Pro-Gaza protests flare in UK on anniversary of Hamas attack
London, United Kingdom - Thousands of students protested in London and other UK cities on Tuesday, defying a plea from...
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OpenAI signs multi-billion dollar chip deal with AMD
OpenAI signed a multi-year partnership Monday with chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices as the ChatGPT-maker continues an investment spree to secure...
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Erdogan plays down row over Saudi-hosted Super cup
Friday night's Turkish Super Cup between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce had been due to be played in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. But...
- Turkish President Erdogan said turning sports into a political issue "is wrong"
- Both teams wanted to warm up in shirts featuring the image of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
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China factory activity decline deepens in December
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said, "In December... the level of vitality in the manufacturing sector somewhat declined." In...
- The official manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) stood at 49.0 in December
- It signaled a further slump from November's figure, representing the third month of contraction
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Russia vows revenge as 21 die in Ukrainian attack
The Belgorod attack came a day after Ukraine said a barrage of Russian missile strikes on several cities killed at...
- The authorities in Russia said the death toll included at least three children
- The attack came a day after Ukraine said Russian missile strikes killed at least 40 people
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US shoots downs anti-ship missiles fired from Yemen
The US Central Command said the missiles were fired from the area controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, describing it...
- The Houthi attacks are endangering a transit route that carries up to 12% of global trade
- US forces in Iraq and Syria have also repeatedly come under fire from drone and rocket attacks
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Hamas denounces US munitions ’emergency’ sale to Israel
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories - The Strip's Hamas rulers on Saturday condemned the US approval of a $147.5 million sale of...
- The United States announced the sale of the 155mm artillery munitions on Friday under an emergency provision.
- Hamas said the sale was "clear evidence of the American administration's full sponsorship of this criminal war".
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Gaza ministry says 21,672 killed in war with Israel
The Hamas-run health ministry here said that at least 21,672 people have been killed in the territory since the war...
- Israeli forces have rounded up thousands of Gazans during their ground offensive, with 99 healthcare workers still among the detainees according to the ministry.
- The fighting has put 23 hospitals and 53 health centers out of service, while 104 ambulances have been destroyed, the ministry said.
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19 pro-Iran fighters killed in Syria strikes, says monitor
Air strikes in eastern Syria "likely" launched by Israel killed at least 19 pro-Iran fighters, a war monitor said. The...
- A US military official, requesting anonymity, said the "US did not conduct any defensive strikes overnight".
- The war monitor said the strikes targeted military positions in Albu Kamal and its surroundings in Deir Ezzor province.
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Morocco law reform offers hope for women’s rights
Rabat, Morocco - Two decades after a landmark but limited revision of Morocco's family law marked a breakthrough for women, activists...
- The reform of the legal code was ordered by King Mohammed VI, who is expected to have the final say in any disputes over the new law.
- A committee tasked with drafting the changes was formed in September and includes the justice minister as well as judicial and religious figures.
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Gazans ‘exhausted’ as Israel-Hamas war rages on
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Friday reiterated his call for "an immediate humanitarian ceasefire", while the World Health Organization (WHO)...
- Smoke billowed over the Gaza Strip's southern city of Khan Yunis, the focus of recent fighting in the grinding war, which was triggered on October 7 by Hamas attacks on Israel
- Further south, the border city of Rafah near Egypt was teeming with Gazans seeking safety from Israel's relentless bombardment in its fight against Palestinian fighters
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Russian strikes kill at least 30 across Ukraine
A massive air attack targeted schools, a maternity hospital, shopping arcades, blocks of flats, and many other sites, according to...
- The Ukrainian army said that Russia launched 158 missiles and drones on Ukraine
- The United Nations condemned the attacks and said they must stop "immediately"
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Gaza’s Al-Amal hospital ‘virtually out of service’: WHO
The Al-Amal Hospital in Gaza, one of the few still operating in the Palestinian territory, is now "virtually out of...
- Tedros said two emergency medical teams - one local, the other international - "are still doing their best to serve the remaining patients
- "With the closure of Al-Amal, Nasser Medical Complex is now the only remaining hospital with an intensive care unit in Khan Younis," he said
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Israel says Gaza-bound aid boat activists awaiting deportation after their vessel intercepted
Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg and other activists detained aboard a Gaza-bound aid boat have been taken to a Tel Aviv...
- The activist group departed Italy on June 1 aboard the Madleen carrying food and supplies for Gaza, whose entire population the UN has warned is at risk of famine
- "The passengers of the 'Selfie Yacht' arrived at Ben Gurion Airport to depart from Israel and return to their home countries," the Israeli foreign ministry said on X
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Trump warns of decision time as Iran prepares nuclear counter-proposal
In a key sticking point, Iran has insisted on the right to enrich uranium at low levels for civilian use...
- Trump spoke by telephone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose office said the US leader informed that he had made a "reasonable offer" to Iran
- Netanyahu has threatened to strike the nuclear sites of Iran, whose cleric-run government he sees as Israel's existential enemy, but Trump has said he has held him back