Israel to ban 37 organizations operating in Gaza, aid flow under threat
Apart from MSF, some of the 37 NGOs to be hit with the ban are the Norwegian Refugee Council, World...
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Israel’s recognition of Somaliland ‘threat’ to regional stability: Somali president
Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 and has for decades pushed for international recognition. A self-proclaimed republic, it enjoys...
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AI giants to unveil pact to fight political deepfakes
The idea comes as big tech companies are under considerable pressure over fears that AI-powered applications could be misused in...
- Currently under negotiation by the companies, this so-called "accord" on deepfakes and other dangerous content is set to be announced during the Munich Security conference
- According to the Washington Post, the companies will agree to develop ways to identify, label and control AI-generated images, videos and audio that aim to deceive voters
Al Jazeera condemns Israel ‘targeting’ Gaza journalists
Reporter Ismail Abu Omar's life is at risk and cameraman Ahmad Matar was severely wounded when the pair were hit...
- Reporter Ismail Abu Omar's right leg was blown off in the drone strike, while doctors were trying to save the left one, Al Jazeera said, quoting an emergency physician
- US, Israel's vital ally, offered its "sincere condolences" over the injuries and noted that they were not the first Al Jazeera journalists harmed during the conflict
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Qatar’s ties with Iran closer than ever: Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad
Doha, Qatar-- Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has affirmed that the ties between Qatar and Iran have...
- The Iranian foreign minister stressed for the need to implement agreements reached between the two countries in order to further strengthen the ties
- Qatar's leader applauded the Iranian effort to support Palestine and its pursuit of a political solution to bring to an end the war and suffering of the people in Gaza
Israel army shows video it says is of Hamas’s Yahya Sinwar in tunnel
It was unclear from the footage where the tunnel was located, but in recent weeks the Israeli military has pounded...
- Israel accuses Sinwar of masterminding the unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel that triggered the conflict
- Army spokesman Daniel Hagari said Israeli troops had uncovered the video in a security camera during an operation in a tunnel
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Iran fires first ship-based long-range ballistic missiles
TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday it has launched long-range ballistic missiles from a warship...
- The Iranian military exercises come at a time of regional tensions since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7.
- Iran does not recognize Israel and has long fought a shadow war of killings and sabotage against it.
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Global conflicts herald ‘dangerous decade’, says military think-tank
"The current military-security situation heralds what is likely to be a more dangerous decade, characterized by the brazen application by...
- The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) said in its annual "Military Balance" report that the world has entered "a highly volatile security environment",
- Elsewhere, the annual report said that Iran's supply of missiles to Houthi rebels in Yemen and drones to Russia highlighted Tehran's growing influence in conflict zones
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Displacement, health crisis in Sudan is alarming, says WHO
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Acting WHO Representative in Sudan Peter Graaff has said that the humanitarian and health crisis in the...
- Sudan is now facing the largest displacement crisis globally, with a staggering 8 million people displaced.
- The majority of those affected, including women and children, are compelled to embark on days-long journeys to escape violence.
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Israeli air strike wounds Hizbollah official in Lebanon
Hizbollah and Israeli army have traded near-daily fire since war broke out on October 7 between Israel and the Palestinian...
- Hizbollah also said four of its fighters were killed in an Israeli strike
- Cross-border fire since the start of the Israel-Hamas war has killed at least 238 people in Lebanon
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UN ‘won’t be party’ to forced displacement in Gaza: spokesman
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his military to prepare for an offensive in the southern Gaza city, where...
- Israeli prime minister pledged to provide "safe passage" for civilians out of Rafah
- Guterres' spokesman said that people can't go back to areas littered with unexploded ordnance
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Jordan’s king urges Gaza ceasefire in talks with Biden
Speaking at the White House while US President Joe Biden stood next to him, King Abdullah of Jordan said that...
- The US has refused to call for a full ceasefire, angering allies in the Middle East
- It was Abdullah's first face-to-face meeting with Biden since the October 7 attack
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Trump orders deployment of nuclear submarines in response to ‘provocative’ Russian comments
The United States and Russia control the vast majority of the world's nuclear weaponry, and Washington keeps nuclear-armed submarines on...
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Israeli writer Grossman denounces Gaza ‘genocide’
Rome, Italy -- Award-winning Israeli author David Grossman called his country's campaign in Gaza "genocide" and said he was using...
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US promises Gaza food plan after envoy visit
The visit by Steve Witkoff came as a report from global advocacy group Human Rights Watch accused Israeli forces of...
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Sweden jihadist jailed for life over Jordan pilot burned alive
Stockholm, Sweden - A Stockholm court on Thursday handed down a life term to Swedish jihadist Osama Krayem over the...
- Judge Anna Liljenberg Gullesjo said "the investigation has shown that the defendant was at the execution site, uniformed and armed, and allowed himself to be filmed."
- Krayem, who is serving long prison sentences for his role in the Paris and Brussels attacks in 2015 and 2016, was given a life sentence for "serious war crimes and terrorist crimes
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Trump’s ‘displeasure’ at prospect of allies recognizing Palestinian state
President Donald Trump has expressed displeasure with leaders of France, the United Kingdom and Canada for saying they plan to...
- Recent announcements by some of Washington's closest allies have only hardened the US president's stance against the move
- He dismissed Macron's decision, which got the ball rolling last week for other countries to consider similar steps, saying the statement did not matter.
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Israel says struck Hezbollah missile factory in Lebanon
Israel said it carried out strikes on Thursday on sites used by Hezbollah to manufacture and store missiles in Lebanon,...
- Defence Minister Israel Katz said targets included "Hezbollah's --- missile manufacturing site", and military said it had hit "infrastructure that was used for producing weapons
- Both Katz and the Israeli military accused Hezbollah of attempting to rebuild its military infrastructure and demanded that the Lebanese army move to disarm the militant group