Mon 13 October 2023: The third round of negotiations between representatives of UN member states will begin in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Monday, to finalise the details of a globally binding agreement to drastically reduce plastic waste. The hope is that a globally binding agreement can be forged, to minimize the harmful effects of […]
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Mon 13 October 2023: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sacked Home Secretary Suella Braverman, who drew anger for accusing police of being too lenient with pro-Palestinian protesters. The government said on Monday that Braverman has left her job as part of a cabinet shuffle ahead of a general election expected next year. Following her […]
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Mon 13 October 2023: ‘I wanted him to open up the war completely’: Palestinians in Lebanon expected more from Nasrallah. Sabra and Shatila, Lebanon – A week after a much-anticipated speech about Israel’s assault on Gaza that did not declare war on Israel, Hezbollah reiterated that message on Saturday. While it would keep retaliating against Israeli […]
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Sun 12 October 2023: As thousands of Palestinians try to find space in Gaza’s shelters or move south for safety from Israeli bombardment, infectious diseases are sweeping across the besieged enclave, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report. Infectious maladies such as diarrhoea and chickenpox are soaring in Gaza, the WHO reported on Wednesday, […]
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Alfie Lewis (pictured) died after suffering critical injuries in an attack outside St Margaret’s Primary School in Leeds. Sun 12 October 2023: A landmark research by government experts into the factors that contribute to knife crime, bullying, and gang rivalry found that half of all teenagers in England and Wales had observed or experienced violence […]
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Sun 12 October 2023: After coming under fire for its links to China, TikTok is again under the spotlight in the United States amid claims that the popular video app is pushing young people to support Palestinians and Hamas. In recent weeks, powerful politicians, including senators Josh Hawley and Marco Rubio and House Representative Mike […]
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Sun 12 October 2023: A Ukrainian special forces commander played a key role in sabotaging the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September last year, according to an investigation by two international newspapers. Mystery has surrounded who was behind the blasts that damaged the pipelines – which run from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea – cutting […]
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Sun 12 October 2023: As Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah told the world in his latest speech on Saturday, there will be no big war. For the first four weeks of Israeli assault on Gaza, Syed Hassan Nasrallah was conspicuously silent. When he finally spoke, a week ago, the world listened anxiously: Would the leader of the […]
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Sat 11 October 2023: Pakistan extended the legal residence of nearly 1.4 million Afghan refugees until the end of 2023 but said it would not stop deporting the Afghans it says are “undocumented”. The development comes amid relentless international pressure calling for the relief to the refugee community living in Pakistan. “[The] government of Pakistan […]
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Sat 11 October 2023: In the event of a major war, an increasing percentage of Americans are unwilling to serve in the defense forces, reflecting decreasing public trust in the country’s military forces. According to a recent study performed by the research institute Echelon Insights, a significant majority of American people, roughly 72%, would not […]
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