Readying for jobs of tomorrow: WEF’s Till Leopold stresses upskilling
Davos, Switzerland -- In the next five years, millions of jobs will be created. Governments, employers, and education institutions, therefore,...
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Nations retreating inward making global cooperation harder, Dr Masood tells TRENDS at Davos
Davos, Switzerland - The world is grappling with challenges that demand collective action, but rising nationalism and geopolitical tensions are...
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Iran’s response ‘inevitable’ after consulate strike, says Nasrallah
Monday's strike in the Syrian capital levelled the five-storey consular annex of the Iranian embassy and killed seven Iranian Revolutionary...
- Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said Israel "will be punished" for the consulate strike
- Israel said Thursday it was strengthening its defenses and pausing leave for combat units following Iran's threats to retaliate
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UN chief troubled by reports Israel using AI to identify Gaza targets
According to a report in magazine +972, Israel has used AI to identify targets in Gaza -- in some cases...
- A report claims Israel has marked thousands of Gazans as suspects for assassination
- A system dubbed Lavender had "played a central role in the bombing of Palestinians"
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CIA chief to arrive in Cairo for Gaza hostage talks
According to reports in US media, Burns would meet in the Egyptian capital with Mossad chief David Barnea, Qatari Prime...
- National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the US will be "present for those talks"
- The US, Qatar and Egypt have been engaged in talks in a bid to secure a truce in the Gaza Strip
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Israel says Hamas fighter was at target instead of Gaza aid workers
Israel said it was targeting a "Hamas gunman" when it killed in Gaza seven aid workers whose deaths caused an...
- The victims were killed in three air strikes over four minutes by an Israeli drone as they ran for their lives.
- The two brigade officers who ordered the strikes, a colonel and a major, have been fired.
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Kremlin slams Macron claims Russia trying to undermine Olympics
Moscow, Russia - The Kremlin on Friday blasted as "unacceptable" French President Emmanuel Macron's claims that Russia was trying to undermine...
- Kremlin said it was "absolutely unacceptable behavior" and characteristic of Western accusations that are "never backed up by adequate evidence".
- Macron had said Thursday that Moscow was trying to promote the narrative that France was unable to host the Games and that the event would be a risk.
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Blinken says US seeks ‘results’ on Israeli new Gaza aid policy
Brussels, Belgium - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday Washington wanted to see "results" showing more aid was...
- Israel announced on Friday that it would allow "temporary" aid deliveries into famine-threatened northern Gaza
- "We welcome the steps that have been initiated by Israel," Blinken said at a meeting with EU officials in Belgium
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Abu Dhabi’s private sector grows by over 35 percent in 2023
ABU DHABI, UAE – The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) organized, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Investment Office...
- Al Multaqa Meetings empower Abu Dhabi to accelerate economic growth, by providing a platform to support investment.
- Supported by private sector and family-owned businesses, Abu Dhabi’s non-oil sectors is going from strength to strength.
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Aid worker killed by Israel felt need to help, parents say
Washington, United States--The father of US-Canadian citizen Jacob Flickinger, one of seven aid workers killed in an Israeli strike earlier this...
- The father of US-Canadian citizen Jacob Flickinger said his son was hesitant to go to the Gaza Strip but had felt a need to help
- The aid workers had just unloaded supplies at a warehouse in central Gaza when Israeli warplanes fired a missile into their vehicle
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UAE suspends coordination of humanitarian aid with Israel
Dubai, UAE - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has decided to halt its coordination of humanitarian aid with Israel following...
- According to reports, the Emirati foreign ministry has expressed its outrage to the Israeli ambassador Amir Hayek over the death of seven World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza
- Efforts to address the situation are underway, with Israel's Foreign Minister, Israel Katz, engaging in a phone conversation with his Emirati counterpart, Abdullah bin Zayed
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Iran supreme leader prays over bodies of slain Guards
Tehran, Iran--Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei mourned Thursday the seven Revolutionary Guards killed in a strike in Syria, which...
- The Supreme leader, flanked by top military brass, took part in a ceremony in the capital Tehran during which he led prayers for the dead
- Khamenei said on Tuesday that Israel will be punished at the hands of "our brave men who will make them regret this crime and the other ones"
Readying for jobs of tomorrow: WEF’s Till Leopold stresses upskilling
Davos, Switzerland -- In the next five years, millions of jobs will be created. Governments, employers, and education institutions, therefore,...
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Updates: Israeli attack kills 33 people in Gaza refugee camp as Hamas mourns Sinwar
As Israel continues to pound Gaza, Lebanon, and West Bank, Turkey's Erdogan conveys his condolences to Hamas officials over Sinwar's...
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Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza as Iran issues fresh warning over Israeli retaliation
Israel and the US government officials express "relief" at the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. He became the militant...
- Israel and the United States government officials express "relief" at the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
- Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief Hossein Salami warned that Tehran would hit Israel "painfully" if it attacks Iranian targets
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Escalating Conflict: Israel strikes Hezbollah in Lebanon killing mayor war
Hezbollah claimed it destroyed an Israeli tank using a guided missile, while Israel reported killing Hezbollah leader Jalal Mustafa Hariri...
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