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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Mon 25 November 2024: Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant plans to travel to Washington despite an arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over war crimes in Gaza, Israeli media said on Monday. Israel’s Army Radio said Gallant will hold talks with US security officials during his visit. No date […]
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Mon 25 November 2024: The US national debt exceeded the mark of $36 trillion and updated the historical maximum, according to the US Treasury Department. This is the largest national debt in the world in nominal terms, and it has increased by $2 trillion since the beginning of the year. As of November 21 (the […]
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Sun 24 November 2024: Iran plans to hold talks about its disputed nuclear programme with three European powers on Nov. 29 in Geneva, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, days after the U.N. atomic watchdog passed a resolution against Tehran. Iran reacted to the resolution, which was proposed by Britain, France, Germany and the United States, […]
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Sun 24 November 2024: Authorities suspend mobile and internet services in Islamabad as ex-PM’s supporters plan march seeking his release Pakistan’s capital has been placed under a security lockdown to prevent supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan from marching to Islamabad as part of the nationwide protests to seek his release. Authorities suspended […]
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Sun 24 November 2024: An Emirati official denied reports that his country may fund an Israeli pilot project to establish a humanitarian aid centre in Gaza, according to CNN Arabic. CNN Arabic quoted an unnamed official confirming: “The UAE strongly denies media reports regarding funding a pilot centre for humanitarian aid in Gaza and rejects the baseless allegations […]
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