Mon 18 December 2023: Pakistani authorities are accused of temporarily slowing down internet services yesterday and blocking access to major social media platforms, coinciding with a planned “virtual jalsa (meeting)” organised by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Several Pakistani netizens took to social media to complain about problems accessing X […]
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Mon 18 December 2023: Some 56 organisations have written an open letter to European legislators demanding safeguards on human rights in the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum ahead of final negotiations on the proposal this week. International NGOs including Amnesty, Oxfam, ActionAid and Save the Children, alongside smaller frontline organisations working at European borders have […]
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Mon 18 December 2023: South Africans have been urged to avoid joining foreign armed forces, which may contribute to the violation of domestic and international law. “The South African government is gravely concerned by reports that some South African citizens and permanent residents have joined or are considering joining the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) in […]
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Mon 18 December 2023: Oil prices rallied on Monday due to naval and commercial ship attacks in the Red Sea that raised fears of possible disruptions to oil supply routes as well as the greater possibility of Russia reducing oil exports earlier than planned. International benchmark crude Brent traded at $77.31 per barrel at 10.09 […]
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Mon 18 December 2023: In northeastern Australia, severe flooding closed off villages and sent people to the rooftops in an attempt to escape the rising waters, forcing hundreds of people to be evacuated. Military helicopters were sent to help communities cut off by the floodwaters, and more than 300 people were rescued in the state […]
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Mon 18 December 2023: The UK’s recently departed defence secretary has warned that Israel risks undermining its legal authority to defend itself by embarking on a “killing rage” against the Palestinian people. Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, Ben Wallace, who stepped down as the top defence official in August, said Israel’s “original legal authority of […]
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Sun 17 December 2023: The Russian president has dismissed the United States’s claims that Moscow could attack a NATO country in the future as “complete nonsense”, saying such a conflict would run counter to his country’s interests. Vladimir Putin made the statement in an interview with Russian state TV on Sunday, weeks after US President […]
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Sun 17 December 2023: The hole above the Earth’s ozone layer on the Antarctic “will have adverse impacts on the planet and human life,” an expert told Anadolu as the hole is among the largest recorded, about three times the size of Brazil. The ozone layer acts as a natural shield, efficiently filtering harmful solar […]
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Sun 17 December 2023: A long, grinding urban war appears likely now, if Israel is to negate the effects of Hamas tunnels. But keeping public support intact won’t be easy. Dramatic news reports, claims and videos have emerged from both sides involved in the Gaza fighting throughout the past week. The week started with the […]
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Sun 17 December 2023: Over half of young Americans polled on Israel’s conflict with Hamas say the Jewish state should be replaced by a Palestinian entity, according to an online poll conducted this week. The survey found that 51% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 said they believed the solution to the […]
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