Plastic pollution treaty talks in disarray as dozens of countries reject draft text
Geneva, Switzerland - Attempts to finalise a landmark treaty combating plastic pollution descended into disarray on the penultimate day on...
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Gulf tourists say Polish mountain town is a cool place
Zakopane, Poland -- Saudi photographer Fahad Alayyash gazed over the Alpine-like panorama of the Tatras, Poland's highest mountain range --...
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Israeli forces kill 10, wound 80 Palestinians in occupied West Bank
Top Palestinian official Hussein Al Sheikh decried the incursion as a "massacre" and called for "international protection for our people"....
- The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said its medics had treated 45 gunshot wounds and 250 cases of tear gas inhalation.
- Since the start of this year, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has claimed the lives of 55 Palestinian adults and children, including militants and civilians.
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Syrian quake survivors shelter in crumbling Aleppo homes
Aleppo, once a major commercial hub, had already been battered by over a decade of war when the 7.8-magnitude quake...
- With at least 432 fatalities, Aleppo accounts for nearly a third of all deaths in government-held parts of Syria, according to state media.
- Officials and medics across the war-ravaged country, including in rebel-controlled areas, put the overall Syrian death toll at more than 3,600 people.
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Israeli court sentences West Bank militant to 22 months in prison
Jerusalem--An Israeli military court on Tuesday sentenced Bassam al-Saadi, a senior member of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in the...
- Leader of Islamic Jihad in the north West Bank city of Jenin, Saadi was arrested and charged by Israel with supporting and transferring funds to a "terrorist" organisation"t
- The August arrest led to threats by Saadi's Gaza-based organisation, triggering an Israeli offensive against Islamic Jihad
Lloyds bank profits dip
Profit after tax slid 6% to $6.0 billion last year.
- Profit after tax slid six percent to £5.0 billion ($6.0 billion) last year from 2021, Lloyds said in a statement
- The lender set aside £1.5 billion in provisions for borrowers defaulting on loans amid a cost-of-living sparked by rampant inflation
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Asian markets drop as traders contemplate higher-for-longer rates
All three main indexes in New York plunged at least two percent Tuesday, with forecast-beating purchasing managers index data showing...
- Traders are now awaiting the release of minutes from the Fed'slatest policy meeting hoping for an idea about officials' views on how much and how far to lift borrowing costs
- Adding to the dark mood were downbeat 2023 projections from retail titans Walmart and Home Depot, who noted the impact of inflation and higher interest rates on consumer health
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Centuries-old 77 stolen antiquities to be returned to Yemen
Washington, United States--The United States has returned 77 looted antiquities to Yemen, US authorities said Tuesday, adding the objects would be...
- New York state's justice department has been carrying out a vast campaign for several years to restore antiquities looted around the world
- The Yemeni government and the museum have signed an agreement to preserve the objects for two years, with the option of renewing it at Yemen's request
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Syrian family adopts ‘miracle baby’ born under rubble in quake
Jindayris, Syria--Born an orphan under the rubble in north Syria after a devastating earthquake, Afraa al-Suwadi has been given a new...
- Suwadi's story has captivated a grieving nation and made international headlines as Syria's "miracle baby"
- Relatives had pulled her from the wreckage still tied to her deceased mother by the umbilical cord
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Algeria arrests four over dissident who fled to France
Algeria accused France of assisting her "clandestine and illegal exfiltration" via Tunisia, sparking a diplomatic row between Algiers and its...
- Bouraoui, 46, a doctor, was arrested on February 3 in Tunisia and faced deportation to neighbouring Algeria, but flew to France on February 6
- A prisoners' rights group said Bouraoui's 71-year-old mother had also been detained but later released under judicial supervision
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Iran hits back at EU and Britain, imposes retaliatory sanctions
Taking retaliatory action for imposition of sanctions against the Islamic Republic, Iran has slapped 36 individuals and entities from the...
- Iran imposed on several military companies as well as ministers and lawmakers from various European countries
- The EU on Monday imposed asset freezes and visa bans on Iran's education and culture ministers -- part of a targeting of 32 individuals and two entities
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Iran court sentences German-Iranian man to death
TEHRAN, IRAN - A Tehran court Tuesday sentenced to death an Iranian-German dual national accused of being the leader of...
- Iran-born Sharmahd, 67, who is also a German national and a US resident, was arrested in August 2020.
- Iran has carried out several executions in recent months that have sparked international outcry
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In rare move, UAE accepts Taliban government ambassador
It became just the second country after China to do so. The UAE said it was committed to "building bridges"...
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US Fed chair expected to signal support for rate cuts
The annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium in the US state of Wyoming gives Powell a global platform to enlighten financial...
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The Gaza mothers separated from their newborns by war
Jerusalem, Undefined - As their first birthday approaches, the triplets Gaza-native Hanane Bayouk gave birth to in Jerusalem before the war...
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India’s Modi urges peace ahead of historic Ukraine visit
"It is India's strong belief that no problem can be resolved on a battlefield," Modi said in Poland, a staunch...
- Modi is expected to use his landmark visit to campaign for a "peaceful" solution
- Modi added his country supported "dialogue and diplomacy for restoration of peace and stability"
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Israel kills top Palestinian militant as Gaza truce talks stumble
The Israeli military killed a senior Palestinian militant in Lebanon on Wednesday, leading to accusations from the Fatah movement that...
- The strike killed Khalil Maqdah, described by Fatah as "one of the leaders"
- Israeli bombardment elsewhere in Gaza killed at least 24 people on Wednesday
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Iran probe finds Raisi helicopter crash caused by weather: media
Iran's army in May similarly said it had found no evidence of criminal activity in the crash that also killed...
- The helicopter carrying 63-year-old Raisi crashed on a fog-shrouded mountainside in northern Iran, killing the president and seven others, and triggering snap elections
- Fars news agency, quoting an informed security source with knowledge of the conclusions of the probe, said overloading was also behind crash