Thai wildlife hospital treats Sunbears, elephants
Edwin Wiek founded Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (WFFT) facility in 2001 with two macaques and a gibbon. It now spans...
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Hamas armed wing says Israel blocking ceasefire and hostage release talks
The armed wing of the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Friday accused Israel of blocking a deal in talks for...
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Greece accuses Turkey of violating its air space
The Greek foreign ministry issued "an immediate and strong-worded protest" to the Turkish ambassador in Athens.
- The Greek foreign ministry issued "an immediate and strong-worded protest" to the Turkish ambassador in Athens
- It said the Turkish fighter jets "illegally entered our national airspace and approached Alexandroupolis within a distance of just 2.5 nautical miles".
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Qatar Amir confirms deal on gas supply to Germany
Qatar, Amir said, plans to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Germany by 2024.
- Qatar, Amir said, plans to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Germany by 2024.
- He expressed hope there will be a nuclear agreement with Iran, and Qatar was ready to help
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Tunisia heads for ‘new republic’ in dialogue without political parties
Tunisia's President Kais Saied on Friday appointed a loyalist law professor to head a committee charged with writing a constitution...
- Saied has vowed to scrap the country's 2014 constitution and draft a replacement to be put to referendum in July
- Saied has also created three other committees to focus on socio-economic issues, the judiciary and on national dialogue
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Russian army says Mariupol steelworks ‘totally liberated’
Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu informed president Putin of "the end of the operation and the complete liberation of the...
- Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu informed president Putin of "the end of the operation and the liberation of the city of Mariupol."
- On May 20, the last group of 531 Azov regiment of Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol surrendered to Russian army, Russian official has confirmed
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US urges Lebanon leaders to form a government swiftly
State Department spokesman Ned Price said: "We urge those elected and the country's political leaders to heed the Lebanese people's...
- Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Shiite militant movement, with its allies lost a parliamentary majority in Sunday's vote as independents made a surprise breakthrough.
- The US statement saluted the holding of elections on time but voiced concerns about "allegations of vote buying, clientelism and reports of intimidation."
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Syria lambasts Erdogan plan to return million refugees
Syrian authorities on Friday rejected plans by Turkey to return one million Syrian refugees to a "safe zone" on the...
- Erdogan in early May said Ankara was aiming to encourage1 million Syrian refugees to return to their country by building them housing and local infrastructure.
- Turkey is today home to more than 3.6 million Syrian refugees, who fled after a civil war broke out in 2011 in Turkey's southern neighbour.
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Trawling Iraq’s threatened marshes to collect waste
The swamps, nestled between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, are one of the world's largest inland deltas and were declared...
- The UN classifies Iraq "as the fifth most vulnerable country in the world" to climate change, having already witnessed record low rainfall and high temperatures in recent years.
- An official said that tourists have returned, but one of the main visible sources of pollution in the area are visitors who throw away their "plastic waste".
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Two Iran activists out on bail sent to jail again on ‘plotting supicion’
Earlier this week Tehran academic Saeed Madani Ghahfarokhi was arrested on suspicion of "maintaining links abroad and carrying out activities...
- One of the accused, Kevyan Samimi, is a veteran dissident who served jail time both before and after the Islamic revolution of 1979.
- State news agency IRNA said women's rights and labor activist Narges Mansouri was also arrested again.
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Israel’s government in minority after Arab MP resigns from Knesset
The MP Zoabi said: "Again and again the heads of the coalition have taken hawkish, rigid and right-wing stances regarding...
- Several opposition lawmakers, including Zoabi and members of the Arab Joint List, are bitterly opposed to the current opposition leader.
- Former PM Benjamin Netanyahu -- in office from 1996 to 1999, and again from 2009 until June 2021 -- is outspoken about his desire to topple the Bennett government.
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Lebanon winning independent candidates celebrate: ‘change has begun’
When Firas Hamdan was injured at a protest near Lebanon's parliament two years ago, the then activist never imagined he...
- 13 independent politicians who emerged from a mass anti-government protest movement in 2019, made it to parliament on a reformist platform at elections on Sunday.
- Youths aspiring for change in Lebanon have rejoiced at the victories of independents.
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Britain sanctions ‘Israeli settlers’ in West Bank
London, UK - Britain on Monday announced sanctions on four "extremist Israeli settlers" accused of committing human rights abuses against Palestinians...
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IMF, World Bank say Gaza and Red Sea attacks risk to world economy
World Bank President Ajay Banga said that "what's going on Gaza, but also the challenges of Ukraine... and the Red...
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UAE defends Israel ties, calls for two-state solution
Despite maintaining its ties with Israel since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, the UAE has been at pains to...
- The United Arab Emirates and Israel established diplomatic ties in 2020 as part of the US-brokered Abraham Accords
- UAE's ambassador to the UN Lana Nusseibeh said her country has a field hospital in Gaza because of cooperation with Israel.
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Relative of freed Israeli hostages appeals for Gaza deal
Talks have been underway for weeks to secure a second truce in the four-month war, which would see more hostages...
- A special forces raid in Gaza's southern city of Rafah saw Louis Har, 70, and Fernando Simon Marman, 60, freed
- The Hostages and Missing Families Forum stepped up pressure on Israeli authorities to bring home the remaining captives
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Court asks Netherlands to stop export of F-35 parts to Israel
The Appeals Court in The Hague sided with a group of human rights organizations that argued the parts contributed to...
- The Appeals Court in The Hague sided with a group of human rights organizations that argued the parts contributed to violations of law by Israel in its war with Hamas.
- "Israel does not take sufficient account of the consequences for the civilian population when conducting its attacks," said the court.