Unconditional US military aid to Israel ‘enabled a genocide in Gaza’, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says – live

Democratic congresswoman says thousands of Palestinian deaths were ‘completely avoidable’ during panel at Munich security conference

• AOC accuses Trump of trying to usher in ‘age of authoritarianism’

• Bitter dispute between Trump and EU over Gaza’s future breaks out into the open

The annual rate of US inflation eased in January, according to the latest data consumer price index report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Over the last 12 months, the cost of goods has increased by 2.4% – down from 2.7% in last month’s report.

Lawmakers in the House and Senate left Washington on Thursday as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) heads for another shutdown, when stopgap funding lapses tonight. Nearly all Democrats blocked a second attempt to pass the annual DHS appropriations bill as negotiations for guardrails on federal immigration enforcement have stalled. Senator John Fetterman was the only lawmaker to break ranks with the party.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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