Russia joins Chinese, Iran warships for military drills off South Africa
A Russian warship arrived off South Africa's main naval base Friday to join Chinese and Iranian vessels for military exercises that...
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Saudi strikes Yemen after separatist leader skips talks
A Saudi-led coalition struck the home province of Yemen's UAE-backed separatist leader on Wednesday, after he failed to show up...
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Gaza aid port plans ‘sign of international weakness’: Amnesty
Agnes Callamard, secretary general of Amnesty, said nobody was holding Israel to account over the delays to deliveries by land...
- Gaza is suffering a severe humanitarian crisis as Israel's war on the strip drags on
- Israel's war on the enclave has killed at least 31,272 people in the besieged enclave
Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in West Bank hospital
Asked about the reported deaths, the Israeli military said soldiers "fired toward armed suspects identified in the area" and that...
- The killings before dawn took place on the compound of the government hospital in Jenin, in the north of the West Bank, the hospital's director, Wissam Bakr, told AFP
- The Ramallah-based Palestinian health ministry says at least 430 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli troops and settlers since Oct 7.
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Germany joins operation to airdrop humanitarian aid into Gaza
"The people in Gaza are lacking the most basic necessities. We want to do our part to ensure that they...
- The defense ministry said it would deploy the German part of a joint German-French air transport squadron to participate in the mission
- The operation, initiated by Jordan, already has the participation of several other countries including France and the United States
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Scores wounded as UN aid agency’s warehouse ‘hit’ in Gaza
The incident comes amid mounting concern about worsening humanitarian conditions in Gaza, where Israel has carried out relentless military operations...
- Cumbersome Israeli security checks on all cargoes entering the territory slow down the delivery of aid, and some trucks are sent back when they are found to contain forbidden items
- Gaza health ministry said four people were killed in the bombing. As of March 4, a total of 162 UNRWA employees had been killed since the beginning of the war.
Pilot project for direct aid delivery to north Gaza begins: Israeli army
Aid groups have been warning of the risk of famine in besieged Gaza for weeks, and the UN has reported...
- According to the army, six World Food Program aid trucks "entered the northern Gaza Strip via the '96th' gate on the security fence" on Tuesday
- Without specifically mentioning the new overland route, the WFP wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that it had "delivered enough food for 25,000 people to Gaza City"
Suspected gas explosion rocks town in northern China
Footage online circulated by state media showed a huge explosion that sent plumes of smoke and fire across a busy...
- The blast took place around 7:55 am, CCTV said, in a residential area in the village of Xiaozhanggezhuang, Yanjiao, in Sanhe City
- The injured have been taken to the hospital, and the current situation of casualties is unknown," local media said
230,000 children, new mothers risk dying of hunger in Sudan: NGO
The bombing and destruction of fields and factories have plunged Sudan into "one of the worst" nutrition situations in the...
- Nearly 11 months of fighting between the forces of two rival generals has killed thousands and displaced eight million people in the country.
- The UN World Food Program sounded the alarm on Sudan this month, warning the war risked triggering the world's largest hunger crisis.
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Israel claims to have hit 4,500 Hizbollah targets in five months
Jerusalem--The Israeli army said Tuesday it hit about 4,500 Hizbollah targets in Lebanon and Syria over the past five months,...
- The Israeli army said the targets were hit from the air and from the ground and included "weapons storage facilities, military structures"
- The statement came after a Lebanese security source said Israeli strikes on eastern Lebanon killed one person earlier on Tuesday
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GCC sets pace for global decarbonization efforts
The region is in decarbonizing the built environment, with a focus on sustainable urban planning, energy-efficient buildings, and renewable energy...
- The region is in decarbonizing the built environment, with a focus on sustainable urban planning, energy-efficient buildings, and renewable energy integration.
- Adopting smart city concepts and green building certifications improves life quality, with future trends focusing on energy monitoring and green finance.
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Morocco dispatches aid to Gaza through Israeli airport
A diplomatic source said the food aid has arrived at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv before being transferred to...
- Aid trucks have generally entered the Gaza Strip via Egypt since Israel's war on Gaza
- The United Nations has repeatedly warned of looming famine in the Gaza Strip
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Russia joins Chinese, Iran warships for military drills off South Africa
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Zelensky returns to site of stunning Oval Office shouting match to talk peace with Russia
European leaders will join Zelensky in Washington on Monday, seeking above all else to prevent another Oval Office meltdown -- but...
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Iranians struggle with GPS disruption after Israel war
Tehran, Iran - The streets of Tehran have become a confusing maze for driver Farshad Fooladi amid widespread GPS disruption,...
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Israel says targeted Huthi energy site in Yemen
Israel said Sunday it targeted an energy infrastructure site in Yemen's capital Sanaa, linked to the Iran-backed Huthi rebels behind...
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Israelis rally nationwide calling for end to Gaza war, hostage deal
A huge Israeli flag covered with portraits of the remaining captives was unfurled in Tel Aviv's so-called Hostage Square --...
- The Israeli plans to expand the war into Gaza City and nearby refugee camps have sparked an international outcry as well as domestic opposition.
- Chief of staff Lieutenant General Eya Zamir said on Sunday that the military was "approving the plan for the next phase of the war".
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Davos founder Schwab cleared of misconduct by WEF probe
Geneva, Switzerland -- An investigation conducted by the World Economic Forum's board on Friday cleared the body's founder Klaus Schwab...
- In April, WSJ reported that the institution's board of directors accused Schwab and his wife Hilde of mixing their affairs with Forum resources without proper oversight.
- A spokesperson for Schwab had immediately denied all these accusations, but the 87-year-old said he would step down as head of the WEF.
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Israeli strikes kill 40 Palestinians in Gaza, says civil defense agency
The latest deadly strike comes as Israeli military hinted at an approaching call to push civilians from Gaza City ahead...
- The latest toll comes more than a week after Israel's security cabinet approved plans to capture the Palestinian territory's largest city.
- Ahead of the offensive, Israeli defense ministry said that starting from Sunday, the military would supply more tents and shelter equipment.