Mamdani in touching distance of becoming NY mayor
New York, United States -- An unknown local lawmaker just a few months ago, leftist Zohran Mamdani has burst onto...
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Picasso portrait of Dora Maar sells for $37 mn
The Spanish master painted it on July 11, 1943 and it was acquired in August 1944 by a private French...
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Netanyahu approach to Gaza war ‘hurting’ Israel, says Biden
With Gaza's humanitarian crisis growing more dire and Biden's left flank in uproar, the US president made contradictory remarks as...
- Israel's retaliatory operations in Gaza have killed more than 30,800 people,
- Biden was evasive Saturday on the possibility of a new trip to Israel
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Israel slams Canada, Sweden for resumption of UNRWA funding
Canada and Sweden announced over the weekend they were resuming funding for the cash-strapped UN agency, weeks after having suspended...
- Supporting UNRWA, which has been central to humanitarian efforts in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, was a "serious mistake", the Israeli foreign ministry said in a statement
- The renewed aid, according to the Israeli statement, showed that Canada and Sweden had chosen "to ignore the involvement of UNRWA employees in terrorist activity
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Aramco profit down in 2023
The oil giant posted a 24.7% fall in net profit to US$121.25bn.
- Aramco said the decline reflects the impact of lower crude oil prices and lower volumes sold
- Saudi Arabia said last week it was extending its oil supply cuts of one million bpd through June
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CIA, Mossad chiefs meet to ‘advance’ hostage release deal
Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said Israel was preparing for "all possible operational scenarios" during Ramadan, and that it plans...
- Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Mossad chief met Friday with the head of the CIA
- Israel did not send a delegation to the latest round of truce talks in Cairo
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Israelis demand Netanyahu ouster and hostage release
With t-shirts and banners featuring the names and pictures of hostages seized during Hamas's October 7 attack, the crowd demanded...
- Some protesters called for an immediate ceasefire, a position the government has rejected
- A protestor said Netanyahu's government "cannot stay in power" after the October 7 attack
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Lufthansa cabin crews to go on strike
The announcement came after the airline's record profits.
- The strike will cover flights out of Frankfurt on Tuesday and from Munich on Wednesday, with Lufthansa's subsidiary CityLine also affected
- The latest walkout began last Thursday, with Lufthansa ground staff staging a nationwide two-day strike after a previous walkout in February
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Israeli strike on a Lebanon house kills five, wounds nine
Lebanon's official National News Agency said the Israeli strike on a house in the Khirbet Selm area killed a family...
- The attack destroyed the house, wounding at least nine others who lived nearby
- A Lebanese couple and their son were killed in an Israeli strike on Tuesday
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Thousands rally in London seeking a truce in Gaza
London, UK - Thousands of protesters marched in central London on Saturday to call for a ceasefire in Gaza amid ongoing...
- The march, from Hyde Park Corner to the US Embassy, was the fifth major demonstration of the year so far in the capital.
- However, marches protesting Israeli assault in Gaza have seen dozens arrested for anti-Semitic chanting and banners.
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Aid boat ready to set sail from Cyprus for Gaza
A boat laden with food for Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza was "ready" to set sail from Cyprus, an NGO said,...
- The UN has repeatedly warned of looming famine, particularly in the Palestinian territory's north where no overland border crossings are open.
- With ground access limited, countries have also turned to airdropping aid, although a parachute malfunction turned one delivery on Friday deadly.
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High inflation leaves Nigeria struggling ahead of Ramadan
Lagos, Nigeria - The holy fasting month of Ramadan begins early next week in Nigeria, with the worst economic crisis in...
- With food inflation at around 35 percent, worshipers taking part in Friday prayers at the central mosque in Lagos said they were barely able to provide for their families
- The government brought in reforms last year that have had a devastating effect on citizens of Africa's biggest economy, where around half the population is Muslim
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Thai wildlife hospital treats Sunbears, elephants
Edwin Wiek founded Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (WFFT) facility in 2001 with two macaques and a gibbon. It now spans...
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Restoring sea floor after mining may not be possible, researchers warn
Kingston, Jamaica -- Scientists present at the latest effort to hash out international rules for deep-sea mining say it's unclear...
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Ceasefire order fails to halt fighting in Syria’s Druze heartland
Sweida, Syria - Syrian Bedouin and their allies fought Druze fighters in the community's Sweida heartland for a seventh day...
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Turkey parliament passes contentious mining legislation
Turkey's parliament on Saturday passed a controversial bill that opens certain agricultural lands including olive groves to mining activities, local...
- The bill, part of a broader package proposed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AKP party, sparked protests from opposition parties and environmental groups
- Farmers from across Turkey have gathered outside parliament over the past two weeks, urging the government to withdraw the draft, with some starting a hunger strike this week
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Trump sues Murdoch, newspaper over Epstein sex bombshell
Washington, United States - US President Donald Trump sued media magnate Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal for at...
- The defamation lawsuit, filed in federal court in Miami, saw the 79-year-old Republican hitting back at a scandal threatening to cause serious political damage
- The Journal reported Thursday that in 2003, the then-real estate magnate wrote a birthday letter to Epstein, illustrated with a naked woman and alluding to a shared "secret."
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New clashes rock Syria’s Druze heartland as tribal fighters reinforce Bedouin
Armed tribes supported by Syria's Islamist-led government clashed with Druze fighters in the community's Sweida heartland on Friday, a day...
- The United Nations called for an end to the "bloodshed" and demanded an "independent" investigation of the violence, which has claimed nearly 600 lives since Sunday
- It was Sharaa who ordered government forces to pull out, saying that mediation by the United States and others had helped avert a "large-scale escalation" with Israel