to Rishi Sunak's agenda
Coverage: 8 sources
Hamas · United StatesQatar called Rep. Steny Hoyer’s (D-Md.) criticism of the country’s mediation efforts in the Israel-Hamas war “not constructive” and rebuked the lawmaker for “threatening” to “reevaluate” the U.S. relationship with Doha.
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Qatar calls Hoyer’s criticism of its mediation efforts in Gaza ‘not constructive’
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Europe · ParisSudan descended into conflict in April last year when simmering tensions between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces exploded into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum and elsewhere across the country.
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France hosts international conference on Sudan one year into a ‘forgotten’ war
46% Center coverage: 13 sources
Hamas · IsraelIsrael on Saturday vowed to respond to any Iranian attack amid escalation over Iranian commandos seizing a Portuguese-flagged ship owned by an Israeli businessman in the Persian Gulf. In a statement, Israeli army spokesperson Daniel Hagari said: "Iran will bear consequences for choosing to escalate the situation any further.” The army spokesman accused Iran of funding, training, and arming “terror proxies across the Middle East and beyond.” The spokesman emphasized that “Israel is on high alert,” noting: “We have increased our readiness to protect Israel from further Iranian aggression.”See the Story
Israel vows to respond to Iran in case of escalation
46% Right coverage: 22 sources
Europe · IranNaval forces of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seized a ship near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday and were transferring the vessel to Iran’s territorial waters, Iran’s official news agency IRNA said. It shared a video that appeared to show a person rappelling from a helicopter to board a ship, which the report said was “connected to” Israel and identified as the MSC Aries. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said earlier that a vessel in the Gulf of Oman was “seized by regional authorities” near the Strait of Hormuz northeast of the Emirati port city of Fujairah, without identifying the ship or elaborating on who seized it.See the Story
Iran says its forces seized a vessel ‘connected to’ Israel near Strait of Hormuz
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