Gaza war deepens Israel’s divides, sets friends, families against one another
Hostage families and peace activists want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to secure a ceasefire with Hamas and free the...
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Israel says ground troops conducted raids in Syria in the latest border raid since Assad fall
Israel's military said Sunday ground troops had operated in southern Syria, seizing weapons and questioning individuals suspected of arms trafficking,...
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Venezuela and Colombia restore diplomatic ties
More than eight million Colombians make a living from trade with Venezuela, which is why one of the objectives is...
- Presidents of Colombia and Venezuela announced on August 11 that they planned to restore diplomatic relations that were severed in 2019
- The last president in Colombia, Ivan Duque, did not recognize Maduro as president but rather opposition leader Juan Guaido
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IAEA chief leading team to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
"The day has come, IAEA's Support and Assistance Mission to Zaporizhzhya is now on its way," Grossi tweeted, saying the...
- Grossi has for months been asking to be able to visit the site, warning of "the very real risk of a nuclear disaster."
- The Zaporizhzhia plant has been occupied by Russian troops since shortly after Moscow launched its invasion on February 24
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EU ministers to look at appeal to ban Russian tourists
Encouraged by Ukraine to ban all Russian tourists from visiting Europe, EU foreign ministers will study the idea in a...
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is now demanding the West shut its borders to all Russians, including tourists
- The European Commission insists on the need for humanitarian access for dissident Russians, and says visa applications should be assessed individually and not under a blanket rule
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Julian Assange: Black eye of free press
Whether it is the killing or state-sponsored arraignment of journalists or the closure of defiant media organizations, press freedom is...
- Whether it is the killing or state-sponsored arraignment of journalists or closure of defiant media organizations, the press freedom is under a huge stress across the world
- There is a two-fold increase in polarization amplified by information chaos, according to the 20th World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders
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Israeli spy chief to meet US officials on Iran deal
Prime Minister Yair Lapid said that Israel's "diplomatic fight" against the deal included its national security advisor and defense minister...
- Israel says a deal would facilitate the funding of Iran-supported militants, while not preventing Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon
- In 2018, then-US president Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the agreement designed to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon
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Kuwait government calls September election amid political tensions
The only Gulf state with a fully elected legislature, the key oil producer has been hit by regular feuding between...
- That came amid growing disputes between that cabinet and opposition MPs, who had won nearly half the seats in the legislature during the previous election in December 2020.
- The opposition has regularly accused ministers from the royal family of mismanagement and corruption.
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Tokyo to push for African seat on UN Security Council, says Japan PM
Japan will use its place on the United Nations Security Council to push for an African seat on the top...
- Japan was among five countries elected in June to hold a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2023 and 2024
- Japanese PM also promised aid to train police officers and support "fair and transparent" elections across the continent
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Turkey accuses Greece of ‘hostile action’ against jets
The two uneasy NATO neighbors have long-standing sea and air boundary disputes which lead to near-daily air force patrols and...
- Greek defense ministry sources dismissed the allegations made by Turkey saying that it's S-300 missile system has never put a lock on Turkish F-16 jets.
- Turkey has in recent months complained of what it calls provocative actions by Greece, saying such moves undermine peace efforts.
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Two US Navy warships transit through Taiwan Strait
The US Seventh Fleet said the pair of Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers the USS Antietam and the USS Chancellorsville conducted the...
- Tensions in Taiwan Strait has been soared to their highest level recently as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei this month
- US and Western allies of Taiwan have increased "freedom of navigation" crossings by naval vessels of both Strait around the island and South China Sea
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Iraq’s Sadr suggests ‘all parties’ resign from government posts
For nearly a year, Iraq has struggled to break a political deadlock that has left the country without a new...
- Since the aftermath of the US-led invasion of 2003 that toppled long-time dictator Saddam Hussein, Iraq has been governed under a sectarian power-sharing system
- Sadr's supporters have for weeks been staging a sit-in outside Iraq's parliament, after initially storming the legislature's interior, to press for their demands.
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Gaza war deepens Israel’s divides, sets friends, families against one another
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GASTAT adopts chain-linking method to calculate Saudi Arabia’s real GDP
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) said in a press release it issued on Sunday that...
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Hizbollah fires dozens of rockets at Israel after deadly strikes
Hizbollah said it had fired dozens of rockets into northern Israel after Israeli strikes the day before left five dead...
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Netanyahu approach to Gaza war ‘hurting’ Israel, says Biden
With Gaza's humanitarian crisis growing more dire and Biden's left flank in uproar, the US president made contradictory remarks as...
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CIA, Mossad chiefs meet to ‘advance’ hostage release deal
Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said Israel was preparing for "all possible operational scenarios" during Ramadan, and that it plans...
- Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Mossad chief met Friday with the head of the CIA
- Israel did not send a delegation to the latest round of truce talks in Cairo
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Israelis demand Netanyahu ouster and hostage release
With t-shirts and banners featuring the names and pictures of hostages seized during Hamas's October 7 attack, the crowd demanded...
- Some protesters called for an immediate ceasefire, a position the government has rejected
- A protestor said Netanyahu's government "cannot stay in power" after the October 7 attack
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Israeli strike on a Lebanon house kills five, wounds nine
Lebanon's official National News Agency said the Israeli strike on a house in the Khirbet Selm area killed a family...
- The attack destroyed the house, wounding at least nine others who lived nearby
- A Lebanese couple and their son were killed in an Israeli strike on Tuesday