Long-shot socialist Mamdani in touching distance of becoming NY mayor
New York, United States - An unknown local lawmaker just a few months ago, leftist Zohran Mamdani has burst onto...
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TotalEnergies approves restart of $20-bn Mozambique gas project
Paris, France -- France's TotalEnergies said Saturday the consortium it leads to build a $20-billion liquified natural gas project in...
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Australia resumes use of term “Occupied Palestinian Territories”
Dubai, UAE - In a significant policy shift, the Australian government has announced its decision to reinstate the term "Occupied...
- This policy shift marks a departure from Australia's previous reluctance to use the term "occupied" or "occupation" since 2014
- As the Australian government adjusts its foreign policy stance, it continues to express support for Israel
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Five key factors influencing potential Israel-Saudi diplomatic deal
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - In recent days, speculation has grown about the Biden administration's attempts to broker a normalization agreement...
- One important component of the discussions is to boost US-Saudi ties in multiple areas, including security and civilian nuclear cooperation
- Saudi Arabia seems less likely to move as quickly as the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco did in the Abraham Accords, for a range of reasons
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Israeli troops shoot Palestinian dead in occupied West Bank
Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967 and its forces regularly make incursions into Palestinian communities.
- Mahmoud Jihad Jarad, 23, was shot dead by troops during an overnight raid on Tulkarm refugee camp in the northern West Bank.
- Jarad's body was shrouded in a Palestinian flag, his head wrapped in a keffiyeh, as he was carried through the streets in a funeral procession.
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Spill risk over as UN removes oil from decaying Yemen tanker
Hodeida, Yemen -- The United Nations said Friday it had successfully transferred more than one million barrels of oil from a...
- The milestone means that "the core aspect" of a years-long effort to address the threat posed by the Safer, often referred to as a "ticking time bomb", is now finished, the UN said
- All told, the UN has priced the operation at $143 million, a fraction of the estimated $20 billion clean-up costs in the event of a spill.
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Covid cases up 80 percent globally as new subvariant rises
The number of new COVID-19 cases reported worldwide rose by 80 percent in the last month, the World Health Organization...
- The UN agency said that nations reported nearly 1.5 million new cases from July 10 to August 6.
- Many of the new cases came in the Western Pacific region, which saw infections jump by 137 percent.
Egypt dig unearths 41-million-year-old whale in desert
With an estimated length of 2.5 metres (eight feet) and a body mass of approximately 187 kilogrammes (410 pounds), Tutcetus...
- The team has dubbed the species "Tutcetus rayanensis" after the Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun and the Wadi El-Rayan Protected Area in Egypt's Fayoum Oasis
- Fayoum Oasis, some 90 miles southwest of Cairo, boasts Wadi al-Hitan, the Valley of the Whales, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that has turned up hundreds of fossils
IS attack on bus kills 23 Syrian soldiers: monitor
Despite losing their last piece of territory in Syria in 2019, IS has maintained hideouts in the vast Syrian desert...
- The attack killed "23 soldiers and wounded more than 10 others", some of whom in critical condition, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
- Ten Syrian soldiers and pro-government fighters were killed earlier this week in an IS attack in the Raqa province, the Observatory said Tuesday
Iran says prisoners deal agreed with US: state media
Based on the agreement, five Iranian prisoners in the US and five American prisoners in Iran will be exchanged," the...
- All of the detained Americans are of Iranian descent, but Iran does not recognize dual nationality
- Iranian state media reported that the process had begun to also release Iranian funds in a European bank
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Tunisia, Libya collaborate to help stranded migrants at border
In a collaborative bid to address the migrant crisis, Tunisia and Libya have announced a shared responsibility for hundreds of...
- Tunisia and Libya agree to share responsibility for hundreds of migrants stranded at their border
- Tunisia will take charge of 126 migrants, including children, with Libya accommodating the remaining 150-200
US, Iraq strengthen security ties; vow to defeat ISIS; set up military commission
WASHINGTON – The United States and Iraq pledged to boost security cooperation, regional stability, and the shared interest in Iraq's...
- Iraq, US focus on the 2008 U.S.-Iraq Strategic Framework Agreement and non-combat role of U.S. forces
- The two countries emphasize recognition of the support from CJTF-OIR to the Iraqi Security Forces
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In skies, as on land, European forces face gaps if US pulls back
Leeuwarden, Netherlands - Fighter jets from the United States, France, Finland and Germany roar into the skies from a Dutch...
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Bridges in the Gulf: wealthy states mediate crisis after crisis
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - When US and Iranian negotiators meet in Oman on Saturday they will be just the...
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Trump warns of military option; Iran threatens to end UN nuclear inspections before Oman talks
Last month, Trump sent a letter to Khamenei, who has the final say in matters of state in Iran, calling...
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Turkey opposition to fight Erdogan ‘until the end’: leader tells AFP
The Turkish opposition will fight "until the end" against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the leader of the opposition CHP party...
- Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Ozgur Ozel demanded snap polls that would show the "biggest no confidence vote in history" against Erdogan
- Imamoglu's arrest sparked the biggest opposition protests to grip Turkey since 2013 although the rallies have dipped in intensity over the past 10 days
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US reiterates support for Morocco on Western Sahara
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday renewed US support for Morocco's sovereignty and political plan for Western Sahara, a...
- Trump, during his first term in office, in 2020 recognized Morocco's claim to the vast desert territory after the kingdom normalized relations with Israel
- Morocco mostly controls the former Spanish colony but has been challenged for decades by the Algeria-backed Polisario Front
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Israel seizes Gaza territory as Macron signals imminent French recognition of Palestinian statehood
French President Emmanuel Macron meanwhile said that France plans to recognise a Palestinian state in the "coming months", a move...
- Israel's Defence Minister Katz said that "large areas are being seized and added to Israel's security zones, leaving Gaza smaller and more isolated."
- Katz emphasised that Israel would keep increasing pressure on Gaza "until the hostages are freed and Hamas is defeated."