Tue 12 November 2024: Israel has begun a construction project along the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria, apparently laying asphalt for a road right along the frontier, satellite photos analysed by Associated Press show. Israeli troops have entered the demilitarised zone during the work, the United Nations confirmed to […]
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Tue 12 November 2024: The city council will hold an emergency debate over violence around last week’s UEFA match featuring Israeli team. Unrest continued overnight in Amsterdam as the Dutch police said they had made more arrests in connection with last week’s clashes involving Israeli football fans and pro-Palestinians. Amsterdam’s city council is due to discuss the […]
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Tue 12 November 2024: The price of Bitcoin reached almost $90,000 level on Tuesday, hitting historical high levels. During the last 24-hour period, the price of the largest cryptocurrency saw a low of $80,800 and a high of $89,900. It was at $70,000 level a week ago, and gained around 30% in the seven-day period […]
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Tue 12 November 2024: Russia and African states have confirmed their readiness to set up a dialogue mechanism in a bid to coordinate efforts on multiple security-related issues following a forum held in the Russian resort city of Sochi on Nov. 10, according to a joint statement. “We reaffirm our readiness to set up a […]
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Tue 12 November 2024: Recent data reported by Yedioth Ahronoth shows a significant decline in recruitment rates for the Israeli Army’s reserve forces. The newspaper indicated a notable increase in the number of soldiers refusing to join reserve forces, with rejection rates reaching around 15-25 per cent in recent months. This trend has raised concerns within the […]
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Mon 11 November 2024: The International Criminal Court’s governing body will launch an external probe into its chief Prosecutor, Karim Khan, over alleged sexual misconduct, it said in a statement on Monday, confirming a previous report by Reuters. “An external investigation is […] being pursued in order to ensure a fully independent, impartial and fair process,” […]
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Mon 11 November 2024: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed a treaty on the country’s strategic partnership with North Korea which includes a mutual defence provision, enacting it into law. The treaty, signed in Pyongyang on June 19, was submitted by the president to the State Duma for ratification on Oct. 15. It specifies that military […]
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Mon 11 November 2024: Bitcoin has broken through $82,000 on so-called ‘Trump trades’ – with investors betting that a second Donald Trump administration will be more favourable towards the cryptocurrency. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, touched $82,413 this morning, and is now trading at $82,105. AJ Bell investment director Russ Mould said: Bitcoin always seemed a likely beneficiary of […]
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Mon 11 November 2024: Israeli army’s Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi has approved the expansion of the ground incursion in southern Lebanon, state broadcaster KAN reported on Sunday. The Israeli army began “limited, localized, and targeted” ground raids into southern Lebanon on Oct. 1, days after launching heavy airstrikes against what it claimed to be […]
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Mon 11 November 2024: The Kremlin on Monday denied media reports suggesting that a phone conversation took place between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald J. Trump. On Thursday, Putin and Trump held a phone conversation during which the latter told the Russian president to not escalate the ongoing Ukraine war, which nears […]
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