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The Thursday Times brings the globe into focus, delivering clear, comprehensive reporting on pivotal events shaping nations and communities. With The Thursday Times‘ on-the-ground insights and expert analysis, we connect readers to the stories that matter across borders, helping make sense of our fast-changing world.

Andy Burnham becomes UK Prime Minister as Starmer resigns

Andy Burnham has become the United Kingdom's 59th Prime Minister, succeeding Keir Starmer after being invited by King Charles III to form a government. The former Manchester mayor, Britain's seventh PM in a decade, promised "a circuit breaker for Britain."
International

Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time to win 2026 FIFA World Cup

Spain have won the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a dramatic 1-0 extra-time victory over Argentina, ending a tightly contested final with a decisive breakthrough.
Football

Bolivia sparks South American sever of ties with Israel amid Gazan genocide

Bolivia leads Latin American charge against Israel, severing diplomatic ties and igniting a cascade of ambassador recalls from Chile and Colombia, as the Gaza conflict sharpens geopolitical lines in the region.
International

Israel orders immediate evacuation of 12,000 at Gaza’s Al-Quds Hospital

Israeli forces order the evacuation of Gaza's Al-Quds Hospital, heightening humanitarian concerns as over 12,000 displaced Palestinian civilians seek refuge within its premises.
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Qatari court sentences eight ex-Indian Navy officers to death for espionage

India's Ministry of External Affairs expressed "deep shock" over the verdict, urging the government to explore all legal avenues, extending consular and legal support through the Indian Embassy in Doha to the detained individuals.
International

Spanish minister calls for economic sanctions, EU-led investigation into Netanyahu amid Gaza airstrikes

Spain's acting Minister of Social Rights, Ione Belarra, calls for an ICC war crimes investigation into Israeli PM Netanyahu, urges suspension of diplomatic ties, and advocates for urgent economic sanctions amid Gaza conflict.
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عمران خان کو یہودیوں سے قربت کی وجہ سے گولی ماری گئی تھی، جمائما گولڈ سمتھ

عمران خان کو یہودیوں سے قربت کی وجہ سے قتل کرنے کیلئے گولی ماری گئی تھی، مجھے بھی یہودی ہونے کی وجہ سے قتل کی دھمکیاں مل رہی ہیں، میں ان اسرائیلیوں کی بہادری اور دیانتداری سے متاثر ہوئی ہوں جنہوں نے غزہ پر بمباری کے خلاف بیانات دیئے ہیں۔
International

Israeli airstrike on Gaza City hospital and school kills over 500 Palestinians

On October 17, 2023, an airstrike on Gaza City's Al-Ahli al-Arabi Baptist Hospital and a UN-operated school resulted in at least 500 Palestinian fatalities.
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Israel lauds India’s victory over Pakistan, expresses relief over no victory dedication to Hamas

Israel seizes a cricket match victory to express camaraderie with India, while intertwining geopolitics by voicing relief over Pakistan's inability to dedicate a win to Hamas.
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“The death of Palestinian civilians is completely unacceptable to Russia,” says Vladimir Putin

Russian President Putin voices concerns over Gaza conflict amid recent allegations of Israel's use of white phosphorus, offering mediation as a resort to ease tensions.
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Israel confirmed to be using white phosphorus bombs over Palestine, says Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch highlights grave civilian risks as verified accounts reveal Israel's use of white phosphorus in military operations in Gaza and Lebanon.
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Irish TD Richard Boyd Barrett voices disgust with Israel, calls for sanctions at Dáil

Irish TD Richard Boyd Barrett criticised Israeli actions in Palestine in a recent Dáil debate, diverging from usual diplomatic stances, and called for sanctions against Israel.
International

9 UN workers killed in Gaza airstrikes originating from Israel

Nine United Nations staff members lost their lives in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip since Saturday, as confirmed by the UN Relief and Works Agency.
International

UN Human Rights Council, led by Pakistan, observes silence for lives lost in Palestine

Pakistan led a moment of silence at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, commemorating the lives lost in the occupied Palestinian territory and elsewhere.
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