Hamas says Israeli military action kills 7 hostages in Gaza
Hamas said that seven more hostages seized during its unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7 had died because...
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Iran launches imaging satellite Pars 1 from Russia
Iran announced the launch of a remote sensing and imaging satellite into orbit from Russia, according to state media. The...
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Civilians flee east Ukraine as Boris Johnson visits Kyiv
Evacuations resumed on Saturday from Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine, where a missile strike killed 52 people at a railway station...
- US President Joe Biden accused Russia of being behind a "horrific atrocity" in Kramatorsk, and France also condemned the strike
- Moscow denied responsibility for the rocket attack on the station, which also wounded 109 people, according to the latest official count
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US to keep Quds Force of Iran on terror list
The United States insisted Friday on keeping the elite Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps on its designated list...
- The Guards as a whole, as well as the Quds Force in particular, were blacklisted under former US President Donald Trump
- Tehran is demanding that the Guards be removed from the blacklist which has sparked outrage from some US politicians
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Ukraine calls for ‘global response’ as train station attack kills 52
Russia denied being behind the missile strike, which came even as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU...
- A missile strike killed 52 people at a train station in eastern Ukraine where civilians had gathered to flee the area fearing a Russian offensive
- The regional government said there were five children among the deceased, while Zelensky reported at least 300 were wounded
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Vaccine supply outstrips demand, inequity remains
Many richer nations are now approaching oversupply. European Union and G7 countries had a surplus of 497 million doses at...
- More than 13 billion doses have been produced since the pandemic, 11 billion of which have been administered.
- Countries like South Africa and India have long called for the WTO to suspend intellectual property rights for vaccines and anti-Covid treatments, so they can boost production.
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Civilians try to flee east Ukraine as Russia prepares attack
More than 11 million people in Ukraine have been displaced since Russia invaded on February 24, aiming to seize the...
- Russian troops have been withdrawing from around the capital and Ukraine's north, leaving a trail of destruction behind them
- The scenes of carnage left behind by retreating troops in towns like Bucha have led to a wave of fresh sanctions against Moscow
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Environmental issues major cause of health problems globally: WHO
Environment-related issues are among the major causes of health problems worldwide, the World Health Organization has said. In the Eastern...
- In the Eastern Mediterranean Region, environmental risks responsible for 23 percent of the total burden of disease and as much as 30 percent of the disease burden for kids.
- April 7 is being observed as the World Health Day 2022; it will be focusing on environmental threats and their effect on the health of the planet.
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World’s fossil fuel assets risk evaporating in climate fight
Oil platforms, pipelines, coal power plants and other fossil fuel assets could lose trillions of dollars in the battle against...
- The warning was issued in a 3,000-page report by UN experts who said fossil fuel assets must be retired and replaced with clean energy faster to mitigate financial losses.
- Such assets will become "stranded" and worth less than expected because they may never be used since fossil fuel demand must fall in the near future to limit emissions.
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Key Egypt activist in 2011 revolution begins hunger strike in prison
Abdel Fattah has spent the better part of the past decade behind bars, having also been arrested under former presidents...
- Abdel Fattah was sentenced in December to five years in prison on the charges of "broadcasting false news".
- Fattah had already been in pre-trial detention in Cairo's Tora prison since September 2019 before the sentencing.
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EU plans to punish Russia more with sanctions on oil or coal
The EU is considering to hit Russia with sanctions on oil or coal over the war in Ukraine, a top...
- The Europeans are under pressure to hit Moscow in the crucial energy sector and stop paying out the huge proceeds from gas, oil and coal
- Since Russia's military buildup against Ukraine began, sanctions against Moscow have been coordinated with the US and its Western allies
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Nearly 100 die in new Mediterranean boat tragedy: UN, MSF
Prior to the latest tragedy, the UN's International Organization for Migration had recorded 367 deaths in the Mediterranean so far...
- The commercial tanker Alegria 1 rescued four people from an overcrowded boat carrying hundreds of migrants through the Mediterranean sea
- 'Libya is not a place of safety,' said Doctors Without Borders while stressing that survivors 'are in need of urgent protection and care'
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Hamas says Israeli military action kills 7 hostages in Gaza
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Top army officials from 30 nations review threats in Asia-Pacific
New Delhi, India - Army chiefs and senior officers from 30 countries including the United States met in India on Tuesday...
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Antarctic sea ice hits lowest winter maximum on record, says data
WASHINGTON, US - The sea ice around Antarctica likely had a record low surface area when it was at its maximum...
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UAE minister calls for climate action by promoting nature-based solutions
NEW YORK, US – UAE Minister of Climate Change and the Environment Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri called upon the global...
- The minister made the comments during high-level meetings on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York.
- Mariam Almheiri, who is also the COP28 Food Systems Lead, highlighted the prominence placed by the UAE on food and agriculture in COP28 agenda.
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Israel congratulates Saudi Arabia on national day
JERUSALEM - Israel offered its congratulations to Saudi Arabia on the kingdom's national day on Saturday as the two countries...
- "We send our sincere congratulations to the king, government and people of Saudi Arabia on the occasion of the 93rd national day," the Israeli foreign ministry said.
- "May Allah bring you goodness and blessings, security and prosperity with our wishes for an atmosphere of peace, cooperation and good neighborliness," it added in the statement.
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Israeli, Lebanese clash with tear gas on Golan border
JERUSALEM - Israeli and Lebanese troops exchanged tear gas fire on Saturday on a disputed and highly militarised section of...
- The Israeli army said its troops used "riot dispersal means" to turn around a Lebanese earthmover that had strayed into Israeli-held territory.
- The Lebanese army said it was the Israeli "enemy" which had violated the demarcation line and fired smoke bombs at its troops escorting the bulldozer.