Israel continuing strikes across Gaza, as Hamas-run ministry says more than 400 killed
Summary
More than 400 people have been killed by Israeli air strikes on Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry
The Israeli military says it's hitting "terror targets" across Gaza after talks to extend the ceasefire failed - it's the biggest wave of strikes since 19 January, when the ceasefire began
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says Israel will "act against Hamas with increasing military strength", accusing Hamas of "repeated refusal to release our hostages", and of rejecting proposals to extend the ceasefire
Hamas accuses Israel of attacking "defenceless civilians", and says mediators should hold Israel "fully responsible" for "violating and overturning" the ceasefire
Israel says 59 hostages are still being held in Gaza, with up to 24 believed to be alive - a group representing hostage families accuses the Israeli government of choosing "to give up the hostages" by launching new strikes
Donald Trump is yet to comment on Israel's strikes - National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes says Hamas "chose war" by not releasing hostages
Why has Israel resumed large-scale airstrikes on Gaza?
Officials claim attacks will bring release of more hostages, but some suggest political factors at play for Netanyahu
Tue 18 Mar 2025 10.00 GMT
Israel has resumed large-scale attacks in Gaza with a wave of airstrikes and artillery fire against targets throughout the devastated territory. More than 300 have been killed and hundreds more injured, according to Palestinian authorities.
The casualties include some high-ranking Hamas officials and many civilians, including women and children. Hospitals and civil defence teams say they have been overwhelmed.
Israel has also issued evacuation orders for parts of northern and central Gaza close to the perimeter, suggesting that some kind of attack involving troops on the ground is imminent. Hundreds, possibly thousands, of Palestinians in the territory who have only recently returned to their homes, often in ruins, are on the move again.
India: Nagpur sees clashes over Mughal emperor's tomb
The clashes centered around demands from Hindu nationalists for the removal of the tomb of the former Muslim emperor Aurangzeb. Several people, including police officers, have been injured.
Around a dozen people have been injured and several vehicles damaged in violent clashes over the tomb of a 17th-century Mughal emperor in Nagpur in central India, police said on Tuesday.
The clashes reportedly erupted during protests by a Hindu nationalist group who have been demanding the removal of the tomb of former Muslim ruler Aurangzeb — a loathed figure among Hindu nationalists.
According to local broadcaster NDTV, violence broke out after Hindu protesters from the right-wing, nationalist Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) group set fire to an image of Aurangzeb.
Peruvian farmer takes on German energy giant in landmark climate case
A landmark climate lawsuit opened in a German court Monday, as a Peruvian farmer sued German energy giant RWE over the threat posed to his hometown by a mountain lake overflowing with glacier meltwater.
A Peruvian farmer taking a German energy giant to court said Monday he is battling for "climate justice" and wants the company to pay for the consequences of rising temperatures.
Saul Luciano Lliuya, 44, argues that electricity producer RWE – one of the world's top emitters of carbon dioxide – must share the cost of protecting his hometown, Huaraz, from a swollen glacier lake that is at risk of overflowing from melting snow and ice.
He wants the German company to pay €17,000 ($18,400) towards flood defences for his community, arguing that the fossil fuels the firm has used to generate electricity make it partly responsible for the flood risk.
U.S. government seeks to postpone oral arguments in Nippon Steel suit
The U.S. Justice Department has asked a Washington court to postpone oral arguments in a lawsuit filed by Nippon Steel against the U.S. government for blocking its planned acquisition of United States Steel, it was learned Monday.
The department has requested that oral arguments over former President Joe Biden's order nixing the buyout proposal be delayed from April 24, according to informed sources.
The move is apparently aimed at giving the administration of current U.S. President Donald Trump time for renewed talks with the Japanese steelmaker so that it can decide on the fate of the acquisition proposal.
Defying Trump, several US-funded international broadcasters are still reporting the news
The leaders of several US-funded international networks have instructed their organizations to continue broadcasting, ignoring a Trump administration order, because they believe last weekend’s terminations were unlawful, according to a person involved in the matter.
The entities – including Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, and Middle East Broadcasting Networks – are continuing to operate around the world while network executives contemplate next steps, including potential legal action.
Lisa Curtis, who chairs the board of Radio Free Europe, wrote on LinkedIn that “our pro bono legal team is prepared to take all necessary steps to ensure that RFE/RL continues its Congressionally authorized mission.”
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