Somaliland denies it will host Palestinians, Israeli base
The breakaway region of Somaliland on Thursday denied allegations by the Somali president that it would take resettled Palestinians or...
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“Hell to pay”: Trump warns Hamas after Netanyahu talks, threatens Iran with fresh strikes
US President Donald Trump warned Iran of fresh strikes and said Hamas would have "hell to pay" if it fails...
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West Bank situation an obstacle between Israel-Palestine peace, says EU
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the situation in the Israel-occupied West Bank posed a major obstacle to finding...
- Around 490,000 Israelis live in the West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967, in dozens of settlements that are deemed illegal under international law.
- The settlers live alongside around three million Palestinians in the territory.
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‘Hitler did it to Jews’: Lula accuses Israel of ‘genocide’ in Gaza
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused Israel of committing "genocide" against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and compared...
- They were among the strongest comments yet on the Israel-Hamas conflict from the Brazilian President.
- Brazil currently holds the rotating presidency of the G20.
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Thousands take part in pro-Palestinian march in London as police arrest 12
London, United Kingdom--Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched in London on Saturday, with police making 12 arrests for alleged offences...
- Holding banners that said "ceasefire now", the demonstrators chanted "free Palestine" as they gathered at Park Lane
- The city's Metropolitan Police said 12 people had been arrested, including two for displaying anti-Semitic placards
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US threatens to block new UN Security Council vote on Gaza
Algeria has requested a UN Security Council vote on Tuesday, but Washington signaled it is likely to veto the measure....
- Algeria worked on a new draft after the ICJ ruled that Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza war
- Security Council has adopted just two resolutions on Gaza since October 7
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Afghanistan special envoys to meet in Doha
The UN has extended an invitation to the Taliban authorities to participate in the Doha convention, following their exclusion from...
- The two-day meeting will discuss increasing engagement with Afghanistan and a more coordinated response to the Central Asian nation
- UN's Working Group on Women, Peace and Security said the meeting IS an opportunity to reaffirm the rights of Afghan women are not negotiable
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Prospects for Gaza truce ebb as Israel prepares to storm Rafah
Truce efforts intensified this week as Qatar and fellow mediators Egypt and the US scrambled to secure a ceasefire before...
- Qatari PM said efforts for a truce were complicated by the insistence it involve releases of hostages
- More people are still fleeing into Rafah, despite the risk of an imminent invasion
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GCC and Sweden look to ramp up cooperation in ‘several areas’
Munich, Germany-- The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Sweden have discussed ways to ramp up cooperation in several areas, besides...
- The talks between the two leaders took place on the sidelines of the 60th Munich Security Conference in Munich
- The two discussed cooperation mechanism between the GCC and Sweden on a bilateral level, and with the EU too
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Not entering Rafah means losing war, says Netanyahu
Speaking at a televised news conference, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that critics exhorting Israel not to lauch offensive...
- Israel closest ally the US has implored it to hold off sending troops into Rafah
- Negotiations have been going on in Cairo to try to broker a pause in the fighting
Roadmap out for environmental education, sustainable development at WEEC2024
ABU DHABI, UAE - The Abu Dhabi Roadmap, a high-level plan outlining global recommendations to bolster Environmental Education (EE) and...
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Lebanon judge charges Nissan employees for allegedly stealing Ghosn documents
BEIRUT, LEBANON - A Lebanese judge has charged four Nissan employees with the theft of documents and devices from the Beirut...
- A lawyer for the company said that the legal action was "unlawful" and that they would seek to have the charges thrown out.
- The Beirut judge has decided to prosecute "four senior Nissan officials" of Japanese, Spanish, French and British nationalities.
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Somaliland denies it will host Palestinians, Israeli base
The breakaway region of Somaliland on Thursday denied allegations by the Somali president that it would take resettled Palestinians or...
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Netanyahu seeks Red Cross help after hostage videos, Hamas says no special food privileges for captives
In response, Hamas's armed wing said it would allow the agency access to the hostages but only if "humanitarian corridors"...
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Iran sets up new defence council after war with Israel, to be chaired by president
The new body - which will be chaired by the president and include top military commanders among other senior officials...
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Israel says ground troops conducted raids in Syria in the latest border raid since Assad fall
Israel's military said Sunday ground troops had operated in southern Syria, seizing weapons and questioning individuals suspected of arms trafficking,...
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Palestinians across major West Bank cities protest Gaza war
One of the largest marches took place in Ramallah, the seat of the Palestinian Authority located just north of Jerusalem,...
- Many protesters carried photos of Palestinians killed or imprisoned by Israel, as well as photos depicting the hunger crisis unfolding in the Gaza Strip.
- Protests were held Sunday in other major Palestinian cities such as Nablus in the north and Hebron in the south, with many government employees receiving a day off.
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Filmmakers try to cash in on India-Pakistan battle
Mumbai, India -- Indian filmmakers are locking up the rights to movie titles that can profit from the patriotism fanned...
- The nuclear-armed rivals exchanged artillery, drone and air strikes in May, after India blamed Pakistan for an armed attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir.
- The fighting came to an end when US President Donald Trump announced a surprise ceasefire.
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Dormant Russia volcano erupts for first time in 450 years
Moscow, Russia -- A volcano erupted for the first time in 450 years in Russia's eastern Kamchatka region, the nation's...
- Pictures released by Russian state media show a towering plume of ash spewing from the Krasheninnikov volcano, which last erupted in 1550.
- The plume is estimated to have reached an altitude of 6,000 metres (19,700 feet), Kamchatka's Ministry of Emergency Situations said in a post on Telegram.