Faced with Russian threat, NATO flexes military muscle in North Sea
NATO flexed its muscles in the North Sea this week in a display of military might, as Russia allegedly tested...
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Netanyahu says Palestinian state would be ‘national suicide’ for Israel and reward for Hamas
Netanyahu, who said his speech was being partially broadcast on Israeli military loudspeakers in Gaza, vowed to "finish the job"...
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Elusive echidna rediscovered in Indonesia
The Zaglossus attenboroughi, a kind of long-beaked echidna named for famed British naturalist David Attenborough, had last been seen in...
- The Attenborough long-beaked echidna has never been recorded outside the extremely remote Cyclops Mountains of Indonesia's Papua region.
- In addition to the rediscovered echidna, the team found a kind of honeyeater bird not recorded since 2008, and a slew of underground species that are new to science.
NGOs say full Gaza ceasefire needed to provide care
About 10 non-governmental organizations told a press conference on the sidelines of a humanitarian summit hosted by France that a...
- Several Western governments have called for a "humanitarian pause" in Israel's offensive, but not for an immediate ceasefire
- About 500 aid trucks have been allowed into the territory from Egypt over the past month, a number that had been the daily average before the war
Samsung to add real-time translation to smartphone model
Samsung is the world's largest smartphone maker accounting for a fifth of global sales between July and September, as Apple...
- The new real-time translation feature will be incorporated into Samsung's new Galaxy flagship model, which will launch next year
- It will enable "real-time translation in audio and text as the callers are on the line", the spokesman of Samsung said
Roadside blast hits global coalition troops in Iraq
The forces encountered an IED (improvised explosive device) blast near the Mosul dam, the military official told AFP, speaking on...
- United States and coalition forces in Iraq and Syria have been targeted by drone or rocket attacks at least 40 times since October 17
- The coalition had troops at the site until October 20, according to a statement from the counter-terrorism services in Iraqi Kurdistan, in northern Iraq
Israel agrees pauses in fighting but rules out ceasefire
Tens of thousands of civilians have streamed out of devastated northern Gaza in recent days, with men, women and children...
- US President Joe Biden welcomed the pauses, which formalise an arrangement that has already seen tens of thousands of Palestinians flee devastation in northern Gaza
- Netanyahu said Israeli troops were performing "exceptionally well" in the offensive launched after Hamas fighters poured across the border on October 7
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Iran rejects G7 calls to stop supporting Hamas
Tehran, Iran - Iran on Thursday rejected a G7 statement which called on Tehran to stop supporting Hamas members and taking...
- The Iranian diplomat said Tehran has engaged in "non-stop efforts to stop military attacks of the Zionist aggressor regime (Israel) on the defenseless citizens" in Gaza.
- Iran does not recognize Israel and has made support for the Palestinian cause a centerpiece of its foreign policy since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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Saudi urges leniency in climate change policies for low income nations
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia said on Thursday that policies to address climate change should not "crush the bones" of...
- Climate change is "relevant and important" but "should not be attended to by crushing the bones and the future of the less (powerful) people," Prince Abdulaziz said.
- Prince Abdulaziz said on Thursday that attempts to provide financial support to countries affected by climate change had so far delivered poor results.
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Israeli forces kill 10 Palestinians in West Bank
Ramallah, Palestinian Territories - Ten Palestinians were killed on Thursday during an Israeli raid on Jenin in the north of the...
- Palestinian health ministry said the current death toll in Jenin stood at 10, up from five announced in a previous statement.
- More than 150 have been killed in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank since the beginning of Gaza war.
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Israel to begin four-hour pause in Gaza, says US
Israel has agreed to daily four-hour military pauses in northern Gaza for humanitarian purposes, the White House said. President Joe...
- White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the pauses were "significant steps forward".
- "Israel will begin to implement four-hour pauses in areas of northern Gaza each day, with an announcement to be made three hours beforehand," he said.
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Arab and Iranian leaders likely to attend Saudi’s dual event on Gaza
The emergency meetings of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation come after over one month of Israeli...
- Saudi analysts said the Arab League meeting Saturday would do well to go beyond statements condemning attacks on Gaza's civilians
- The meeting "will be a success if it leads to any framework to pressure Israel to stop the war. Otherwise it will not be a success," said an analyst
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Trump hails Air Force One ‘gift’ from Qatar
Calling the plane a "flying palace," ABC News, which first reported the story, said the Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet gifted...
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Hamas to release hostage as part of direct talks with US
In a joint statement Egypt and Qatar, who along with the US have mediated talks between Hamas and Israel, also...
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India, Pakistan ceasefire holds after early violations
Poonch, India - A ceasefire appeared to hold on Sunday between India and Pakistan, hours after the nuclear-armed rivals accused...
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Iran says nuclear talks ‘difficult but useful’, US ‘encouraged’
Iran and the United States wrapped up nuclear talks in Oman on Sunday with no apparent breakthrough in a public...
- The talks come amid a flurry of diplomatic activity in the region, with Trump heading to the Gulf next week
- According to the US official, the talks Sunday were "both direct and indirect, and lasted over three hours"
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Trump hails ‘total reset’ in US-China trade relations as talks continue
Geneva, Switzerland - US President Donald Trump hailed a "total reset" in US-China trade relations, ahead of a second day...
- The discussions are the first time senior officials from the world's two largest economies have met face-to-face to tackle the thorny topic of trade
- Ahead of the meeting, Trump signaled he might lower the tariffs, suggesting on social media that an "80% Tariff on China seems right!"
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Putin proposes direct Russia-Ukraine talks next week
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed holding direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, hours after Kyiv and...
- The leaders of Ukraine, Britain, France, Germany and Poland had in Kyiv on Saturday threatened Moscow with fresh sanctions and military support for Ukraine
- Russian and Ukrainian negotiators held direct talks in Istanbul in the first weeks of the conflict, but failed to agree to halt the fighting, which has been raging ever since