Davos25: Working in silos can’t resolve systemic issues, says Catalyst Now’s Galtung
Davos, Switzerland -- Some of the biggest problems in the world today are systemic problems, which cannot be resolved with...
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UNRWA: Reconstructing Gaza Strip exceeds agency’s capabilities due to severe damage
Gaza, Palestine - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), confirmed today that the reconstruction process...
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Israel acting against Iran and its proxies, says Netanyahu
Israel has declined to comment on the Damascus strike but analysts saw it as an escalation of Israel's campaign against...
- He spoke after the army paused leave for combat units, blocked GPS signals in certain places and strengthened "alertness" as its war against Hamas in Gaza nears its seventh month
- Tensions have been inflamed by Monday's strike against the Iranian consulate in Damascus that killed 16 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
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Israel systematically destroying Gaza healthcare, says MSF
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said deadly attacks on humanitarian staff showed either deliberate intent or reckless incompetence, and called for...
- MSF said the healthcare system in Gaza before the war was imperfect but robust and improving
- The medical charity said that Israel was acting with impunity in the Palestinian territory
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Bodies of killed Iranian soldiers reaches Tehran from Syria
Tehran, Iran - Iran has repatriated the bodies of seven Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike on the country's...
- The Guards, including two generals, were killed in the air strike on Monday which levelled the Iranian embassy's consular annex.
- "The bodies of the Iran embassy martyrs arrived at Mehrabad airport" in Tehran, the ISNA news agency reported overnight.
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Israel revokes leave for all combat units amid Iran threat
Jerusalem - The Israeli army has suspended leave for its combat units, it said on Thursday, amid the Gaza war...
- Israeli media reported that the military was also calling up more reservist soldiers "against the background of the visible threats from Iran".
- The Israeli military also said that, after a "situational assessment, it was decided to increase manpower and draft reserve soldiers to the IDF Aerial Defense Array".
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Sweden Quran burner arrested in Norway, faces deportation
OSLO, NORWAY – An Iraqi refugee in Sweden who stoked international outrage by repeatedly desecrating the Quran last year has been...
- According to a ruling by the Oslo District Court, Salwan Momika,was arrested on March 28 -- a day after he arrived.
- In the court's ruling it said "a deportation will take place as soon as the formal and practical arrangements are in place."
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‘Shocking increase’ of children denied aid in conflicts: UN
In addition to access to humanitarian aid, the UN's report on children and armed conflict also lists the number of...
- UN report published last year recorded nearly 4,000 confirmed cases of aid being denied to children
- Half of the cases in last year's UN report were of Israeli forces denying aid to children in Gaza
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Israel will ‘be slapped’ for consulate strike, says Khamenei
The Supreme leader said in a speech to officials in Tehran that the defeat of "the Zionist regime in Gaza...
- Some 13 people were killed in the strike in which Israeli F-35 jets fired six missiles
- Iran's official media said the funeral ceremony of the IRGC members would be held on Friday
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Bodies of slain foreign aid workers taken out of Gaza
Israel's armed forces chief Herzi Halevi called the attack a "grave mistake", which he blamed on night-time "misidentification", adding in...
- The Israeli military killed seven staff of the US-based food charity World Central Kitchen on Monday in an attack that UN chief Antonio Guterres labelled "unconscionable."
- The seven deaths piled more pressure on Israel, whose war since the Hamas attack of October 7 has brought devastation and mass civilian casualties to Gaza
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Pope expresses ‘deep sorrow’ over killing of Gaza aid workers
Vatican City, Holy See - Pope Francis expressed his "deep sorrow" on Wednesday for the deaths of seven charity workers killed...
- "I express my deep sorrow for the volunteers killed while they were distributing humanitarian aid in Gaza," the 87-year-old pontiff said.
- He renewed his appeal for access to humanitarian aid for the "exhausted and suffering civilian population" of Gaza.
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Taiwan suffers from biggest earthquake in 25 years
NEW TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN - Liu watched intently as rescuers carefully picked their way through the remains of a warehouse that...
- The quake was felt across Taiwan, with more than 100 aftershocks unnerving the island of around 23 million.
- Its epicentre was in eastern Hualien county, a mountainous region known for its picturesque trails and seascape views.
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Israeli attack kills 73 in north Gaza as Netanyahu says Hezbollah tried to kill him
War in the Middle East continues as Israeli attack kills 73 in northern Gaza while Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says...
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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...
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Netanyahu rejects ceasefire’ in Lebanon, Hezbollah threatens to expand the scope of its missile strikes across Israel
In a call with French President Emmanuel Macron, Netanyahu said he was "opposed to a unilateral ceasefire, which does not...
- Netanyahu's comments came as the United States ramped up pressure over Israel's conduct of the wars in Lebanon and Gaza
- Netanyahu has insisted there must be a buffer zone along Israel's border with Lebanon where there is no presence of Hezbollah fighters
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Netanyahu assures Biden, Iran counterstrike will only target military sites as war spreads to Lebanon and Gaza
US officials, citing Netanyahu’s pledge, reported relief in Washington as Israel’s counterstrike on Iran will not target oil or nuclear...
- Israel has vowed to counterattack after Iran fired ballistic missiles at the country on October 1, launched in response to Israel's killing of Tehran-aligned leaders in the region
- Biden has warned Israel against striking Iran's nuclear or oil facilities in order to avoid a further expansion of regional war and amid worries of a spike in global energy prices
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Israel strikes Lebanon after Netanyahu vows no mercy for Hezbollah
srael's military launched strikes Tuesday on eastern Lebanon, as Hezbollah fought Israeli soldiers after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed no...
- Statement comes a day after a drone attack by Hezbollah killed four Israeli soldiers
- The Unifil peacekeepers will stay in their positions despite suffering injuries