ISRAELI ARMY ISSUES URGENT EVACUATION ORDERS FOR PALESTINIANS IN EASTERN RAFAH

  In the IDF flyers dropped in the Gaza Strip this morning, the military warns Palestinians against approaching the borders with Israel or Egypt. Mon 06 May 2024: The Israeli army issued on Monday morning urgent evacuation orders to Palestinian residents and displaced individuals in several areas of eastern Rafah, urging them to immediately relocate […]

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NIJJAR MURDER: “IT IS THEIR POLITICAL COMPULSION IN CANADA TO BLAME INDIA”, SAYS NEW DELHI

Mon 06 May 2024: Canada’s investigation into alleged Indian involvement in the assassination of a Sikh separatist in Vancouver last year is a “political compulsion”, India’s foreign minister has said after three Indian citizens were arrested over the killing. Canadian police on Friday arrested the trio for the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, saying they were investigating their […]

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INDIA, JAPAN DISMISS BIDEN’S ‘XENOPHOBIC’ COMMENT

Sun 05 May 2024: India and Japan have rejected President Joe Biden’s remarks calling the US allies “xenophobic” countries who do not welcome immigrants, and grouping the two nations with China and Russia. India’s Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said the country has historically been open to immigrants and is on strong economic footing, […]

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NETANYAHU GOVERNMENT VOTES TO CLOSE AL JAZEERA CHANNEL IN ISRAEL

Sun 05 May 2024: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet has voted unanimously to close Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel, according to a government statement. The cabinet vote on Sunday came after Israel’s parliament passed a law allowing the temporary closure in Israel of foreign broadcasters considered to be a threat to national security during […]

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BRAZIL EVACUATES NEARLY 70,000 AMID SURGING FLOOD DEATHS

Sun 05 May 2024: Severe flooding, mudslides, and heavy storms in southern Brazil have displaced nearly 70,000 people from their homes, with Porto Alegre, the largest city in the region, bearing the brunt of the impact, as reported by the country’s civil defense agency. The flooding has resulted in 57 fatalities, with 74 individuals sustaining […]

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UN WARNS SUDAN FACES IMMINENT THREAT OF ‘WORLD’S LARGEST HUNGER CRISIS’

Sun 05 May 2024: UN’s World Food Program (WFP) on Friday sounded the alarm about the situation in Sudan, saying the African country is on the brink of becoming the “world’s largest hunger crisis”, Anadolu reports. Leni Kinzli, WFP’s spokesperson in Sudan, said at a virtual news conference that the agency is “warning that time is […]

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LABOUR PARTY’S SADIQ KHAN WINS A RECORD THIRD TERM AS MAYOR OF LONDON

Sat 04 May 2024: Sadiq Khan clinched his third consecutive term as London’s mayor on Saturday (May 4), defeating Conservative contender Susan Hall in a widely anticipated victory. Khan’s win strengthens the Labour Party’s dominance over the Conservatives in local elections preceding the UK’s upcoming general elections. Despite public concern over frequent knife attacks in […]

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WHY SOUTH AFRICA’S OPPOSITION MAY STRUGGLE TO UNSEAT THE RULING ANC

Sat 04 May 2024: Johannesburg, South Africa – For the first time in 30 years, South Africa’s governing party faces an electoral crisis with expectations that its support will dramatically reduce and it may lose its parliamentary majority in this month’s election. But even as the African National Congress (ANC) – which has been in power […]

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BRITAIN’S CONSERVATIVES SUFFER HISTORIC LOSSES IN LOCAL ELECTIONS

Sat 04 May 2024: The Conservative Party, which is now in power in Britain, is expected to lose the next general elections after suffering a crushing setback in local elections. Almost all council results have been counted, and the opposition Labour Party has gained 170 seats while the Conservatives have lost 450. On Saturday, counting […]

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ISRAELI FIRMS SOLD INVASIVE SURVEILLANCE TECH TO INDONESIA: REPORT

Sat 04 May 2024: Investigation by Amnesty, Haaretz, Tempo and others finds links between official government bodies and agencies dating from at least 2017. An international investigation has found that at least four Israeli-linked firms have been selling invasive spyware and cyber surveillance technology to Indonesia, which has no formal diplomatic ties with Israel and […]

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