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BBC News, I'm John Shea.
BBC
News
I'm
John
Shea
G7 foreign ministers have demanded an
G7
foreign
ministers
have
demanded
an
immediate end to attacks against civilians
immediate
end
to
attacks
against
civilians
and civilian infrastructure in the Iran-Israel war.
and
civilian
infrastructure
in
the
Iran-Israel
war
After meeting outside Paris, they stressed
After
meeting
outside
Paris
they
stressed
that minimising the war's impact across
that
minimising
the
war's
impact
across
the wider Middle East was crucial.
the
wider
Middle
East
was
crucial
They also repeated the need to
They
also
repeated
the
need
to
restore safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
restore
safe
passage
through
the
Strait
of
Hormuz
The UN says there's no longer
The
UN
says
there's
no
longer
any safe space for civilians to
any
safe
space
for
civilians
to
find refuge in Lebanon, even in
find
refuge
in
Lebanon
even
in
the capital Beirut.
the
capital
Beirut
Israel has been carrying out a
Israel
has
been
carrying
out
a
widespread offensive against Iranian-backed Hezbollah since
widespread
offensive
against
Iranian-backed
Hezbollah
since
the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
the
start
of
the
Israel-Hamas
war
Data examined by the BBC show
Data
examined
by
the
BBC
show
the devastating impact of Israeli attacks on Gaza.
the
devastating
impact
of
Israeli
attacks
on
Gaza
They show that Israel has dropped
They
show
that
Israel
has
dropped
over three and a half thousand
over
three
and
a
half
thousand
munitions on Gaza alone since the
munitions
on
Gaza
alone
since
the
war began four weeks ago.
war
began
four
weeks
ago
The US Justice Department has confirmed
The
US
Justice
Department
has
confirmed
that the personal email account of
that
the
personal
email
account
of
the FBI chief, Christopher Wray, has been compromised.
the
FBI
chief
Christopher
Wray
has
been
compromised
A hacker group linked to Iran
A
hacker
group
linked
to
Iran
has claimed responsibility, publishing photos of
has
claimed
responsibility
publishing
photos
of
Mr Patel, work correspondence and what
Mr
Patel
work
correspondence
and
what
appears to be his CV.
appears
to
be
his
CV
Cuba's president says he's deeply concerned
Cuba's
president
says
he's
deeply
concerned
for two missing sailboats carrying humanitarian
for
two
missing
sailboats
carrying
humanitarian
aid to the island.
aid
to
the
island
Cuba is suffering a deepening economic
Cuba
is
suffering
a
deepening
economic
crisis, exacerbated by a crippling US fuel blockade.
crisis
exacerbated
by
a
crippling
US
fuel
blockade
Czech police are investigating a petrol
Czech
police
are
investigating
a
petrol
bomb attack overnight on Russia's cultural
bomb
attack
overnight
on
Russia's
cultural
centre in Prague.
centre
in
Prague
Video shows the charred facade of the building.
Video
shows
the
charred
facade
of
the
building
Austria is the latest EU country
Austria
is
the
latest
EU
country
to move to restrict social media for children.
to
move
to
restrict
social
media
for
children
It says it will introduce a
It
says
it
will
introduce
a
ban on under-14s using such platforms,
ban
on
under-14s
using
such
platforms
targeting those employing algorithms to create
targeting
those
employing
algorithms
to
create
addiction and generate profits.
addiction
and
generate
profits
And Russia has declared the director
And
Russia
has
declared
the
director
of the Oscar-winning documentary Mr. Nobody
of
the
Oscar-winning
documentary
Mr
Nobody
Against Putin a foreign agent.
Against
Putin
a
foreign
agent
It says Pavel Talanin had created
It
says
Pavel
Talanin
had
created
what it called foreign agent messages
what
it
called
foreign
agent
messages
and materials for the general public.
and
materials
for
the
general
public
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