Middle East crisis: Israel issues evacuation order for parts of northern Gaza – as it happened | Middle East and north Africa

Israeli military issues forced evacuation order for parts of northern Gaza The IDF has issued a forced evacuation order to residents in parts of northern Gaza: Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahiya and the neighbourhoods of Sheikh Zayed, al-Manshiya and Tal al-Zaatar. Avichay Adraee, an Arabic language spokesperson for the Israeli army, said it is a “final”…

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EU has a ‘strong plan’ to retaliate on Trump tariffs, says von der Leyen | International trade

The European Union has a “strong plan” to retaliate against tariffs imposed by Donald Trump but would prefer to negotiate, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has said. Trump, who has upended eight decades of certainties about the transatlantic relationship since taking office, has threatened tariffs on goods from around the…

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