Netanyahu says to visit New York despite Mamdani arrest threat in compliance with ICC warrant
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday he still planned to visit New York despite incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani's threats...
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Global coal demand expected to hit record in 2025: IEA
In its annual report on the coal industry, the International Energy Agency said demand was on course to rise by...
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Preventing aid getting to Gaza could be ‘a crime’: ICC prosecutor
"Impeding relief supplies as provided by the Geneva Conventions may constitute a crime within the court jurisdiction," chief prosecutor OF...
- Rafah is the only entry point through which international aid is currently able to trickle into Gaza, which is facing a near-total siege and relentless Israeli bombardment
- On Sunday, UN warned it feared a breakdown of public order after looting at food aid centres in Gaza run by its agency for Palestinian refugees
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Hamas asks Egypt to take ‘decisive’ action to hasten aid delivery in Gaza
Dubai, UAE--A top Hamas official called on Egypt Sunday to take "decisive" action to expedite aid to Gaza amid criticism...
- Hamas politburo member Musa Abu Marzouk called on Egypt to take a decisive stance in allowing aid to enter Gaza
- So far 90 trucks have gone into Gaza through the Rafah crossing from Egypt for 2.3 million in the besieged enclave
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Israel targets Syrian ‘military infrastructure’ in airstrikes
A string of attacks have been carried out against US forces in Iraq and Syria as well as increasing exchanges...
- The military did not provide more details, but according to Kan News, the strikes took place near Daraa
- Since the Hamas attack, cross-border violence has killed at least 59 people in Lebanon according to an AFP tally
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Russian ambassador summoned by Israeli over Hamas visit to Moscow
Moscow, Russia - Israeli authorities have summoned the Russian Ambassador to Israel, Anatoly Viktotov, in response to a recent visit...
- The visit by the Hamas representatives to Moscow was followed by meetings with senior Iranian envoys
- Russia's previous submission of a UNSC resolution condemning violence against civilians did not mention Hamas
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West Bank village empties of Palestinians after Israeli settlers’ threat
Taybeh, Palestinian Territories -- Within an hour, the Bedouin village of Wadi al-Seeq in the occupied West Bank had been completely...
- Since the Gaza war broke out, settler attacks against Palestinians have more than doubled, from an average of three to eight incidents a day, according to the UN.
- Israeli human rights activist Guy Hirschfeld told AFP the settlers had been stepping up efforts to throw Palestinians off their land since the start of the conflict.
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1.5C goal on the line as countries gear up for key climate talks
Paris, France -- Facing record-shattering temperatures and a geopolitical tinderbox, countries are scrambling to lay the groundwork for crucial UN climate...
- Ministers meet next week in the United Arab Emirates to grapple with flashpoint issues, including the future of fossil fuels.
- Rich polluters are under pressure to finally meet their promise to provide $100 billion in funding by 2020 for poorer nations to prepare for climate extremes.
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Iran’s President says Israeli actions ‘may force everyone’ to act
TEHRAN, IRAN - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday said Israel's ongoing bombardment of Gaza "may force everyone" to act in...
- Iran, which financially and militarily backs Hamas, hailed the October 7 attacks on Israel as a "success".
- It has insisted it was not involved in the onslaught, during which 230 people were taken hostage, as per Israeli authorities.
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3 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank, says health ministry
RAMALLAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES - Israeli forces killed three Palestinians across the occupied West Bank on Sunday, the Palestinian health ministry said,...
- During arrests in Jenin and nearby, “suspects hurled explosive devices at the forces and exchanges of fire took place,” the Israeli army said.
- More than 110 Palestinians and one Israeli have been killed in the West Bank since the war between Israel and Hamas erupted on October 7.
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Gaza connectivity ‘being restored’: Internet monitor Netblocks
Internet and phone access had been cut off across Gaza since Friday, as Israel bombarded the territory. Relentless Israeli strikes on...
- "Real-time network data show that internet connectivity is being restored in the #Gaza Strip," the company wrote on X, formerly Twitte
- The Palestinian Red Crescent said the communications blackout had blocked emergency calls and disrupted critical ambulance services
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Israel hostage families demand answers from Netanyahu government
Families are increasingly angry over the "absolute uncertainty" they face over the fate of the hostages, particularly in the heavy...
- Netanyahu broke off from war planning for a hastily arranged meeting with hostage families after they had threatened to start street protests to highlight their desperation
- Israeli PM told the families "we will exhaust every possibility to bring them home," according to a video released by his office, according to a video released by his office
Netanyahu says to visit New York despite Mamdani arrest threat in compliance with ICC warrant
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday he still planned to visit New York despite incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani's threats...
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Iran says US travel ban reflects ‘racist mentality’
Tehran, Iran - Tehran denounced on Saturday the US travel ban on Iranians and citizens of 11 other mostly Middle...
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Israel admits to supporting anti-Hamas armed group in Gaza led by Yasser Abu Shabab
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted that Israel is supporting an armed group in Gaza that opposes the militant group Hamas,...
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Israel warns of more Lebanon strikes if Hezbollah not disarmed, Lebanon says truce violated
Thursday's attacks on what the Israeli military said were underground Hezbollah drone factories came after an Israeli evacuation call on...
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Israel army announces 4 soldiers killed in Gaza, thousands more troops needed
News of the soldiers' deaths came as Gaza's civil defence agency reported 38 killed Friday in Israeli attacks across the...
- News of the soldiers' deaths came as Gaza's civil defence agency reported 38 killed Friday in Israeli attacks across the territory
- The deaths bring to 429 the number of Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza since the start of the ground offensive in late October 2023
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Israel army issues evacuation warning for parts of Gaza City
"This is a final and urgent warning ahead of an impending strike," army spokesman Avichay Adraee said. The army "will strike...
- The evacuation order comes at the beginning of the Eid al-Adha holiday, one of the main religious festivals of the Muslim calendar.
- The Israeli military has recently stepped up its campaign in Gaza in what it says is a renewed push to defeat Hamas.
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France opens ‘complicity in genocide’ probes over blocked Gaza aid
Paris, France -- French anti-terror prosecutors have opened probes into "complicity in genocide" and "incitement to genocide" after French-Israelis allegedly...
- The two investigations, opened after legal complaints, were also to look into possible "complicity in crimes against humanity" between January and May 2024.
- They are the first known probes in France to be looking into alleged violations of international law in Gaza, several sources with knowledge of the cases told AFP.