Wed 27 November 2024: A ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel is one step closer, but what are the details and will it hold? Beirut, Lebanon – Israel’s cabinet has approved a ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah, through the Lebanese government. Once it is in force, the agreement stands to end more than a […]
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Tue 26 November 2024: The Russian Defense Ministry published pictures Tuesday that showed debris of US-made ATACMS missiles used by Ukraine to strike targets in Russia’s Kursk region. A statement confirmed that investigations at the sites established the use of the American-made tactical missiles and said Moscow is preparing to respond to the attacks by […]
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Tue 26 November 2024: US President-elect Donald Trump vowed Monday to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China via executive orders he plans to sign on his first day in office in retaliation for what he says is their involvement in the flow deadly fentanyl and migrants into the United States. “On January 20th, as […]
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UNICEF/UN0504696/Rouzier via unicef.org Tue 26 November 2024: An unprecedented number of children have been recruited by gangs in Haiti, the UN agency for the protection of children (UNICEF) has said, underscoring a worsening protection crisis in the violence-ridden Caribbean island. In a report released on Monday, UNICEF said the recruitment of minors increased by 70 percent last year. “Children […]
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Tue 26 November 2024: The impact of a US indictment of the group’s chairman is spreading as multiple projects say they are reviewing deals with Adani. French oil major TotalEnergies has halted investments in the Adani Group after the Indian ports-to-power conglomerate was engulfed in a crisis over an alleged multimillion-dollar bribery scheme. The move, […]
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Tue 26 November 2024: A senior Israeli official said, on Monday, Israel’s cabinet would meet on Tuesday to approve a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah, and a Lebanese official said Beirut had been told by Washington that an accord could be announced “within hours”, Reuters reports. Israeli officials had said earlier that a deal to end the war […]
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Mon 25 November 2024: The convoy of PTI supporters has arrived in Islamabad and is making its way to the D-Chowk, its final destination in Islamabad. D-Chowk lies in the “Red Zone”, an area housing key government institutions. PTI leader Asim Arbab confirmed the development to Al Jazeera, saying that thousands of people are following […]
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Mon 25 November 2024: Germany is developing a new national bunker protection strategy that aims to catalog and repurpose existing infrastructure for emergency shelter use, local media reported on Monday. The plan involves mapping all publicly accessible buildings and private structures that could offer protection during potential missile attacks, including government offices, subway stations, and office […]
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Mon 25 November 2024: While fighting between criminal groups in Haiti decreased during 2024, attacks on civilians have risen, including an expanded use of “horrific sexual abuse,” according to a new report by Human Rights Watch. “Criminal groups have often used sexual violence to instill fear in rival territories,” the New York-based group says. “The rule of […]
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Mon 25 November 2024: China on Monday blasted plans of the US to set up military bases and deploy missile units in Japan and the Philippines “in the event of a Taiwan contingency.” Beijing “firmly opposes countries using the Taiwan issue as a pretext to increase military deployments in the region, which only stirs up […]
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