Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and IDF chief Herzi Halevi at the start of a security cabinet meeting in Tel Aviv, November 16, 2023. (Haim Zach/GPO) Sun 01 December 2024: Israel is watching the rebels’ advances in Syria with considerable wariness, with intelligence chiefs telling the political echelon developments in Syria could ultimately spell trouble […]
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Sun 01 December 2024: The UN refugee agency on Friday sounded the alarm over a “devastating spike” in the risk of gender-based violence for women and girls forced to flee as more than 60 million forcibly displaced or stateless women and girls face high risks of such violence worldwide. Citing UN data, UNHCR spokesperson Shabia […]
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Sun 01 December 2024: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Sunday that more than 415,000 displaced individuals in Gaza are currently taking refuge in its school buildings. In a statement shared on social media, UNRWA posted the testimony of Aisha, one of the many Gazan women taking shelter in a school. Expressing […]
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Sun 01 December 2024: Rescue workers have yet to find nearly 200 people who are missing one day after a boat capsized in Kogi State in Nigeria, an official told Anadolu on Saturday. Suleiman Makana, a spokesperson for the National Inland Waterway Authority, said rescue and emergency workers deployed to the Dambo-Ebuchi stretch of the […]
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Sun 01 December 2024: The Syrian National Army (SNA) launched an operation to counter the terror group PKK/YPG’s plan to establish a terror corridor between Tel Rifaat and northeastern Syria, according to security sources. Tensions have resurfaced in northern Syria after anti-regime armed groups recently captured second biggest city of the country, Aleppo. As opposition […]
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Sun 01 December 2024: US President-elect Donald Trump issued a warning Saturday to nations that he would impose a 100% tariff on any BRICS country that attempts to move from the US dollar in international trade. Referring to the economic alliance of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — now expanded to include Iran, […]
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Sat 30 November 2024: The UK Parliament is set to debate the Assisted Dying Bill this week, a proposal that could legalise medically assisted suicide for terminally ill patients with less than six months to live. The vote has sparked widespread public and political debate, marking it as one of the most significant legislative decisions in recent […]
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Sat 30 November 2024: Armed groups opposing Syria’s Bashar al Assad’s regime have taken control of much of Aleppo’s city centre in a swift and strategic advance. The groups entered the city centre on Friday, seizing several neighbourhoods before reaching Sadallah al-Jabiri Square, a central hub in Aleppo. Their rapid progress led to the capture […]
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Sat 30 November 2024: Tensions are mounting in Namibia after a controversial extension of presidential and parliamentary elections into the weekend owing to “irregularities” that slowed down voting. The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) announced on Friday that polling stations that should have closed two days earlier, would remain open until Saturday night, admitting to “logistical” failures, […]
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Sat 30 November 2024: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed his country will “invariably support” Russia in its war against Ukraine, state-run media reported on Saturday. According to the Korean Central News Agency, Kim met with visiting Russian Defense Minister Andrei Beloussov in Pyongyang on Friday and praised the growing ties between the two […]
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