China’s rare earths El Dorado gives strategic edge
Ganzhou, China -- Buried in the reddish soil of southern China lies latent power: one of the largest clusters of...
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Hamas official says Miami talks must end Israel’s truce violations in Palestinian territory
A top Hamas official said Friday that talks in Miami to advance the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire must...
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Israelis protest in thousands over government response to Hamas attack
In Jerusalem, hundreds came together outside Netanyahu's residence with more explicit calls for his resignation. The nine months leading up...
- In Israel's commercial hub Tel Aviv, several thousand protesters took to the streets on Saturday evening, including relatives and friends of some of the hostages
- International pressure is growing on Israel to agree to humanitarian pauses in the Gaza fighting, but hostages' loved-ones said they should be released as a precondition
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Turkey recalls envoy to Israel, breaks off contact with Netanyahu
Turkey has hardened its attitude toward both Israel and its Western supporters, particularly the US, as the relentless Israeli attacks...
- Hamas in a statement hailed the decision and urged Turkey to put pressure on Joe Biden
- Israel called the move "another step by the Turkish president that sides with the Hamas"
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Public defies world leaders, rallies to back Palestinians
Global outcry mounts as thousands protest in the US, UK, France, and Germany, defying their governments' support for Israeli aggression...
- Condemning US President Joe Biden for his support of Israel, thousands of protesters in the US capital Washington called for a ceasefire in Gaza
- Thousands marched in solidarity with Palestinians in Paris, where slogans were heard calling for a boycott of Israel along with shouts of "Israel terrorist state"
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Israeli bombing on refugee camp in Gaza kills 30: Hamas
According to a statement posted by Hamas on Telegram, Israel "directly" bombed citizens' home, saying that most of the dead...
- Israel said it was looking into whether its army was operating in the area at the time of the bombing
- Gaza health ministry said more than 9,480 Gazans, mostly women and children, have been killed in Israeli strikes
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Don’t pause Mideast de-escalation over war, says UAE official
Dubai, UAE - Middle East powers should maintain their push to de-escalate the region through trade and economic ties despite the...
- According to UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash, countries should maintain that strategy even though the war is sending shockwaves through the region.
- "National actors are basically trying to use economics as a way to de-escalate tension," Gargash told the World Policy Conference in Abu Dhabi,
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Thousands rally in Berlin to support Palestinian civilians
Berlin, Germany - Thousands took to the streets of Berlin on Saturday in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza amid ongoing bombardments...
- "We estimate the number of demonstrators at around 3,500, but more are arriving," a police spokeswoman told AFP.
- "Save Gaza", "Stop genocide" and "Ceasefire" were emblazoned on marchers' placards, according to AFP journalists.
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Israeli strike on UN school in Gaza kill 15 Palestinians, says Hamas
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said at least 15 people were killed when a UN school sheltering thousands of...
- There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military about hitting the school in Jabalia refugee camp
- The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said its school is being used as a "shelter for displaced families".
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Erdogan says severing all contact with Israeli PM Netanyahu
Erdogan said that Turkey was not breaking off diplomatic relations with Israel. "Completely severing ties is not possible, especially in...
- "Netanyahu is no longer someone we can talk to. We have written him off," Turkish media quoted Erdogan as saying.
- Earlier, Israel said it was "re-evaluating" its relations with Ankara because of Turkey's increasingly heated rhetoric about the Israel-Hamas war
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QatarEnergy inks second 27-year gas supply deal with China’s Sinopec
DOHA, QATAR - Qatar has agreed to supply Sinopec with natural gas for 27 years, the Gulf emirate's state-owned energy company said...
- Doha will supply three million tonnes of gas a year to Sinopec under the deal.
- Asian countries led by China, Japan and South Korea are the main market for Qatar's gas.
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Israeli army targets Hizbollah post in Lebanon after cross border firing
Jerusalem - The Israeli military said on Saturday it had struck "two cells" and a Hizbollah post in response to...
- The Israeli military said it had also responded to mortar fire from Lebanon into northern Israel, where no casualties were reported.
- The Lebanon-Israel border has also been a scene of regular cross-border shelling over the past month, with firing between the Israeli military and Hizbollah
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UN to vote on calling for unconditional Gaza ceasefire
Like the text blocked by Washington to protect its Israeli allies, the draft resolution before the General Assembly calls for...
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For humans, spotting the difference between a Lacoste polo shirt and a fake sporting the brand's crocodile logo can be...
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Israel urges Egypt to block Gaza-bound activist convoys
Israel's defence minister on Wednesday called on Egypt to block two pro-Palestinian activist convoys planning to head to Egypt's Rafah...
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Iran says to target US bases if conflict breaks out
"All its bases are within our reach, we have access to them, and without hesitation we will target all of...
- Tehran and Washington have held five rounds of talks since April to thrash out a new nuclear deal to replace the 2015 accord
- Since returning to office in January, Trump has revived his "maximum pressure" campaign on Tehran, backing nuclear diplomacy but warning of military action
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Nvidia marks Paris tech fair with Europe AI push
Paris, France -- Drawing high-powered tech CEOs and a presidential visit, the Vivatech trade fair opened in Paris on Wednesday...
- Nvidia boss Jensen Huang also lso announced a multi-billion-dollar partnership with French AI champion Mistral AI.
- The US firm's tie-up with Mistral will see the companies build a cloud computing platform powered by 18,000 of Nvidia's "Blackwell" high-end chips worth billions.
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Tehran readies counter-proposal as Iran-US nuclear talks set to resume Sunday in Muscat
Iran has said it will present a counter-proposal to the latest draft from Washington, which it had criticised for failing...
- It came as European powers and the United States submitted a censure motion to the UN's nuclear watchdog in an effort to ramp up pressure on Iran
- Iran has said it will present a counter-proposal to the latest draft from Washington, which it had criticised for failing to offer sanctions relief