Category: World

SYRIAN REBELS LAUNCH SURPRISE OFFENSIVE IN NORTHWEST AS REGIME RETALIATES WITH AIRSTRIKES

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Wed 27 November 2024: Syrian rebels launched a new operation against regime forces on Wednesday, reportedly capturing several villages, as regime and Russian forces launched airstrikes on rebel-held northwestern Syria. The New Arab’s affiliate Syria TV reported that rebels had named their operation ‘Deterring Aggression’ – its goal, to expand areas of Syria where displaced people could return to “in dignity and […]

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ICC PROSECUTOR SEEKS ARREST WARRANT FOR MYANMAR JUNTA CHIEF OVER PERSECUTION OF ROHINGYA

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Wed 27 November 2024: The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor on Wednesday announced his office seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar junta chief over deportation and persecution of Rohingya Muslims. “After an extensive, independent and impartial investigation, my Office has concluded that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Senior General and Acting President Min Aung […]

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OVER 800 EUROPEAN FINANCIAL GROUPS DEAL WITH FIRMS LINKED TO ISRAEL SETTLEMENTS, NGOS SAY

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Wed 27 November 2024: A growing number of European financial institutions have a business relationship with companies with ties to Israeli settlements, according to a study by civil society groups on Tuesday, calling for heightened due diligence, Reuters reports. Israeli settlement activity has expanded by a record amount and some settlers hope US President-elect, Donald Trump, will […]

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POLICE CRACKDOWN CLEARS SUPPORTERS OF IMPRISONED IMRAN KHAN FROM ISLAMABAD

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Wed 27 November 2024: Top aide to imprisoned former prime minister says hundreds of protesters shot as authorities end lockdown after evicting PTI supporters Pakistan’s security forces have driven supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan from Islamabad following a sweeping crackdown overnight. Authorities reopened roads linking the capital with the rest of the […]

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CEASEFIRE BETWEEN LEBANON’S HEZBOLLAH AND ISRAEL: WHAT TO KNOW

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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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MOSCOW PUBLISHES PHOTOS OF US-MADE ATACAMS MISSILES USED TO STRIKE TARGETS IN KURSK REGION

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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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TRUMP VOWS DAY ONE TARIFFS ON CHINA, CANADA AND MEXICO OVER FENTANYL, IMMIGRATION

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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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HAITI SEES A 70 PERCENT INCREASE IN GANG RECRUITMENT AMONG CHILDREN: UN

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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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TOTAL ENERGIES PAUSES INVESTMENTS INTO ADANI GROUP ON BRIBERY CHARGES

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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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