Sun 30 June 2024: Hamas says there’s been no progress in ceasefire talks with Israel over the war on Gaza as tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Tel Aviv demanding the government save the captives and get a deal done. Osama Hamdan, a senior Hamas official based in Lebanon, said on […]
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Sun 30 June 2024: Paramilitary forces engaged in a prolonged battle with Sudan’s army have announced the capture of a crucial state capital in the country’s southeast. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) declared on Saturday that they have taken control of the 17th Infantry Division in Singa, the capital of Sennar state. Hiba Morgan of […]
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Sun 30 June 2024: French citizens are voting to elect 577 members of the National Assembly following President Emmanuel Macron’s call for a snap parliamentary election. This move comes after Macron’s alliance suffered a significant defeat to the far-right National Rally party in the European Parliament elections on June 9. Analysts view Macron’s decision as […]
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Sun 30 June 2024: Two-thirds of the Israeli public favors Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaving politics and not running for a new term, according to an opinion poll on Friday, Anadolu Agency reports. The poll was conducted by the Israeli private Channel 12 which showed 66% of respondents want Netanyahu, 74, to retire and not run […]
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Sat 29 June 2024: Masoud Pezeshkian could benefit if turnout is higher during the second round on July 5. Tehran, Iran – The snap presidential election in Iran is heading into a run-off next week after reformist-backed Masoud Pezeshkian and hardliner Saeed Jalili emerged at the top but failed to secure a majority in a vote with a […]
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Cyril Ramaphosa shakes hands with the DA leader John Steenhuisen. GCIS Sat 29 June 2024: An ANC-DA deadlock over cabinet positions prompted fears that government of national unity may have ended before it begins. Johannesburg, South Africa – Nearly a month since landmark national elections saw the African National Congress (ANC) lose its majority for […]
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Sat 29 June 2024: The Rim of the Pacific exercises involve more than 25,000 personnel from 29 countries and will continue until August. Hawaii, United States – In an era of increased tension and growing competition between China and the United States and its allies, the US Pacific Fleet is hosting Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), “the world’s […]
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Sat 29 June 2024: President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia should resume producing midrange missiles, previously banned under the now-defunct INF Treaty, amid rising tensions with the United States. This follows Moscow’s accusation that Washington supplied Ukraine with ATACMS missiles used in a recent attack on Crimea, killing four. Russia has vowed a strong response […]
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Fri 28 June 2024: Russia will become China’s largest gas supplier once the Power of Siberia and Far Eastern lines are fully operational in less than three years, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said on Friday. “In 2027, the Far Eastern route will be launched with a capacity of 10 billion cubic meters of gas per […]
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Fri 28 June 2024: Islamabad, Pakistan — Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that the country would not hesitate to launch attacks on the territory of Afghanistan, its neighbour, amid rising tensions between the two over security concerns. When asked whether Pakistan would consider cross-border attacks to control perpetrators, the Asif replied to an interviewer, […]
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