Libyans united in grief for army chief killed in plane crash
General Mohammed al-Haddad and his four aides died on Tuesday after a visit to Ankara, with Turkish officials saying an...
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Macron meets UAE leaders to deepen strategic partnership, discuss defense, AI, trade and drug trafficking
Macron is due to meet with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to discuss "strengthening the strategic partnership" between...
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US, Egypt, Qatar and Israel officials in Paris talks for Gaza ceasefire
French authorities were also in touch with these four countries with the aim of negotiating a halt to hostilities between...
- Negotiators were getting closer to an agreement under which Israel would suspend its war in Gaza for about two months in return for the release of more than 100 hostages.
- Qatar is playing a key role in the latest talks after brokering a hostage release deal in November.
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UN chief calls for continuity in aid as battle rages in Gaza
Heavy fighting raged in Gaza amid a row over the UN agency for Palestinian refugees that has called its future...
- The Israeli army said special forces were continuing to engage in "intensive battles" in Gaza's main southern city of Khan Yunis.
- UNRWA said it had fired several employees over Israel's accusations of its staff
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Turkey earthquake survivors seek justice one year on
The disaster, which killed more than 50,000 people in all, was Turkey's deadliest in many centuries. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
- More than 200 contractors and developers were arrested in the immediate aftermath of the quake, some tried to flee abroad and were detained at Istanbul airports
- But lawyers representing victims' families fear that numerous contractors may escape blame because much of incriminating evidence disappeared when bulldozers cleared the debris
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Trump stokes opposition to Biden border plan
With immigration one of the hottest electoral issues in what increasingly looks like a Trump-Biden rematch for the White House,...
- Joe Biden threw his weight behind the proposed bill on Saturday
- Donald Trump has instead continued to castigate Biden over "open borders"
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Iran puts three satellites simultaneously into orbit
Western governments including the United States have repeatedly warned Iran against such launches, saying the same technology can be used...
- The Mahda satellite, which weighs around 32 kilograms and was developed by Iran's Space Agency, is designed to test advanced satellite subsystems
- The other two, Kayhan 2 and Hatef, weigh under 10 kilograms each and are aimed to test space-based positioning technology and narrowband communication
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UN chief asks donors for ‘continuity’ in Gaza agency operations
The row between Israel and UNRWA follows the UN's ICJ ruling that Israel must prevent possible acts of genocide in...
- UN agency has fired several staff over Israel's accusations
- Several key donor countries have said they will temporarily suspend their funding
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Israel to stop UN agency’s activities in Gaza after war
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz called on UNRWA Commissioner-General to quit his post. Katz said in a statement that the...
- UNRWA said Friday it had fired several employees over Israel's accusations
- Donors including Germany, Britain and others suspended additional funding to the agency
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Thousands march in Spain against Gaza ‘genocide’
Waving Palestinian flags and shouting slogans denouncing Israel, protestors expressed gratitude to South Africa for having brought the case against...
- The ICJ in its ruling said Israel must prevent genocide in its war with Hamas
- Many protestors carried banners calling for sanctions to be levied against Israel
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US troops destroy Houthi’s anti-ship missile in Yemen
US forces struck an anti-ship missile in Houthi-held Yemen that they said was ready to fire, hours after the Iran-backed...
- The US has also carried out a series of unilateral air raids, but the Houthis have vowed to continue their attacks.
- The Houthis' Al-Masirah television said the US and the UK launched two air strikes on the port of Ras Issa in Yemen's Hodeida province.
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UK expresses concern over UN court decision on Gaza
The British government said it had "considerable concerns" about a ruling by the United Nation's top court that Israel should...
- "Israel has the right to defend itself against Hamas in line with IHL (international humanitarian law)," the British spokesperson said.
- The Foreign Office, however, added that it welcomed the ICJ's call for the immediate release of hostages and to get more aid into Gaza.
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WHO says Gaza facilities attacked as Israel expands operations, calls for ceasefire
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the Israeli military had entered the UN agency's staff residence, forced women and children...
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US President Donald Trump was "caught off guard" by Israeli strikes in Syria last week, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt...
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Western nations call for immediate end to Gaza war as Israel expands offensive
"The suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths," the signatories, including Britain, France, Australia, Canada and 21 other...
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UNRWA says some Gaza staff starving as malnutrition soars
UNRWA said that shortages in the Palestinian territory had caused food prices to increase by 40 times, while the aid...
- "The suffering in Gaza is manmade and must be stopped," it wrote. "Lift the siege and let aid in safely and at scale."
- The civil defense agency on Sunday reported at least three infant deaths from "severe hunger and malnutrition" in the past week.
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Malnutrition reaches new heights in Gaza, children most affected, require urgent treatment
As malnutrition surges in war-torn Gaza, tens of thousands of children and women require urgent treatment, according to the UN,...
- Gaza's civil defence agency told AFP it has noted a rising number of infant deaths caused by "severe hunger and malnutrition", reporting at least three such deaths in the past week
- "These heartbreaking cases were not caused by direct bombing but by starvation, the lack of baby formula and the absence of basic healthcare," spokesman Mahmud Bassal said