Israel minister says army will ‘ensure Iran cannot threaten’ country again
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said the army must draw up a plan to prevent Iran from threatening Israel again...
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Over 500 killed around US and Israel-backed aid distributions in Gaza: UN
The United Nations and major aid groups have refused to cooperate with the Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation over concerns it was designed...
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Apple unhappy as EU agree on common charger for all its devices
The EU said the current situation remained wasteful and that European consumers spent approximately 2.4 billion euros ($2.8 billion) annually on...
- For most portable devices the requirement for charging via a USB Type-C port will come into effect from late 2024, negotiators said, while laptops will be given more time.
- The USB-C rule will also stretch to digital cameras, headphones, headsets, portable speakers and E-readers.
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Ending Israel’s occupation key to halting cycles of violence: UN report
While the UN Human Rights Council had previously ordered eight investigations into rights violations in the Palestinian territories, this was...
- Israel has refused to cooperate with the Commission of Inquiry (COI) created last year following the 11-day Hamas-Israel war in May 2021, which killed 260 Palestinians.
- The Jewish state has slammed the creation of the investigation, and has also loudly criticised Pillay for "championing an anti-Israel agenda".
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Algeria sentences director of private radio to six months in prison
Ihsane El Kadi, director of Radio M and news website Maghreb Emergent, was also fined 50,000 dinars (322 euros), Algerian...
- Several journalists are in prison or facing trial in Algeria, which ranks 134th out of 180 countries on the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index.
- A Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation adopted in 2005 made it an offence punishable by up to five years in prison to discuss the conflict from 1992-2002.
Boris Johnson survives no-confidence vote by 211/148
The vote just over two years after he won a landslide general election victory was brought after a string of...
- The vote just over two years after he won a landslide general election victory was brought after a string of scandals that have left the Tory party's standing in tatters
- Chief among them was the "Partygate" controversy over lockdown-breaking events at Downing Street, which caused public outrage
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New twist in Twitter deal, Musk may withdraw the bid
Elon Musk threatened Monday to withdraw his bid to buy Twitter, accusing it of failing to provide data on fake...
- Twitter had failed to respond to Musk's valid inquiry about fake accounts, said Musk's attorney
- According to Musk, the real number of bots may be four times higher than Twitter estimates
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Syria intercept Israeli missiles, no casualties: state media
Syrian air defense intercepted Israeli missiles south of Damascus on Monday, with no casualties reported, a military source told Syria's...
- Syrian air defense intercepted Israeli missiles south of Damascus on Monday, a military source told Syria's official news agency SANA
- Israeli airstrike targeted Damascus countryside where the Hezbollah group and Syrian air defense units are active
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Brothers held in UAE on graft charges face extradition to S.Africa
Two Indian-born brothers who allegedly wove a web of corruption across South Africa have been arrested in Dubai and face...
- Dubai police confirmed the arrest of Atul and Rajesh Gupta after receiving a so-called red notice from Interpol
- They were accused of paying bribes in exchange for massive and lucrative state contracts and influence over ministerial appointments
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Tunisia expert drafting new constitution says no reference to Islam
Sadeq Belaid, the legal expert appointed last month to head the committee drafting the new constitution, told AFP that 80...
- Sadeq Belaid, the legal expert appointed last month to head the committee drafting the new constitution, told AFP that 80 percent of Tunisians are against extremism
- The document is at the heart of Saied's unilaterally announced roadmap for rebuilding Tunisia's political system, after he sacked the government last July
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Apple unveils message recall, other ‘wish list’ features
Apple opened Monday its first in-person developers conference since the onset of the pandemic with chips, maps and a way...
- Apple chief Tim Cook and his team showed off coming innovations during a keynote presentation
- No updates, however, were forthcoming on a rumored virtual reality operating system or hardware.
Israel govt loses key vote in setback for coalition
Israel's government suffered a defeat at the hands of the opposition Monday which voted down a push to uphold Israeli...
- Two members of the broad coalition voted at first reading against the bill
- Their rebellion, however, does not call into question the continuation of Israeli law in the West Bank
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Biden warns Israel not to use Gaza aid as ‘bargaining chip’
Using his annual State of the Union address to deliver some of his strongest comments yet about the five-month-long war,...
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Spain announces US$21.87m in funding to UN Palestinian refugee agency
Madrid, Spain--Spain said Thursday it would give an additional $21.87 million to the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, which is facing...
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UN aid official presses for aid delivery to Gaza by land route
The UN aid coordinator for the Palestinian territory Sigrid Kaag said her message to UN Security Council was that the...
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US President orders military to set up a port in Gaza for aid, say officials
President Joe Biden will tell Congress that he has ordered the US military to set up a port in Gaza...
- US officials said the "significant capability will take a number of weeks to plan and execute".
- US officials were careful to stress that American troops would not be on the ground in Gaza.
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Israeli troops ‘likely’ fired on journalist in Lebanon, says report
Paris, France - An Israeli tank crew who killed one journalist and wounded six others in Lebanon in October then "likely"...
- The strike in southern Lebanon on October 13 instantly killed Issam Abdallah, a 37-year-old journalist for the Reuters news agency.
- Six others - two more Reuters journalists, two from Al Jazeera, and two from Agence France-Presse - were injured.
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UN agency exhorts Israel to allow port for Gaza aid transfer
Rome, Italy - The UN's food agency on Thursday said it was pressing Israel to allow it to use the Ashdod...
- "We have several requests with the Israelis," World Food Program (WFP) Deputy Executive Director Carl Skau told AFP in Rome.
- "We want to use the Ashdod port, which would be much more efficient than going through Jordan or even Egypt," Skau said.