Putin hints at strikes on West in ‘global’ Ukraine war
In a defiant address to the nation, Russia's president railed at Ukraine's allies granting permission for Kyiv to use Western-supplied...
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Israel escalates bombing in Lebanon as Hezbollah fires projectiles; UN warns of Gaza famine
Israel escalated strikes on Hezbollah in Beirut and Tyre, targeting strongholds, while Hezbollah launched retaliatory attacks on Haifa, hitting a...
EU’s Borrell accuses Israel of ‘creating’ and ‘financing’ Hamas
Hamas was created in December 1987 shortly after the start of the first Palestinian intifada, or uprising, in the Israeli-occupied...
- Israeli PM has in recent days reaffirmed his opposition to the creation of a Palestinian state, drawing criticism from his US ally, which is still advocating a two-state solutions
- "Israel is reaffirming its refusal (of this solution), and to prevent it they have gone so far as to create Hamas themselves," the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell said
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WEF discusses politics, climate, but not Gaza crisis
Khalid Janahi, CEO of Vision3, in an exclusive interview with TRENDS, delves into why this vital topic was overshadowed in...
- Khalid Janahi, CEO of Vision3, in an exclusive interview with TRENDS, delves into why this vital topic was overshadowed in global forums like the recenty concluded WEF.
- His insights reveal the complexities behind the limited discussion of the conflict on the world stage and its ramifications for international policy and humanitarian efforts.
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Biden on Palestinian state: some states ‘don’t have their own militaries’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week said Israel would not...
- Biden said it was not impossible Netanyahu might come round to some form of two-state solution, mooted for decades as a way to end Middle East tensions
- The Israeli premier said on Thursday that his country "must have security control over all the territory west of the Jordan (River)."
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UN reports Israel arrested thousands in Gaza since war
Thousands of Gazan men may have been detained by Israeli forces since war erupted on October 7, often facing conditions...
- The UN official said testimonies of detainees were consistent with reports that the UN human rights office has received on the detention of Palestinians on a broad scale.
- He added that Israel had an obligation to ensure that everyone detained was treated in line with international norms on human rights and humanitarian law.
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Palestinians count cost of Israel’s West Bank raid
Palestinians held funerals and assessed the damage of a days-long Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank, where violence has...
- Mourners threw flowers over those killed and masked gunmen fired in the air as the funeral procession made its way through Tulkarem refugee camp..
- Israel's military said they searched around 1,000 buildings around Tulkarem and interrogated hundreds of people, arresting dozens of them.
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Gaza internet, telephone blackout passes one-week mark: NetBlocks
Internet services in the Gaza Strip have been constantly disrupted throughout the war, with telecom firms blaming Israel's bombardment of...
- The United Nations has warned that the blackouts are worsening the Palestinian territory's already dire humanitarian situation.
- At least 24,762 Palestinians, about 70 percent of them women, young children and adolescents, have been killed in Israeli bombardments and ground assaults.
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In Davos, AI excitement persists but fears over managing risks
A recent IMF report said AI would affect nearly 40 percent of jobs around the world, and some 60 percent...
- Over the course of the week, more than 3,000 policy makers, business executives, academics and innovators discussed some of the world's most pressing issues at the annual meet.
- The Forum announced it will hold a special meeting, hosted by Saudi Arabia, on “Global Cooperation, Growth and Energy for Development” on 28-29 Apr 2024 in Riyadh.
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Complaint against Israeli President received: Swiss prosecutors
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has been targeted with a criminal complaint during a visit to Switzerland, Swiss prosecutors said, amid...
- The Federal Prosecutor's Office said that it had received a criminal complaint against the Israeli president.
- South Africa launched the emergency case at the ICJ, arguing that Israel had breached the 1948 UN Genocide Convention.
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Strange calls may precede Israeli attacks in Lebanon
BEIRUT, LEBANON - "Good morning, madame. This is the bank calling. Are you at home?" Since the Israel-Hamas war broke out...
- Since the Israel-Hamas war broke out, residents of southern Lebanon have been receiving strange phone calls from Lebanese numbers.
- Lebanese security officials and the Iran-backed Hizbollah group, a Hamas ally, believe the strange calls are in fact from Israelis.
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China exhorts end of ‘harassment’ of civilian vessels in Red Sea
Beijing, China--China called for an end to "harassment" of civilian vessels in the Red Sea on Friday after attacks on ships by...
- Urging an end to the Houthi attacks, China said the area was an important trade route for goods and energy
- Many shipping companies are bypassing the crucial trade artery, causing delays along international trade routes
Putin hints at strikes on West in ‘global’ Ukraine war
In a defiant address to the nation, Russia's president railed at Ukraine's allies granting permission for Kyiv to use Western-supplied...
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Blinken meets Sisi in Cairo at start of Mideast tour
Blinken said his message to regional governments was that "if you want a ceasefire, press Hamas to say yes" to...
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Blinken returns to Mideast in push for truce
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was heading back to the Middle East on Monday to push a ceasefire plan,...
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Israel army says senior commander resigns over Oct 7 attack
Israel's army said Sunday that a senior commander had resigned over what he called his failure to prevent the October...
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Israel pounds Gaza refugee camp as war enters ninth month
In a new diplomatic push, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel and key regional partners Egypt, Jordan...
- Efforts to mediate the first ceasefire in the bloody conflict since a week-long pause in November appear to have stalled a week after US President Joe Biden offered a new roadmap
- Hamas has yet to respond to Biden's proposal, while Israel has expressed openness to discussions but remains committed to destroying the Palestinian group
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Gaza hospital says 37 dead in strike on UN school Israel says used by Hamas
"The government of Israel has said that they are going to release more information about this strike, including the names...
- The raid came after US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators resumed talks aimed at securing a truce and hostage-captive swap in the eight-month war
- The Israeli military said it had "eliminated" several fighters in a "precise strike on a Hamas compound embedded inside a UNRWA school."
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Israeli army claims deadly strike on ‘Hamas compound’ inside UN school in Gaza
The hospital reported an electrical generator failure earlier in the night, which risked complicating the treatment of patients. Prior to...
- Israeli "fighter jets... conducted a precise strike on a Hamas compound embedded inside an UNRWA school in the area of Nuseirat", the army said in a statement
- The Hamas media office said at least 27 people were killed and dozens injured in the strike and taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital