The national children’s commissioner wants a cabinet minister for children and is calling on governments to “act on evidence” from child protection reports.

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The conflict between Iran and Israel has entered its sixth day, with no sign of de-escalation and US President Donald Trump calling for Iran's "unconditional surrender".

The president took to Truth Social to say he knew where Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was "hiding" but would not kill him "for now".

Mr Trump has convened a National Security Council meeting in the White House situation room to discuss the conflict.

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Russia has been launching near-daily drone and missile attacks against Ukraine in recent months, but their intensity has increased in recent weeks as talks to end the war yielded few results.

US President Donald Trump has been attempting to broker a peace between the two sides, but negotiations have so far yielded little progress, though prisoner exchanges have been agreed.

Strikes in Kyiv overnight on Monday lit up the night sky with fires in residential areas and damaged the entrance to a metro station bomb shelter.

At least 34 people including four children were wounded in the attacks on Kyiv, the emergencies service said.

From midnight until almost dawn, the city shook with explosions and rattling machine gun fire from anti-aircraft units aiming at the drones.

Ukraine's air force said it had downed 339 of 352 drones and 15 of 16 missiles launched by Russia in the attack on four Ukrainian regions.

Rescue workers pulled bodies from the rubble of an apartment block in Kyiv's busy Shevchenkivskyi district, less than a kilometre from the US embassy.

At least nine people died in the district, the interior ministry said.

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US President Donald Trump has announced he will be accepting a $400 million gift from the Qatari royal family in the form of a luxury aeroplane, which would serve as Air Force One.

News of the offer drew immediate criticism from Democrats and advocates of good government, who warned it was a conflict of interest that could influence presidential decisions.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that President Trump’s plan to accept Qatar’s donation of a 747 “is not just naked corruption, it is also a grave national security threat.”

Schumer wants the US Department of Justice to investigate whether Qatari foreign agents in the US could benefit Trump or his business. He also wants to know how security measures will be built into the plane and how it will be paid for.

The holds means the Senate can’t quickly confirm any Justice nominations, such as US attorneys, which are often approved by voice vote.

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