US, Iran trade blame as Israel-Lebanon tensions escalate
Iran said it fired on a U.S. military base in the region, while the United States reported strikes on Iran’s...
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US, Israel planned Ahmadinejad return in Iran regime change bid: report
Israeli and US officials had initially viewed former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a potential figure to lead Iran following...
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UK to ban foreign state ownership of British newspapers
London, United Kingdom--The UK announced Wednesday that it plans to bar overseas governments from owning British newspapers, a move that could...
- A government spokesperson said the move would "deliver additional protections for a free press, a pillar of our democracy"
- British media suggested that minority interests in newspapers and magazines by foreign governments might be allowed
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‘Multilateral approach needed to address Gaza crisis’
The 'Amalthea' initiative, recently announced by Cyprus, is crucial for the efforts to launch the maritime corridor and the UAE...
- A concerted international effort is underway to open humanitarian corridors to Gaza, with a focus on a maritime corridor for urgent aid delivery.
- The 'Amalthea' initiative, aiming to safely ship aid from Cyprus to Gaza by sea, marks a critical step in international efforts to alleviate the crisis.
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Israeli strike kills Hamas member and two others in Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon--Palestinian resistance group Hamas said one of its members was killed in an Israeli strike in south Lebanon on Wednesday...
- The Palestinian resistance group said the man killed in the strike was Hadi Mustafa, a member of its armed wing in Lebanon
- Lebanon's official National News Agency said three people were killed in the strike, including a Syrian passing by on a motorcycle
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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.
US, Iran trade blame as Israel-Lebanon tensions escalate
Iran said it fired on a U.S. military base in the region, while the United States reported strikes on Iran’s...
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Amid Israeli strikes, Lebanon debates disarming Hezbollah under ceasefire deal, risking political turmoil and mass protests.
The Lebanese government is set to discuss on Friday an army plan to disarm Hezbollah, which the Iran-backed group opposes,...
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Israel military says controls 40 percent of Gaza City, the largest urban centre in the Palestinian territory
In a televised briefing, Israeli military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin said that "we hold 40 percent of the territory...
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Norway experiments with electric plane in real-life test
Oslo, Norway -- An electric plane took to the skies between the Norwegian airports Stavanger and Bergen on Thursday, simulating...
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Italian fashion icon Giorgio Armani dead at 91
Rome, Italy -- Italian fashion legend Giorgio Armani, king of a high-end lifestyle empire, has died at the age of...
- The Italian icon was credited with inventing red-carpet fashion, but also moved into a younger and less expensive range through Emporio Armani.
- His death came just weeks ahead of celebrations marking 50 years of his eponymous label.
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Israel security agency says foiled Hamas plot to kill far-right minister
srael's internal security service said on Wednesday it had foiled a plot by Palestinian militant group Hamas to kill far-right...
- In a statement, the Shin Bet security service said the planned attack would have involved "explosive drones."
- It said that members of a Hamas cell operating in the area of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, had been arrested
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With Kim, Putin at his side, Xi says world “faced with a choice of peace or war”
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin flanked Xi Jinping at a massive parade of military might...
- In unprecedented scenes, Xi shook hands with both leaders as they walked down a red carpet by Tiananmen Square, with Putin to his right and Kim to his left
- The event, ostensibly to mark 80 years since the end of World War II, was a chance for Xi to showcase China's military prowess and bring together friendly leaders