Trump wins White House in stunning comeback
The polarizing Republican's win, following one of the most hostile campaigns in modern US history, was all the more remarkable...
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Israel, US envoys discuss possible ceasefire amid rising casualties in Lebanon conflict
With US mediation, a ceasefire proposal emerges for both Gaza and Lebanon, balancing Israel's security demands and Lebanon’s need for...
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Jordan takes steps to raise position in Global Food Security Index, says minister
AMMAN, JORDAN - Agriculture Minister Khaled Al-Hneifat said the ministry has been working hard over the past year to create...
- One of the points to achieve this goal are the creation of a national database for food security.
- The other is the issuance of a unique system for the Food Security Council, the minister said.
Race against time after deadly Japan quake
The 7.5-magnitude quake, which hit Ishikawa prefecture on the main island of Honshu, triggered tsunami waves more than a meter...
- USGS said the quake had a magnitude of 7.5. Japan's meteorological agency measured it at 7.6 and said it was one of more than 150 to shake Noto peninsula
- Almost 33,000 households were without power in the region, which saw temperatures touch freezing overnight, the local energy provider said
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More strikes on Gaza after Israel warns war will last through 2024
Nearly three months of conflict have claimed almost 22,000 lives in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, and devastated...
- On Monday night into Tuesday morning, eyewitnesses reported missiles fired towards the city of Rafah in the south and shelling around the Jabalia refugee camp
- Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, meanwhile, said residents of some towns and villages near the Gaza border, "will soon be able to return home"
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Child among 8 killed in Syria clashes: monitor
The fighting pitted the army of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a group led by Al-Qaeda's...
- War monitor said an elderly man, a woman and her young daughter were killed
- Syrian army retaliated by bombing residential areas of Darat Izza town in Aleppo
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Israel rejects Hamas’ new proposal for release of Gaza hostages: report
Washington, United States - Israel has rejected a new proposal from Hamas through Qatari and Egyptian mediators for a deal...
- Each phase, according to the proposal, would include a pause in fighting for more than a month in exchange for the release of hostages
- The implementation of the third phase of the deal, which provided for the release of prisoners of war, implied the end of the conflict
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US aircraft carrier to return to base from Mediterranean
According to the Navy, the carrier will redeploy to its home port "as scheduled to prepare for future deployments." The...
- US sent warships to "contribute to our regional deterrence and defense posture"
- The warships were dispatched to the region after Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7
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Israeli settlers ‘most violent’ in West Bank 2023, says watchdog
Jerusalem - Israeli settlers killed at least 10 Palestinians and torched dozens of homes in the occupied West Bank in...
- The human rights group said Israeli settlers were involved in multiple attacks on Palestinians in West Bank, which further spiked after October 7.
- It added that settlers killed 10 Palestinians while they set fire to dozens of homes and vehicles during 2023
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Iranian warship enters Red Sea, reports media
TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran's Alborz warship has entered the Red Sea through the strategic Bab al-Mandeb strait, Tasnim news agency reported...
- The news agency did not give specific reasons for its deployment, but noted that Iranian military vessels had operated in the area since 2009.
- According to the International Chamber of Shipping, 12 percent of global trade passes through the Red Sea
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Israel’s Gaza assault to continue throughout 2024, says army
The Israeli military spokesman said the army was currently "planning the management of the forces operating in the field" in...
- A military spokesman said Israeli army "must plan ahead, understanding that we will be required for additional tasks and warfare throughout this year"
- He added the army was currently "planning the management of the forces operating in the field" in the months ahead
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Massive rally in Istanbul against ‘murderer’ Israel’s war in Gaza
The rally, called by a foundation which counts Bilal Erdogan, the son of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, among its members...
- Protesters waving Turkish and Palestinian flags rallied to the Galata Bridge on the Bosphorus chanting: "Murderer Israel, get out of Palestine" and "Allahu Akbar".
- Turkey's President Recep Erdogan has accused Israel of "state terrorism" and said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was "no different" from Adolf Hitler.
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Israel opens new border crossing into northern Gaza
Israel said its Kerem Shalom southern crossing with Gaza reopened on Wednesday, three days after being closed because of rocket...
Hamas says Israeli-British hostage held in Gaza dead
Popplewell was kidnapped from his home during Hamas's October 7 attack along with his mother, Hanna Peri, who was released...
US slams Israel’s use of American weapons in Gaza
The US has warned that the reputational damage Israel will suffer if it storms a city where an estimated 1.4...
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Hamas says ‘ball is completely’ in Israel’s hands in Gaza truce talks
"The negotiating delegation left Cairo heading to Doha. In practice, the occupation (Israel) rejected the proposal submitted by the mediators...
- State-linked Egyptian outlet Al-Qahera News reported Thursday that representatives of both camps left Cairo after two days of negotiations
- Efforts by Egypt and other mediators, namely Qatar and the United States, "continue to bring the points of view of the two parties closer together", the outlet added
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Israel hits Rafah despite US warning on arms transfers
In an interview with CNN on Wednesday, Biden warned he would stop some US weapons supplies to Israel if it...
- An AFP correspondent and witnesses on Thursday reported Israeli strikes on several parts of Rafah, where the United Nations said 1.4 million people were sheltering
- Israel has already defied international objections by sending in tanks and conducting what it called "targeted raids" in the east of Rafah
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Israel destroys dozens of Bedouin homes in Negev desert
Israeli authorities destroyed around 50 homes belonging to Bedouins in the Negev desert on Wednesday, an AFP journalist reported, with...
- Israel considers the homes built in Wadi al-Khalil to be illegal
- Only 11,000 bedouins remained within Israel's borders after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War